Es gibt nicht viele Bands – oder zumindest gibt es nicht genug – die in der Lage sind, eine persönliche Geschichte mit lyrischem Tiefgang zu erzählen, während sie gleichzeitig catchy sind und sich selbst nicht zu ernst nehmen. Die Gründe dafür sind simpel: Erstens handelt es sich dabei, um DAS Ziel eines authentischen Künstlers überhaupt und zweitens braucht es dafür mehr als nur musikalische Brillanz. Man muss dafür auch ein aufrichtiger und ehrlicher Mensch sein. Es ist keine Übertreibung zu behaupten, dass den Emo-Poppern BONY MACARONI dieses Kunststück gelingt. Ihr Album-Debüt „The Big Bucks“ ist ein autobiografisch geprägtes, antikapitalistisches Konzept-Album, das den Einfluss des „großen Geldes“ auf unsere Gesellschaft kritisch betrachtet. Es beschäftigt sich mit Verlusten und Teufelskreisen, die sowohl romantisch als auch ökonomisch sein können – gutgelaunt und auf SEHR eingängige Weise. Passend zur Veröffentlichung ihres Albums, haben wir der Band unsere 10 Wunderfragen gestellt.
Frontstage Magazine: If you could trade places with a musician/band for a concert….
Bony Macaroni: The important question would be: Is there a transfer of skill? Cause, I think it would rock to be Slayer. But, if it just would be Slayer with my skillset…. Yikes! Bony Macaroni with the Slayer skillset though? Oooh lalaaa
Frontstage Magazine: If one of you drops out at the next concert, but you have to play, then…
Bony Macaroni: We’ve had all combinations happen, except for me (Stefan) dropping out haha! Sooooo, I guess that I would just wanna see what it is like without me there lol
Frontstage Magazine: If you looked at your Wikipedia entry 10 years from now, it would say …
Bony Macaroni: Though maybe a bit early, it would conceptually be kinda cool if we went out Lynard Skynard style. So something like: ‘Bony Macaroni were a hugely influential emo band from The Netherlands. They’re widely known for the fact that they finally hit it big, 1 year before the whole band tragically died in a planecrash’
Frontstage Magazine: If you could host your own festival, then…
Bony Macaroni: We would all our befriended bands from our scene. Snow Coats, Half Cab, Two and a Half Girl, to name a few. Maybe we’d invite the 1975 and Turnstile or something, to get those ticket sales up
Frontstage Magazine: If your absolute favorite band/artist would play with you in the opening program, then…
Bony Macaroni: Be absolutely humiliated and embarassed that The Hotelier is opening for us. We’d suffer from an imposter syndrome SO BAD that the psychological consequences will be felt for months after.
Frontstage Magazine: If you had to do any job well for the rest of your life, you would…
Bony Macaroni: I would probably wanna be a reaaaally good brain surgeon as I am already a neuroscientist. Being good at that would mean I could save some lives.
Frontstage Magazine: If, starting tomorrow, every human being could travel back and forth to any number of parallel Earths untouched by humans, then…
Bony Macaroni: They would probably teleport the hell out of whatever fucked up kinda universe this current one is lol.
Frontstage Magazinre: If your biggest idol asked you for some advice, it would be….
Bony Macaroni: I am not that big on idols tbh.
Frontstage Magazine: If you had everyone’s attention for 30 seconds, then…
Bony Macaroni: Do I get some preparation time? If so, I would wanna consult with some smart people first. Ask some Marxists how to best raise global class consciousness if you have only 30 seconds. If I have no time to prepare, I would honestly opt for instantly becoming world’s most famous band by talking about Bony Macaroni for 30 seconds straight. Then I’ll use my platform for the former scenario.
Frontstage Magazine: If you wake up tomorrow and don’t know anything about your band in the morning…
Bony Macaroni: I would probably wonder what the fuck I’ve been doing for the past 4 years! Do I get to remember the songs? Because, I would probably write our debut ‘The Big Bucks’ all over again.
Fotocredit: Wout van Heck
