Bellefire Interview - Tiscali Interviews

Bellefire joined us to talk about their single, 'Spin The Wheel', out late October 2004.

As a group who or what is your greatest musical inspiration?

Kelly - I think all of us would agree that it's U2. They've just done such amazing things since they formed; written such amazing songs and affected so many people that you couldn't really ask for a greater inspiration.
Ciara - For their first few albums there was no great buzz about the band, but they were just allowed to develop and progress ever so slowly into this incredible, one-in-a-million band. Probably the biggest band in the world. It's how we like to see music being made, as a kind of gradual development, a learning curve...
Cathy - We've also taken inspiration from the likes of Ella Fitzgerald/ Nina Simone/ Billie Holiday - these are all incredible songwriters and we all just absolutely love them.

Where do you think pop music is 'at' at the moment?<

Kelly - I think it's a weird time at the moment for pop music. I mean what is 'pop music' now? Unfortunately the definition of 'pop' in a musical sense has been changed so much that it now just describes this nothing, kind of plastic music. Pop music to us is nothing of the sort. All music that we love - from Keane through to Joss Stone - is pop music. It's popular that's it!
Ciara - We play pop music, and we're a very proud pop music band!
Cathy - Good pop music is coming back!

Do you support legal downloading? Do you have any experiences of it in discovering new music?

Cathy - I think there are good points and bad points about it. I haven't quite made up my mind!
Ciara - It gives you the opportunity to experience new music and new bands which is just great. I've done quite a bit of downloading recently - it's just so easy! - And I'm really excited about the opportunities it's going to bring to the industry.
Cathy - This time next year everyone will be doing it!

Are you jealous of anyone in the music industry?