Grian: I didnt like poetry at school, we didnt have a member of the education system to make it feel like it could be ours, we just had a woman whose voice was so dull that she rendered all the poems blank pages. He and his friends began their journey in a place which became a city, but they all had their own individual bases as well. Grians second channel, Two Much Grian, currently has 283K subscribers. Then there are the jokes about the IRA, the leering men asking him to say, Top o morning! when hes just trying to have a quiet drink with his girlfriend. T&Cs apply, Words by Mr Niall Doherty | Photography by Filmawi, The worst thing anyone could say to Mr Grian Chatten is that hes not really Irish. Its still not part of the law, its only been written into the constitution so theres still a process, but I think that engaged everyone, all the youth in Ireland politically. I dont know exactly what that is; its an abstract thing, but its like somethings over ya know. I realized that that was an interesting place for me to go on the next record., The rest of the album took shape back in London during dreamy night sessions at the bands rehearsal space. Its a celebration of that flipping, from it being a bad thing into a positive thing. He looks back with horror on those first few months at home, describing them as some of the darkest times of his life. Grian posts regularly, and his videos rarely get below three million views. Roman Holiday Your subscription could not be saved. It was popularised by William McGonagall and later Ogden Nash. The fact that shes coming now Im kind of like, whats the point in playing the gig? Despite the four decades between them, Fontaines DC frontman Grian Chatten and longstanding punk poet John Cooper Clarke have much in common. Its like a physical manifestation or physical metaphor for empathy. Grian started playing Minecraft after his best friend introduced him to the game. I like when people expand on society and pretend that they know everything about society as well because peoples opinions become so absolute after a few pints and I like engaging in that. Copyright 2017 ALT CITIZEN. The song itself is just about a doomed, paranoid relationship with influences of alcohol, drugs, and paranoia. Trying to find Ireland's best burger or best pizza? She was an Irish-speaking person, like strictly Irish-speaking, exclusively Irish-speaking person. That dont give a fuck attitude is not so much a part of some rebellious image as it is a reflection of a deeply inquisitive soul. Andrew Scotts voice taking a hand and leading me through the Dubliners you shed that numbness very quickly, I find. It saved him from himself. Better late than never. It scared the hell out of me, but I became interested in the work of Edgar Allan Poe. It created a really nice sense of impermanence. [38] Three further singles were released from the album: "I Don't Belong", "Televised Mind" and "A Lucid Dream". As of 2023, Grian is possibly single. I read that one thing that really brought you guys together was a mutual love of the Beat generation and you named yourselves after the Godfather character, Johnny Fontane. Underneath all the sunshine that it tends to have, when it rains its its true form. I make a point of visiting friends and family that wont necessarily be as kind to me, the people that will bring me back down to Earth, when Im home because Im also paranoid of changing and getting too big headed. [16], Fontaines D.C. started out self-releasing singles. He did it out of kindness really. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. She was an old woman, she was called Margaret Keane. The criticism is a surprise considering the band known for their strong Irish identity - have a huge fan base in Britain. I like when something really great is said in conversation and then never said again. [9], Lead singer Chatten is half-English (his mother is English and his father is Irish) and was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria[2] but grew up in the County Fingal coastal town of Skerries, north of Dublin. So if we got back, theres an elephant in the room because we both know somethings not right. Big Shot You want reminders of the fact that youre part of this group of people that are still sort of mocked and told to go home. These are the Thursday horoscopes. However, the 27-year-old from Skerries, Co Dublin, didnt hold back when describing the inspiration behind their new album, Skinty Fia. Theres a great sadness to that.. You, the band, the music, this whole thing? Yeah exactly, its just got that beautiful sort of pain because when you love something youre basically giving it license to hurt you, and Dublin definitely has license to hurt me. In many ways, his country defines him, as a songwriter, as an artist and as a person. He is currently engaged and has plans to get married in the summer of 2020. Theres a kind of healthiness to writing during the day. Grian Wikipedia: He is a cat lover and owns two beautiful cats: Maui and Pearl. For the first time ever, I was enthusiastic about something and became good at it. Its beautiful in its own way but when you think about it, its disgusting. It still considers people from Ireland something not to be trusted and threatening. It would invalidate me.. Are you optimistic about Dublins future? Registered in England No. Everything he puts out into the world is thoroughly honest and from the heart. Its what makes this songwriting dynamo tick. He said if I learnt a poem and recited it to him off by heart, hed buy me a pack. 'To consider Irishness as inherently sort of linked to the IRA or terrorism, or anything like that, its just deeply upsetting to hear', Want all the latest Showbiz news direct to your inbox? Like I dont think I know myself as well as my friends. Grian, when did you first hear Johns poetry?Grian: I was probably 16 or 17, Carlos [OConnell, guitarist] from the band showed me your appearance on a late-night chat show in the 80s. He had this piece of music and the title, and then I wrote the lyrics more or less in one go. "Skinty Fia" did not enter the Irish Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the Irish Homegrown Top 20 chart. One inspiration was a charity-shop accordion that Chattens mother gave him for Christmas. To consider Irishness and to perceive Irish as inherently sort of linked to the IRA or terrorism or anything like that, its just deeply upsetting to hear. "Televised Mind" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 59 on the UK Singles Sales Chart Top 100. Something weve experienced a lot over here in London. Out of fear. I think he just felt kind of consumed by the spirit of [Nabokovs] writing and wanted to relay that musically. "A Lucid Dream" did not enter the Irish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Irish Homegrown Top 20 chart. His lyrics feel distinctly personal, but not conceited. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. She died, and when she died her family wanted to commemorate her Irish heritage by including the words in r gCrothe go deo on her gravestone. Well I think almost all music comes from a working class background and then it gets commandeered by the upper classes. If she drops something, shed say, Ah, skinty fia. It roughly translates as the damnation of the deer. I dont know, it sounds like mutation and doom and inevitability and all these things that I felt were congruous to my idea of Irishness abroad. NET-A-PORTER.COM sells must-have luxury fashion from over 900 of the world's most coveted designers. Would you consider Dublin your first love? [20], Fontaines received tour support from Irish Arts Council which allowed them to tour internationally. Because he knows his heart so well, hes doesnt need to tell you about it, he doesnt need to share it with you. Capturing the feeling of living in Dublin as it balances historical weight with financial upheaval, the singer Grian Chattan makes his statement of intent by announcing in a monotone rant on the opener, Big: Dublin in the rain is mine, a pregnant city with a Catholic mind. As featured in the November 2020 issue of DIY, out now. We can expect good news very soon. He created his channel in 2015, and within a year, Grian had gained 1 million subscribers. Fontaines DCs A Heros Death is out now via Partisan. [Ireland] is very much in the hands of its youth now. But theres nothing borrowed from traditional Irish music within those groups. Words: Patrick Clarke I never got sick of his work. So I think its very easy as an outsider to come in and point things out to people, but also I think if you take an element of one society or one culture and you put it in the pool with another one, both societies become nuanced against each other, like differences, and they become more intensely aware of what they are. Changed your mind? I feel guilty for having left. Coming of age in Canadian rave culture, Debby Friday is making darkly industrial music with emotion at its core. Better late than never. 15 February 2022. "Too Real" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100. Im kind of saying that this is the last time Im going to sort of trace the steps of [James] Joyce and Flann OBrien and Patrick Kavanagh and walk these streets and be in love with the rain and in love with the pubs and the stone buildings and the ghosts of the past. Like mad oily, contaminated clouds. Chatten described the single as "a list of rules for the self". Quick Bio and Wiki Did You Know? How Cold Love Is I think the song would be summed up with the word doom.. [9] Stereogum, who premiered "Chequeless Reckless" in early 2018, described their sound "a synthesis between post-punk, garage rock, and a kind of gritty, urbane sense of rhythm and narrative" and naming them a 'Band To Watch'. I should be living at night!. He explained how the track In ar gCroithe go deo, which means: In our hearts forever was about the story of Margaret Keane, an Irishwoman who moved to Coventry. In May 2020, he helped raise money for a food drive in South Africa. 894646. I think its about wanting to sort of go out and embrace London as an Irish person. They have toured with Shame and Idles. Its just like family, everything they say has potential to annoy you but its up to you to take it like that. [19][31][9] They played nine sets at SXSW 2019 over the course of five days, selling out venues, and count Gilla Band as a major influence.[27][32]. But it depends on how much culture well see on the road because if we dont see too much culture then we just come back often frustrated and overworked. But what we did have instead was the music hall. I just felt like I was looking down the barrel of the gun, of going to this country that doesnt really welcome people who are Irish. [17] In May 2017, Fontaines released the single "Liberty Belle" followed by "Hurricane Laughter"/"Winter In the Sun". The sound of a printing machine has this really sexy syncopated shuffle beat thats really helpful in the composition of poetry. 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