“Touring is a way of life for Frank Turner, he rarely takes a day of the road and if he does it’ll be to record a new song or album...read on to discover some amazing talent” When you first left Million Dead, how hard was it to start building up a new fan base as a solo musician ? Harder than I thought it was going to be, if I'm honest. MD were doing pretty well by time we broke up, and it was a bit of a blow going from playing to 500 people a night to paying to about 5. But I believe in hard graft, and a gazillion shows later, I've got a fanbase, and I think the attachment is greater because I worked it from the ground up. At least I hope so!
What can you tell readers about the album 'Poetry Of The Deed' ? Poetry was a full band record, more of a rock album than my previous solo efforts - I wanted to make something that was more down the road of the E Street Band, or The Hold Steady, than I had before. It was also the first record where the live band came into the studio with me. The writing and recording process was pretty intense, we didn't have much time, but I'm very proud of what we came out with, and it's been my most sucessful record to date, which is encouraging!
You played a couple of your biggest gigs in June supporting the massive Green Day, how was this whole experience ? It was nerve-wracking at times, surreal, and generally awesome. The Green Day guys were very cool, very welcoming. It was certainly a new experience playing in front of that many people, but I think we aquitted ourselves well and made a lot of new friends, so, mission accomplished.
Your constantly on the road, what do you love so much about touring ? It's a way of life that I'm very attached to now. I actually find it hard to stay in one place now. Life on the move is a life lived to the full, for me. I love being in new places, meeting new people, packing in experiences. Hemmingway is very important to me, as is Kerouac. Life is short.