INTERVIEW: Mathew Priest Dodgy – A&M Years Box Set
Following the release of Dodgy’s long awaited box set release entitled A&M Years which catalogues the bands emergence in the early 90’s before going on to be one of the most familiar bands of the period, breaking through with a mixture of soulful harmonies, catchy chord structures and a fan base that lapped up everything that the band threw at them, it feels right to catch up with one of the band, the multi talented drummer Mathew Priest who talks exclusively to Gigslutz: Hi Math, can you tell us abit about your upbringing? Very lucky to say I had parents who loved each other and stayed together, my Mum and Dad were from working class roots. They worked very hard, Dad was a hairdresser, had his own salons, I also had a older brother who I think was abit autistic but he was very creative and artistic, who loved his music and so did my Dad who liked collecting soul stuff on vinyl including the original Otis Redding Otis Blue album plus a lot of Rolling Stones, folk. My brother ...