HW:OPEN FORUM WITH DAVE 2

[Paul Mather]

Thank you for hosting another "open forum."  It is much appreciated!

Here are a couple of queries:

1) Do you prefer creating new music in the studio, or playing live in
   front of an audience (which gives you the most creative
   satisfaction)?

2) Do you see yourself as a composer or a performer nowadays (kind of
   a related question)?

3) Who chooses what back catalogue (e.g., vintage live recordings) to
   release?  Is there a lot of existing material to choose from?

4) Can you make it easier for non-UK people to partake in the Hawkwind
   Passport programme?  (Maybe nominating a US-based "notary" to
   handle the folks in the US?)

5) Do all the sequencers stifle improvisation in a live setting?  (If
   so, can that be negated by having more folks on stage?)

6) Will you ever play "It's So Easy" again?  (Okay, so it's my favourite
   Hawkwind song...:)

7) Given the huge popularity of the Space Ritual-era material in fan
   polls, have you ever considered incorporating more of that sound/
   vibe in shows nowadays?

8) [And most importantly...] Why don't you play more guitar??

Cheers, and long may the Hawk fly!

Paul.

e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu

"Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production
 deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
        --- Frank Vincent Zappa