There's a certain lady I know who at the mere mention of the title Lord Bishop starts to moisten in the most important of little places. The voodoo funker from New York City has been on the rock 'n' roll road for over ten years spreading a brand of music that comes from his soul, his heart and, as the lady in question can testify, his big black cock!
"If the music doesn't fuck then it doesn't rock!", declares the Bishop. With influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, James Brown, John Lennon and Kurt Cobain, Lord Bishop has played over a thousand concerts and sold many more thousands of albums worldwide, now he's rolling his band into Sheffield for a night of ' Sex Rock that's gonna be emotional, hard, fast, soft music that'll make people sweat, move, sweat, move, sweat, move and then explode with the biggest orgasm of their lifes!'
"What I believe in is Rock Music and not just formulated Rock Music to make hits, but music that you can listen to over and over again," says the Bishop. "Music that fuses loud rock guitar and driving drum beats with funk and tiny elements of Jazz. Music not easily copied by the original performers or anyone else. Of course as a songwriter I also write songs that have hooks as big as God's earth and you can instantly sing along with them. But that's not my purpose, I want people to listen and get into the personal nuances of my music - the elements of love, hate, confusion, fear and most of all the sexual energy that drives me forward. If everyone who buys one of my CDs can just take it home and fuck to it, I'm very happy!"
New album, 'Power To The People', will be out on general release from January 16th but advance copies can be bought at gigs on Bishop's Sexmas Uk Tour which includes their date at Sheffield's DnR Live on Thurs 15th December.
Further facts worth knowing about Lord Bishop include, hatred of all politicians, "Scum of the earth, they are the bacteria of the world. We need a world wide revolution and put all these Mother Fuckers on one island and just let them lie to one another until they kill each other!"
The Music Business: "..Is fucked as long as we have the clear channels of the world, who filter what the masses should hear. We need more funding for independent Radio Stations world wide. This is also one of my missions, to fund and help promote indie Radio Stations all over the world, where you can hear Miles Davies to Metallica in one hour."
Narrow minded people: "Open your fucking eyes! There is a real world out there with people of all different religions and ethnic backgrounds! Learn to love and respect your fellow neighbour and if he or she is different than you, feel excited! Don't put them down! It takes a lot to be different and from another planet, I should know!"
And the best for last as far as this COMA boy is concerned: "People who except for their religious beliefs don't eat pussy or suck cock, you should be banned! The warm lips of a woman sucking my cock and my big delicious tongue buried inside a woman's vagina... Oh god, there is nothing like it!"