Mike Wilson
Date and place of birth
17th April 1960 – Accrington
Top 5 Albums
Kimono My House – Sparks
Year of the Cat – Al Stewart
Rough Diamonds – Jack the Lad
Van Halen – Van Halen
Top 5 Bands
Saga
Horslips
UFO
Be-Bop Deluxe
Max Webster
Instruments
Drums, Cowbell
Top 5 Songs
Lost in Your Memory – Threshold
I’m a Loser – UFO
Blackest Eye – Porcupine Tree
Long Way Down – Enchant
Longing for Fire – Scorpions
Top 3 Favourite Musicians - Own Instrument
Gavin Harrison
Greg Bissonette / Neil Peart
And of course Dinky Diamond from Sparks
Top 3 Favourite Musicians - Other Instrument
Michael Schenker – Guitar
Bill Nelson – Guitar/Vocals
Charles O’Connor – Violin/Mandolin/Concertina
Best or most memorable gig(s) ever seen?
Mott the Hoople & Queen at King Georges Hall Blackburn
Black Sabbath & Van Halen at Preston Guild Hall
Threshold – Chester Live Rooms (most recent – therefore very memorable)
Any band or artist you wished you could have seen, but didn't, couldn't - Why?:
Max Webster – They’d split before I got chance.
Best or most memorable gig ever played
Favourite Album Cover(s)
Fanx Ta Ra – Sad Cafe
Favourite TV shows
The Simpsons up to series 10
The Office / The Apprentice
Sherlock / Big Train
Favourite Films
Warriors / The Game
Excalibur / Glengarry Glenross
Favourite Books
Horslips – Tall Tales, The Official Biography
Manchester City Ruined My Life
The Musicians Union Members Handbook 2013
Favourite Food
Chicken Fajita
Why do you play the instrument you do?
Rob & Ross wanted a drummer & it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Favourite Oxym Song(s)
No One to Lean on
Witch hunt at Salem
Buy the Time
Silver Hour
What are your hopes for the album
Sell 1000 copies – get critical acclaim. There be a demand for us to do another.
Whats the question we should have asked you, but didn't?
What’s your favourite piece of music video footage?
And the answer is
Rush YYZ from the live in Rio concert. It sums up the passion and emotion of music