DEVIL'S ISLAND featuring Yaki Dah
Welcome to this weeks edition of Devil's Island! Every week we maroon a band or artist on the island and see what they get up to, how they cope with being all alone on a small island in the middle of the ocean. It's not your average desert island and we'll see just how each person copes with the extreme conditions.
This week when we arrived at Devil's Island we find Yaki Dah sat on the beach. The island is far from their home, so how did they end up here and how did they cope with life on Devil's Island?
Find out now...
Welcome to The Razors'e Edge and our somewhat lovely, warm desert island. Don't worry about it's name I'm sure it's not as bad as that would suggest.
You're marooned here on this island, but before you ended up shipwrecked you chose one album that you couldn't live without. Which album did you each chose and why?
Jack Williams – Queens of the Stone Age - 'Lullabies to Paralyze', Jack couldn’t fathom never hearing the song little sister again, and with it being dessert rock it definitely would fit the theme of the island quite well
Francesco – The Doors self-titled, when Francesco thinks of being stuck on a dessert island away from everyone and everything, with the doors next to him he will feel like he’s in time square. The album brings him great comfort when listening to it.
Christian – Bring me the Horizon – 'Sempiternal' – When we asked Christian why he would choose this album he said “So I could head bang myself off the island”
Jack Lee – Clutch – 'Psychic Warfare', Jack would bring this album because when Lee and Williams were in college this almost acted as the soundtrack, we would even use the album to measure distance. When coming back from a recording session once it took us one and a half spins of the album to make it home! It’s just such a great album and would be greatly missed if not on the island with us.
Just behind that palm tree is a shack for each of you to stay in, with enough space for you to put up a poster on the wall of one album cover. What album cover do you each chose?
Jack Williams – 'Holy Diver' – Dio – “It’s just the greatest album of all time, I could look at that album cover for hours it is just f***ing awesome
Francesco – 'Nevermind' – Nirvana – You know the one with the baby, it’s a great cover and would look amazing on the wall
Christian – Any cover with tits, has Pamela Anderson ever been on an album cover?
Jack Lee – 'Paranoid' – Black Sabbath - I’ve just always loved the look of this cover, since the first copy of this I owned it has just always been a favourite of mine, it looks trippy and I didn’t even notice there was a man holding a samurai sword until about 4 years ago
There's also a bar on this here island. But alas each of you only get to choose one drink for the entirety of your stay. What's your tipple of choice?
Jack Williams – I’m going to treat myself I think and have a Stella, It’s a great choice, either that or a Penderyn whiskey.
Francesco – If we’re stuck on a dessert island, there doesn’t seem like a better choice than some spiced rum.
Christian – I’m going for the strongest tequila on the market, so I can forget who I am and that I’m on an island with you lot.
Jack Lee – I’d probably just have some Pepsi Max Cherry or something, I’m not a massive drinker and I just can’t live without some sort of fizzy drink, that’s my choice – The boys weren’t happy with my answer so if not a Pepsi Max Cherry it’d have to be a tonne of baby Guinness.
Your suitcases were lost when your ship sank, but you each managed to salvage one item of band merch. What’s the merch and for what band?
Jack Williams – For my one bit of band merch I’d have to bring my special pack of JLS condoms.
Francesco – I would like to bring Robert Plants “Nurses do it better” T shirt from 1974.
Christian – I’m bringing ours, bringing the YAKI DAH emergency lifeboat.
Jack Lee – I would probably bring, seeing as we’re on a dessert island it would have to be my Black Sabbath trainers, it’s the sweet leaf design on the tongue which has guitar pick pockets and bright purple souls, just in case my shoes went missing in the shipwreck.
You’re sat on the island thinking “I’m stuck here on this island with my bandmates for eternity”… who would you rather have been shipwrecked with?
Jack Williams – I’m bringing Donna Sayers (Christian’s Mam)
Francesco – Anyone in the whole world? I’m brining Eva Green 200%
Christian – I got one, I know who we should bring…. Jack’s (Williams) sister, she’s a nurse so not a bad idea, or our manager Victoria. We’re in this together now Vicky!!
Jack Lee – I would probably just bring anyone f***ing else other than you three. Literally choose three randoms and I would rather be with them.
There's a walkman in your pocket, on the tape inside is the recording of the one live show that stands out for you. It could be any show, from any band, anywhere in the world. What show is on that walkman?
Jack Williams – Led Zeppelin madison square garden’s 1970
Francesco – I don’t know, probably Wembley stadium 1986 Queen, the year after live aid.
Christian – The BAFTAS, Pussy cat dolls – Suck it!
Jack Lee – I don’t even know who I’d pick, this might be a little out of left field but you know that gig Metallica played in Russia to like one million people, I’d chose that, Have you seen how crazy that show was.
You're getting desperate, you decide the only course of action is to put a message in a bottle and hope someone finds it. Your message could be to any member of any band, but should be the most suitable for a rescue attempt. Who is it?
Jack Williams – It’s gotta Bruce Dickinson, from Iron Maiden. The mans a pilot just bring Ed Force One to us and we’ll be sound boys, treat it like a holiday then.
Francesco – Oh so any other musician? I would message my cousin Anige, he will take his time but always shows up.
Christian – I would send a message in a bottle to Will from Zac & The Newmen. All I would say is ‘Will, please send me my gyro.
Jack Lee – I’d probably just pick Randy Rhodes, I know he’s dead but in the off chance that will save him, its two birds one stone.
You've been stuck here for a while and food supplies are running low. There's only one thing for it... which fellow band member gets sacrificed to help the others survive?
Jack Williams – You couldn’t eat me there’s nothing on me.
Francesco – I would take great pleasure out of eating myself.
Christian – I’d say eat me boys, but you’d probably just end up getting pissed from eating me.
Jack Lee – Let’s say we’ll eat Fran just so we can all enjoy some spicy Italian sausage.
Finally, when the ship sank you each managed to save one person from the wreckage. That person is the one musician that has influenced your career the most, shaped your way of thinking and your outlook on life. Who did you save?
Jack Williams – Jack White
Francesco – I would have to say Syd Barrett.
Christian – I’d say Oli Sykes from Bring me the horizon, his lyrics just really connect with me, and his message should always be spread across the world.
Jack Lee – It’s a tie up for me between Angus Young and Tony Iommi, it’s a hard choice. I’d have to go with Angus Young, he looks easier to tie up, No it[ll have to be Tony Iommi, it's Sabbath like and he’s Birmingham, that’s close enough. Basically Welsh.
