Rear View ANSWER MACHINE
t
He’s been hectic, heating up lounge clubs, discos and haciendas from Miami to Tokyo. But Miguel, lead hermano of Havana’s funk-pop visionaries, The Cuban Brothers, always finds time for a quick shave, shufer and cooked sock.
What’s the most rock’n’roll thing you’ve done today?
Inad a s"a‘.~:: at focal i;a"i>t:rs and smoked a hookah 3'1‘; sr‘ax'e mixing 'ny Iti()1if21£t(f"€j l‘.(3(,’ and fu‘.. Not the "
SHIV/(X) I)“. {i Il‘éil‘
.zs. 'ock. .'t m” dar. not I‘. s an I/(:.'I1}
'.'."‘.-’.)f$(: ""ftrfliélfl'léi '5} (ti; rft’(I(: iii;
mine. 'f 'ict 'aiger. Which time in history would you loved to have lived? And why?
V/eeeevi. | trunk the 8‘31 "gir‘g (305:. Me sI‘ ft "‘ peoz: e's so"scroas'irms. a ‘c-eir'ig tr‘at you don't "eed to conform so lliLrtil‘. great music. great T'asr‘ on.
Your house is on fire, loved ones and pets are safe, you have a chance to go and retrieve one thing, what would it be?
As Wan, kicks as I could can, I".'(;- got about ‘.:'>(; cass c pa vs. Not (rote Imelda I‘r/larcos. Hail I'm. ssligi‘tl‘,’ obsessme. ()"r; pair specialty "ia'le is Ike a Nrgeiran fax (ti '.".;-r"s f;."()(;' not with an a! rubble ".s.de and gold Ito.ogram on the front.
What’s the longest time you’ve slept soundly in one go over the last five years?
96 THE LIST ~'. 'r1,,ar‘ I”
Sixteen noars straight after the Isle of Wight Festival. We hosted the festival. so coinperzng and performing took it out of me.
What’s your least favourite country? And why?
My least favourite rs America. Sings] “Iiick yeah. lick my balls and SUCK my arse!‘ A lot of America is champion. nice peopre. no problem. But the greed. the buliyrr‘g. the Inherent wrongness of the Bush administration. and the US government. they're fucking arseholes.
If you could wake up tomorrow and have obtained one ability what would it be?
I would be a rhuitr :iistrumentalist yrrth fine onus on l“r(}I‘I£tIIESI. I love niusic and to ante and play a ii‘alt'tude of dfierent instrurner‘ts ave-aid be amazing. How many times a day do you look in the mirror?
I .ook after vnysei‘. Some might say pose'irr. but I like to groom.
You could quit your job and start afresh tomorrow and have the skills to do something completely new. What would you choose to do?
I love \.'."na'. I do. so I txrouldn't change. But
.‘ro'keo l)().’lt()§}."£tl)lt’§. ‘or‘ '2? ye; rs and this | I!‘.()l()tt§tttI\, enjoyeo. I cane a sec 'i consc-ence ;.isc. so :f | \‘JOKO up ‘.'.'til‘r "‘(3(I!(I£Ii skits it wouio be lftllXZ‘I'ElII‘JC to use trie'i‘ 'v‘ a
pr 11-1141". stricken or war torn (BI‘r\.'|I'()I‘rIII(EI‘.i. yes? Tell us the punchline to your favourite joke? Id :i‘"". ask yeti to cook It“, scck.
What, if anything is too serious to joke about? I"t}'lzt°.irl'£t'i"£i§}(?il\'()l...Yi(}_I(l()'11)fl't:!‘?<‘;,'()tl
cannot niake Jokes JZIXXI. ariyll‘wkt. What’s your favourite biscuit?
I;.‘"".(I(II\E; Ieacakes.
What song would you hate to be played at your funeral?
It's Chco line.
When did you last laugh out loud while reading a book?
A". today? You kncx'.’ /ad:e S"‘-:t"’? /\ great rite." ‘o' her generatcn. beautr‘u. Sh ‘: makes we laugh. Site is great {il)()t.i the hurrian (Z()I‘-(IIII()II and ia fainilra. the Tarn dynamic. Extr'a<)i‘(lz"-an.. But It“, ‘ax'ouritefl’ I". he ‘.‘.’e sh. Sometimes the language 's era/g. but that 's the furthest guy
Have you ever exploited your position to get something? Did you get the results you hoped for?
()f’ course! If I 'ieeri a t cke’. for a shot; or a tape In Sriearn‘in‘. Rhino. | tell them Ivligsel's con: ng. I ‘>.'.'a."t to spend l: g and fun '.‘.'I.I be t‘ao!
When did you last dance? What was the occasion?
/\r£}\,1)u cut/2.?! I'n‘ a fucking dancer! l'n‘ a
".irnd ngerf (tori? It's unfna‘. we do? I've got music on. right 'i()‘.'.’. haying a little s: uffle.
Do gentlemen prefer blondes?
Inrs oi‘e. not so much. My girlfriend :s a Celtic rose .'.::l‘. freckles a'iu exeryti‘rnri.
Can you cook? If so, what’s your signature dish?
I’escadc is in». faxourrte (l'sli. Wit" a little bit of en lI‘. SSI‘a.iots. Some Lima straight in. Beautiful? When did you last cry? What was the reason?
I'm 'Ylt)‘.'(fft very easily. lavas tear ngi up yest E'Clét‘,‘ i)I‘ the pranc- ::om-rg back fron‘ (‘ier‘i‘iany Something I'I the 'naga/.'ie reminded me of in, grandfather you kiiox'r’.’ It's ten. easy If your 3comfortanie \.'.".tl‘ gearseif you can afford to be upset.
What makes you good at what you do? lime to entertan Ihe thought o‘ someone not enroying a perforr‘iance for ‘.'-.*hat-:2\er reason ‘.'.'(),.'I(l
leave me :I‘(I()I‘.t;()I£tI)I(;.
What’s your biggest regret?
No regrets, no danger.
What’s the longest you’ve ever pursued a woman for? And was it successful or not? Yes. '3 was ac"; s.iccess‘-,i'. ‘.'.'as oni‘. '-1 a":: . s few
her every (Iii‘,
for '.\'.'c "tenths. vane ‘rg grin‘tust " r‘e K|I()I“(}i."(38 to stand o". "(2! st 2ps {tf‘il iii. aid .;-::-'. .nsiue t'ie casa. I aerituaz‘f.’ I got .rrtstasrs a":: .'.a:~, at: t > do E;().".‘(} II()I“(}‘.'.'(;'K. .. I The Cuban Brothe"s' .’l(,".'.’ sing/e. Love /I: Arit’éf. out .’?()‘.‘..
If there’s one thing we like to indulge in over the festive season (especially us smartarses in the media), it’s predicting what’s going to happen over the next year, possibly with the assistance of a Christmas sherry or two. Will 2007 herald peace on earth and goodwill to all men, or are we in for - in the words of Up Pompeii’s soothsayer, Senna — woe, woe and thrice woe? Let the List’s own Senna unblock your psychic passageways, with a little help from the nutnuts on the internet.
I Revelation13.net has the whole I_rt\rrn<->i:ko affair sussed: could rt be in any way related to the fact that trnpot autocrat Vladimir Putin is . . . the AN'I‘ICHRIST??? Apparently so. and it's a revelation that's caused cur soon-to-be ex r". is.‘ editor to opine that the Poionrurnvf/‘tfi? killing mas carried Out by the CIA. at an {'III(EII‘I)E to I'(?f-§II‘.'IEE the Cold War. The ‘.'.’(3l>f;:t(2 is co". on r-ghat Vtad the Bad writ get up to :n POO/I being were concerned WIIII AlQarda using nuclear ‘.'.’(‘;£tl)().'t&; an i germ ‘-.'/£.t."f£.lr(}. a giant asteroid cruising a tidal '-.'.'a\.'e. and major human epidemics of ebola and mad cow disease. A busy year!
I The Prophet Predictabilo thinks that Celtic have “a good chance. all things cons:derr—2d' of Winning the Prernierteague.
I Capricorn babies born on the cusp of YQKV. have a future “rich wrth po:;sibiliti(‘;s' during their first orbit of the sun, says v-rww.astroprofile.c0rn. I-Iowexer. the nascent goats might find it ‘yery difficult to get a loan or mortgage. and ‘shouid concentrate on scczalzsing beyond {their} own circles' Make sure your girrgier works the room at the antenatal crass. new mother.
I Nostradamus is the daddy of predictions. and as befits the rnai'ket—Ieac'ling brand. there are few i\IVIIII<IIIIg grains of pit-3cognitron available that don't require a credit card to View. So call my Starline on 0898 121% 2007 for your personalised FUTUREMAP and this year could be lucky for you-oo oo. IRODII‘. Leer