The nation speak:
twenty questions

this interview was conducted by Marcus Shepherd


TOBIAS - tobias Zaldua
TOBI - Tobias Zundel
TIM - Tim Moulder




Which Tourist attraction would benefit from TerryNation playing through its public address system?

TOBIAS: Uluru
TOBI:  the tate modern - erm there's a london vibe and hopefully people would get into it - I like the big spaces - the main hallway - it needs us.
TIM: the pyramids....or the sphinx cause they don't have public address systems


Who should TerryNation fear?

TIM: hmm tricky one...no one...definately no one, we are not afraid
TOBIAS:  everyone
TOBI:  no one


Who do TerryNation fear?

TOBI: maybe themselves...no..
TIM: themselves
TOBIAS:  no one really...but sometimes it's wise to be cautious...it's an odd question because it would be better to ask what not who...


then what would you say?

TOBIAS: then I could say corporations, governments, nations.



You go undercover- which is preferable..and why?
A Bakery..A Government Department or as Teacher.

TOBIAS:  the first thing that springs to mind is a government department because you think it might involve a bit of intrigue and drama but it could also be quite dull - a bakery might be nice - the smell would be better than a government department - I'd probably say teacher because you might learn something yourself - I can't remember anything I was supposed to. You learn to remember what you need or what interests you.
TOBI: government department, to be able to reveal the truth if it's out there.
TIM: not a bakery 'cause there are too many undercover bread cops as it is, way too many. Teacher? - no, I just thought of Kindergarten cop, it's been done - the other one what was that?

a government department

TIM: yea, you go deep, know the enemy from the inside.


What do you think Terry Nation would think Of Terry Nation?

TIM:do you mean the creator of the daleks or themselves? whatever - the answer is genius' quite frankly
TOBIAS: he'd either exterminate us or write us into a television series where the whole world has gone crazy and a superpower starts wars to make money and everyone watches for entertainment. It could never happen.
TOBI: incredible


Which of these three is closest to TerryNation and why?
An Orange, A mountain Range or A Resignation speech?


TOBIAS: a resignation speech, or maybe a mountain range...we've written a few tunes where the mood was this could be the last tune we ever write - or at least the last tune on the album...like Let it go or Waiting or slightly breathless, it makes the emotion work better - can't say why...... A mountain range is close because there's clarity for a while, then thin air, lack of breath....head in the clouds...visions...madness..
TIM: well I'm closer to a resignation speech - (laughs) an orange isn't too far away - I personally am much nearer an orange than a mountain range right now.
TOBI: mountain range - (long pause) why? (longer pause, drinks tea) because it's like a world unto itself.




Where would you most like to hide?

TIM: I can't tell you that - I may need to use it one day
TOBIAS: why would you do music if you wanted to hide?
TOBI: In my bed.


Which TerryNation track would you play to a child that had never been brought up in the outside world and lived in a controlled environment away from human interaction?

TOBIAS: Let It Go
TOBI: (long pause)Slightly Breathless
TIM: All the Hotels - give it a bit of a world view. Mind you it would all be fairly meaningless for the child because there's no frame of reference.


What film ending describes how you feel when you play?

TOBIAS:  the Birds. You know the scene - as they leave the house...
TOBI: that's a tricky one - I don't really know. Any david lynch film because I'm usually a bit confused about what's been going on for the past hour or so.
TIM: Leaving Las vegas

Which is easier- Breathing Or Thinking?

TOBIAS: surely they are the same thing. You are still thinking between breaths. You only notice you are breathing when you stop to think about it. It's a chicken and egg question.
TOBI: breathing.
TIM: breathing because you don't have to think to breathe. You think about breathing maybe - but you don't breathe about thinking.




If you were to Kidnap Film Director David Lynch what would you want in exchange and what would you feed him whilst waiting??

TOBIAS:  in exchange I'd try and get 20 million pounds. I''d hand over the money to him, tell him to go make another film. We'd share some fries and think of new ways to die.
TOBI: Feed him Kaiserschmarrn - then ask for more Kaiserschmarrn.
TIM: I'd say Branston pickle -hmm and in exchange Martin Scorcese.


How long have you felt like this?

TIM: about five minutes
TOBI: three seconds
TOBIAS:  always


Which of these Futuristic stories could happen-
Logan's Run? The Time Machine? Or The Survivors?

TIM: Logans run - this is happening already, blah blah blah.
TOBI: what?
TOBIAS: all of them, though I have a problem believing in time travel.


How many more or less days should there be in a week?

TOBI: none
TOBIAS:  two more days in the weekend. The week is the right length.
TIM: three hundred and sixty two more.




Why is no-one listening when you speak unless you're talking to someone else?

TOBIAS: everyone is listening, it's more about whether they are paying attention.
TOBI: that never happens to me
TIM: they are listening they just can't hear you.


For a satisfying fee-You must lease a part of your body to the government-which part? Why?

TOBIAS:  my left hand.. because the right hand never knows what the left is doing.
TIM: what is the fee?I would lease my skin, mainly because I can't think of an answer
TOBI: my brain, in the hope they might make better use of it than I have.

which Number could be a weapon?

TIM:Six. You should never use six as a weapon.
TOBIAS:  nine - because it's a magic number - it can work for or against you
TOBI: one - because it's enough


You must lose one of these-why?
A Mobile Phone, Crisps or Jewellery?

TOBIAS:  odd question. Do you mean which one could I do without? - In that case, a mobile phone - you only need it because everyone else has one.
TOBI: a mobile phone - because I don't like them
TIM: not a good one - pass.




War-what is it good for? There must be something.

TIM: population control.
TOBIAS:  it's only good for governments - it allows governments to test media control and the effectiveness of it's own propaganda. Governments can quickly gauge where resistance is whether armed or intellectual - once these trouble spots have been identified and dealt with, the next war becomes easier.
TOBI: bad people


Which one of these 20 questions do you remember?

TOBIAS:  the one about the public address system, started me thinking about the Vatican for some reason.
TOBI: all of them
TIM: none of them.




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