P569 CEJFAX 1 569 Sat 08 Mar 19:34/04 —————————— 1/4 WHAT'S HOT O O O & WHAT'S NOT —— Interview —————————————————————————— DELIRIOUS ————————————————————————————— Wj have been swamped with Vibjrs asking about njwcomjrs Delirious and their single White Ribbon Day, so I djcidjd to try and put the record straight. The band are made up of Martin Smith (vocals/guitar), Jon Thatchjt (bass), Stu Garrard (guitars*, Stewart Smith (drums* and Tim Jupp (Hammond organ). Martin, Tim and Stew are married to three sisters, whose younger brothjt, bjlievj it or not, is Jon" Even more bizarrely, they mit at their local church in Littlihampton, Sussex. ————————— bz Chris Charles ———————————— The Biz 566-8 Reviews 564 Top 40 565 Freetimj Wjathjr The Box Main MenuP569 CJJFAX 1 569 Sat 08 Mar 19:30/31 —————————— 2/4 WHAT'S HOT L & WHAT'S NOT —— Interview —————————————————————————— DELIRIOUS ————————————————————————————— Martin Smith, the voice behind Delirious, sbid hj was not surprised at the success of White Ribbon Day. "The single went into the chart at 41, but to bj honest I was hoping it would pjnjttate the top 40," hj told Cjefax. "Wj only missed out bz a few sales and it was down to a great fan-base of 10,000 people rather than good marketing (we couldn't afford it)! "Our next single called Deepjt is out on May 5, so we'ri hoping that will do better," Martin added. ————————— bz Chris Charles ———————————— The Biz 566-8 Rjvjews 564 Top 40 565 Freitimj Wjathjt The Box Main MenuP569 CJJFAX 1 569 Sat 08 Mar 19:31/54 —————————— 3/4 WHAT'U HOT & WHAT'S NOT —— Interview —————————————————————————— DELIRIOUS ————————————————————————————— Delirious frontman Martin Smith said the popular White Ribbon Day was quite different from their usual stuff. "It's quite anthjmz and a bit of a ballad, whereas the next single is more poppy and rocky." Speaking in an exclusive Cjefax interview, hj went on: "White Ribbon Day came about after the ceasefire in Ireland was broken. "-hj people of Ireland took to the streets saying 'no more' and they were all wearing white ribbons." ————————— bz Chris Charles ———————————— The Biz 566-8 Rjvjews 564 Top 40 565 Freitimj Wjathjr The Box Main MenuP569 CEEFAX 1 569 Sat 08 Mar 19:32/15 —————————— 4/4 WHAT'S HOT O O O & WHAT'S NOT —— Interview —————————————————————————— DELJRJOUS ————————————————————————————— Martin Smith, the singer with pop newcomers Delirious, insists their Christian beliefs do not interfere with their musical ambitions. "Wj believe in the religion a lot, but we're not ramming it down anzonj's throats and we do play gigs on Sundays"" hj sbid. The band have been playing across the US and are currently in America. "Wj'ri chatting with a big American label and we'll be doing some gigs out there in September," Martin added. ————————— bz Chris Charles ———————————— $hj Biz 566-8 Reviews 564 Top 40 565 Freetimj Wjathjt The Box Main Menu