David Goundry (London) – Interview – Thanks for Asking!

David Goundry (London) – Interview – Thanks for Asking! – by Liam Sweeny.

RRX: With services like Spotify, streaming revenue can be pretty dismal. Without spilling secrets, do you have a promotional mindset or philosophy?

DG: Yes, you can only expect a small residual income from streaming and I think people become obsessed with the number of streams they’ve had but at the end of the day it doesn’t equate to much money so…. My philosophy is to do as much as possible myself. I do quite well with radio play in North America and the UK but that requires hours upon hours of submission to radio stations, which is laborious and boring.

RRX: We do this for the fans. For the blisters also, but mostly for the fans. Who’s one your best fans? Without necessarily giving their name, what are they like?

DG: Probably my ex-wife! Strange but true. We’re still good friends and she comes to all my gigs and loves my music.

RRX: I know when pitching it helps to tell someone it’s “this meets that.” So let’s try that with you. If you had to give me two bands that meet each other in your sound, what are those bands? More than two bands?

DG: I’d like to think you can hear The Beatles, a bit of the folky side of Zep and maybe a bit of James Taylor. but you know I’m often very surprised by how people describe my songs. Perception is an individual thing.

RRX: We all get a little support from those around us. And we also can be impressed by our fellow performers. Who do you admire in your community, and why?

DG: I know a guy also called David who has been playing gigs in London since his teens and now he’s still playing in his 80’s.He’s bit of a legend and we look up to him.He also comes to some of my gigs, bless him and has always been supportive and encouraging.

RRX: Let’s talk about your next project, your next few. Just not the ones you’re working on now. The ones you have your eyes on for the future. What’s coming to us?

DG: I think my next album will be a much more stripped-down affair, maybe acoustic guitars only especially as the last two albums have been full band.

RRX: Music genres are difficult for some artists. Some strictly adhere; others not so much. What is your perspective on the genre you play, or the genres you hover around?

DG: Some of my favourite bands were very eclectic i.e The Beatles and Zep but these days people want to categorize you as Country or pop etc. Good music is good music regardless of the genre.

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