1. Where are you from originally, and what brought you to Los Angeles (if you are not originally from LA)?
Robert Paul Maune: East London. Robin Holden: West London. Simon Hancock: Aldbourne, a small village about 75 miles west of London. We came to the USA because England is finished.
2. How did the current line-up meet? How long have you been together?
Robert and Simon met in London when they played together in a Camden Town band called STEN. They released three records under this name, then formed CHEETAHS which made one record with MAXIM from THE PRODIGY before eventually crossing the Atlantic, meeting Robin on their first day of rehearsals in Hollywood and finally becoming THE KING CHEETAH.
3. We originally met you as a four-piece. Is the plan to remain a three piece?
We were never a four piece, you're confusing us with Nirvana.
*(interviewer apologizes, I was briefly on crack...PSA:don't do drugs...you ask stupid questions)
4. What instruments do you each play?
Simon plays: Drums, Guitar, Bass, and sings. Robin plays: Drums, Guitar, and Bass, and sings. Robert Paul can't play Drums at all but does play Guitar, Bass, Cello and Keyboards.
5. What made each of you get involved with music?
Nothing could keep us away.
6. You guys have had the opportunity to tour with Morrissey. How was that experience?
It proved to us that if the people get exposed to it, then the people will get it. Every show was amazing, and since we'd been kind of starving to death in a Hollywood crackhouse up until that point it was a welcome change.
7. Do you actually enjoy touring? Are there any plans for a tour in the near future?
Touring can be pretty amazing if you're playing to a great audience. Driving to Phoenix to play to ten people doesn't do it.
8. What has been your favorite venue or town/city to play while out on tour?
Probably El Paso.
9. When did you play your first Kiss or Kill show?
Robin used to do live sound back when Kiss or Kill started at The Garage, it was immediately obvious that it was very different from the horrible Hollywood glam scene hangover nights we'd got used to.
10. You have taken a sort of hiatus from playing shows this past year. What was this due to?
Robert spent a chunk of time in Paris, when he got back we wanted to rip everything apart and then build it up again fresh from the ground up.
11. In your own words how would you describe The King Cheetah sound?
Adventurous, Bold, Challenging, Diverse, Exciting, Fresh, Grinding, High energy, Intense, Jaw Dropping, Killing, Loud, Mighty, Natural, Overpowering, Potent, Quasi-religious, Righteous, Stunning, Tight as fuck, Urgent, Virtuous, Warlike, Xacting, Your freedom constructed in Sound, Zealously pushing for perfection.
Here is the video for "Six Inch Killaz" by The King Cheetah
12. How do you feel your sound has evolved over the last few years?
See above.
13. What do you hope everyone will come away with from your performances each week throughout your August Residency?
Damp clothes and hearts on fire.
14.What advice would you give to bands that are just starting out?
Go your own way.
15. What would be your dream bill to play on?
Power trio night in Heaven: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, supported by Nirvana, Cream, and The Police.
Here is a Cream performance of "Sunshine of Your Love"
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