Can you give me a brief history of the band?
We all went to school together apart from Dougie and started playing a bit and just played under different names.
And then me Dave and tom and a guy called Andy on bass started 4ft fingers in about 98 and met Dougie who was just a
mate Then. Dougie lent us the money for our first c.d and as time went on Andy left so Dougie filled his shoes and the rest is
history.
How do you describe the music that you play?
Full on British punk rock. And always a laugh live.
Where did your name come from?
I have really big hands and fingers so the guys used to have a laugh at them andwe came up with 4ft fingers.
How did you get on golf records?
They own p.h.d, which is one of the biggest distro companies for c.d's for punkIn the world and our album went trough
them to all the shops and they saw howmany we were selling a month and thought it would be a good thing if theysigned
us to their label golf.
You guys have become pretty big in the ska/punk scene – I can’t walkaround Salisbury with out seeing
someone wearing a 4 ft fingers t-shirt – howdoes that feel?
Better than sex! Well no actually, but it's so cool it makes us feel that we aredoing something right with our life’s and who
ever is wearing it we know thatthey like us, and we play a part in their life’s and its just ace.
Have you started the recording of your new album ‘from hero to zero’, ifso how’s it coming along?
Yep, we have finished it now and it sounds brilliant, I just hope every onelikes it as much as we do. Sept 9th you'll have
to wait till though.
Which is the best gig you’ve ever played + the best band you’ve playedwith?
To many, every town is ace in some way or another but the la2 in London was areal good one. And band wise, we have
played with so many it's hard to pick one.For me it was snuff or mad caddies but we have played with 13 fat wreck band
andthey were all ace.
What’s the strangest thing that’s happened to you on tour?
Like I said to many things happen Dougie getting an earplug stuck in his earwas a classic and he ended up in hospital cos
no one could get it out with thepliers!
Why do you think the punk/ska scenes grown so much lately?
Just the way it is. I think a lot of people are in it just cos it's cool and don't know fuck all about it. But also kids are realising
they can be who theywant, wear what they want these day's. And just there are more and more goodband's these days.
What do you think are the best bands in the scene at the moment?
Any that can write a good tune and work hard but there are so many I wouldn’tknow where to start.
What do you think of the mp3 sharing and c.d burning (copying c.d’s)?
It sucks in that being in a band is hard work I should know. I'm broke and yet the money the band makes is trough c.d's then
some shit down loads it and cutsus out meaning we lose out. You may think £8.5o for 4ft's album I’ve just saved, fine what
ever, but 100 people do it that's £850 we lose out on that’s why I don’thave one burn off because it's cheap!! But on the other
hand more people hear usso I guess we all win at the end of the day. But I say buy don’t burn your only cheating the bands
you love out of the real only source of income they have!
Do you guys have day jobs?
Not really we work a bit but we are to busy these days.
What’s one strange/gross fact about each of you?
Dave stinks and he dribbles with out realising, Dougie's rotten toenail that hehas to have removed, tom's feet, and I burp a lot
What are your porn star names?!
I can’t remember theirs but mine is Monty challis
Message to the fans/ anyone who’s reading:
Thanx for making us the band we are today and we hope to keep moving up theladder for you guys. And wear a condom other
wise your in trouble that's why Daveis here!!