RD:Apart from writing songs for Satellites, how have you been spending your time recently?

JG: Weeelll, I moved out of the Glitterbox house earlier in the year, which was a trauma for all concerned... Miles (ex-Glitterbox guitar and vocals) and I have been living together, on and off, since we were puppies, but the time was nigh and parted we were. Then I left London for a while, mainly to plan my next move, which I did... into the house with no floor, which is where I am now, except I put a floor in it to stop everyone falling down the hole.

RD:How would you say the sound of Satellites compares with the sound of your last band, Glitterbox?

JG: AAhaa, its nowt like it. For a kick off i've written all the new songs on a piano whereas all the Glitterbox ones were written on heavymetalguitar. Plus I play all of the instruments now. On top of which I learned how to program a sampler and all that modern stuff... so I guess you could say that in most respects this new stuff is a million miles away. My actual songwriting has improved beyond belief and I've been writing and recording an average of two songs a week for the last year.

RD:You've said that you have over one-hundred new tracks written. Care to tell us about some of your favourites?

JG:I've written a song called Bubbles that everyone seems to like, it's about wanting to be a fish ...still a longterm ambition for me. Another one is called liar liar and is about an erm, liar. Well its about a very badly matched couple.

RD:Where do you find inspiration for your new tracks?

JG:God knows where they all come from! I just know that I can give full vent to my sick sense of humour in them and thats largely what motivates me. It's a kind of desire to sort stuff out, like my revenge fantasies or putting stuff right or looking after people I love, or maybe saying stuff that I normally wouldn't have the balls to say.

RD:When is it likely that we'll see Satellites releases or gigs?

JG:Don't know, soon I hope.... I've started to talk to some people about doing a new deal but these things take a lot of time. On the gig front that's harder to say, it would basically cost a fortune to do a gig of these songs because there are so many different instruments...so I'll probably have to wait till there is some proper wedge around.

RD:Who is in the band?

JG:Me. (all other members are 'satellites'....In orbit but not part of the planet)

RD:What is entertaining you at the moment? (albums, books, films, tv etc)

JG:I really don't have much time to investigate new stuff, I'm a bit of a slave to my work at the moment, however I'm reading John Irving, I loved the matrix and recent records are Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, Flaming Lips, Wilco, Red snapper, Merz, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

RD:...And what are your plans for the near future?

JG:I'm going downstairs to make a beef sandwich.

Interview by Karl Cremin