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THE GUESTLIST NETWORK | MARCH 2010
BASHY Q&A
TJ
Bashy is a busy busy man and because he knows what’s good for him he found time in his schedule to speak with us while on tour with
Tinchy Stryder. We caught up with Ashley Thomas AKA Bashy to discuss movies, music, twitter and more.
I know you been busy with the model, but if anyone wants to follow less filled and I got a different flow
up coming film and the sound my lead and take positive aspect to everyone else and I don’t talk
track. What can people expect from what I do then go for it. about certain things. Yeah there’s
from the shank film? a possibility but we are happy doing
Shank man...you can expect a lot of You are supporting Tinchy on what we are doing plus I’m nomi-
actions you know what I’m saying, tour at the moment; tell us a bit nated for certain awards, still get-
its set in 2015, it’s about the com- more about that? ting same shows as major artist, I’m
modity of drugs and everyone fight- That’s going really well, I did a show supporting artist signed to majors
ing over it, there are no proper police last night. Everyone is cool is not so it’s cool.
around and the kids have no proper like that fake kind of love it’s real
help. In the film I play a leader of a because I know where he’s come What else have you got in store
gang and my morals are no killings, from, and we know each other from for 2010?
then something happens to me in back in the days so it’s good to link I’ve got another movie coming out
the film and the story goes on from up. He has crossed that boundary later on this year called 4321 that
there. You need to watch them film I now and has the major support from comes out in May, I’m on the Goril-
can’t give too much away. Lol the industry and he is bringing peo- las album so we going on tour, yeah
ple like me along to see the world, man I’ve just got more music, more
There is hype around your new get some of the action and gain new fashion, more films so just look out.
record ‘when the sky falls’ tells fans from different part of the coun-
me a bit about the inspiration try not forgetting where he came What advice would you give to
behind it? from...For me it’s all good. a female fan of yours that want-
Its the movie really, I had the privi- ed to impress you?
lege to see the movie before it’s Have you ever been called a Just be honest, be yourself, just be
been released, and I felt inspired by sell out? What is your opinion confident, “I like a girl that is confi-
the movie so I wrote something that about people saying some art- dent.
I thought match the tone and the ist being a sell out in the Grime
whole movement. scene? Have you got any advice for
No I have not been called a sell out! those that want to get into mu-
Black Boys, kidulthood to Some artists have crossed over and sic or movies?
adulthood, and now When Sky are making good music so they are Just be on it, be original if you’re go-
Falls, are movie soundtracks not a sell out. Mans sell out shows ing to do music, and always have a
becoming your signature? init lol.....if that’s what sell out is then plan for what you wanna do!
Oh yeah I think because I’m an ac- I don’t know what to say. It’s all about And if you are going to be an actor
tor and also a musician and they go selling out shows and selling out al- make sure you study the craft be-
hand in hand. So it’s easy for me to bums, and I sold lots of t shirts and fore you come into it don’t just think
do them. they sold their stuff too, everyone is you can jump in front of the camera
making positive moves and coming and start acting.
You continue to make music together.
with positive lyrics and raising How many times a day do you
awareness about issues in and How come you still indepen- tweet and how many followers
around youth culture in UK. dent and not signed to a ma- do you have?
Do you feel like this is your re- jor? Surely there are lots of I twit all day I don’t have a specific
sponsibility and you are like a A&R chasing to sign you? number just whenever I’m doing
youth ambassador? Yeah and No I don’t think major la- something and I get the time I just
Nah I feel like I just speak the truth bels are ready for what I’m doing at twit about what I am doing. I’ve got
and that’s what comes out, I feel the moment, I’m just not too sure if about 18,000 plus followers.
good that I’m in a place and that I they are ready they’ve hollred and
can inspire people to go on and stuff but as regards to putting their KFC OR MC DONALDS?
do better things. As regards to money where their mouth is I don’t West Indian
the ambassador I think automati- think they are ready, it’s not been
cally you’re just perceived as a role done before because I’m a musician We feel that.
model, it does not make you a role and actor plus my music is slightly
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