Get to know Bright Light Bright Light — aka London-based dance-pop artist Rod Thomas — whose buzzworthy debut album drops stateside this week.
By Brandon Voss
1. What turns you on, creatively or otherwise?
Rod Thomas: Confidence, passion, and mischief.
2. What’s a good tip for someone who wants to be you for Halloween?
Remember the pink Converse.
3. Which celebrity’s hair do you covet most?
Bjork. Whatever’s on her head, it’s always iconic.
4. What would your death-row last meal be?
The Devils on Horseback from Five Leaves in Greenpoint.
5. What’s your juiciest vice or guiltiest pleasure?
The amount of money I spend on coffee each week.
6. What extravagant purchase should probably make you feel guiltier?
Making my record.
7. When’s the last time you wanted to slap someone?
When the infamous “poetry beggar” in Hackney called me a dirty little queer.
8. What most likely made that stain on your outfit?
Last night’s DJ set.
9. Describe your favorite undergarment.
Someone else’s Paul Smith boxers.
10. What’s a lie you’ve told more than once?
That I used to be in Ace Of Base. Amazingly, someone once believed me.
BONUS: Where do you see yourself in five minutes?
Wishing I’d put different answers!
DLNQNT, June 2012.
Photo: Alex Petch