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Matthew Bannister |
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Biography
Auckland seemed very strange to our southern eyes, and we regarded it with considerable suspicion. It was known for producing crap imitations of overseas bands. Their music was well produced, they dressed nicely, they posed, they performed -- all of which was anathema to us….It never occurred to us we needed to hustle to be successful. We were musicians. We were artists. Business was for managers and record companies, not us. Some knight in shining armour would say, ‘I’m going to make you into stars!’ He’d make us sign the most penny-pinching contract he could devise, work us like dogs and sell the rights to all our songs to Michael Jackson. We’d end up in rest homes or pumping gas, rueing our missed opportunities. [Positively George Street, 1999]
Sneaky Feelings
Dribbling Darts of Love
The lyrics are reproduced the way I write them on the computer, which tends to be in this shorthand, telegraphic style. I spend enough time trying to write ‘proper’ English at Varsity. In general I try to simplify my lyrics now and let the listener fill in the gaps.
Matthew Bannister, May 2004
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Matthew Bannister, founder member of Sneaky Feelings, comments: "Sneaky Feelings were the poppiest Nun band, preferring poise to noise. They didn't set out to be cool; they set out to make great, hummable records with thoughtful lyrics." William Dart observes that the band’s name was "almost a confession of their musical tactics – the sneaky skill they had for getting their catchy and often subversive pop songs to worm their way into your consciousness." Sneaky Feelings formed at the University of Otago in 1980, debuting with