And Finally Beef Of The Week

CMU Beef Of The Week #89: Preston v Preston

By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 2 December 2011

The Ordinary Boys, as you might have heard, are back. Or at least Preston and drummer Simon Goldrig are, but that’s all you need really. They’ve roped in some other people to help out. Why? Well, Preston explained last month: “There is no reason beyond the fun of playing… I just need something loud and fast in my life and I want to do it before I turn 30 next year”.

He’s getting old see. He’s almost an old old man and this is his last chance to go wild. Although, he told The Sun this week, it may already be too late. “I’m an adult now. I’ve matured into a grown up man with responsibilities”, he explained. “Before I used to wear the same jeans for the whole tour and throw some things into a duffle bag. Now I have a cat to think about. I have to arrange a cat-sitter and make the house tidy for her”.

So there will be no sign of the raucous Preston of days gone by. In fact, he thinks that guy was an “insufferable arsehole”.

“I feel like a neurotic Woody Allen instead of the confident kid I used to be”, he said. “It’s not a coincidence that most frontmen in bands are insufferable arseholes. I was an insufferable arsehole. I used to go on stage and swear and neck bottles of wine. I was a real dickhead … [This time] I’m going to limit myself to a few drinks before I go on stage and try not to swear. That was unnecessary”.

Well thank heavens he’s not wandering around all drunk and insufferable any more. What else have you been up to lately, Preston? “I’m embracing singleton life – it’s the first time I’ve been single for a while. I went speed dating the other day”.

That sounds nice! How did it go? “It was a disaster of epic proportions. I got so drunk and kicked out”.

Oh dear. Won’t someone think of the cat?