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The Q&A: Bambie Thug

Bambie Thug, Irish singer-songwriter and purveyor of ‘ouija pop’ found a global audience this year representing Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest. As they embark on their Crown The Witch tour, they take on our hard-hitting Q&A and talk crows, cosplay and curious crushes

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The Q&A: Bambie Thug

Who would you like to see playing you in the movie about your life? I think either Jodie Comer or Anya Taylor-Joy. I reckon if you dressed them goth and took away their eyebrows, either could pass as Bambie Thug.  

What’s the punchline to your favourite joke? ‘Is it me, Lord?’  

If you were to return in a future life as an animal, what would it be? I think I would come back as a crow: goth, able to fly, desired pet for witchy types and all-round G.  

If you were playing in an escape room name two other people (well-known or otherwise) you’d recruit to help you get out? I’d recruit the li’l bicycle guy from Saw because he’s obviously already a master of games and my mate Cassyette because I’d still wanna have a laugh while trying to escape. If it were to turn into a horror movie-esque situation, since Saw was with us, we’d be a great duo.  

When was the last time you were mistaken for someone else and what were the circumstances? I’ve never been mistaken for anyone really. I’ve been asked a few times if I was the real Bambie Thug or if I was just someone cosplaying as Bambie Thug, though.

What’s the best cover version ever? ‘Hurt’ by Johnny Cash. 

Whose speaking voice soothes your ears? Billie Holiday. 

Tell us something you wish you had discovered sooner in life? How to manage negative self-talk. It took me a long time to figure out. 

Describe your perfect Saturday evening? A really gorgeous home-cooked meal, a bath and a horror movie. 

If you were a ghost, who would you haunt? Fascists, racists and transphobes. 

If you could relive any day of your life, which one would it be? Gosh I don’t know. I barely remember yesterday, haha. 

What’s your earliest recollection of winning something? Trophies for dance when I was young.

Did you have a nickname at school that you were ok with? And can you tell us a nickname you hated? I didn’t really have a nickname in school but my sister used to (and sometimes still does) call me Randal.

If you were to start a tribute act to a band or singer, who would it be in tribute to and what would it be called? Stevie Nicks. Spooky Nicks. 

When were you most recently astonished by something? This year’s strawberry moon. I stayed up all night till sunrise watching its path across the sky. It was a particularly bright and magical one for me. 

What tune do you find it impossible not to get up and dance to, whether in public or private? Iselin Michelsen ‘Santa’s Summer’.

Which famous person would be your ideal holiday companion? Duncan Trussell! One of my favourite brains and personalities in the world. I think we’d have a laugh and really interesting conversations. 

As an adult, what has a child said to you that made a powerful impact? Generally meeting my fans that are very young kids has had a massive impact on me. I couldn't point to one thing as there have been so many. Getting messages from young queer kids’ parents about how much of a difference my art has made to their lives is crazy too. It’s solidified my sense of knowing that I’m on the right path and that it’s connecting with the right people. 

Tell us one thing about yourself that would surprise people? My first crush was Phoebus from The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

When did you last cry? On the strawberry moon in June this year. 

What’s the most hi-tech item in your home? Probably my rig for live shows. 

What’s a skill you’d love to learn but never got round to? Harp, but I will get around to it one day! 

By decree of your local council, you’ve been ordered to destroy one room in your house and all of its contents. Which room do you choose? I don't have a place of my own yet so I wouldn’t be destroying any room; I’d be asking them to build me one. 

If you were selected as the next 007, where would you pick as your first luxury destination for espionage? Well that’d be sick because I would make my own jazzy theme tune and I’d play a sick 007. I think somewhere snowy so I can wear a cute gothic ski suit and my chase scene with the villains would be on skis down a giant mountain and my ski sticks would shoot lasers. 

Bambie Thug plays SWG3, Glasgow, on Monday 2 September; Gorilla, Manchester, on Tuesday 3 September; and Heaven, London, on Thursday 5 September. 

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