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You are very into your music aren't you? Would you have rather been a musician than an actor?
I get this question a lot – I was a musician, I am a musician. You can buy my album on I-tunes, it was released last week – Magic Alex – it's called Dated & Sexist.
Oh really? I read that you'd split up about a year or two ago.
Yeah we did, we split up two years ago but we released an album so it's all out there now. The album's getting great reviews on I-tunes, its had a couple of reviews in The Times and The Guardian and stuff like that so it's pretty good – I wouldn't have put it out if it was rubbish. We did two tours with Echo and the Bunnymen; I've played the Royal Festival Hall; Manchester Apollo; Brixton Academy; I've been on stage with New Order; I've been on Ian McCulloch's solo album so I've got no regrets on that side of my life at all. I couldn't possibly have – I'm very, very lucky.
I get this question a lot – I was a musician, I am a musician. You can buy my album on I-tunes, it was released last week – Magic Alex – it's called Dated & Sexist.
Oh really? I read that you'd split up about a year or two ago.
Yeah we did, we split up two years ago but we released an album so it's all out there now. The album's getting great reviews on I-tunes, its had a couple of reviews in The Times and The Guardian and stuff like that so it's pretty good – I wouldn't have put it out if it was rubbish. We did two tours with Echo and the Bunnymen; I've played the Royal Festival Hall; Manchester Apollo; Brixton Academy; I've been on stage with New Order; I've been on Ian McCulloch's solo album so I've got no regrets on that side of my life at all. I couldn't possibly have – I'm very, very lucky.
I also read that you are a massive ballet fan is that true?
I wouldn't say I was a massive ballet fan, but I go. I like to go, because ballet is so alien to me, like it's so not my thing, that I just find it all incredible. If I go to the theatre it's kind of like a busman's holiday for me. If there's somebody in the play that I think is a bit dodgy then it ruins it. It's like when you're watching films or anything – because I'm an actor if somebody is even slightly crap I pick up on it and think "oh they're crap" and the whole thing, the whole illusion, is ruined.
So if you had a choice between spending an evening watching Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo or Darcey Bussell which would it be?
Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo – let's not get hysterical!
I wouldn't say I was a massive ballet fan, but I go. I like to go, because ballet is so alien to me, like it's so not my thing, that I just find it all incredible. If I go to the theatre it's kind of like a busman's holiday for me. If there's somebody in the play that I think is a bit dodgy then it ruins it. It's like when you're watching films or anything – because I'm an actor if somebody is even slightly crap I pick up on it and think "oh they're crap" and the whole thing, the whole illusion, is ruined.
So if you had a choice between spending an evening watching Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo or Darcey Bussell which would it be?
Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo – let's not get hysterical!
