The Legal Matters Answer 26 Wiggy Questions!
Hey, REBEATers! Here’s a groovy band you’re going to love. Meet The Legal Matters, a power-pop super-group from Detroit, Michigan, whose self-titled debut album is being re-released on November 4 through Jem Recordings. I fell for them the first time I heard the harmonies on “Rite of Spring,” and you will, too. But what are the Legal Matters really like? Here’s the inside scoop, direct from Keith Klingensmith, Chris Richards, and Andy Reed. It’s a legal matter, baby!
Keith Klingensmith’s Faves and Raves
Just the Facts
Name: Keith Klingensmith
Nicknames: Keesh, Kevin
Born: 10/23/66
Home: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Statistics: “Least Likely To…” all
Firsts
First job: Detroit Free Press paper route
First record you ever bought: I desperately want to say Revolver, but I think it was Barry Manilow Live.
First song you ever wrote: “Do You Dream In Color?” after teenaged phone conversation with Chris. Song was a masterpiece.
Faves
Musicians: Wilson, Crosby, Davies, Partridge, Blake
Foods: Mexican
Color: Blue (Royal)
Hobbies: Music, Reading
Clothes: Standard
School subjects: Anything but math
Song on your new album: “Rite Of Spring,” “The Legend of Walter Wright”
Girls
What do you look for in a girl? Box hands
Turn-ons and turn-offs: On – finding me hilarious; off – not
Where would you take a girl on your first date? The Planetarium?
Miniskirts: yea or nay? Nay; scared of knees.
Is chivalry dead? Let me get that door for you, Miss Farrell.
Probing Questions
Pet peeves: People tell me it’s when I steal their ideas.
Most prized possession: Guitars
Secret talent: Ice capades!
Most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you: Future in-laws, dog barking, no shirt
Three things you couldn’t live without: Family, pop music, naps
Something nobody knows about you: Killer abs
Chris Richards’ Faves And Raves
Just the Facts
Name: Chris Richards
Nicknames: Crisco, The Cute One, Flowing Flocks
Born: 05/23/68
Home: Livonia, MI
Statistics: Height: 6′ ; Weight: more than it should be; Eyes: blue
Firsts
First job: A porter at Savino’s Italian Ice when I was 15
First record you ever bought: KISS, Dressed To Kill
First song you ever wrote: A terrible song called “Staying Out Late”
Faves
Musicians: Pete Townshend, George Harrison, Mitch Easter, Elvis Costello, Ray and Dave Davies
Foods: All sorts — Italian, Thai, Middle Eastern…
Color: Green
Hobbies: Listening to records, and roller skating
Clothes: My Detroit Tigers warm-up jacket
School subjects: Journalism — I guess
Song on your new album: “The Legend of Walter Wright”
Girls
What do you look for in a girl? Nice, two eyes – appreciates music and answers to the name Lisa.
Turn-ons and turn-offs: On – good taste in music; off – bad taste in music
Where would you take a girl on your first date? To a very dark place…
Miniskirts: yea or nay? Nay — my legs are a scoche hairy for them.
Is chivalry dead? Nope, not in our household.
Probing Questions
Pet peeves: Perfume and scents in that sense — terrible stuff.
Most prized possession: My 1973 Gibson ES335 and my Pete Townshend Limited Edition Model 1997PT Rickenbacker.
Secret talent: I can talk like Kermit the Frog — hardly a secret but a skill none the less.
Most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you: Being referred to as a lady at virtually all restaurants with my wife.
Three things you couldn’t live without: My family, my record collection, my band mates.
Something nobody knows about you: I like the Judge Judy show — a lot.
Andy Reed’s Faves and Raves
Just the Facts
Name: Andy Reed
Nicknames: AFR
Born: 6/4/77
Home: Bay City, MI
Statistics: Reed Recording Softball batting average over .600, three years in a row
Firsts
First job: Mr. B’s Foodland
First record you ever bought: Van Halen, 1984
First song you ever wrote: Let’s not get into that.
Faves
Musicians: McCartney, Wilson, Nilsson
Foods: Mexican
Color: Once in a while with my daughter
Hobbies: Detroit Tigers baseball watcher
Clothes: T-shirt and jeans kinda guy
School subjects: Let’s not get into that.
Song on your new album: “Outer Space,” “We Were Enemies”
Girls
What do you look for in a girl? My wife
Turn-ons and turn-offs: On – my wife
Where would you take a girl on your first date? My wife
Miniskirts: yea or nay? My wife
Is chivalry dead? Never! Ask my wife.
Probing Questions
Pet peeves: Waiting
Most prized possession: My dog, Coco
Secret talent: I coulda been a great baseball manager.
Most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you: High school
Three things you couldn’t live without: My wife, my daughter, and my dog, Coco
Something nobody knows about you: It’s all in the songs.
