ASKING ALEXANDRIA’S Danny Worsnop and Ben Bruce team up to answer your questions.
And other pressing questions you threw at Asking Alexandria’s leading misfits, Danny Worsnop and Ben Bruce
AS THE WORLD
was busy falling into a global crisis, Asking Alexandria hoped to offer a glimmer of hope to our largely uneventful summer with the release of their sixth album, Like A House On Fire. While we all isolated in our homes, we gathered chief mischiefs Ben Bruce and Danny Worsnop on a conference call to find out their views on coronavirus, non-alcoholic beverages and how Danny ended up cursed.
How are you, lads?
@RAMMF1898 (Twitter)
Ben Bruce: “I’m excellent! I’m pretty convinced the coronavirus worked its way through my family. We didn’t get tested, we stayed at home, but my mum called 111 explaining my symptoms. My kids had really high fevers to the point we had to take them in, my lungs felt like someone was squeezing them closed but we’re all over it now!”
Danny Worsnop: “I’m wonderful, I’m getting older and fatter as the days go by. I’ve just been at the gym for three hours… you can take a lot of pictures in three hours.”
Ben: “Danny’s been working really hard on getting healthier and healthier. He’s losing his waistline and his hairline…”
Who’d win in a fight – Ben or Danny? Ally Andrews (email)
Ben: “I’m gonna say Danny. I’m not much of a fighter and nor is Danny, but he’s at least a bit bigger than me.”
Danny: “The winner would be whoever our wives decided was right.”
Ben: “Mine loves me being wrong so this could be an interesting fight. Can you call us back next week and let us know who won?”
Now that you guys hardly drink, can you recommend any non-alcoholic beers? They all taste like piss.
James Ennis (email)
Danny: “There aren’t any, even regular beer tastes like piss.”
Ben: “There are some, Danny! We’ve got a friend who’s currently going through chemotherapy so she’s not drinking and she’s discovered the non-alcoholic Heinekens taste pretty good, which is funny because normal Heinekens are pretty crap. Apparently Heineken 0.0 is the best of all of them, so maybe Heineken are just using crap alcohol.”
Danny: “Don’t tell anyone it’s nonalcoholic though, that’d be weird.”
When was the last time you had an argument and what was it about?
Rob Shaw (email)
Danny: “I’m assuming you mean between each other but in general, all the time. We have our little arguments, but I don’t remember the last time we had an actual argument.”
Ben: “We’re both pretty rational, but I’m a lot smarter and cooler than Danny so fuck you Danny.”
Danny: “I agree with him.”
Ben: “You can tell Danny’s been married for a while now – he just goes, ‘Yeah, he’s got a point!’”
What tricks do you use to keep your vocals fresh during periods of extended, heavy use?
@hirulepipehitta (Twitter)
Danny: “Toothpaste is the joke answer, the real answer is they’re permanently under that stress. Your body needs breaks from that strenuous activity. I treat them the same as any other muscle where I use it every single day for extended periods of time and I keep it trained, keep it loose, keep it moving.”
Ben: “Yeah, he never shuts the fuck up. People say if you’re screaming correctly, there should be no issues with your vocals – fuck you, are you serious?
It’s like saying if you punch the wall correctly, your hands should be fine.”
Danny: “The people who say that – and I say this as a person with a lot of experience and knowledge on the matter – have no experience or knowledge on the matter!”