From the Green Room Band of the Day-Michael Webster

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What’s the name of the band?

michael webster.

Where are you from?

I’m based in Manchester, UK!

What type of music do you play?

I usually describe my music as “folk-grunge”, a combination of old school songwriters and 90s alternative rock.

Introduce yourselves to the readers and tell us what you do in the band?

I’m the main songwriter, guitarist and vocalist 🙂

This is probably a common question but one that most want to know, what musical influences did you have growing up, and what are some now?

A lot of my influences growing up were 70’s rock, stuff like Bruce Springsteen and that – as well as modern emo music, but nowadays I listen to a huge range of music, from indie rock to pop to hip-hop to rnb, i’ll listen to whatever I enjoy really!

Have you always been into music? Was it something that just came to you naturally?

I’ve played guitar since a young age, but when I was 17 I properly started taking it more seriously, writing songs and performing at open mics and gigs. I think really I did it as more of an escape from reality!

What can we expect from the band in the rest of 2022 and beyond into 2023?

I’ve got an EP “a northern perspective” out on the Saturday 17th December, I’ve worked on it for the past 3 years and can’t wait for people to hear it. You can pre-save it at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/michaelwebster/a-northern-perspective – can’t wait for it to be out. Got a lot of plans for next year too, not only my own music but even other projects I’m involved in too!

For someone who wants to know more about the band, were can they find you at? And were can they find your music?

You can find me on most socials at @mchlwbstr or @michaaelwebstermusic – and I’m on all the streaming platforms under michael webster. You can find all my music and merch at www.michaelwebster.bandcamp.com too 🙂

Let’s answer some fun questions, what is your all time favorite band?

I think I’d have to say Neil Young & Crazy Horse – their chemistry between the band is incredible, every album is fantastic and a great expression of their sound. Plus, Neil Young’s songwriting ability is huge – what an artist.

If you could tour with any band and open or have them open for you, who would you choose?

I think I’d have to say Kurt Vile, he’s fantastic with some absolutely lovely albums under his belt. I’d definitely want to support him though, I can’t have him show me up opening hahaha.

Thanks for chatting with me From the Green Room and look forward to chatting again in the future.