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Hi, I'm Martyn. I am 21. I am unemployed, it is rubbish. I want to leave this town, without leaving my friends behind.
LIKES
Good cups of tea, hot chocolate, ridiculous energy drink that is most likely corroding my insides and the occasional pint, hugs, good company, long nights spent discovering new music and rediscovering old. Cuddling up to someone. Whispering. Holding hands. The good times shooting the shit and having generally awesome banter with my friends, Iain's pish patter and the way he gets annoyed when he's telling a story and we're blatantly not paying attention. "AHM TELLIN A STORY!", Sheeve just being Sheeve. SARE, Nae seal. Ten Second Rule jam sessions. Travelling the country on a budget, even if that means sitting on a packed bus for 10 hours. Music in general. Buying records. The feeling you get listening to a new record for the first time. DIY ethics, not for profit gigs and the awesome people I associate these with (Maxi, Garvey and all the guys from Drive Carefully and This is Our Battlefield). Thunder storms and listening to post-rock as they unfold.
DISLIKES
People adding unnecessary "the"s to band names, the expectation that because I'm in my early 20's that I should have an idea of what I want to do with my life. Being in my early 20's and still not really knowing what I want to do with my life, other than my vague aspirations to leave Fife and move to Glasgow. Bad and expensive cups of tea or hot chocolate, typically from service stations or train stations. Being single. Being ignored completely by people I counted as friends. Lying awake at night, contemplating all this bullshit, until my mind finally switches off.
Also, if you're in a band and you want to send me a message telling me to listen to your stuff, that's great. But don't do it without sending a friend request. Chances are, I'll accept you anyway. OK?
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