Jesse Quin Interview

Jesse Quin talks to "Keane Backline"

IF ONE WORD WERE TO BE USED to describe the life of Keane over the past year or two, 'change" would probably be the most apt. Ever since the Under The Iron Sea era came to a close with the band's 2007 benefit shows for Warchild and Mencap, Tom, Tim and Richard had started the process of redefining their sound and whole approach to the business of being a band. The most outwardly-visible symbol of this process was Jesse Quin, a musician and friend of the band. Jesse took over the bass guitar duties for the recording sessions that ultimately gave us Perfect Symmetry, allowing the band to rediscover an aspect of the live dynamic that had been missing since the departure of Dom Scott back in 2001. Jesse has also been a pivotal part of the band's re-invigorated live show, with his live bass, synth and percussion work playing a key part in reducing the long-standing dependency on playback from a laptop. Whilst there was initially a degree of resistance to his involvement with band, the fan-base have now firmly taken Jesse to their hearts with a level of adoration and appreciation that rivals that of Tom, Tim and Richard.

Despite all this, Jesse has still remained quite an enigmatic figure, rarely being interviewed or being a part of PR appearances beyond playing live. In order to give an insight into the man behind the bass, Jesse was was kind enough to take time out during the band's recent South American tour in order to answer a raft of questions from Keane Backline. He tells us how he became involved with Keane, discusses his past and present solo musical endeavours, and tells us what he really thinks of those I HEART JQ t-shirts!

Click here to read the whole interview: http://www.keanebackline.info/site/features/interview/jesse_april09/