Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Instead, I'm talking to the disembodied voice of Grian Chatten, down the phone line from London. How much of Ireland is still out of tune? They were the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 1 May 2019, performing "Boys in the Better Land". Despite the four decades between them, Fontaines DC frontman Grian Chatten and longstanding punk poet John Cooper Clarke have much in common. So I think its very easy as an outsider to come in and point things out to people, but also I think if you take an element of one society or one culture and you put it in the pool with another one, both societies become nuanced against each other, like differences, and they become more intensely aware of what they are. Im now living in a country that is responsible for a lot of the chaos in the country that Im from, that still kind of looks down on that country. T&Cs apply. And the people blatantly telling him: Go home., These experiences cant help but make their way into the music of Fontaines D.C., the band Chatten fronts specifically on the bands third album, Skinty Fia, out April 22. I was in my flat, upset at 6.00am, raging against the rest of the world and feeling like a freak because I couldnt sleep. A sleep therapist advised him to decide on a time to wake up every day and stick to it, regardless of when he went to bed. If you guys are making Dogrel music is there an example of high class music? I was basically too bollocksed all the time and the idea of a bed started to scare me more and more, he says. There's an 'unsubscribe' button at the bottom of every email we send out. It majorly contains Minecraft videos, but it also has diversified content such as videos of Grian opening Pokemon packs with his cats. Having now lived away from Ireland for almost two years, Chatten says he still loves the Emerald Isle, where he first moved shortly after his birth in the U.K. to an English mother and Irish. T&Cs apply, Words by Mr Niall Doherty | Photography by Filmawi, The worst thing anyone could say to Mr Grian Chatten is that hes not really Irish. The only other time the Dublin outfit had been here was for a KEXP live session in Seattle, but last month they played to an American crowd for the very first time in their young, but burgeoning musical career. Grian's first episode was on October 1, 2017. I used to just sit in the lobby of the hotel, watch the sun come up with a beer from a vending machine and wait for everyone else to get out of bed.. Is there any American crossover in Ireland? [38] Three further singles were released from the album: "I Don't Belong", "Televised Mind" and "A Lucid Dream". I like when people expand on society and pretend that they know everything about society as well because peoples opinions become so absolute after a few pints and I like engaging in that. Hes someone who never had any diminishing returns for me. It doesnt jar the way it looks at all, it just fits it. [18][19] In November 2018, the band signed with Partisan Records. Funnily enough Im one of the only people that actually sings in an Irish accent from Ireland there. Grian: I didnt like poetry at school, we didnt have a member of the education system to make it feel like it could be ours, we just had a woman whose voice was so dull that she rendered all the poems blank pages. Im now in a country responsible for a lot of the chaos in the country Im from. What about American culture stands out to you? Grian: Ive got about four songs which are essentially just lists of lines Ive written on a night out or something when Ive had a few pints. Conor Curley, Carlos O'Connell, Grian Chatten, Conor Deegan III and Tom Coll of Fontaines D.C. Is Grian married or single, and who is he dating now? You tell all these stories about eccentric Irish characters and people you meet in pubs. But at the same time when Joyce chooses to reveal his heart its such a profoundly powerful, impactful experience. There are two sources of his feelings of alienation: Chatten getting engaged to his longtime girlfriend in August 2019, and the success of Fontaines D.C.'s debut album, Dogrels.He explained to Stereogram: "I was stepping into a really serious relationship for the first time in my life, and there was that fear . Stay in the loop with the latest style news and get an exclusive 10% off when you subscribe to our emails. [Ireland] is very much in the hands of its youth now. 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John Cooper Clarkes memoir I Wanna Be Yours is out now via Picador. I dismantle them, put them back together. Roman Holiday In New York when it rains and you see puddles, you see the gasoline and iridescent colors. Im trying to kind of convince my girlfriend to come out and enjoy this its like adventure, you know what I mean? Are you optimistic about Dublins future? Grian and his wife had planned to travel a lot before getting married, but the coronavirus pandemic forced them to postpone those plans. Taking the air on a stroll around the bustling Temple Bar area, the singer of Fontaines D.C. caught sight of a gaggle . This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. [20], Fontaines received tour support from Irish Arts Council which allowed them to tour internationally. It created a really nice sense of impermanence. 13th November 2020. I wanted to make some good music and when its done, still have that enjoyment of playing guitar and listening to music every day, make sure I had that and not be embittered, he says. Ive moved from that country. He was in love with 19th-century poetry and he conveyed this enthusiasm to the rest of the class which became this hothouse of poetic activity. As of 2023, Grian is possibly single. Im curious as to what that would even sound like. But the singer was born in Barrow-In-Furness in the north of England. It just made sense. GRIAN CHATTEN: I wouldn't say she was an influence before, but I did listen to her. She died, and when she died her family wanted to commemorate her Irish heritage by including the words in r gCrothe go deo on her gravestone. Its a big change from July 2019, when exhaustion forced the cancellation of the bands last remaining dates on a punishing tour of debut album Dogrel, regarded by many as the most exciting record by an Irish band in years, a dramatic depiction of Dublin on an international stage. Like everyone, Covid has forced Chatten to spend an inordinate amount of time at home over the past 21 months. The teacher was Mr Malone, he was a tough guy. Look no further! Just because its diaspora, its still pure. 'To consider Irishness as inherently sort of linked to the IRA or terrorism, or anything like that, its just deeply upsetting to hear', Want all the latest Showbiz news direct to your inbox? Dublin is like a third parent to me. The youth of Dublin and the youth of Ireland are politically activated now because of the Repeal the Eighth Movement, which allows women to get abortions. Shop now, EIP exclusive: free global shipping and same-day delivery. Lo and behold, it turned out to be another song about Ireland, he says. It just turned out to be another song about Ireland, of course. It made the album a little bit more Irish because we coveted that which made us different., Despite that, Chatten likes living in London. I was overwhelmed with the knowledge that none of them were worth half of what they were being sold for. The London-based designer's first official menswear collection reached stores earlier this year, and the second just debuted at her latest show. From then on I thought I could make a living out of it. Its beautiful in its own way but when you think about it, its disgusting. Apart from entertaining his followers, Grian uses his platform to raise money for charity and to sensitize his fans on various causes around the world. Shop now, Free standard delivery to United States. Grian and his long-time girlfriend got engaged in August 2019. However, the unusual nature of proceedings didnt dampen the mood or the importance of the nuptials to Grian and his wife. John, did you find any kindred spirits whod come before you?John: I used to live opposite a cinema called the Rialto, and they were showing the Roger Corman film The Fall of the House of Usher, starring Vincent Price. That sounds like it was just the rewards system, but it was also the fact that I felt like I was part of the poem. All we know, Who is Justin Roilands wife? I dont really like to get in the spotlight too often which is obviously contradictory to what I do. Am I really being influenced by that anymore? I cant believe Ive still got this accent; Ive been living in Essex for the last thirty years! Fingers crossed everything can go ahead! Fontaines D.C. performing at Loose Ends festival Amsterdam, 2019. Thats a classic example of coming over to a different culture and telling that culture something about themselves I think as well. "A Lucid Dream" did not enter the Irish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Irish Homegrown Top 20 chart. I think the song was influenced by addiction, which is something that runs in a lot of families. Trying to find Ireland's best burger or best pizza? Lead singer Chatten is half-English (his mother is English and his father is Irish) and was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria [2] but grew up in the County Fingal coastal town of Skerries, north of Dublin. The shocking part, which Ive left to the end of the story for dramatic effect for you, is that this is two years ago. Thats a good question. He explained how the track In ar gCroithe go deo, which means: In our hearts forever was about the story of Margaret Keane, an Irishwoman who moved to Coventry. Ireland is like that. How could I resist, as a songwriter, the physical metaphor of looking across at a potential reflection of myself and my girlfriend in a few years to come and also vice versa, to see us as a reflection of them? Everything went perfectly, the weather was good and everyone had a wonderful time.. He looks back with horror on those first few months at home, describing them as some of the darkest times of his life. Yeah, nine months out of the year its drizzling there, I could imagine Ireland is very similar. It was the best day of my life. 15 February 2022. Despite the four decades between them, Fontaines DC frontman Grian Chatten and longstanding punk poet John Cooper Clarke have much in common. We were living in this bungalow in north County Dublin, about 30 miles outside of the city and I was trying to get my dad to buy me a pack of football stickers. The more culture we see, the more books we read, and the more views that we get to see will help us. I feel in a sense that theres a little bit of a wrapping up of something after that happening, between us and Dublin. 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But theres nothing borrowed from traditional Irish music within those groups. He had dreams of being an actor, but he shelved those aspirations after making it big on YouTube. Im not interested in writing a straight-up love song. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It was just the violent shelving of yourself. He moved to Ireland at the grand old age of one month and if someone said that meant he wasnt truly of the Emerald Isle, Chatten would be broken. Im sure in some way, thats how I feel being here, that theres this doom ringing in my head and I dont know why. Grian thinks a lot. The pressure to get a good sleep in those three or four hours became too much for me. At one point, he went a full week without hitting the hay. You guys bonded over poetry. Im kind of saying that this is the last time Im going to sort of trace the steps of [James] Joyce and Flann OBrien and Patrick Kavanagh and walk these streets and be in love with the rain and in love with the pubs and the stone buildings and the ghosts of the past. I hope you wont be offended when I say there were echoes of the late Mark E. Smith, I mean I dont mind when people compare me to Alexander PopeGrian Chatten, Fontaines DC: I never really get upset about that! See Im actually half British. [40] Toronto's Spill Magazine praised Skinty Fia as "an important album, perhaps the most important album of the year", hailing it as a strong contender for 2022 album of the year. Its very reassuring when that happens, I find.Grian: When you say you hear echoes of different people in what I do, thats why that doesnt upset me. Grian posted a video on 12th June 2016 stating that he didnt believe that he could gain that much in such a short time. However, they still hope that the wedding will happen soon. He said if I learnt a poem and recited it to him off by heart, hed buy me a pack. He posted a photo of the couple and attached the caption: Its been 10 months since I proposed to my fiance, and the wedding is creeping up on us very fast. Its funny you should mention your dad, Grian, because my dad discouraged this course of action at every opportunity. I just felt like I was looking down the barrel of the gun, of going to this country that doesnt really welcome people who are Irish. It was the final straw for Grian Chatten and his adopted home city of Dublin. Grians second channel, Two Much Grian, currently has 283K subscribers. Recently I was in a pub with my da in my hometown and a fella came up to us outside the bar, outside the jacks (Irish slang for toilet) and he just turned around to us and he said Hey fellas do you need any advice? Something weve experienced a lot over here in London. I used to listen to his readings of Dubliners. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. I think the song would be summed up with the word doom.. Dogrel is out April 12th via Partisan Records pre-order the album here. I think Ill be a changed man in a few ways. Youre checking in to a hotel at 4.00am in between two cities and you have to wake up at seven or eight to do the rest of the drive. See more at: https://www.rte.ie/culture/GRIAN CHATTEN - THURSDAY APRIL 23RD / RT ONE Hailing from Skerries in North Dublin, Grian Chatten is the lead singer. Not that it cant survive fine without me, but I feel like Ive taken all this crap from it creatively, and then Ive just left. Would you ever want people to tell your story like that, in the same way youre telling theirs? Im gonna have to get a refund from that elocution course I went on. Bloomsday Chatten thinks one of the reasons their songs have chimed so acutely is because there is nothing disingenuous about the way he writes. The coffee that comes out of a big keg, like black beer. I think its about wanting to sort of go out and embrace London as an Irish person. It saved him from himself. All rights reserved. Im sure I want to prove something to my mom and my da. I feel like I abandoned Ireland., On Roman Holiday, he is trying to embrace London as an Irish person, where youre sort of still mocked and told to go home. She was an Irish-speaking person, like strictly Irish-speaking, exclusively Irish-speaking person. Grian thinks a lot. 894646. 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The initials D.C. stand for "Dublin City". In the past, Grian, youve spoken about how prolifically you were writing when working service industry jobs, and in Johns book you were constantly working by day and performing by night. Especially when youre in a group of young Irish people living in London, it can be a great social adhesive between youse. [35] The recording of the performance was released on vinyl as a limited edition release for Record Store Day on 12 June 2021[36] and later as a surprise digital release on 26 November 2021. I went to the library and got everything Edgar Allan Poe had ever written, then I started reading about his life and I discovered that this poet, Charles Baudelaire had put his own work to one side to translate the entire canon of Edgar Allan Poe into French. 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