So, first question, are keyboards important in the Hushpuppies’ sound?
Franck (drummer): It’s all part of our sixties influences. When we started playing together our role models were basically bands who used a lot of organ. We loved that sound and I don’t think we could ever have imagined doing anything else ourselves. That influence is still very much there. But don’t get me wrong, Silence is Golden isn’t just a sixties revival thing! Wilfried (keyboard-player): Keyboards make all the difference. The thing is, very few rock bands in France actually use them. My job as keyboard-player is to smooth the rough edges and open things up in terms of harmony. I hate keyboards brought up front as a solo instrument. My job in Hushpuppies is to be the back-up. I’m a sort of second guitar, I guess. And one of the biggest compliments I get when we come off stage is someone coming up and saying, “I didn’t hear you at all on such and such a song. But man, the guitarist, he was awesome!
