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How we make a big live sound
We can't have all the musicians from the studio on stage, but we try to recreate the feel of the record
A fleeting football career
We looked for fame in US soccer but failed partly due to Kryptonite
A US state gave us our name
Hoosiers are from Indiana. We went there and when we left we stole their title
Flashy inspiration
Slash from Guns'n'Roses and Eddie Van Halen have that guitar skill that Irwin Sparkes wanted
Our favourite gigs
Radiohead were truly inspiring and Sufjan Stevens was just mind-blowing ...
'I don't think pop's a dirty word'
Singer and guitarist Irwin Sparkes on the aims and trials of creating...
Hear our fav one-liners...
...from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Fight Club?
Hoosiers-Strum with me…
Strum with me…
Hoosiers-We get some strange requests…
Like being asked by one fan to write a letter to his girlfriend for him...
Hoosiers-On playing Hallelujah for Mencap
At a Mencap gig organised by BBC Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley, we played Leonard Cohen's song for her
Hoosiers-Our first band name
We were the Crafty Butchers for a while, before this one stuck
Hoosiers-On being in a band
Playing with others inspired drummer Alfonso Sharland and was how he found his groove.
Hoosiers-Our influences
Genesis, Roxette and Elton John are just a few of the artists who have shaped our love of music
Hoosiers-Our dream supergroup…
The Who's Keith Moon on drums, Paul McCartney on bass and... Simply Red's Mick Hucknall on flute
Hoosiers-Our biggest high this year
Getting signed and going number one were fabulous moments for us
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