It's about bringing things into your world rather than just adopting another world that isn’t yours.” – Mike Kerr tweet this "I think in finding something unique, you have to blend and take from multiple influences, and that's what Typhoons is. The sessions yielded three songs: “King,” “Space” and “Boilermaker,” yet only the latter made it onto the final track listing, with the former two eventually ending up as B-sides tacked onto the deluxe edition of the album. It’s hard to tell sometimes.”ĭuring the initial planning stages for what would eventually become Typhoons, the duo recorded with producer Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, one of Kerr’s favorite bands. “I think I find that the audiences listen a little bit more intently in the U.S. tour is going well, but audiences are a bit different across the pond. Last year, the duo released Typhoons, their third full-length LP and third consecutive No.1 record in their native England. Royal Blood, made up of Kerr and longtime drummer Ben Thatcher, are scheduled to return to North Texas on Friday, May 13, for a performance at the South Side Ballroom at Gilley's with special guest Cleopatrick. “I’m glad I stuck to the music,” he says, laughing. “I like a challenge, you know, so David Blaine was a massive idol of mine when I was sort of 10 or whatever it seemed like every other week on TV, he was doing something mad - not just the stunts, the card magic as well, which no one really talks about.”ĭuring lockdown, Kerr decided to pick up the cards again. ”I think I just like learning, really,” he says from the road as he travels down Caliifornia's Ventura Highway in the sunshine. While Kerr has no doubt impressed countless women with his innovative multilayered electric guitar-esque bass playing, his original pastime was juggling and magic.
Royal Blood bassist/singer Mike Kerr has some advice for teenagers trying to impress girls: Don’t become a juggler.
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