Chris Nelson

Name : Chris Nelson

Date of birth : 3rd March 1980

Band role : Vocals, song writing, morale officer

How you started with the band: My old time mate Tom kept dropping hints the size of Mighty Joe Young about Penguin Steak needing a singer. I received a massive confidence boost when he informed me that the band was 'desperate' for a front man! I immediately thought, "which in that case, I'm their man!"

Equipment : My voice

Top 3 favourite albums (ever) : Coldplay - Parachutes, Oasis - Heathen Chemistry, The Longpigs - The sun is often out


Outside the band : I enjoy chilling with family and friends. I read a lot, walk a lot, listen to music, row for Trentham Boat Club and play rugby for Linley and Kidsgrove RUFC. I like to keep busy otherwise I feel obliged to tidy up me bachelor pad.

Favourite bands at the moment : The Kinks will always be my favourite band 'at the moment.' The really cool thing about this band is that I'm still discovering songs I've never heard before and liking them.

Favourite Films : Titanic.

What you'd spend a £50,000 advance on assuming we got signed : With my portion I'd like to help my family achieve their dreams. Then I'd buy a convertible VW Beetle 1969 model, with white leather seats, metallic blue paint and white tyres. Then, I'd stick my warm sounding but knackered acoustic guitar in the boot and then cruise some strange and distant coast, without a map.

Ideal day / night out : My perfect day would be spent climbing a great mountain. My perfect evening would be spent on top of that same mountain looking down on the world.

Ambition : To be happy and to know how to keep it that way.

Favourite quote: “Don't let the bastards grind you down.” Dead simple; as it should be.

One person you could go and talk to (alive or dead) and why : Christopher Marlowe - but only if I could catch him before he died. He could have been bigger than Shakespeare but his career was cut short when he was stabbed in a bar room brawl. So, I'd advise him to stick to coffee houses. However, I'd have to revert it if I returned to the future and found out that studying Marlowe instead of Will gave me a crap English GCSE, or resulted in tyrannical apes conquering the world. I don't think I like him that much.