The Kooks are a British rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2004.
A self-described "pop" band, their music is primarily influenced by the 1960s British Invasion
movement and post-punk revival of the new millennium.
-Wikipedia
Members:
Luke Pritchard
lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2004present)
Hugh Harris
lead guitar, keys, piano, backing vocals
(2004present)
Peter Denton
bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
(2008present)
Alexis Nunez -
drums and percussion (2012present)
Name Origin:
They took their name from
David Bowie's
song
Kooks,
off the album Hunky Dory.
From: Brighton, United Kingdom
Genre(s):
Indie rock,
britpop,
alternative rock,
indie pop
Active From: 2004present
Quotes:
"We had this vision on how we wanted the band to look and stuffso we bought some clothes and these hats, it was fun."
-Paul Garred
"So we went in to get a gig, we don't have a demo burnt, and this guy told us, 'Well, you can't get a gig
if you don't have a demo, but I like your hats, so I'm going to give you a gig'"
-Paul Garred
"It's just like an idea, like a chorus, and then we just jam on it - it happens in loads of different ways. The best songs I
find always come from the subconscious, like when you don't think. Not to be pretentious about it, but usually songs
just blurt out rather than thinking about it. I never write lyrics and then do a song, I find that really hard -
that's like a real skill."
-Pritchard on The Kooks' song-writing