BLOOD, SWEAT AND FLOWERS:
CONFIDENT CASANOVA, DONNY TOURETTE, GUARANTEES THAT HE HAS “BEDDED AS MANY WOMEN AS RUSSELL BRAND”

It's common knowledge that ol' Donny boy enjoys living on the edge, and he's not exactly shy about discussing it either: “Most amount of money I've spent on a night out? £1500”
Cor blimey! Apparently rock 'n' roll has gone to his head and, as he declares, seeped into his ‘lung’.

“It's your heart. To me personally, rock 'n' roll is everything – it's every minute of every day. I even sing in the shower if I'm in a good mood!” A surprisingly common act for such a ‘rock god’ me thinks? But his aim is clear: “I want to rewrite history. The dictionary's definition of punk will become “Towers of London.”

Towers of London stumbled onto the scene in 2004, releasing their first full-length album Blood, Sweat and Towers in August of 2006.

Donny and his brother Dirk have been playing in garage bands (one of which was an Oasis covers band) since secondary school and according to Mr Tourette he started his self-proclaimed career as a rock-lothario from the off.
“I left school at 15. I had quite a few girlfriends actually... I can guarantee that I've bedded as many women as that prick Russell Brand,” he boasts.
I ask who inspired him to carry on playing music professionally, as I'm not sure if mere female attention was enough. “John Lennon, Liam Gallagher – they're my ultimate heroes,” he says barely answering the question.

If anything is clear, it is that Tourette is passionate about rock music, or at least the mythology of it.
His fierce masculinity doesn't get in the way of other ‘punks’ showing the feminine side: “If it's working, yeah, men can wear make-up. Whatever floats your boat!”

As the conversation progresses he states that he was not offended that Towers of London were not asked to play at the LiveEarth concert, in fact, he takes it as a compliment.
“Ha! No, after looking at the line-up I take it as a compliment. It's so boring, the people that play are shit. Actually wait, the Beastie Boys were good, I'd play with them.”

What a controversial character he is. To clarify my point further, he pauses, thinking of a suitable answer in reply to my questioning of how valuable Big Brother is to society.
“My time in the Big Brother house was... hang on, replace valuable with boring. It was boring, so yeah, I escaped. I haven't been watching the recent series, it's shit!” he dismisses the programme that brought him and his band to national attention.

And so our friendly little chat draws to a close I wonder what is next for the punk-poppet, and look forward to more of his profound ‘insights’ in to the world.

by Ashleigh Scott