InMe are one of the hottest Rock bands around at the moment, and better than that, they are home-grown hailing from the well known county of Essex. They recently released their debut album Overgrown Eden and this will shortly be followed by the fourth single to be taken from the CD, Neptune. InMe guitarist and vocalist Dave McPherson answers a few questions:

NDF: You started playing music together when you were only 13 years old, when did you decide that you wanted to make it a career?
Dave: I don't think we ever consciously made a decision to make a career out of this, it just kinda fell in to place for us really! I think we¹d still be messin' around with InMe even if we were not doing well.

NDF: What kind of music did you first start out playing and who were your influences?
Dave: I think originally we played a kinda poppy, punky Nirvana type thing but as we have progressed as a band we have defined our own sound. We don't have one particular influence but I think sub-consciously bands such as Pink
Floyd, Nirvana and The Police have inspired us along the way.

NDF: What was the first song you wrote together and how does it compare to the music you are producing now?
Dave: The first song we wrote as a band was called OEacid drop, it was kinda like 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' but it was pretty good considering we were about thirteen! I think we can come up with better these days so I doubt we will bring it back!

NDF: What would you say you have that stands you apart from all the other alternative rock bands around at the moment?
Dave: We don't really go out of our way to have an original novelty as such, but we simply play from our hearts and because we are such an organic band we tend to have our own sound anyway. I think a lot of people who like us
appreciate the emotion we put into what we do. But who knows!

NDF: How does it feel to have achieved so much success at such a young age and what do you ultimately hope the band will accomplish.
Dave: It feels great that our childhood hobby as friends has taken us this far! We wake up and realise how lucky we are but also feel very proud of each other because we have all put so much into this and our dream is coming true. Our ambition is to take InMe as far as it can go before we stop enjoying it and have gone as far as we think we deserve to go!

NDF: Your debut album is to be released next week, how would you describe its overall sound and what did you enjoy most about recording it?
Dave: I would say it is a great example of what we can do as a debut. We were not in the public eye when we recorded it and the innocence of the album is reflected in that. To us it is pure emotion contained within melodic rock with lots of twists! Recording the album was a hard experience but we learnt a lot from it so I think we will be very ready next time, I hope! I enjoy laying guitars down the most because for me that is the easiest.

NDF: What has been your most memorable experience whilst being part of InMe?
Dave: We have been in InMe for a third of our lives so it is incredibly hard to choose one experience! But last year as a whole was amazing because we got to do our album and start touring, which is a surreal way of life.

NDF: What gives you the most pleasure and why: writing new material, recording, touring or finding out chart positions?
Dave: I think we draw pleasure from a lot of factors that come with being in a band but touring is tiring but usually a very uplifting way of life, you feel free. Recording is also great because you see your ideas fall into place.

NDF: What does it feel like to tour with bands like Puddle of Mudd and Hundred Reasons and how do crowds respond to you as a support act?
Dave: It is awesome to play with such cool bands and we feel very lucky indeed. Usually as a support act we seem to go down pretty well and sometimes it can really get rockin'.

NDF: You are soon to be playing your first live European shows, what kind of places are you visiting and what are you looking forward to most about this tour?
Dave: we are gonna play italy and japan soon which I can¹t wait for as I have never been to either of them! Japan will be mad because I think I will really dig that place.

NDF: What can fans expect from InMe in 2003?
Dave: Just that we will keep doing any shows thrown at us because they get funnier every time. We will be working full time on InMe this year and we will just try as hard as we can.

Quick Questions
1. What was the last CD you bought? The haunted-one kill wonder.
2. What is your favourite single of all time? Hard to choose! The trooper-iron maiden
3. Which venue do you most like playing in? Manchester Academy
4. Which of your singles do audiences seem to enjoy most? 'Firefly'
5. If you could win any award what would you like it to be? Ugliest musician
6. If you could choose any artist to record guest vocals on one of your singles who would it be? Tori Amos

Essential web links:
http://www.inmeonline.com