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April 14, 2005

Marty the MC

If you've ever seen the Shins live, you'll notice that between songs lead singer James Mercer will take a break while keyboardist Marty Crandall handles the between song banter. I always wondered how they came to that arrangement. Well, according to this interview with Mercer in the Montreal Mirror, you have his father to thank for that:

(My father) watches us and gives us pointers about things, like how to handle yourself between songs. My dad was a big proponent for having Marty as the emcee, with me off to the side. There are rare occasions where I'm talkative on stage, but Marty just seems to naturally love the spotlight, so he can have it.

Posted by timothompson at April 14, 2005 03:38 PM