Ghosts chat to I Like Music

SIMON: I think the horse sadly died actually. But we did fill its last few years with some joy. It was Johnny's mum's horse and it was really old, had a bus pass. But it used to nod its head in time when we were playing and Johnny's mum seemed to think that it really liked it. Precious, she was called.

ILM: Maybe you should right a song about her?

SIMON: Yeah, maybe we will.

ILM: You signed to Atlantic Records, what's your advice to new artists on getting the right deal?

SIMON: Don't sign a deal until you're absolutely sure you're ready for it. Just write bloody good songs, then it's easier, because then they really want to sign you. We signed to Atlantic before they'd even seen us play live, they didn't see us play. They literally heard seven songs and wanted it. We could have got signed in 2003 when we were called Polanski and played an A&R showcase and loads of people came. In the end nobody offered… it could've happened, but we wouldn't have been in any position to really; we didn't have as many good songs, if any, and we were quite niave and young. Basically, don't sign the first thing put in front of you. Wait until everyone wants it, then you're onto a winner.
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