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In the last six months Cabbage have gone from a little known band in Manchester with one feature in i-D to their name, to one of the most exciting up-and-coming groups in the country.
They've quickly built a reputation for their raucous live shows that Iggy Pop would be proud to witness. Currently, they're on tour as support to Blossoms, tearing it up in some of the country's biggest venues.
Part of the reason people have warmed to the band so quickly is because in addition to writing great tunes, with an element of dark, outrageous humour, they're actually unafraid to go against the grain and say what they actually think about how messed up the world is.
How many bands have you seen stay on the fence and say it's not their place to talk about politics? A lot in recent years, right. Well, Cabbage just let fly with what they really think. We sent them 29 topics to get a jist of their outlook on life. Their responses are pretty hilarious. Check them out below.
Donald Trump
"A human potato comedian with a shit toupee who says things to crawl under our skin. Knows as much about running a country as treating a woman with respect."
Vladimir Putin
"Closet homosexual."
Pablo Escobar
"A successful businessman who loved his country and they loved him, just a shame his produce was deadly."
Gandhi
"Loved his western medicine... His wife, not so much."
Che Guevara
"I can't bare to look at those t-shirts... He rejected a life of wealth and riches for a cause though and wouldn't give up. I heard racist murmurs in the past though so very dubious to continue my whole hearted support."
John Pilger
"I know very little but he seems to support Palestine, Indigenous Australians and Julian Assange so he's gotta be a top fella."
Hilary Clinton
"An imperialist frog."
Bastille
"The day sparked a revolution, the band sparked a wet fart."
Palestine
"Anyone who gets to Bristol in the future they must go see the Palestine museum and culture centre, rich in it's full history and organisations you can join. I'm glad musicians still back it in large numbers and Celtic Football Club recently took it to another level of support. Still a lot needs to be done by everyone."
Spotify/royalty from streaming
"Penniless future."
Gentrification
"Literally destroying the fabrics of culture."
Tesco
"Steal from it as much as possible."
Terrorism
"Fucking hell that's a hot potato. Freedom fighters turned murderers mostly. ISIS just seem outright mentally ill and destructive, but the Taliban and IRA had strong history of rebel against the powers that be. When a country commits terrorism it's called freedom. It's all fucked basically. We all just wanna kill each other, Manchester in the 80's nearly had the key to peace."
Uni fees
"Greed."
David Cameron
"Loves a strawberries and cream bestiality scrub up with the boys. Also a fox killing cunt."
Astronomy
"Religion. YouTube it."
Corbyn
"A swan in an oil pond."
Socialism
"Full of champagne and fucking avocado."
Rupert Murdoch
"The number one man I'd like to send to Gulag or capital punishment. Obsessed with rape, corruption and control."
9/11 conspiracy or truth
"Demolition truth."
Nigel Farage
"Them socks. What a twat. The great British ale drinking parody. Everything wrong with British culture."
Brexit
"A big cock up where Briton's can flex the racist muscles thanks to media control and outright lies. Pound is on thin ice at the moment. Let it crash and fire reign, live feral. Haha."
The best British band and why
"I'm not sure either someone like the Sex Pistols who came and went in a gyrating and exploding instance or The Fall for producing an album a year for over 35 years. Also Genesis P-Oriddge's work with the anti-cult Thee temple ov Psychick Youth is beyond comprehension of awe from an artists perspective.
The best band ever and why
"There's too many collectively to pick one. Musical movement's wouldn't be nothing without all the bands involved, It's definitely not The Beatles though."
Best filmmaker ever and why
"Shane Meadows. The man who can capture grey and make it so beautiful. Harmony Korine for Gummo alone. Scorsese is a zen master."
Monstanto
"They're the GMO folk aren't they? Dirty bastards."
Diego Costa
"Another millionaire pigskin kicker."
Fifa
"Like every other organisation. Just been caught out."
John Cooper Clarke
"The bard of Salford. All hail the doctor. Very excited to hear his album with Hugh Cornwell."
