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One incident in Tim’s quest for a serious music career was enough to dissuade anyone from taking to the stage ever again. “We went to Glastonbury and did all my serious/gently humorous songs with a band, but these guys weren’t used to being booed off. It was a very dramatic experience for all of them (laughs).” Graham steps in, “They started throwing bottles at us!” Tim interjects, “It was only one plastic bottle, don’t make it sound like a shower, and it was way off target.” I cannot help but feel more and more intrigued by this curious sound. One day could we see Tim Vine the pop star? I ask. “No, I don’t think I can back that up (laughs), but I still have that dream and why not? It’s more of a pretend dream. I come in here, go behind that bit of glass and suddenly I feel like Elvis.” When asking Tim who he would compare himself to musically, he says: “I don’t know, some deluded tramp?” I think there must be a market out there for a ‘high voice disco album’, but there is still a small part of me that does not feel totally convinced by Tim’s hidden aspirations. “There is an audience for my comedy, so it is true that some of the people who have heard my songs sometimes say, ‘when are you going to do another Pretend Popstar album?’ So for those three maybe we should release another album.” Leading me to a computer, Tim clicks on a track called ‘Jaws 2’. I anticipate a drum roll, but instead a high-pitched voice blurts into the surrounding speakers singing - you guessed it - ‘Jaws 2, Jaws 2’. The only thing I can compare the sound to is if Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh teamed up with the Bee Gees and snagged a deal with Universal to write and perform the title track for the Jaws sequel - it could happen! Tim admits that he might eventually put his music out into the public domain, possibly under another name, or his own, if he feels bold enough. Alas, there are no set dates for this. We may just have to wait until he is ready, but in the mean time Tim is still a busy man, appearing in the costume drama, Blandings, alongside Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders. “I might go on tour again some time next spring,” he reveals. Maybe the public are not ready for Tim Vine’s musical genius just yet, or maybe they are - until the day comes for its release, we may never know. Watch this space! To keep up with Tim’s movements visit: www.timvine.com. To learn more about Eversfield Studio visit: www.eversfieldstudio.co.uk. http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/what-s-on/magazine/sussex-sounds-tim-vine-s-secret-music-archive-1-5965309 Content by Simon Robb