Jill interviews Sindri Snær Sigfússon of the Salad Days Music band to watch Seabear.

Jill Donenfeld: You’ve grown Seabear from a one-man gig into a collective of seven adorable Icelanders plus a few honorary members according to your myspace page. What were you doing before Seabear?

Sindri Snær Sigfússon: I was a confused teenager.

JD: Awww, well you seem to know what you’re into now. Were you cool in high school or a big ole’ dork?

SSS: I was cool because I used to skateboard and smoke. I think most of the cool kids I knew in high school ended [up] having really fucked up lives as adults. So if any young kids read this it’s fine to be a dork in high school!

Continue the interview and grab an MP3 after the jump…

JD: That’s very thoughtful. And what do your mothers think of your choice of career?

SSS: They are all very proud of us.

JD: And, as a confused teenager, you were into music? What’s the very first band you were in?

SSS: The One Lovers.

JD: Oh, I love the name! Very sweet. Where’d you get your current name?

SSS: I found it in one of my sketchbooks a few years ago when I was looking for a name for this project. I can’t remember where I got it from though.

JD: Is sketching a side project? A hobby? What are you doing when not recording?

SSS: I like to play and watch sports, like tennis and football (soccer), draw and paint; and we all like to meet up and have drinks together.

JD: What do you do to relax?

SSS: Drink whiskey and watch Poirot dvd’s.

JD: What’s a typical day like for you guys?

SSS: Well I can only speak for myself. I wake up, go to the studio, then I go home and eat and most nights I like to draw or paint.

JD: What bands are you listening to right now?

SSS: Icelandic bands like: Hjaltalín, Ólöf Arnalds and Múm. Right now I’m listening to Bruce Springsteen in the headphones.

JD: What’s the worst gig you ever played?

SSS: There was one of our first when we used a computer and the computer keep fucking up like playing the wrong song at the wrong time and not working.

JD: Ouch. That’s awful. When I get out of sync like that, it’s usually just because I’m not dressed for the weather. How do you choose what you’re going to wear on stage?

SSS: It depends if we are traveling or doing a one-off concert. When we toured I had three different outfits for three weeks—mostly cowboy shirts.

JD: That doesn’t sound like enough clothes. I wonder what your moms would think now. Then again, you are rock stars, which gives you a certain sense of entitlement, like only going between three shirts. What part of being up and coming rock stars excites you the most?

SSS: I’m not absolutely sure we’re up and coming rock stars but if we were it would be having a crew that set’s up all your equipment and sound checks for you. That would make everything so much easier.

JD: You guys are CERTAINLY up and coming rock stars, which brings me to probably my most important question: What would be the best possible thing a groupie could do to get into your greenroom?

SSS: Bring a case of beer and some lobster.

JD: I’ll spread the word.

Seabear - I Sing I Swim (mp3)

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