{"id":113268,"date":"2022-06-21T16:16:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T21:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=113268"},"modified":"2026-03-20T00:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T05:00:21","slug":"60-seconds-with-dr-robert-of-the-blow-monkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=113268","title":{"rendered":"60 Seconds with Dr. Robert of The Blow Monkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=113268\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=113268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-113269 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dr-Robert-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dr-Robert-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dr-Robert.jpeg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Exclusive interview by Karen Beishuizen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blow Monkeys is an 80s pop band with front man Dr. Robert. Their biggest hits are \u201cDigging Your Scene\u201d and \u201cIt Doesn\u2019t Have To Be This Way\u201d. They are on tour through The UK this summer. Go check them out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Did you always wanted to be a singer and musician?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t have any plan when I was a kid other than to be a cricketer or a footballer. Its only when I picked up my sisters guitar one day when I was 15 that my life changed.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Where does the name Dr. Robert come from?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I thought a singer needs a pseudonym. I didn\u2019t want to be Bruce Howard anymore. Actually, my real name is Bruce Hoare. I wish I\u2019d used that.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Your biggest hit is &#8220;Digging Your Scene&#8221;: A song about the backlash people with HIV and Aids face. What inspired you to write a song like that?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Donna Summer said it was \u201cGod Revenge\u201d that spurred me on to write a song celebrating the gay scene.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: The Blow Monkeys are known for their very styled appearance: Who came up with the idea and who styled you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nobody styled us. We styled ourselves. We occupied the Oscar Wilde faction of the \u2018Soul\u2019solist movement.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: The band split up in 1990 and reunited in 2007: Why did the band broke up and what was the reason getting back together again?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We broke up because we had been together ten years and wanted to try something else. We got back together because we love each other.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: If you were to make an album with 7 of your favorite songs (No Blow Monkeys or your own): What songs would you pick?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I have no idea to be honest. It changes every day. Ok.<\/p>\n<p><em>Wasteland &#8211; The Jam<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Beyond The Sea<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The Dolphins &#8211; Fred Neil<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Once Upon The Seas Of Abyssinia &#8211; Tyrannosaurus Rex<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Behind Closed Doors &#8211; Charlie Rich<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Wandering Star &#8211; Lee Marvin<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Tiptoe Thru The Tulips &#8211; Tiny Tim<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Check out The Blow Monkeys\u2019 website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblowmonkeys.com\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Find them on Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheBlowMonkeysOfficial\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-126533\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-126533\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"126533\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F113268\" data-token=\"6c9afb880c378b3bfa48e5385d03b33c\" data-token-time=\"1778410964\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" >Message Name Comment<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\">Comment or Message<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-126533-field_4-container { position: absolute !important; 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