The Bennies under the Cahill Grill talk Dark Web, secret crush, starstruck moment and Peep Tempel beating Gang of Youths

The Bennies under the Cahill Grill talk Dark Web, secret crush, starstruck moment and Peep Tempel beating Gang of Youths

The Bennies mean benn-iness. They have a new record out, Natural Born Chillers, and they’re to blaze a trail around Australia.

Real name?

Julien Rozenbergs.

Guilty pleasure?

Ice cold beers and juicy buds.

Where is home?

Flemington.

Career Plan B?

Super model.

Biggest Bug Bear?

Moths.

Earliest Memory?

On my death bed and then returning to the world young, unable to speak.

The Bennies are back from the dead.

Your Best Quality?

Inherent positive disposition.

And your Worst?

Impatience/ short attention span.

5 Dream dinner party guests?

Ram Dass, Joe Colem, Susan Sarandon, David Lee Roth, Chan Marshall.

5 Desert Island discs?

Everything by Ween.

Advice to teenage self?

The spaghetti is straight until it’s cooked.

What did you have for breakfast today?

Three coffees and a spliff.

Top of your bucket list?

Playing in space or at the very least zero gravity.

Biggest inspiration?

It changes but Robert Anton Wilson at the moment.

Secret crush?

Original Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter.

The Bennies Natural Born Chillers

Secret skill?

Lock picking.

What do you see when you look in the mirror?

Someone I’ve known for as long as I can remember.

Starstruck moment?

Trying to say hello to Patti Smith walking down Flinders lane.

Career highlight?

Not quitting, evolving and releasing the fourth full length album.

Peep Tempel or Gang of Youths?

Peep Tempel.

Old Bar or Curtin Bandroom?

Old Bar.

Vapes or Spliffs?

Spliffs.

Adam Hills or Wil Anderson?

Adam Hills.

Falsettos or death metal?

Falsettos.

Pink Flamingo or Negroni?

Pink Flamingo.

Spotify or iTunes?

Spotify.

Tenacious D or Foo Fighters?

Tenacious D.

Angels or Cupids?

Cupids.

Dark Web or grow your own?

Depends. Dark web for the things you can’t grow but grow your own where possible.

How did you develop your creative vision?

There is creative energy in stubbornness.

See The Bennies at St Kilda Festival, Sun Feb 11, The Hills are Alive, March 23-25, Kernot, moshtix.com.au, The Pool House Party, Coburg Velodrome, March 17, https://www.facebook.com/events/199954280568070/