As a member of the Welsh rock’n’roll mafia Daf was the obvious choice for the Manics singer’s solo outing. It was no holiday…

Dafydd Ieuan says:

“The official drummer of Welsh rock? I didn’t think about that till you mentioned it! I’ve known James for years, and obviously we’ve toured with the Manics, so he asked me to play on Run Romeo Run.”

“That’s a good experience, seeing other people work, watching how James works things out. He’s methodical and he doesn’t take any shit. He’s strict, but that’s probably a good thing. It was an eye-opener for me. “I’m a very different drummer to Sean Moore. Maybe that’s why he wanted me, out of curiosity. It was two or three takes and then fire it out.”

“James had his own engineer, and when you’re a jobbing musician, drum sound is out of your hands. I had my own snare, though. Apparently, the drummer who had to play the song live found it difficult to play!”