5SOS talk private jets, chocolate milk and the mile high club

Australian punk rock band 5 Seconds Of Summer are looking forward to the day they can travel by private jet.

The Don’t Stop singers have been supporting One Direction on their world tour but have been forced to travel by bus while the 1D lads zipped off in their own private jets.

‘We couldn’t afford our own jets yet. That’s the thing you can do once you’ve done massive things in your career,’ 19-year-old Ashton Irwin from the band told Guilty Pleasures.

Jets could soon be on the band’s shopping list, however, as their self-titled album out this week is hotly tipped to top the charts around the world.

However Irwin says any mid-air antics would be pretty tame.

‘There would probably be some chocolate milk and maybe an X Box,’ he said, adding: ‘And none of us would join the Mile High club.’

[Originally published Metro, Guilty Pleasures, Thursday 3 July 2014]

5 Seconds of Summer sent male strippers by fans

Obsessive fans of pop rockers 5 Seconds Of Summer once sent a group of male strippers to the band’s shared house.

The Don’t Stop singers were stunned when uniformed officers turned up on their doorstep – only for them to be erotic performers.

‘Some people sent strippers to our house, which was interesting because they were male strippers. It was a bit of a joke, but it was funny,’ 18-year-old Calum Hood of the band explained in an exclusive chat.

‘I’m not sure who sent them exactly, but I will try to get them to send female ones next time.

‘They were dressed as policemen but we didn’t answer the door because we were scared. They could actually have been the real police,’ he laughs, saying his bandmates can be rowdy when they get together.

Although Hood said he and his Aussie bandmates enjoy their shared party pad, the Kerrang! award winners prefer to chill out when they take a break from supporting One Direction on tour.

‘We have fun when we live together – it’s kind of hard not to. We haven’t had the neighbours complaining yet but they probably will in the near future.

‘When we have free time we would rather be sleeping, to be fair.’

As for painting the town red with thier 1D tour mates, Hood added: ‘The thing is we are very busy at the moment and it’s very hard to find time in our schedules to party together.'

With 1D recently causing a storm when a video emerged appearing to show band members smoking drugs, Hood said 5SOS were much more clean living.

‘Did they offer us marijuana or drugs? No! Definitely not,’ he said.

[Originally published Metro, Guilty Pleasures, Monday 16 June 2014]

5SOS: We want fans in our hotel showers

5 Seconds of Summer have dubbed themselves ‘single, ready to mingle… and eat Pringles’ after inviting fans to join them in their hotel showers.

The Australian pop punk band – consisting of Michael Clifford, 18; Luke Hemmings, 17; Calum Hood, 18; and 19-year-old Ashton Irwin – are set to top the charts this Sunday with new single She Looks So Perfect and are not shaken by their fiercely growing fan base.

‘I think we’ve all got really good at dodging stuff on stage,’ Clifford explains, having had numerous items rain down on him and his bandmates during live gigs.

‘We get some bras thrown. Ashton once got a Rubik’s Cube thrown at him – it was like they were asking him to solve it or something. And that would hurt!’ he went on.

‘We’ve had plastic boobs thrown at us. They are hard to explain… I think I threw them back at the crowd,’ adds Hemmings.

Having seen their own popularity explode after touring with boyband extraordinaire One Direction last summer, the lads say they would welcome the same level of manic appreciation that Harry Styles and co receive.

‘We’ve heard stories from other people about going into their hotel showers and a fan is already in there. But that hasn’t happened. I reckon that could be funny, actually,’ Clifford laughed during an exclusive chat with Guilty Pleasures.

And fans of the boys may also be able bag a date with one of them, if they play their cards right.

‘We are all single and ready to mingle and eat Pringles. I love the British accent, so I’d go there,’ Hemmings winked.

‘I’d definitely date a fan. It would be like dating someone who likes your music so it would be a bonus,’ explained Clifford – adding he would even date a lady if she hated their tunes.

‘I’m not sure. It depends if they have a good reason for hating our music. If they just said “you suck!” that would just not be nice. But if she just didn’t like the band because of other music tastes, I would let her off,’ he laughed.

[Originally published Metro, Guilty Pleasures, Wednesday 26 March 2014]