<\/a><\/p>\nHe’s a perfectionist with a penchant for tea, a key influencer in shaping the foundations of the Manchester music scene and he keeps it unreal. We’re talking about Andy McCarthy aka. Mr Scruff. Fusing disco, funk, jazz, soul and a plethora of other sounds, Mr Scuff’s music is the epitome of unique. And with his eclectic artwork and his ongoing love affair with tea, he’s fronting off-beat vibes making him all the more endearing as an artist. Having recently released his long awaited album Friendly Bacteria and celebrated the 15th anniversary of his long-standing Manchester born club night Keep It Unreal, we catch up with the man himself ahead of his gig at Sunscape Festival, Malta this month.<\/p>\n
So, first off, how did you inherit the name Mr. Scruff?<\/b><\/p>\n
Mr Scruff:<\/b> I had just finished my first record and I didn\u2019t have a name. I had to think of something really quickly and that\u2019s how I got it.<\/p>\n
What about your transition into music, where did it stem from?<\/b><\/p>\n
Mr Scruff:<\/b> Just as a kid listening to radio, I listened to a lot of John Peel and a lot of my parents music. My mom was into soul and my dad was into blues and bits of ska and stuff like that. I think the thing that got me into DJing was going to my friends house when I was 11 in 1983 or 1984 and hearing some of his uncles electro-mix compilations, I just started to copy and mix and that\u2019s the first time I ever heard a DJ mix. I went from there really.<\/p>\n