CURRENT MISSION

Would you like OUR BAND to SLEEP ON YOUR COUCH? We're called Charlie Straight and we'd love to VISIT YOUR HOME while touring the UK !!! Just let us know...

ABOUT ME

Hi, we're a band of FOUR YOUNG ENTHUSIASTIC PEOPLE.

Albert (24), Johnny (25), Michal (25) & Pavel (29).

* Why we play in the UK as much as possible now?

* It's because we've been dreaming of Glastonbury for the past seven years and maybe that dream could come true any time now.

* We will be really grateful if you LET US SLEEP ON YOUR COUCH.

We can PLAY YOU SOME SONGS in return or simply hang out and chill and share deep thoughts about the universe with our drummer.

When on tour, bands like The Flaming Lips have been making friends and HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME staying overnight in homes of people they met at gigs.

We got INSPIRED by the idea. Plus, it saves money and is so much more exciting than checking in an anonymous two-star hotel.

"Are we ready to sacrifice the comfortable family life and move somewhere new? I'm drawn to places buzzing with creative energy like Hackney, Brooklyn or L.A. For me, that's the way to go now." -Johnny

* check out the dates in section "Travels"
* check out our website http://www.charliestraight.com
* send us an e-mail to glastonbury@charliestraight.com

PHILOSOPHY

"Love is the only thing that matters, love is the only that's real. And when I think about you now, LOVE is the only thing I feel." -Suzanne Vega, Ludlow Street.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We'd like to meet new exciting people while on tour in the UK. If you guys INVITE US TO YOUR HOME, we can play you some songs, teach you Czech swear words (if you really want to) and eventually help you repair the tool shed.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We're waiting for the first experience.

Interessen

What do we love? Good music! Bat for Lashes, Beck, Bon Iver, Warpaint, Frank Ocean, Beyonce, Radiohead, Coldplay, Beach House - that's the real inspiration for us.

But music isn't everything, is it? "I want to open restaurant one day. There will be no music played. Just silence. I like forests, mushrooming and swimming. I can do hundred pools a day." -Paul (drummer)

• glastonbury
• beer
• yoga
• music
• drums
• swimming
• beaches

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Films: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

Books: Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Staring at Sound by Jim Derogatis (the story of the Flaming Lips), Life by Keith Richars.

Bands: Beck, Yuck, Bat for Lashes, Bon Iver, Frank Ocean, Lykke Li, Susanne Sundfør, Tame Impala, Rufus Wainwright, Wilco, The National, Doves, Coldplay and MGMT.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

On our last day of the I Sleep Alone recording session with Marketa Irglova, we went for a beer to the notorious Kaffibarinn downtown Reyjkavík. I realized that Icelandic beer is strong but my eyes didn't fool me as I was staring at someone resembling Andrew VanWyngarden. "Are you in a band?" "Yes," he said. "Are you in my favourite band?" "Probably yes." This is how we met the singer of MGMT in Iceland.

Here we go!

Lehren, lernen, teilen

We can teach you the basics of playing drums overnight if you have some beer and Jelly Belly's. Also, we can try some yoga group-exercises if you're interested.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Iceland, Poland, United Kingdom, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Czech Republic, United Kingdom