Having spent January and February 2020 headlining the Laneway Festival circuit in Australasia (and devoting all their spare time to finishing new album 'Notes On A Conditional Form' in the basement studio of their Sydney record label's offices), Healy's frenetic energy cannot be contained. A week later, on the phone from Perth during their September 2019 tour of Australia, Healy defends his own choice of dog, saying, "I couldn't really go off of resemblance because I think that you just tend to look for a dog that you have, or you act like a dog that you own, but I just thought he was super cute." He concludes, "There was a big debate as to what kind of dogs we are and we still haven't figured that out." Healy and I agree that Hann has picked best, with Millie most accurately resembling her The 1975 counterpart from a selection of local dogs each band-member made their selections from ahead of the shoot.Įverything is happening at once.
Next door, radiating joy (despite battling what Healy later describes as being "proper sick"), guitarist Adam Hann cosies up on a couch with tiny Toy Cavoodle, Millie (who reminds him of a pint-sized version of his own poodle crossbreed, Stevie), admiring her collection of bowties and following her on Instagram. Poor MacDonald is allergic to dogs and will later be unregretfully sniffly, but when these two first lay eyes on each other there is no one in the universe more loved than Django at this moment in time.
But chonky Cocker Spaniel Cavalier, Django (referred to by his owner as "The Trash Bandit" and nicknamed by MacDonald as "The Blob"), awaits his new friend in isolation, having been sent to a time-out zone after one too many getaway attempts in which he decided to tow a barstool behind him instead of bothering to free his leash whilst in search of new adventures. Arriving on-set to find everyone else’s mini-me’s gathered together waiting in a green room, MacDonald demands to be introduced to his own photoshoot pal, momentarily concerned that he might have been overlooked. Meanwhile, bassist Ross MacDonald is being, perhaps, the absolute loudest he has ever been. a mini-magazine featuring photos + quotes from this cover-story). "I need to bond with my dog," answers Daniel politely but firmly to any request made of him, and it's clear that nothing will be able to distract him from this important priority.Ĭlick here to order a CDM x The 1975 zine (i.e. Daniel has spent much of today crouched on a kitchen floor protectively huddled over Cleo, and confides, rather sadly, that it once took his family’s dog two weeks to come around to him. And when Healy's hair is at peak perfection once more, for his troubles, Logan gets a kiss on the head for being a good boy.Įlsewhere, the other three members of The 1975 are all similarly doting on their newfound adopted children and proclaiming differing variations of, "This is my dog for the next few hours!" Co-producer and drummer George Daniel is proud that after much one-on-one bonding time with Hungarian Vizsla, Cleo (which includes going walkabout to a nearby park, and in a classic George move, not informing anyone he was leaving the building), she finally trusts him enough to lick his ear.
Interrupting their reverie, an attentive hairdresser steps forward with hairspray at the ready, and swiftly, Healy props up his hands as a shield for Logan's tiny face prepared to protect him against all harm and evil.
Heads drooping eyes bright, everyone on-set is slightly sleepy today in Auckland, New Zealand (the band are on a gruelling schedule of back-to-back flights), but the introspective frontman never misses a beat. Today, happiness rather looks like The 1975's Matty Healy cradling six-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy, Logan, for dear life. Schulz's 1962 book 'Happiness Is A Warm Puppy' comes to mind. Two noodly heads nestle together in a tender meeting of kindred spirits, affectionately snuggling into each other at every opportunity, and as two small paws drape themselves over a flame-emblazoned sleeve, the title of 'Peanuts' creator Charles M.