‘Our frontman walked into the studio, had a bottle of tequila, salt and a lemon, listened to the track and started singing in a low voice’

Calling ourselves War was a positive thing: we were waging war against war and the conflicts going on in our back yard. Our weapons were our instruments, which fired rhythms, melodies and most of all harmony. We were a multi-ethnic band and we used our songs to bring peace and love.