Ein Interview mit Mike..=)

The All American Rejects continue, time and time again with each new album, to release catchy mainstream hits like ‘Give you Hell’ and ‘I Wanna.’ We sat down with Mike Kennerty, the guitarist from the hit band, to talk about their tour, their music and what it’s like to be a rock star.

SM: You are now on tour with Blink 182 and Fall Out Boy. Tell us about that. What has that been like so far?
MK: It’s good. So far it’s great. Blink is definitely a band that we are well aware of – I mean we were all teenagers in the nineties so its really cool to actually get to see them and tour with them now. They are very nice and cordial. They have their families now with them, so they are probably not as wild as they once were.

SM: You guys have toured with some really big names such as Bon Jovi and now Blink 182, who has been your favorite so far and why?
MK: It’s tough. Anytime we get offered a crazy opportunity like that, it’s just an amazing thing. Choosing one over the other is tough because everything we’ve gotten to do has been great. We’re just a band that loves playing shows so we could be playing with nobodies and we would be happy – as long as we got our music going

SM: You guys are going to tour through Europe soon.
MK: Yes.
SM: Okay, so how is the audience overseas different than here?
MK: Well, Europe is very energetic compared to North America. I hate to say it but I don’t know what it is. Like where I live it almost seems passé because there are so many shows coming through. In Europe, it’s like they appreciate that the bands took the opportunity to come over there so there is a lot more energy. We also play smaller shows over there, which, I’m sure, is part of it. But it’s fun going to Europe – except for the food and the weather.

SM: What’s wrong with the food and weather in Europe?
MK: The food is awful and the weather…well last time the weather was decent but usually it’s rainy and crappy and it’s not a pretty continent in my opinion. I hate to say it because people always dream of vacationing in Europe – nah, Japan is better.

SM: Oh? And what do you think about Canada? Is the food any better here?
MK: No, it’s great. The food here is great. I’m a sucker for North America and Taco Bell

SM: What or who is your inspiration for your music? Why?
MK: Well, I think for every one of us in the band you would get a completely different answer. We’re four individuals in that respect. I think we all have an appreciation for people who write good melodies and good hooks, you know? Stuff that makes you want to sing along and enjoy listening to the music as opposed to following along in despair while you do it. I think we can all collectively agree on, like, Queen, Neil Diamond – people who write classic songs; that’s what we like.

SM: What type of connection do you hope your fans will have with your music?
MK: We just like to have fun and we want people to just feel the energy with us. We go out there and we just kill ourselves on stage. There have definitely been many bloody nights.
SM: Literally bloody?
MK: Literally. We just put everything into it, so if we don’t get any reciprocation it just bums us out. We want our audience to feel as much energy as we are putting out there. That’s what we want.

SM: How has the band changed and, even more so, how have each of you changed since achieving mainstream success?
MK: We? I think we are pretty much the same guys we have always been. We grew up in Oklahoma so it’s pretty humble parts of the world and we have kind of always taken pride in that. We have kept ourselves from L.A. lifestyles and all that junk. So I would like to think we are still the same dudes we’ve always been; we’ve tried to not let success get to our heads. Also, me Chris and Nick live in Oklahoma so it’s still home – we love it. We don’t buy into the lifestyle that a lot of other bands who achieve mainstream success do. Growing up, we played garages and house parties and any thing we could really get. We started touring and somehow things snowballed and now we are playing sold out arenas. It’s crazy.

SM: So you still live in Oklahoma, do people who knew you growing up treat you any differently now? How do you react to that?
MK: No. Actually, in Oklahoma I probably get less recognition than anywhere else which is kind of nice I guess. Everyone is the same I guess. Our friends, they are all the same except they are all married and have kids now - since we started. But other than that, it’s great. It is still really humbling to go home.

SM: Fame or Fortune? Why?
MK: I would go with Fortune. Yeah. Fame is, meh, whatever. Yeah, I don’t care if everyone knows who I am but it’s nice to not have to work again. Over the last few years I have been building up a studio in my house. I don’t have many hobbies outside of music so I will probably put most of my money towards that and putting out more records.

SM: You guys have just signed a band called ‘The Upwelling?’
MK: Yes. Me and Tyson have a label called Edmond Records and we signed a band called ‘The Upwelling.’ We’re excited. They are a great band from New York and we have been friends with them for years. Tyson produced a couple songs on the record and it all came together, finally. It’s a really good album so check it out.

SM: For sure. So who is the 'hothead' in the group? The clown?
MK: Gaylor for sure. Our drummer Chris; he is the hothead. He just gets pissed at the drop of a hat and he will not stop complaining for hours. Tyson for sure is the clown. Yeah, he’s gotten into this thing, on this tour so far, of covering himself in glitter-it’s, uh, interesting for sure. He coats himself in sunscreen and he just pours it on – it’s scarier than it is pretty.

SM: Has the band ever been in a fight? Over what?
MK: Yeah, we get into squabbles but we, surprisingly, I don’t know why, have somehow always managed to keep it intact. I think that we have enough mutual respect that we know when we are about to cross that line and that we should just hang back. Things will always be good once everything is settled so we just like to keep the peace. We don’t want it to get dysfunctional. The four of us have been together for eight years so we know each other pretty well and what pushes our buttons. It’s all about knowing when to walk away.

SM: What’s the best thing about performing?
MK: The best thing is when you have a crowd that is responsive and jumping up and down and is going crazy; like that is the best feeling in the world. Even when that is not there, messing with them is great. Just getting out there and playing is great, I can’t complain about it – it’s what I have always dreamed of doing.

SM: So you are living out your dream. That is good stuff. So what is next for the All American Rejects?
MK: More touring throughout the year and then it starts up anew. We have a new single, ‘I Wanna,’ that is just starting to get rolling. So if that keeps rolling we will keep touring. If not, then Tyson and everyone are working on some new songs.
SM: He has a clothing line doesn’t he?
MK: Yeah. It’s called ‘Butter’ and it’s not dead. He’s keeping it alive but he has just been concentrating on other things lately. So more touring for us and maybe a new album; I wouldn’t expect it any earlier than the end of next year - possibly even further than that.

SM: We’re a men’s general interest magazine, what is something you would like men around the world to know? Any advice for them to live by?
MK: Yeah. That’s hard. Hmmm, you know, I dunno what it is but the other day I woke up and my hair was really long and I had a beard. I was just sick of it, so for some reason I shaved half my head and my beard. I think I look like twice the scumbag now but the girls are looking at me twice as much, so I dunno if it’s the shaved face or the shaved head. If you look like more of a scumbag, girls seem to bite.

SM: Any last words?
MK: No. Not really. Thanks for interviewing me it was fun.

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Ich hab mich mal rangesetzt und das ganze übersetzt. Puh. Und hier ist das Ergebnis.


Interview mit Mike
von den All-American Rejects


SM(Interviewer):
Ihr seid gerade auf Tour mit Blink 182 und Fall Out Boy. Erzähl uns etwas darüber.
Wie ist es bis jetzt so?
MK(Mike
Kennerty): Es ist toll. Blink ist auf jeden Fall eine Band, die wir gut kennen – ich meine, in den Neunzigern waren wir alle Teenager und so ist es halt echt
cool sie mal tatsächlich zu treffen und mit ihnen zu touren. Sie sind total
nett und herzlich. Nur haben sie jetzt ihre Familien dabei, also sind sie
wahrscheinlich nicht mehr so wild wie sie mal waren.


SM: Ihr seid
schon mit ein paar wirklich großen Namen getourt, zum Beispiel Bon Jovi und
jetzt Blink 182, mit wem war es am besten, und warum?
MK: Das ist
schwierig. Immer wenn uns jemand so eine verrückte Chance gibt, ist es eine
tolle Sache. Jemanden über die anderen zu stellen ist schwierig, weil alles was
wir bis jetzt gemacht haben toll war. Wir sind eine Band, die es einfach liebt,
aufzutreten, wir könnten also auch mit niemandem spielen und wären trotzdem
glücklich – solange wir unsere Musik nur spielen können.


SM: Ihr werdet
bald durch Europa touren.
MK: Ja.


SM: Okay, wie
unterscheidet sich das Publikum Übersee von dem hier?
MK: Mit
Nordamerika verglichen ist das Publikum dort sehr viel mehr energiegeladen. Ich
hasse es das zu sagen, aber ich weiß nicht, was es ist. Da wo ich lebe, scheint
es nichts Besonderes mehr zu sein, weil wir dort so oft so viele Shows spielen.
In Europa scheint es als würden sie es zu schätzen wissen, dass wir zu ihnen
kommen, das ist also sehr viel mehr Energie. In Europa spielen wir auch
kleinere Shows, was wohl auch damit zusammenhängt. Aber es ist toll in Europa
zu sein – außer dem Essen und dem Wetter.


SM: Was ist
denn so schlimm am Essen und am Wetter in Europa?
MK: Das Essen
ist schrecklich und das Wetter… als wir das letzte Mal da waren war es okay,
aber meistens regnet es und es ist halt Scheiße. In meinen Augen ist es kein
schöner Kontinent. Ich sag’s nicht gerne, weil die Leute alle davon träumen,
Ferien in Europa zu machen – nah, Japan ist besser.


SM: Oh? Und
was denkst du über Kanada? Ist das Essen da irgendwie besser?
MK: Nein, es
ist toll! Das Essen hier ist toll. Aber ich bin ein Einfaltspinsel – Nordamerika
und Taco Bell!


SM: Wer oder
was ist die Inspiration für deine/eure Musik?
MK: Ich denke,
von jedem aus der Band würdest du eine komplett andere Antwort bekommen. Auf
diese Weise sind wir vier verschiedene Persönlichkeiten, weißt du. Ich denke,
wir erkennen alle vier die Leute an, die gute Melodien und gute Haken(? =
hooks) schreiben, weißt du. Das Zeug, das dich dazu bringt mitzusingen und an
dem du Spaß hast, wenn du es hörst, wenn es dich nicht zur Verzweiflung bringt,
dann tust du’s einfach. Bei Queen, Neil Diamond – Leuten, die klassischen Songs
schreiben, was der Grund ist, warum wir sie mögen – sind wir uns einig, denke
ich.


SM: Welche
Verbindung erhofft ihr euch zwischen den Fans und eurer Musik?
MK: Wir haben
einfach gern Spaß und wollen, dass die Menschen die Energie mit uns spüren. Wir
gehen da raus und bringen uns auf der Bühne um. Es gab auf jeden Fall schon
viele blutige Nächte.


SM: Ungelogen,
blutig?
MK: Ungelogen.
Wir geben alles und wenn wir dann nichts zurückbekommen, macht uns das fertig.
Wir wollen, dass das Publikum so viel Energie spürt, wie wir ihnen geben. Das ist,
was wir wollen.


SM: Wie hat
die Band sich verändert, oder besser, wie hat sich jeder Einzelne von euch verändert,
seit ihr den kommerziellen Erfolg erzielt habt?
MK: Wir? Ich
denke, wir sind so ziemlich die gleichen Typen, die wir immer waren. Wir sind
in Oklahoma aufgewachsen, das ist ein ziemlich demütigender Teil dieser Welt,
und irgendwie waren wir da immer stolz drauf. Wir haben uns von L.A.-Lifestyles
und dem ganzen Scheiß ferngehalten. Also würde ich sagen, wir sind immer noch
dieselben. Wir haben versucht, uns den Erfolg nicht zu Kopf steigen zu lassen.
Außerdem leben Chris, Nick und ich in Oklahoma, es ist noch immer unser zu Hause
– wir lieben es. Wir kaufen uns nicht in den Lifestyle, wie viele andere Bands,
die den kommerziellen Erfolg erzielt haben. Als wir jung waren, haben wir
Garagen- und Hauspartys gespielt und überall, wo wir konnten. Wir fingen an zu
touren, irgendwie wurde alles immer größer und jetzt spielen wir in
ausverkauften Arenen. Es ist verrückt.


SM: Ihr lebt
also noch in Oklahoma. Behandeln euch Leute, die euch schon kennen, seit ihr
klein wart, irgendwie anders? Wie reagiert ihr darauf?
MK: Nein. In
Oklahoma bekomme ich wahrscheinlich weniger Anerkennung als irgendwo sonst auf
der Welt, schätze ich. Ich denke, jeder ist derselbe. Unsere Freunde sind alle
dieselben, außer, dass sie alle verheiratet sind und Kinder haben – seit wir
anfingen. Es ist echt erniedrigend nach Hause zu gehen.


SM: Ruhm oder
Reichtum? Warum?
MK: Ich würde
Reichtum wählen. Ruhm ist… meh, was auch immer. Es ist mir egal, ob
irgendjemand weiß, wer ich bin, aber es ist nett, wenn man nie mehr arbeiten muss.
Seit den letzten paar Jahren baue ich ein Studio in meinem Haus. Ich habe außer
Musik nicht viele Hobbys, also werde ich wahrscheinlich mein meistes Geld da
reinstecken und mehr Alben produzieren.


SM: Ihr habt
eine Band namens The Upwelling unter
Vertrag genommen?
MK: Ja. Tyson
und ich haben ein Label namens Edmond Records und haben eine Band namens The Upwelling unter Vertrag. Wir sind
total gespannt. Sie sind eine tolle Band aus New York und wir sind seit Jahren
mit ihnen befreundet. Tyson hat ein paar Songs auf dem Album produziert und am
Ende kam alles zusammen. Es ist ein echt gutes Album, also hört es euch an.


SM: Na klar. Wer ist der Hitzkopf in der Band.
Und der Clown?
MK: Auf jeden
Fall Gaylor. Unser Drummer Chris, er ist der Hitzkopf. Er wird stinksauer, wenn
man einen Hut fallenlässt, und hört dann stundenlang nicht auf sich zu
beschweren. Tyson ist natürlich der Clown. Er ist da in diese eine Sache
hineingeraten, auf dieser Tour, er bedeckt sich mit Glitter, es ist, uh, natürlich
interessant. Er schmiert sich mit Sonnenschutzmittel ein und kippt es einfach
drauf – es ist eher gruselig als schön.


SM: Habt ihr
jemals Streit gehabt? Worüber?
MK: Ja, wir
zanken uns, aber überraschenderweise, ich weiß nicht warum, wir haben es
irgendwie immer geschafft, es intakt zu halten. Ich denke, wir haben genug
gegenseitigen Respekt um zu wissen, wo die Grenze ist und wo wir uns
zurücknehmen müssen. Die Dinge werden immer gut sein, wenn alle sich einig
sind, also halten wir gerne den Frieden. Wir wollen nicht, dass er gestört
wird. Wir sind seit acht Jahren zusammen, und so kennen wir einander ziemlich
gut, und das ist, was uns zusammenhält. Man muss wissen, wann man gehen
muss(wann es genug ist).


SM: Was ist
das Beste, wenn ihr auftretet?
MK: Das Beste
ist, wenn du ein Publikum hast, was mitgeht und auf- und abspringt und ganz
verrückt wird; das ist das beste Gefühl auf der Welt. Und auch wenn es nicht so
ist, es ist toll mit den Leuten herumzublödeln. Einfach nur da rauszugehen und
zu spielen ist toll. Ich kann nicht klagen. es ist das, wovon ich schon immer
geträumt habe.


SM: Du lebst
also deinen Traum. Das ist super. Was passiert als nächstes bei den
All-American Rejects?
MK: Das ganze
Jahr über noch mehr touren und dann beginnt etwas Neues. Wir haben eine neue
Single, I wanna, die gerade erst ins
Rollen kommt. Also wenn die so richtig ins Rollen kommt, touren wir weiter. Und
wenn nicht, werden Tyson und die anderen an ein paar neuen Songs arbeiten.


SM: Er hat
eine Kollektion/Klamottenlinie, richtig?
MK: Ja, die
heißt Butter und die gibt’s noch. Er
hält sie am Leben, aber er hat sich später einfach auf andere Dinge
konzentriert. Also mehr Touren für uns und vielleicht ein neues Album. Vor dem
Ende des nächsten Jahres wird es wohl nicht rauskommen, womöglich sogar später.


SM: Unser
Magazin lesen generell Männer, gibt es etwas, was die Männer dieser Welt wissen
sollten? Irgendwelche Ratschläge fürs Leben?
MK: Ja, das
ist schwierig – Hmm, weißt du, ich weiß nicht was es war, aber eines Tages
wachte ich auf und meine Haare waren total lang und ich hatte einen Bart. Ich
war ganz krank davon, also rasierte ich mir den halben Kopf und den halben
Bart. Ich denke, ich sehe jetzt doppelt so sehr aus, wie ein Mistkerl, aber die
Mädels sehen mich auch zwei Mal an, also, ich weiß nicht, ob es das rasierte
Gesicht oder der rasierte Kopf ist. Wenn du mehr aussiehst wie ein Mistkerl,
scheinen Mädchen bissig zu sein.


SM:
Irgendwelche letzten Worte?
MK: Nein,
nicht wirklich. Danke für das Interview, es war lustig.



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Vielen Dank für die Übersetzung!
Ist echt interessant, was Mike in dem Interview erzählt

Bitte gerne =] Ja, ich find's auch cool.

ich hab mich schon gewundert wieviel zeit du hast, aber sind ja jetzt ferien

Genau :] Tja also das hat schon ne Weile gedauert. Aber es ist nebenbei auch noch Englisch-Training

Hanka. schrieb:

Genau :] Tja also das hat schon ne Weile gedauert. Aber es ist nebenbei auch noch Englisch-Training

So, Hanka, hier hast du auch noch mal Englisch-Training:


Your new record is called When The World Comes Down, so I have to ask when exactly is the world coming down?

Well, according to the Internet it’s December 21, 2012, but I don’t know how accurate that is (laughs). It’s funny. We’ve gotten asked if the title’s like this dark, pessimistic thing, but it actually comes from this song called “Mona Lisa” that’s on the new record.

That’s the acoustic one, right?

Yeah. You know it is sort of a pessimistic song in a way, but it’s also a hopeful song. There’s lyrics like, “You can sit beside me when the world comes down.” The world is kind of shitty right now. Who knows? It could end soon, but if you got someone there to watch it fucking burn with, then it’s all good.

The only song you’ve officially released at this point is “Gives You Hell.” How does that stylistically compare with what’s on the rest of the album?

It’s night and day. This is definitely our most daring record. There’s a few staple Rejects-sounding songs on there. We didn’t go out and intentionally try to write a different record. It was just sort of write songs and whatever’s good stays. We got these 11 songs that are definitely our most diverse batch of songs, and we also think probably our strongest. “Gives You Hell” – there’s definitely nothing else on the record that sounds like that. “Mona Lisa” – there’s nothing that sounds like that. “Gives You Hell” and “Mona Lisa” are probably two of the softest songs we’ve ever done, and there’s this song called “Real World” that is probably the hardest we’ve ever done. There’s everything in between.

Now you’ve been working on this record for quite a while, right?

Yeah, we wrote for like a year and a half before recording, and then it took us over six months to finally get it all tracked and mixed and everything. It’s definitely the longest we’ve ever taken to record a record.

How was it working with Eric Valentine?

He’s amazing. He did Queen Of The Stone Age’s Songs For The Deaf. The first thing he ever produced was the first Third Eye Blind, which was amazing. He was the main reason the record took so long, but it was a good thing. He’s very methodical in the process of producing. Our last record we did with Howard Benson, and he works with an assembly line process. A bunch of people are working on the record at once. All these different parts are getting worked on, going through the ringer to get it done as fast as possible to get the next band in.

With Eric, it’s just him. He oversees everything. He’s there for every little, minute detail. He sits there and ponders and frets over every minute detail, so it took a while. The whole process was a long one, but it was essential too because we needed the time and the guidance of someone to help us get the songs together. We had hit sort of a wall before tracking. We had a bunch of songs, but how exactly to arrange them and play them was eluding us on some of them. It was nice to have an outside perspective to be like, “Maybe try this.” Or even to be like, “You are doing it right. Why are you trying to change it?”

Did you guys record in L.A.?

Yeah, we did the whole thing in L.A., except for we did a week outside of San Francisco at Skywalker Ranch.

Oh, wow. How was that?

It was awesome. They have the hugest live tracking room I’ve ever seen, so we went there to do some drums to get this giant, roomy sound. It was amazing. It’s definitely not what you’d think. It’s very quaint. It looks like an old person’s house. It’s a compound and every building looks like what your grandma would buy if she had a house in the mountains (laughs). It was cool. It was beautiful up in the mountains. It was definitely a nice change of place to be in after the shit of L.A.

What’s the writing process like for the band? Does someone usually bring the general idea to the table and then you collaborate from that point?

All the songs start with Tyson coming up with a melody in his head, and he’ll find a chord progression around that. Then he’ll show it to Nick, and Nick will help him build a skeleton of a song. Then we’ll all get together, flush out the full arrangement and turn it into the final product.

The video for “Gives You Hell” was just released a little bit ago. Was it pretty fun to shoot?

It went really well. We did it with director Marc Webb, who did the video for “Move Along” also. We actually didn’t have an amazing experience doing “Move Along” (laughs). He and us definitely butted heads on certain things, but I think that’s what made that video good and what made this one good. We do disagree, but there’s that compromise in the middle that ends up being really good. Everyone seems to really like the video, the new one, so we’re stoked on how it turned out.

Lyrically speaking, “Gives You Hell” is more on the angrier, pessimistic side. Is that similar to the rest of the record?

You know, there definitely is more darkness and pessimism on this record than previous ones. I’m trying to think. I guess all the other ones had their moments, but there’s also hopeful songs and songs that do have a positive outlook. It’s more of a dichotomy on this record of negativity and positivity, but I think it all works in context when it’s all together.

Is there a song that really stands out to you on the record?

There’s one called “Breakin” that I love. It’s actually the last song we wrote for the record. It came about towards the end of the recording process when we were kind of going crazy. Everyone at the label was like, “This is great. You guys are doing an amazing job.” Unlike previous records where they tried to make us feel insecure about how things were going, we were the ones imposing our own insecurities this time. We were just like, “No, we don’t have a record yet.” So we took a little break, wrote this song and came back. It definitely gave us a little jump start to get everything finished. In the end listening to the record, it’s one of my favorite songs, so I’m very happy we decided to take that break and write it.

In addition to The Rejects, you help run the label Edmond Records. How’s that been going lately?

It’s good. We have a band coming out called The City Lives. They’re a band we just signed, and I’ve been producing their record off and on when I’ve had time. They’re an amazing band, and I’m so stoked to get to work with them. They’re from Oklahoma too. Then we have another band called The Upwelling that are from New York. We toured with them a few times and they’re amazing dudes. They’re actually recording their album right now, so it should be out sometime next year. Then before that I produced the solo record for a guy named Ben Weasel. That was the first release we did. It went over really well, so I’m excited to do the label more.

Do you guys still actually live in Oklahoma?

Three of us do. Me and Chris have never left. Nick and Tyson moved to the middle of nowhere Florida for a while to be near the beach. Nick is sort of splitting time now between Oklahoma and Florida, but we’re all definitely Oklahoma kids at heart.

You originally started off on Doghouse Records. How were you first able to get their attention and get noticed by them?

With Doghouse, it was just sending demos out. It was actually complete luck. Originally they got the demo and threw it away. The label owner’s sister-in-law, who was 16 at the time, would take all the demos that they didn’t want. She took ours, and I guess she listened to it and really liked it. She actually took it back to him and was like, “You should listen to this again.” With that second time, they signed the band. We definitely owe everything to her.

From there it was a string of lucky situations where other people happened to hear the record. It started getting attention and major labels started coming around, even before Doghouse had a chance to put it out. I think the lady who mastered it also worked for Doghouse and actually gave it around to some labels, and that’s kind of what got the ball rolling on that stuff. We’ve just been very lucky, and for some reason people believe in us (laughs).

Since your first record came out back in ’02, there’s been a pretty big influx of pop-punk in the mainstream and whatnot. Have you noticed anything as you’ve been able to progress or learned anything from seeing all these other bands come in?

We are who we are. It’s cool to see these other bands come up, especially since a lot of them we’ve toured with and spent time with beforehand. We wish everyone the best of luck. We just kind of feel like we do our own thing. It’s funny because when the first record came out, everyone lumped us in with Good Charlotte and New Found Glory. Then the second record came out, and suddenly we were lumped in with Fall Out Boy and Panic At The Disco.

It’s a weird thing that we can be the one around longer, yet getting lumped in with newer bands. Whatever. We do things for ourselves. As long as we’re around, then fuck it. We’re always that band that has second tier to whatever’s hot, but at least we’re still there the next time around.

Since it has been so long since Move Along was released, do you think it’s going to be challenging to reconnect and get your name out there again?

It’s definitely always a process every time. We feel like our songs are what speak for us. As long as we’re going out there with songs we’re proud of, we’re pretty sure there may be another fight up the charts. It’s never a quick thing for us, but we’re confident that we can get back there. It’s maybe one of our saving graces but also one of our biggest annoyances, I suppose, is that we’re sort of a faceless band. We’re a band that lots of people know our songs but no one knows who sings them.

I think that’s what saves us, in the end, to be able to come back every time. You hear a new song and people listen to it like it’s a fresh thing. If they would have known the band, then maybe they’d be like, “They’re old,” if people actually knew who we were before (laughs). Maybe it’s a good thing. We embrace that.

Is that nerve-wracking to go through that slow catching on process?

It can be, but then also if you think about it a lot of bands come out and when they do put out a new song and it’s instantly at the top of the radio and all this stuff, it burns a lot faster. Since we always kind of do a gradual climb, it makes us be able to work longer. We tour more. We can make a record last. We can actually feel like we promoted fully and live a little before having to write a new record. I think that helps us write different records every time because we have the time between them. As tough as it can be and as nerve-wracking as it can be to look at the charts and be like, “God, it takes so long for this shit to work.” In the end, if it does work it’s all for the best.

Have you found it hard to adjust to being super popular and all that kind of stuff?

For us, it’s always been get out there and play shows. We’re pretty disconnected from MTV or the radio or whatever. We don’t know how much we’re out there until people tell us. So for us, nothing’s super changed. We play bigger venues now, but other than that it’s still us getting out there and playing. I feel like we’re all the same dudes. It hasn’t been too bad of an adjustment for us. It’s nice to have a little bit of security, financially and mentally, for a while. That’s the only thing that’s changed (laughs).


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