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Interview

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1.  What was your first musical project?

My first project was a band called Beside Myself. It was this guy named Ziggy, and my friend Todd. And that was the first time I wrote music. It was the first band I was singing in and writing in, and actually toured. We did a bunch of tours up the west coast, and east from here.

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2.  What was the hardest thing about getting started in playing music?

No one in my family really played music, so growing up there wasn’t much encouragement. I remember my dad asking me when I was a kid, “what do you wanna do with your life?” I was getting closer to being done with high school, and I was like, “well, I want to play music.” He kind of just shot that down because my dad was super supportive of everything, but I just don’t think he understood how that would be a possibility. Just that – figuring out how to do it, not knowing how to do it, and just having to dive in.

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3.  Of all the places music has taken you, which was your favorite?

Definitely Europe. Just all over Europe. Berlin, if I had to pick a city.

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4.  What is it that you REVOLT against with your music?

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5.  When you write a song, do you write for a specific project, or do you just write and decide who the song goes to later?

For instance, I’m in a band with my partner, Jackie. Sometimes I’ll write something and show it to her. I’ll be like, “do you like this?” and she’ll say yes or no. If she says yes, we’ll use it for Hey, Chels. A lot of times, I’ll be like, “Ok I’m going to make this record now,” so I’ll be writing for that specific thing.

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6.  What’s something music helped you get through?

Lots of things. Writing music, you’re going through whatever you’re going through. You’re going through a break-up, a big change in your life, or if you’re super depressed, and you’re going through a lull like that, then music is therapy in a sense. You get those thoughts and feelings out, and then you go play, and share that with other people. That’s really cool. I think that’s one of the hugest things about music to me; being able to do that. 

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7.  What’s something you’re excited about for each project?

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8.  You have a show at Casbah coming up, right?

We do. Actually, next Thursday, September 2nd. For my solo project, it’ll be the first time we play all these songs live with a full band.

More Info:  Western Settings // Hey, Chels // Ricky