Musicians don’t respect a lot of the stuff that is on TRL and a lot of musicians think that stuff on the radio is not good musically so when musicians say that they like us it obviously feels good.
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Musicians don’t respect a lot of the stuff that is on TRL and a lot of musicians think that stuff on the radio is not good musically so when musicians say that they like us it obviously feels good.
ADAM RICHWe knew that we wanted to play heavy music but I hadn’t gotten into melody and things like that.
ADAM RICHThat was our first major tour and we got a chance to play in front of like 5000 people every day so it was like a Rock and Roll boot camp for us really
ADAM RICHWhether you like another bands music or not you never know who is going to take you out on tour or who you are going to be friends with and that is just something that is important to us.
ADAM RICHSo you have to just be really careful and make sure that when a deal comes along, that it’s like the right deal for you… not necessarily the most money, because you have to pay the record label that back in like record sales and stuff.
ADAM RICHI think that every band tries to mature their sound through their existence, you know?
ADAM RICHWe really try to make sure that the band writes the songs, not just one person.
ADAM RICHWe’re definitely not a metal band, but we’re a band that focuses on meaningful lyrics and melody.
ADAM RICHYou have to make sure that your assets and your back is protected before you make any big decisions.
ADAM RICHBeing on Ozzfest has been a great way for us to break out and show metal fans that we have a heavy side.
ADAM RICHA lot of big labels will just sign bands like a write off.
ADAM RICHI really didn’t think about song writing.
ADAM RICHActually, we got signed in November of 2000 with Dreamworks which is the most amazing label.
ADAM RICHBeing a new band, I just can’t think of a better way to get your name out to all of the Hard-Rock crowd than playing with twenty of the biggest Hard-Rock bands in the world.
ADAM RICHWe learned a lot and made a lot of good friends.
ADAM RICHLyrically we tried to just not be the same as a lot of the other crap that is out there right now.
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