Recently (OK, a month or two ago), I gave the guys of tHrOnE an interview to fill out and send back to me. To my suprise, they sent it back! Here's what they had to say:
LIVE WIRE: You guys looking forward to getting back on the road?
DEREK: Yes, touring is so great after releasing a new record. It's really exciting to get it out there to new people.
JUSTIN: Honestly, being on the road feels like home to me! It's soooo great to be able to get our music out there.
CASEY (CES): We are so psyched to be on the road. We would do this forever if we could.
LIVE WIRE: What was it like working with Good Charlotte's Billy Martin {He produced several songs on "Balladry" -ED.}?
DEREK: It was great chemistry. We have the same background in music, but he really helped us with an outside ear. He is just such a genuinely good person, I can't say enough good things about Billy.
JUSTIN: He is amazing! We love working with him and look forward to doing it again.
CES: It was great. He is one of the nicest people I have ever met in this industry, and we all work together so well.
LIVE WIRE:You recently played a show with N.E.R.D and Fountains of Wayne. How was that?
DEREK: It was an interesting show...not exactly our crowd, but we went over really well.
JUSTIN: N.E.R.D was really cool. It was a fun show.
CES: It was a fun show. Our band is pretty different than both of those, but it's cool to play for people you don't normally play for.
LIVE WIRE:Any venues you are looking forward to playing?
DEREK: I can't wait to get back to the Paradise club in Boston, or the Downtown in Long Island. I love those places.
JUSTIN: I'm looking forward to Soma in San Diego, CA. Everyone says it's an awesome place for a live show!
CES: I am looking forward to playing some of the clubs in the East Bay area. But as far as the East Coast, I would love to play the downtown in NY.
LIVE WIRE: What was the last concert (not your own) that you've been to?
DEREK: We all had a day off on the tour in Boston, and got a chance to see Muse from the U.K. They are AMAZING. And they play arena shows where they're from, so it was so cool to see them in a 500 capacity club.
JUSTIN: I can't even begin to say how good they are live....haha, so I won't!
CES: It was such an incredible show.
LIVE WIRE: What are you guys listening to on the road?
DEREK: The Dissociatives, Muse, AFI, Mew, "Axel F"!
CES: Lots of the Dissociatives, AFI, Bush, Silverchair, Muse, all kinds of goodness.
LIVE WIRE: Where, musically, do you see yourselves going in the next few years?
DEREK: Hopefully more all over the place, while still keeping our sound. Heavier, softer, faster, slower, more melodic, and more trashy. Everything!
JUSTIN: I think we will definatly challenge ourselves musically..probably get more technical and experiment a bit more.
CES: It's hard to say where we see ourselves going, but each record we have recorded has been a little different than thelast. So hopefully we will just get better and better in the future.
LIVE WIRE: Are there any dream collaborations you like to do?
DEREK: hmmm...I'd love to do a tour with AFI. Or do a solo project with Daniel Johns. {The front man of the aussie rock band Silverchair for you uninformed ones - ED.}
JUSTIN: Besides the ones Derek and Ces mention, I would like to do something with Tom Petty, because we all have so much respect for him.
CES: I would love to do something with Dave Grohl or Davey Havok. That would be a dream come true!
LIVE WIRE: Is there any hoetown bands you like to let us know about?
DEREK: Haha, well, I don't think many bands from Conneticut really like us....but Monty's Fan Club from Rhode Island is close enough, right??
JUSTIN: We love those guys.
CES: They're an awesome band, shout outs to them!
LIVE WIRE: What bands would you most like to tour with?
DEREK: AFI, or Silverchair.
CES: I would love to tour with AFI.
LIVE WIRE: You guys have quite a few songs to your name. Which ones are your favorite to preform?
DEREK: "Beg for Change", "Loner", "Brave", and "Drama Queen".
JUSTIN: I really like playing "Loner" and "Drama Queen".
CES: My personal faves as of now are "Loner" and "Mercy Me". But it always changes.
LIVE WIRE: Any interesting tour stories you'd like to share?
DEREK: Haha, yeah, I'll let Ces tell you about a funny one!
JUSTIN: Haha, nothing I could say would come close to Ces's story!!
CES: Yeah....this sucked, but in New Orleans I got arrested for peeing on the side of the street. Me and Munky (out tour manager) ended up being inmates for a night. We hate New Orleans.
LIVE WIRE: Got any shout outs you'd like to make?
DEREK: Yeah, "shout outs" to our street teamers!
CES: To any one of our fans or anyone who supports us, thank you! And to our amazing street team!