Post by Heather on Mar 18, 2010 18:05:11 GMT -5
Sum 41 Interview: SXSW 2010
How did your band form?
We started in tenth grade in high-school, we were the only ones in school who really played any instruments. I hated everyone in my school and they hated me so I radiated towards the musicians... we became Sum 41.
What are your musical influences?
I always believe everything you listen to always comes out. If there's bad music on I try to turn it off quick before it seeps into my subconscious. I'll be like, "OK, turn that off. I can't let it seep into my brain."
How did you come up with your band name?
Back in tenth grade, we just thought it sounded cool. I came up with the word Sum and it was the 41st day of summer when we decided to start a band.
What's your biggest vice?
I would probably say music -- it's been the cause of everything good and bad in my life. It's the one thing I couldn't quit.
What's in your festival survival kit?
My guitar and some booze -- that's it.
Who was your first celeb crush?
I guess it would have to be my ex-wife [Avril Lavigne].
What's your musical guilty pleasure?
I wouldn't call it guilty, but unexpected: I'm probably one of the biggest Frank Sinatra fans. I listen to him all day. I just got a new car, but in my old car I had satellite radio and there was an all-Sinatra station called Seriously Sinatra. I'd listen to it all the time.
Beatles or Stones?
Well, those are the other two that take up the rest of my day. Now, for the past few years, I've been listening more to the Stones but I spent a good twenty years listening to the Beatles.
What's the craziest thing you've seen or experienced while on tour?
I'd say being in the Congo and about to be killed. We were in a war and had to run from AK-47s. We were bombed and shot at and made it out alive.
How did your band form?
We started in tenth grade in high-school, we were the only ones in school who really played any instruments. I hated everyone in my school and they hated me so I radiated towards the musicians... we became Sum 41.
What are your musical influences?
I always believe everything you listen to always comes out. If there's bad music on I try to turn it off quick before it seeps into my subconscious. I'll be like, "OK, turn that off. I can't let it seep into my brain."
How did you come up with your band name?
Back in tenth grade, we just thought it sounded cool. I came up with the word Sum and it was the 41st day of summer when we decided to start a band.
What's your biggest vice?
I would probably say music -- it's been the cause of everything good and bad in my life. It's the one thing I couldn't quit.
What's in your festival survival kit?
My guitar and some booze -- that's it.
Who was your first celeb crush?
I guess it would have to be my ex-wife [Avril Lavigne].
What's your musical guilty pleasure?
I wouldn't call it guilty, but unexpected: I'm probably one of the biggest Frank Sinatra fans. I listen to him all day. I just got a new car, but in my old car I had satellite radio and there was an all-Sinatra station called Seriously Sinatra. I'd listen to it all the time.
Beatles or Stones?
Well, those are the other two that take up the rest of my day. Now, for the past few years, I've been listening more to the Stones but I spent a good twenty years listening to the Beatles.
What's the craziest thing you've seen or experienced while on tour?
I'd say being in the Congo and about to be killed. We were in a war and had to run from AK-47s. We were bombed and shot at and made it out alive.