MASTEDONIA

Interviews

Interviewer: Miranda
Time Period: June 8th, 2003
Thanks To: Taylor

*The questions we have here may differ slightly from the originals, because the questions were accidentally lost, and we had to go by Taylor's answers to figure out what the originals were.*

Q: How have you been enjoying the tour so far? What do you think has been the hardest thing, and the best?

A: touring has been amazing. we have played some incredible shows, met tons of rad fans, and seen some wild shit. its tough to be away from loved ones and a sense of privacy or relaxation. i cant speak for all my mates, but im having a great time out here & looking forward to lallapaloooza.

Q: Many fans have been saying that the album sounds very different from the live show. I know that all bands sound different live, but does Rooney have two "sounds" that you are trying to mesh together in one, or are there two different ones altogether?

A: everybody sounds different live. many of the fans who have made that claim are people that had been seeing us live for months or years before the record was out. in many cases they had heard us playing in a shitty sounding room with a local soundman who didn't know our songs and no soundcheck. they were used to hearing something exremely raw sounding. these days the live show is a bit more polished.

Q: What is a typical day on tour like on the day of a show?

A: there is very little time to see cities. we like to sleep pretty late cause we have to use so much energy at night! by the time we get up and get dressed and grab a bite to eat we then have to soundcheck. that is usually followed by interviews and then some dinner. then we relax for a while, do some stretching and singing warmups and huddle up for our pep talk.

Q: Do you get a chance to travel around the cities you're playing in, or is all time spent traveling?

A: its up to our tour manager who plans the travelling. its quite inconsistent...sometimes is a great city, but often its the middle of nowhere.

Q: Being on tour together equals spending a lot of time together, and I was wondering, if you have arguments, and can't take them on stage, what do you do to resolve things?

A: all bands have to travel together, thats just the nature of it. we love eachother and we dont argue too much. there have been a few instances of pre-show arguing and it felt terrible and we always talked it over the next day.