KRASHCITY Magazine Issue 10

KCM: *Laughs* (Cue intermission on settling on a menu) haha. *10 minutes later* KCM: Right. So, let's continue on with this before I lose track *laughs* Ok, so I was on your website, and saw a video of the band playing the acoustic version of "Sorry" and I just love acoustic, so is this completed?

Jonny: Yeah, it's done. it's just not mixed. We are actually waiting for the call of when we are mixing, but we definitely recorded it, and we had so much fun. We just did it in like a day and a half in Chicago at Johnny Kay who he did the first couple Disturbed records and he just has this amazing building that used to be an Al Capone building in Chicago and just all tricked out for recording, so we did it there with Dan from Disturbed and wow! we just had a blast. We brought in a twelve string acoustic, we brought in a Mandolin, we brought in just tons of acoustic things. I don't know if any of that will make the final mix, but we had a blast doing it.

KCM: I'm sure it will be great. it's a great song and what I've heard so far from the acoustic version, I was like "Oh this is awesome". But, what made you chose that particular song?

Jonny: Cool. Well it's our current single, so it just makes sense, and it sounds so good with acoustic.

Like we basically traveled all over America last year playing that song at radio stations on the acoustic guitar, so we just decided it would make sense and actually do a recorded version.

KCM: What is your favorite thing AND least favorite about being on the road?

Jonny: Most favorite thing is the shows and the audiences and just hearing....actually after the shows is pretty awesome. We get to hear stories from people from all over the place that connected with our music. Like I can't even talk about it. Like I almost had a breakdown last night at our show with this one story a woman told me at the merch table. She said that her ex husband ummm..drowned her two kids, and then shot himself and that she somehow made it through it and he didn't...uhh..he didn't kill her. And she basically told me that our music is keeping her alive right now cause she's missing..missing her kids so much and it was just the most horrific story I have ever heard, but at the same time for me, it was just so emotional and overwhelming to have somebody say that about your music so I almost lost it, I'm almost in tears right now.

KCM: That's deep. That's really deep. I mean when people tell me things , like personal things..I get really uncomfortable and don't know what to really say, so I can't possibly imagine what that was like for you, but on the other hand being told something like that about your music is just such a big, huge compliment.

Jonny: It is..it is. I was just taken back and to get back to your statement on that, there's nothing in the world like hearing something like that about or music and it's not the first time that somebody has told us about our songs helping people get through this and that and trying and whatnot. it's helped a lot of people in a lot of different ways and different situations, so we get to hear those stories first-hand when we tour, so definitely my favorite thing about touring.

KCM: That's pretty amazing. It really is. I'm pretty sure I have asked people that question before, but never ever have I received an answer like that. That's just seriously mind-blowing. It tears at the heart strings for sure. Now, you're least favorite thing about being on the road.

Jonny: My least favorite thing is probably the infrequency of showers. I mean just like feeling rushed. Every time you wake up, there's not a lot of downtime, you're rushed you know you're like "Oh my God the show, is soon. This is crazy, I haven't showered in three days. I slept in my clothes last night" You get used to it though. it's not really THAT bad, it's just..it's just something. but I do like to shower *laughs* I enjoy a good shower.

KCM: *Laughs* Nice. Ok, I'm going to ask you to name five uses of a stapler, without the staples in it.

Jonny: Ok. *laughs* Alright, I've got this. What are we doing now?