“A couple of years ago there was a huge wildfire where I live and my family had to evacuate. It was almost a week before we could come back home. All we could do was worry and wonder if there’d be anything left when we went back home, if all of our memories had been destroyed. Or somehow something, or even everything had...
Her- “We are both musicians so I think we might connect to music and think about it in a different way than a lot of people. Blake has been an artist that’s inspired me since I was a kid. I grew up listening to his music and he’s still, obviously very much relevant today. When I think of his songs it takes me back to my...
“Growing up, they never fought or argued, and never let on that there was anything wrong. So when my parents sat my brothers and me down to tell us that they were getting a divorce, it was like they were speaking to me in foreign language. I was shocked, so surprised. I was angry, sad, I just couldn’t believe it. For 18 years...
“There are so many people who have inspired me throughout my career. I’ve been able to work with many of my heroes like Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell and Merle Haggard to name a few. But I’d have to say that what made me try to do this music thing was my dad and his friends, playing all kinds of music, right in my own...
“I’ve liked Lord Huron’s Music for a while. I think I was originally drawn to it because of the way they blend folk and alt. rock to create a unique sound. I also like the themes of adventure and journey incorporated into the songs, and their approach of telling a story throughout the album. But it was just before the...
“When I heard Angels and Airwaves’ first single, “The Adventure” from their debut album in 2006 I was instantly hooked. The music was soaring and majestic, the lyrics were positive, heartfelt and full of hope. When Tom Delonge’s former band, Blink 182 went on hiatus he gathered extremely talented musicians...
I love Tool because you can feel their music in your gut. I turn to their songs when I need something to let out all the negativity I’m bombarded with everyday. The unwanted drama, hurtful conflicts, political news, social media bullshit and toxic relationships. I tend to internalize all these experiences. Listening to Tool allows...
“When I was younger I was really into kind of depressing music. I mean, I was probably depressed on some level so I felt like I could relate to it. But when I heard Tool for the first time there was just no going back. I’d never had music make me feel the way Tool did. As I got deeper and deeper into it and started digesting...
“I live and work in the Middle East and schedule my vacations around upcoming concerts here in the U.S.. Shinedown is my favorite band especially live, and I’ve seen them on tour in support of every album they’ve released. My girlfriend is from Jordan and hasn’t been to exposed to much American rock music. I...
“The teenage years are a tough time for a lot of people. For me they were difficult because of the issues I had with social anxiety. I didn’t have many friends, so music was the only thing I had to get me through. Well, music and self-harm. I turned to cutting and burning myself as a way to escape my extreme feelings of...