Q: What bands did you grow up listening
to?
A: Bon Jovi, Nirvana, Johnny Cash (Old
country in general)
Q: Which one have you drawn from musically?
A: Johnny Cash
Q: A lot of people say that we get a 2nd
chance at life. With your accident, do you feel that you are on your second chance at life? If so, how has your life changed?
A: Yes, I do. I was young and a little
reckless. I was trying to impress some girls and had some moonshine, then crashed my car. When I was in the hospital I flat-lined
and was pronounced dead at the age of 19. The next day I woke up and asked what happened, I thought I was dreaming. I left
the hospital and within hours was at work. I then realized that I needed a drastic change in my life and here I am now.
Q: A lot of the song titles seem to revolve
around your accident, was that the idea or did it just happen that way?
A: Both, some songs are about the situation
and some are not. Basically it was two guys [Jeff Johnson] writing together and meshing well. Some of the songs are my experience
and some are based on his.
Q: With 2 songs going on the new NASCAR
2009 and the one of them being the official theme for WWE Summerslam, are you afraid of getting your name out there to much
to fast and spreading yourselves too thin?
A: That’s a good question. I think
that it is more overwhelming. We are just going with the flow. Going out every night and playing with the same intensity that
we always do. We want to give 100% each and every set. We don’t let it go to our heads and we enjoy every show.
Q: Personally, what is your favorite track
of the new album?
A: “Next To Me” the closing
track to the album.
Q: Are there special rituals that you go
though before you hit the stage? (like standing on your head for 3 minutes in a corner)
A: Vocal warm-ups, collect my thoughts,
breathing exercises…..my own personal Zen time.
Q: Which one is the craziest?
A: We are more Gym guys and not the partying
type. We do have a beer or 2 every once in a while and try to catch a set or 2 with the bands we are on tour with, but after
we head to the merch booth and chill with fans we have to pack up and head to the next city we are playing in.
Q: Does songwriter/producer Jeff Johnson
go out on tour with you guys from time to time?
A: No he doesn’t come on tour with
us. He was going to be the original guitarist but it didn’t work out that way. He is currently in Canada
writing with another band.
Q: Are you guys involved with the internet
at all? Like the website or your myspace page? Do you run them yourselves?
A: Yes we are. We get on and do the blogs
on myspace. Dave has that job. We all have different jobs while on tour to get some things done. We all get on and chat with
friends and if a message is directed towards someone that person will get on and respond to it.
Q: What’s in your CD player or iPod
right now?
A: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Rancid
Q: Anything else you would like to say?
A: We just go out and give a 100% each
and every night. Of course no 2 shows are the same, it depends on the type of energy we are feeding off of from the fans.
Some shows the crowd knows this track and at another show they might be responding a different song more. We show up early
to shows, don’t step on any ones toes and whether there is 5 people of 5000 people we give that 100%.
Q:
Okay, this is the last one and I always finish it up with this one. If you can share the stage with anyone ever….who
would it be and why?
A: personally it would be Johnny Cash. He was the inspiration for the name of the band. I was sitting in my room playing
my guitar and I looked up at my Cash poster and though that I was looking at a black stare.
