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- [Amy] Nobody could
have ever foreseen
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where we would be in 2020.
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- [Troy] God, there
was just so much
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that was supposed to
happen this year, you know?
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We had a lot going on.
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We had a really cool
tour planned for Europe.
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- [Will] I think, in a
way, the pandemic happening
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really makes us appreciate
what we have more.
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Being able to get together
and make music together
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is a release.
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- [Amy] It's bizarre how
weird this time has become.
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- [Tim] Any solid plans we
had at the end of last year,
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you know, everything was
just kinda up in the air.
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Like, what are we
supposed to do?
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- [Jen] You know, I think
what we all learned this year
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is how to adapt, how
to adjust ourselves
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to what's going on in the world.
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- [Amy] There was a
lot of good groundwork
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that set us up to
be in this place
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to make this album, finally.
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(dynamic music)
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♪ Three two one zero
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(hard rock music)
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♪ There is no way
back this time ♪
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♪ What is real and what is not
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♪ Oh
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♪ Survival hurts
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- [Amy] So much has changed
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since we made a full
new album as a band.
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I remember, at one point, we
had a little tour in Canada,
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and, at the end, nobody
really had anything going on,
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so I was like, "Hey,
let's stay a week,
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find an Airbnb in the woods,"
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and, oh man, did we.
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So good.
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And we were just really way up.
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I had to drive way out
into the middle of nowhere
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and just camped out in
the woods, set up a rig,
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and like, wrote music together.
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I am so grateful.
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It wasn't foresight, 'cause
nobody could have ever foreseen
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where we would be in 2020,
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but I'm really grateful
that we made time
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when we didn't have to, (laughs)
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that we could be together
and just jam in a room
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and be creative and
get into that zone
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intermittently throughout 2019
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so that we had this
big pile, already,
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of material to work off
of when we got here,
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and we have had to spend
so much of this year apart.
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The last concert that we
went to go play (laughs)
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was in Mexico City for Knotfest,
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and it was one of those
things, it was a one-off.
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It was like, the day
after Thanksgiving
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was the day we all had to fly.
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- It was a bad ending
to a great year.
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It was a heavy festival.
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There was a lot of
heavy bands playing,
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and the barricades
started failing.
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- It was just this really,
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like, almost out of a bad
movie kinda situation,
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and somewhat comical
and somewhat comical,
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and the seriousness of
it and the gravity of it.
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- The band that played
before us, Behemoth,
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I went up on their side
stage and was just watching
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because I thought that
their get up was fun.
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Like, their Halloween looking
costumes and their masks,
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just standing there watching it.
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I bolted back to
the dressing room
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and our security guard, Richie,
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he's just like, "Oh, they
got problems up there."
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Like, what are
you talking about?
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And it turns out that
the crowd got all rowdy
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during Behemoth's set.
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- The barricades weren't secure,
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and it was this crazy thing
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where we were
sitting back there,
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hoping that they would fix it,
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hoping it will be
able to be fixed.
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It just wasn't something
that could happen.
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And a safety call had to be
made about, okay, you know,
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the last two bands can't go on.
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Hey guys, Mexico City, we
are so, so disappointed
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that we didn't get our chance
to play for you tonight
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at Knotfest.
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The last couple bands
didn't get to play
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because of a safety issue.
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I've never really been
in that situation before
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where we really
were feeling like,
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Oh no, this is all going wrong,
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and it's kind of
out of our control.
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It was the saddest
thing, driving away,
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seeing our beautiful
set, all ready to go.
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The piano's in the middle
of the stage, (laughs) like,
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I've never even seen that before
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with just, thousands
of people lined up,
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waiting to see us play,
and having to leave it.
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The only thing that could
have been worse is if,
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later in the night, they
burned our set to the ground,
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which they did.
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- A lot of people got on stage,
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and the first thing they
went for was the drum kit,
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and they just annihilated
Will's drum kit.
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- [Will] Like, we're
getting out of there,
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and I get back to the hotel,
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and, you know, my drum
tech's still down there,
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and he says, "You gotta
turn on the news."
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I turn on the news, and
there's my drum kit on fire.
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You know, being completely
burned to the ground,
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you know, like a bonfire.
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And I was like,
"Wow, man," you know?
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It was really weird, man,
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and it wasn't that
many of them, you know?
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It was less people
than you would think
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that had really kinda
caused that destruction.
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I mean, people had
broken the barricade
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and there were thousands
of people running around,
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but the people that
really did that,
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it was a small group
and it's unfortunate
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'cause it, you know,
made 'em all look bad.
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Looking back on it was kinda,
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"Man, that really just sort of,
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kinda summed up
2020 right there,
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watching my drum kit
burn up, you know?"
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And basically just
watched everything
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that was supposed to happen
in 2020 go up in smoke.
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- I think, when something
like that happens,
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you're in such a
hectic struggle,
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just trying to go
through that now,
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whatever life throws
at you in that moment,
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that it takes a
little bit of time,
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and I think, for me, personally,
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it was at the airport
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when we've been waiting
for our gate to open
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when everybody was
kinda like, in that mood
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halfway through being in
shock, but also giggling.
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I mean, that was not our fans.
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Our fans would
never do that to us,
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so it was just a situation
that created this energy,
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and it was just,
unfortunately, us. (chuckles)
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- So, we came back, and it
was time to do the video
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for the chain.
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♪ And if you don't love me now
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♪ You will never love me again
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♪ I can still hear you
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I just went, "Hey,
that's it," you know?
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We're just gonna
pour this into that,
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make this, put it into
the video somehow.
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We had totally lit the
drum kit on fire for fun,
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and, you know, took
that back. (laughs)
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I think there's always a way
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to take the situation
you're given
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and make something out of
it, go with it, use it.
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We've had to do that more,
and more, and more this year.
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That mentality had to
carry over into this year
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where then, we went
into the studio.
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We hadn't locked down yet. It
wasn't COVID in the US yet.
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And we were able to record
these first four songs,
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and that went really great.
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We had such a wonderful
creative connection with Nick
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that we decided we really
did want to continue with him
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for the rest of the record.
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The fact that I've been able
to be here, with Nick here,
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and we've had the
ability to work
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amidst the craziness
of having to wait weeks
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before being
together, sometimes,
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because somebody's, you know,
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come in contact with somebody
and needs to quarantine.
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Even to be together in a way
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where we can be across
the room and mask up,
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but I never have had
to be in a situation
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where I either had
to get on a plane
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to continue this process.
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It didn't even need
to be that way for me.
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It was more to get the guys
in here after lockdown.
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- [Nick] We recorded a few
songs, January and February,
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and then I was
mixing them in March,
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and then things started to get
really weird all of a sudden,
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so we stopped.
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I think it was right
around the time we stopped
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it was kinda like, "Whoa,
this is getting serious."
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And then, you know, over the
course of the next few months,
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we just kinda kept in touch
and watch things develop
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and got to a point
where we felt like
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it would be safe if we kept
the studio really tight
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and cleaned it all the
time and stuff like that,
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that we would be able
to continue working.
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- We had our first four songs.
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We had "Wasted on You",
"The Game is Over",
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"Use My Voice", and "Yeah Right"
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recorded from our first batch,
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and even finishing it,
we weren't quite done
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when we really
needed to separate,
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and then I got a sore throat.
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It wasn't COVID.
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We needed to still record some
background vocals and stuff,
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but Nick and I couldn't
get together, just in case.
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And I remember coming up here,
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and he brought the mic and
the preamp and the compressor
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into the parking lot,
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and laid it out, like,
on the ground for me,
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and was explaining (laughs)
like, across the parking lot.
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He's like, "I set
this knob already.
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You do this and this and this.
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Plug this in here,"
and like, whatever.
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And then, you know, recorded
the end of that remotely,
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and mixing remotely
is no big deal,
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so it was just like this
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we're not gonna let
anything stop us feeling,
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even from then.
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- The cool thing about this band
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is that there's a
certain resiliency
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to what we were doing,
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and I think that came
from a few places.
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It came from that
we really believed
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in the music that
we were creating,
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and it came from
really good management
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that just was determined to
not let this thing put us down.
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- We were just about to release,
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It was gonna be "Use My
Voice" for the first song,
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and we were about
to release that,
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and we were working on
the video idea for that,
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and we were about
to go on our tour,
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and then it was like,
none of that's happening.
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And suddenly, the
feeling of "Use My Voice"
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doesn't fit right now.
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What do we do?
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And it was really that
there was this choice
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whether we were gonna
either just wait it out
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and just hold on
and do it our way
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and not go with
the flow of things,
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or use it and go, "Hey, let's
look at what we have here."
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We picked another song
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that fit really, really
well for the moment
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with lines in it that
picked up a new meaning
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all of a sudden, where
we were all locked down,
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frozen in time and waiting
for a miracle. (laughs)
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♪ Wasted on you
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♪ Waiting for a miracle
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♪ I can't move on
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♪ Feels like we're
frozen in time ♪
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♪ I'm wasted on you
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♪ Just pass me
the bitter truth ♪
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I have been really
fueled, in a way,
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by needing to think
about ideas in a new way
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and having to find a new
way out of the problem.
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My fans know that
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I'm a big fan of Legend
of Zelda. (chuckles)
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Well, a big part of why
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is because it's about
the problem solving.
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It's like, find your
way out of the room.
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A lot of this year
has been like that.
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Like, you have to
solve the puzzle,
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and when you do, the
satisfaction is so great
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because you really
had to work for it.
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On a different level
where emotions are high,
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you know, and anxiety is
real, and just all of it,
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it's been such a ray of light
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to have our music for
ourselves and for our fans.
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It's felt good to be
able to put it out there
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and just not be a piece
of bad news (laughs)
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amongst so much bad news,
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but I think that, on
a real serious note,
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there's a lot of hope,
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and music, hopefully, you
know, shines that hope
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and that idea that when we
can be honest, truly honest,
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be broken, and not be afraid
to be that, connect in that,
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then we can start to
climb out together,
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and there is a way through this,
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and there is a light at
the end of the tunnel
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because we really aren't alone,
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even though, physically, we
have been so much in this year.
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- [Tim] I talked
to Amy about it,
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Well, we all we all
did, on a Zoom call,
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and she was like, "Hey guys,
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we have to get this record done,
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and we have to get
together to do it."
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Okay, well, how are
we gonna do that
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and make sure it's safe?
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- And it was kinda like,
how do we, you know,
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Okay, how do we get everybody
from their own states,
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and Jen, who lives in Germany,
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how do we get everybody
back to Nashville?
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And, you know, there
were lots of ideas.
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One of those ideas
was to, you know,
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let's rent a tour bus and
park it in the parking lot,
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and we can just have the
band stay on the bus,
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and, that way, they can
just walk from the bus
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into the studio, and
nobody has to be here.
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- Amy's top priority
was making sure
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that everybody was
safe and taken care of.
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And so, she sent tour buses
to everybody, individually,
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to take us from our
homes to Nashville.
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- We all got tested.
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We tried to be as
careful as possible.
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It was a real bummer that
we couldn't get Jen here.
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She's stuck in Europe,
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and, you know, at the
time, there were no flights
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coming from over there,
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so she couldn't have got
here if she wanted to.
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- I love Amy and
I love the guys,
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and just being apart
from them for so long,
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especially because we left
Nashville in February,
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and everybody went like,
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"Okay, padi padi pa,
see you next time,"
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so nobody knew that
this was coming,
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and that this was
happening in 2020.
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And what was really the
toughest part of this year
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while working on this album
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was for me to know that they
are able to hang out together
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and I couldn't even make
it into the country.
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That was hard.
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♪ Stand in the
front but shut up ♪
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♪ 'Til I tell you to go
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♪ And don't get
caught up in pretend ♪
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♪ 'Cause you're not in control
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(Amy laughs)
- [Nick] Hey!
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- (laughing) Hi. We're back!
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- [Nick] So, where
are we right now?
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- [Amy] We are at Rock Falcon.
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The epic, legendary Rock Falcon,
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coming out of our holes
for the first time
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in a very long time
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to get together and
finish this thing.
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(hard rock plays)
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- [Will] This is such a positive
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and blessed thing
to happen for us,
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to be able to come and do this.
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To be able to come in now and
do this and finish this record
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has given it an urgency
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that I don't think that we
would have had any other way.
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- We had to be apart
for a few months
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after the first four
songs were recorded,
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and then, it was like,
super, super locked down.
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Got the buses for the guys,
we got to get back together,
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and we were hungry for it.
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I'd just gotten to a point
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where I couldn't do it
alone anymore, you know?
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I'd gotten as far as I
could get to on my own.
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We just needed to be together.
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We got here, and
there was a new spark.
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There was a new
passion and energy
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and appreciation for the ability
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to be here in the first place.
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The guys were here, just
camped out for like,
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I think it was six weeks.
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And, you know, knowing that
we would have to go back apart
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and potentially not get back
together again for the album,
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we had to cram it all in,
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so it was like, we didn't
have all the songs written,
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so it started with a
writing session happening
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during the pre-production phase,
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which, especially with Nick,
always yields something,
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always yields something cool.
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I think the coolest one
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that came out of
that pre-pro moment
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was "Better Without You".
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We all love that song,
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and it's cool when you
can really see something
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take shape together, 'cause
that's often not the case.
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Like, I'll come
up with something
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or if something
comes from somewhere,
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and then, there you go.
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But having that time to
be in the creative zone,
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and jam in here, and
just play in the room,
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kinda like a show, but
focused in a creative way,
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and then to take it in
there and start going for it
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and laying tracks
down, oh, felt so good.
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Just a little piece
of something normal
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in a time where
nothing feels like
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it will ever be normal
again felt great.
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And, you know, it's weird,
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but it felt good to be reminded
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that we're good at something,
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'cause it's hard
not to just feel
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like everything's too
hard (laughing) this year,
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and coming in here
and making music
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is somewhere where I am running,
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I am feet on the
ground, running,
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and it's like, "Oh yeah!
We're good at this!"
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Like, this is something
I know how to do,
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and I'm not failing at. (laughs)
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♪ As empires fall to pieces
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♪ Our ashes twisting
in the air ♪
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♪ It makes me smile
to know that ♪
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♪ I'm better without you
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- [Will] The whole atmosphere
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of what's going on in
the world right now
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has really lent itself to
what this record sounds like.
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And this, in my mind,
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you know, and I don't
wanna speak out of turn,
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but in my mind, this
is a very aggressive
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and heavy record
for Evanescence,
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and when I say heavy,
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I mean musically, it's
probably the heaviest thing
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that we've ever done
through and through,
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but also, lyrically,
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it's the most pointed
and timely lyrics
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that I think Amy's ever
written, in my opinion.
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- I had a moment,
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when we were mixing "Use
My Voice", actually,
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I just felt this
weight in my heart.
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Like, this conviction.
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We had to do more than
just write a protest song.
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We needed to do something
that could actually, you know,
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potentially inspire
people and move people
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and help to shine
light on truth,
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because lies have
just flooded our world
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and our country lately.
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♪ Go and take everything
and throw it away ♪
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♪ But I will use my voice
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♪ Oh
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We got to get together
for the video.
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That in itself was something
to be so excited for,
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and it was different.
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We had a medic onsite
taking temperatures
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and making sure
everybody was apart.
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Everybody was wearing
masks all the time.
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Also, just feeling like
this really awesome support
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came out of people that
I did and didn't know.
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Eric and his crew? Incredible.
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I mean, anytime you're gonna
get together like that,
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especially in that moment
when we were doing it,
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you know, there's a little
bit of risk involved.
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I mean, you could just
choose to not do it,
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but there was a lot of passion
from the creative team,
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and even all the
extras that we found
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who were willing to
be a part of the video
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wanted to be a part of it.
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Really wanted to. Wanted
to help make it happen.
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We were all in it like
this big group of people
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wanting to make this together,
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wanting to make this statement,
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that we stand for each
other and for truth,
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and against the lies,
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and against the
suppression and oppression.
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♪ But don't you speak for me
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♪ Oh
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♪ No don't you speak for me
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We shot here in Nashville
for the majority of it
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with Tim, and Troy,
and Will, and I,
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and a lot of the extras,
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and then Jen's shots
were done in Germany
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with another director
who was with her,
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matching the shots,
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you know, sending each
other pictures of things.
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- It kind of looks as
if we're all together,
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but we were not.
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I mean, I was in
Cologne, in Germany,
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but it's fascinating
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(laughing) what technology
can do these days.
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So, I'm like, "Whoa!"
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When I watched the
video I'm like,
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"I'm with Amy and the
guys! This is amazing!
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I'm so happy!"
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And it was interesting.
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We shot it on a day,
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I remember the weather
was really weird.
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Maybe the weather gods
were just on my side
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and they were like, "Yeah,
let's make it look exactly like
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Amy and the guys who recorded
it, and natural". (laughs)
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I don't know.
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- [Amy] It was just kind
of like this project
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where Eric really poured
himself into it big time.
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Eric knew the song
before it was finished,
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and has been along
for this journey.
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It's been really valuable to
me, more, and more, and more,
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to have other creatives,
friends, and artists in my life
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to just support.
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We support each other.
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We listen to each other's work,
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we read each other's stories,
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we talked to each other
and have conversations,
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and it only can inspire you
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and open your mind to different
perspectives, which is good.
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♪ We're gonna break
right through ♪
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♪ Like it or not
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(hard rock)
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♪ Whoa
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♪ If we can't talk about it
484
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♪ We'll just keep
drowning in it ♪
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♪ Give me credit or not
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♪ I give a lot give a lot
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♪ But don't you speak for me
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It's hard to know sometimes,
the best way to use your voice.
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It's not true that the online
world is the whole world.
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It's just not.
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We had to make, we have
to continue, you know,
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to say what's up, to
say where we stand
493
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on these hugely
important social issues,
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and we're already in such
a weak place as a world.
495
00:22:05,492 --> 00:22:07,594
Everybody's hurting,
people are sick,
496
00:22:07,594 --> 00:22:08,995
people have lost family members.
497
00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:11,163
That is all real,
498
00:22:11,163 --> 00:22:14,767
and to have a force that we're
supposed to be able to trust
499
00:22:14,767 --> 00:22:19,205
telling everybody that
it's fake, it just hurts.
500
00:22:19,205 --> 00:22:20,407
It really hurts.
501
00:22:20,407 --> 00:22:22,875
More people voted
than ever in history.
502
00:22:22,875 --> 00:22:25,978
I'm proud of that fact alone,
503
00:22:25,978 --> 00:22:27,980
and I do feel like we were
a teeny tiny part of it.
504
00:22:27,980 --> 00:22:30,417
So many people
were a part of it.
505
00:22:30,417 --> 00:22:31,884
I am proud of that.
506
00:22:31,884 --> 00:22:34,387
I'm proud that we
had that moment
507
00:22:34,387 --> 00:22:39,392
and chose to stand up,
and I know it's not over.
508
00:22:40,993 --> 00:22:42,529
- Music's that
bridge for people.
509
00:22:42,529 --> 00:22:45,898
We can create, we can write,
we can record this stuff,
510
00:22:45,898 --> 00:22:46,866
we can put it out.
511
00:22:49,001 --> 00:22:51,237
I mean, the goal is to
get the message out there
512
00:22:51,237 --> 00:22:52,939
and bring folks together.
513
00:22:52,939 --> 00:22:54,206
Definitely not to divide.
514
00:22:58,411 --> 00:23:00,246
- Are you guys sure it does
that climb in this song
515
00:23:00,246 --> 00:23:01,981
and it's not the other song?
516
00:23:01,981 --> 00:23:03,450
- It's this song.
517
00:23:03,450 --> 00:23:05,251
- It does that exact
climb into the bridge of,
518
00:23:05,251 --> 00:23:09,422
- [Tim] No, I think
it's, (plays bass)
519
00:23:09,422 --> 00:23:10,590
- I thought that's what it was.
520
00:23:10,590 --> 00:23:12,592
- Yeah, that's that other song.
521
00:23:12,592 --> 00:23:13,426
- What song is that?
522
00:23:13,426 --> 00:23:15,495
- [Troy] That was * Whoa
523
00:23:15,495 --> 00:23:16,596
That's "The Little
Mermaid" part.
524
00:23:16,596 --> 00:23:17,430
- [Tim] Oh, yeah!
525
00:23:17,430 --> 00:23:18,297
- Oh, yeah.
526
00:23:18,297 --> 00:23:20,433
Well, son of a bitch.
527
00:23:20,433 --> 00:23:25,271
("Feeding the Dark"
by Evanescence plays)
528
00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:38,250
♪ Do you remember
529
00:23:39,118 --> 00:23:44,123
♪ What made the scar
530
00:23:45,024 --> 00:23:49,962
♪ How deep will you cut
531
00:23:50,863 --> 00:23:55,868
♪ Seeking my heart
532
00:23:56,736 --> 00:24:01,741
♪ Seeking my heart
533
00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:07,680
♪ Well you know that
you can't hide ♪
534
00:24:08,848 --> 00:24:13,219
♪ And you know that
you can't lie ♪
535
00:24:14,420 --> 00:24:19,191
♪ 'Cause I know
all your secrets ♪
536
00:24:20,126 --> 00:24:23,863
♪ And I won't let you forget
537
00:24:31,203 --> 00:24:33,405
- [Nick] I think it's
fresh as fuck sounding.
538
00:24:33,405 --> 00:24:35,908
I think it's definitely
the heaviest record
539
00:24:35,908 --> 00:24:37,744
that they've ever made.
540
00:24:37,744 --> 00:24:41,413
I mean, Amy really, I
was surprised at times
541
00:24:41,413 --> 00:24:43,550
at how heavy she wanted to go
542
00:24:43,550 --> 00:24:45,317
on some of these songs
and some of the parts,
543
00:24:45,317 --> 00:24:47,019
some of the elements
within the songs,
544
00:24:47,019 --> 00:24:48,521
but actually not that surprised
545
00:24:48,521 --> 00:24:50,823
because she's a total rocker
and she loves heavy shit,
546
00:24:50,823 --> 00:24:52,058
and it's awesome.
547
00:24:52,058 --> 00:24:54,561
She loves that energy
and that power,
548
00:24:54,561 --> 00:24:56,428
and that's one of the fun
things about working with her.
549
00:24:56,428 --> 00:24:58,464
She's not afraid
to try anything.
550
00:24:58,464 --> 00:25:00,933
Now, us together,
we'll direct a song
551
00:25:00,933 --> 00:25:03,202
through, you know
all over the course.
552
00:25:03,202 --> 00:25:04,236
It's like a map, you know?
553
00:25:04,236 --> 00:25:05,672
It starts out over here,
554
00:25:05,672 --> 00:25:07,139
and then it's like driving
across the country.
555
00:25:07,139 --> 00:25:08,107
Hey, let's go down to here,
and let's go up to here,
556
00:25:08,107 --> 00:25:09,609
and let's go over to here,
557
00:25:09,609 --> 00:25:12,478
and we finally end up on
the east coast, you know?
558
00:25:12,478 --> 00:25:14,246
- [Amy] Nick is incredible.
559
00:25:15,147 --> 00:25:17,183
He is a partner.
560
00:25:17,183 --> 00:25:19,686
It's like he's absolutely
one of the band
561
00:25:19,686 --> 00:25:21,087
when we're working together,
562
00:25:21,087 --> 00:25:24,791
and we had that experience
last time in 2011,
563
00:25:24,791 --> 00:25:26,693
where we made our
self-titled album.
564
00:25:26,693 --> 00:25:30,262
It's self titled because
he put us in a place
565
00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:32,131
where it was like, oh, okay.
566
00:25:32,131 --> 00:25:34,300
We're a real band for
the first time. (laughs)
567
00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:37,269
With all the experience
and perspective
568
00:25:37,269 --> 00:25:41,140
and everything that we've
gained, and he has, too,
569
00:25:41,140 --> 00:25:43,309
You know, he's the
mixer now, as well.
570
00:25:43,309 --> 00:25:48,314
Just letting it be a place
where we can go in there
571
00:25:49,148 --> 00:25:50,750
and do it together.
572
00:25:50,750 --> 00:25:52,418
Like, I feel like we really,
573
00:25:53,285 --> 00:25:55,087
oftentimes, but not always,
574
00:25:55,087 --> 00:25:57,423
have a vision for
the same end goal,
575
00:25:57,423 --> 00:25:59,626
not all the little
pieces along the way,
576
00:25:59,626 --> 00:26:01,928
and that's what makes
a good collaboration.
577
00:26:01,928 --> 00:26:04,530
But for like, that
basic end goal,
578
00:26:04,530 --> 00:26:06,966
I feel like we
really get each other
579
00:26:06,966 --> 00:26:11,838
in a way that's super, super
productive and beautiful.
580
00:26:13,005 --> 00:26:17,009
("Take Cover" by
Evanescence plays)
581
00:26:21,313 --> 00:26:22,548
♪ After it all
582
00:26:22,548 --> 00:26:24,516
♪ Your ego your greed
583
00:26:24,516 --> 00:26:26,085
♪ You dug your grave
584
00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:31,090
♪ So come on inside
585
00:26:32,524 --> 00:26:34,426
♪ Rest in peace
586
00:26:34,426 --> 00:26:36,863
♪ Take cover
587
00:26:40,399 --> 00:26:44,203
- [Jen] He carries that
incredible positive drive
588
00:26:44,203 --> 00:26:48,675
and that energy that I have
hardly seen in producers so far.
589
00:26:48,675 --> 00:26:51,310
Like, he is the
utmost coolest guy.
590
00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:53,813
I step back a little bit,
observed how he's working,
591
00:26:53,813 --> 00:26:56,716
and he's got this amazing talent
592
00:26:56,716 --> 00:26:59,952
of understanding
and feeling music,
593
00:26:59,952 --> 00:27:02,689
and he's such a great energy
594
00:27:02,689 --> 00:27:04,924
and you feel so
comfortable around him,
595
00:27:04,924 --> 00:27:07,159
recording and contributing
596
00:27:07,159 --> 00:27:09,261
because he makes you
feel so welcomed,
597
00:27:09,261 --> 00:27:11,230
like all your ideas
are so welcomed,
598
00:27:11,230 --> 00:27:12,999
and he's such an amazing person.
599
00:27:12,999 --> 00:27:17,169
- [Tim] Nick is absolutely
my favorite rock producer.
600
00:27:17,169 --> 00:27:19,772
Like, hands down, the
dude is a mind reader.
601
00:27:19,772 --> 00:27:22,441
He gets it. He
understands the vibe.
602
00:27:22,441 --> 00:27:25,211
You show him something,
you show him an idea,
603
00:27:25,211 --> 00:27:26,645
he's already five steps ahead,
604
00:27:26,645 --> 00:27:28,247
he's already heard
the rest of the song
605
00:27:28,247 --> 00:27:30,582
that you're trying to write
before you've heard it.
606
00:27:30,582 --> 00:27:35,221
And he sits there and he
listens to what you're doing,
607
00:27:35,221 --> 00:27:37,489
and he computes it,
and he feels it,
608
00:27:37,489 --> 00:27:40,526
and he says, "Try this,
try that, try this."
609
00:27:40,526 --> 00:27:42,929
Most of the time, you try
that, and you try that,
610
00:27:42,929 --> 00:27:44,163
and you try this,
and you're like,
611
00:27:44,163 --> 00:27:45,664
"Holy shit, that's way better
612
00:27:45,664 --> 00:27:47,900
than what I thought
I was already doing."
613
00:27:47,900 --> 00:27:49,368
- Some producers,
614
00:27:49,368 --> 00:27:51,470
you bring something up
and they just blow you off
615
00:27:51,470 --> 00:27:53,539
because they have a specific way
616
00:27:53,539 --> 00:27:56,142
that they wanna do everything.
617
00:27:56,142 --> 00:27:58,945
Sometimes they want you to play
it through all their stuff.
618
00:27:58,945 --> 00:28:00,479
It's a bummer, you know?
619
00:28:00,479 --> 00:28:02,281
It's like, I've been working
on this tone my whole life,
620
00:28:02,281 --> 00:28:04,851
and you want me to
play through some amp
621
00:28:04,851 --> 00:28:06,318
I've never played through.
622
00:28:06,318 --> 00:28:10,823
Nick's always open to
ideas, ways of recording.
623
00:28:10,823 --> 00:28:15,227
It's more like having another
band member in the band.
624
00:28:15,227 --> 00:28:17,730
- [Will] Obviously, other
friends that work with him,
625
00:28:17,730 --> 00:28:19,598
and I'm real familiar
with what he had done
626
00:28:19,598 --> 00:28:21,801
with Alice In Chains in
"Black Gives Way to Blue",
627
00:28:21,801 --> 00:28:24,570
"Diamond eyes", and, you know,
obviously, The Foo Fighters,
628
00:28:24,570 --> 00:28:26,873
and then, you know, Rush,
629
00:28:26,873 --> 00:28:29,776
but I'd never met him, so
we came in and met the guy,
630
00:28:29,776 --> 00:28:32,378
and it was just like
this thing of like,
631
00:28:32,378 --> 00:28:34,280
you know, we're similar in age,
632
00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:38,184
and we really like a lot
of the same stuff, man.
633
00:28:38,184 --> 00:28:41,788
And just felt like
I was hanging out
634
00:28:41,788 --> 00:28:43,823
with one of my best buddies
635
00:28:43,823 --> 00:28:47,126
from high school and
beyond, you know?
636
00:28:47,126 --> 00:28:49,595
In my music scene,
you know, whatever.
637
00:28:49,595 --> 00:28:52,298
You know, mixed kind of guy.
You know, he likes to hang out.
638
00:28:52,298 --> 00:28:53,766
But he's also got a job to do,
639
00:28:53,766 --> 00:28:55,734
and he's really
good at doing that
640
00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:58,037
without it seeming like that's
what he's doing. (chuckles)
641
00:28:58,037 --> 00:29:00,139
- The band that she's
got backing her right now
642
00:29:00,139 --> 00:29:02,842
is truly a force to
be reckoned with.
643
00:29:02,842 --> 00:29:06,745
Those guys, and Jen
included. They're awesome.
644
00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:11,717
Will Hunt who is from
a different galaxy,
645
00:29:12,919 --> 00:29:15,654
made of a different
composition of DNA,
646
00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:21,660
was formed in the
millennia, many eons ago,
647
00:29:22,528 --> 00:29:23,729
and sits behind the drums
648
00:29:23,729 --> 00:29:25,965
and plays with that
nuclear energy.
649
00:29:25,965 --> 00:29:29,301
And Tim on the bass
is, I mean, he's great.
650
00:29:29,301 --> 00:29:30,636
They're all great!
They're all great.
651
00:29:30,636 --> 00:29:32,071
Troy's great, Jen's great.
652
00:29:32,071 --> 00:29:36,742
Her band is just completely
on point all the time,
653
00:29:36,742 --> 00:29:39,245
and they're great people,
they're great players,
654
00:29:39,245 --> 00:29:40,712
and they come together
655
00:29:40,712 --> 00:29:44,316
and they create this giant
sound of Evanescence.
656
00:29:44,316 --> 00:29:46,185
There's a lot of
power behind it.
657
00:29:46,185 --> 00:29:48,587
- [Amy] A really important
element to a functional band
658
00:29:48,587 --> 00:29:53,259
is everyone
respecting each other.
659
00:29:53,259 --> 00:29:54,961
Like, personally
and professionally,
660
00:29:54,961 --> 00:29:57,663
really believing in each other.
661
00:29:57,663 --> 00:29:59,098
One of the reasons for that
662
00:30:00,599 --> 00:30:05,004
is you need to let somebody
go down a road for a minute
663
00:30:05,004 --> 00:30:06,839
before shooting it down.
664
00:30:06,839 --> 00:30:08,908
Also, be comfortable
with each other
665
00:30:08,908 --> 00:30:10,609
as brothers and
sisters, you know,
666
00:30:10,609 --> 00:30:11,743
to where we can go
down a road and go,
667
00:30:11,743 --> 00:30:12,979
"Okay, cool. Let's not do that.
668
00:30:12,979 --> 00:30:13,913
Let's do something
else," you know?
669
00:30:13,913 --> 00:30:15,714
And not feel threatened by that.
670
00:30:15,714 --> 00:30:19,818
We have been a unit, this
core, the five of us,
671
00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:22,054
for about five years
since we've had Jen,
672
00:30:22,054 --> 00:30:24,390
but with the exception of Jen,
673
00:30:24,390 --> 00:30:26,225
the rest of the guys
that I have been together
674
00:30:26,225 --> 00:30:27,559
for over a decade,
675
00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:32,298
and really developed
some major bond
676
00:30:33,432 --> 00:30:35,001
from the experiences
that we've had,
677
00:30:35,001 --> 00:30:37,669
and from just, like,
having a deep understanding
678
00:30:37,669 --> 00:30:42,674
with each other, and I
really create the best
679
00:30:43,842 --> 00:30:45,544
the only way that I
really, truly can.
680
00:30:45,544 --> 00:30:49,048
Like, open myself up all the
way as to trust somebody,
681
00:30:50,149 --> 00:30:51,717
and I trust them,
682
00:30:51,717 --> 00:30:54,753
and I know what it's like
for it to not be that way,
683
00:30:55,988 --> 00:30:57,389
and I just wouldn't
wanna be doing this
684
00:30:57,389 --> 00:30:58,857
if it wasn't that way.
685
00:30:58,857 --> 00:31:00,326
Each of them brings something
different to the table,
686
00:31:00,326 --> 00:31:02,962
and each of us has a
slightly different style.
687
00:31:04,130 --> 00:31:05,731
We don't all have the
same exact vision.
688
00:31:05,731 --> 00:31:08,434
We don't all want all the
same things for music,
689
00:31:08,434 --> 00:31:11,170
but that's why it can
be so multilayered.
690
00:31:11,170 --> 00:31:13,505
I think that brings something
good, the push and pull.
691
00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:14,941
Same thing with
working with Nick.
692
00:31:14,941 --> 00:31:16,408
Like, a little bit
of that push and pull
693
00:31:16,408 --> 00:31:17,609
is what makes it great.
694
00:31:18,610 --> 00:31:21,280
So, I don't know.
695
00:31:22,448 --> 00:31:25,417
It's sort of like, just
this particular recipe
696
00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:29,188
that makes up this
time for us as a band,
697
00:31:29,188 --> 00:31:31,057
and I'm really grateful for it.
698
00:31:31,057 --> 00:31:32,959
- A few of the elements
that I really love
699
00:31:32,959 --> 00:31:36,062
about recording with
Evanescence, and Amy
in particular is,
700
00:31:36,062 --> 00:31:39,865
you know, all of the recording
involved in the process,
701
00:31:39,865 --> 00:31:43,035
which is, she's down to
get a string section,
702
00:31:43,035 --> 00:31:44,470
and get a choir,
703
00:31:44,470 --> 00:31:47,206
and we'll have two or three
different programmers,
704
00:31:47,206 --> 00:31:50,042
and everybody's just throwing
information, and tracks,
705
00:31:50,042 --> 00:31:51,610
and ideas and creativity,
706
00:31:51,610 --> 00:31:55,181
and it's just this thing,
it's hard to describe,
707
00:31:55,181 --> 00:31:57,083
and when we're in
the thick of that,
708
00:31:57,083 --> 00:31:59,418
it's really, really fun,
and really exciting.
709
00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:02,955
When you work with a band
or an artist, whoever,
710
00:32:02,955 --> 00:32:04,423
you partner up with all of 'em
711
00:32:04,423 --> 00:32:06,525
at, kinda, different
times during the process,
712
00:32:06,525 --> 00:32:08,160
and, you know, it's a lot of fun
713
00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,196
when me and her really get
to dig into all this stuff,
714
00:32:10,196 --> 00:32:13,265
'cause she's super creative,
and a great piano player.
715
00:32:13,265 --> 00:32:18,270
And she's just really flowing
with creativity and ideas,
716
00:32:19,438 --> 00:32:20,372
and she understands
the process, you know?
717
00:32:20,372 --> 00:32:21,907
She knows things take a while.
718
00:32:21,907 --> 00:32:24,310
You can do things a lot
easier these days, obviously,
719
00:32:24,310 --> 00:32:26,912
with programming and
synthesized keyboards
720
00:32:26,912 --> 00:32:28,414
and all that stuff,
and, you know,
721
00:32:28,414 --> 00:32:30,449
there's instances where
I'm like, "Hey," you know?
722
00:32:30,449 --> 00:32:31,717
"Let's do a little
string thing in here!
723
00:32:31,717 --> 00:32:33,319
Let's just grab the
keyboard real quick!"
724
00:32:33,319 --> 00:32:35,687
And she looks at me
like, are you crazy?
725
00:32:36,555 --> 00:32:38,524
She's like, "No.
726
00:32:38,524 --> 00:32:41,027
We're gonna record
strings in a studio,"
727
00:32:41,027 --> 00:32:44,830
and I'm just like,
"Okay. Let's go!"
728
00:32:44,830 --> 00:32:49,835
(orchestra playing "Blind
Belief" by Evanescence)
729
00:33:03,649 --> 00:33:07,519
- [Amy] * We can't be trusted
730
00:33:08,820 --> 00:33:13,725
♪ Oh
731
00:33:14,626 --> 00:33:18,830
♪ The future starts with us
732
00:33:19,665 --> 00:33:21,567
♪ Blind belief
733
00:33:21,567 --> 00:33:25,104
♪ Are you afraid to see
734
00:33:25,104 --> 00:33:30,109
♪ That our fathers were wrong
735
00:33:31,277 --> 00:33:35,281
♪ We hold the key
to redemption ♪
736
00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:40,819
♪ Let icons fall
737
00:33:40,819 --> 00:33:44,756
At first, I really had held
out on strings this time,
738
00:33:44,756 --> 00:33:48,127
because part of the
vision for this album
739
00:33:48,127 --> 00:33:51,363
was to make it really
raw, and it's not.
740
00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:53,065
It's Evanescence, come on!
741
00:33:53,065 --> 00:33:54,466
There's a million layers,
742
00:33:54,466 --> 00:33:58,370
but coming off of
"Synthesis" in particular,
743
00:33:58,370 --> 00:34:00,306
combined with the
themes of the music,
744
00:34:00,306 --> 00:34:04,376
which are very exposed,
just opening up,
745
00:34:06,178 --> 00:34:07,679
just felt like the right thing,
746
00:34:07,679 --> 00:34:11,817
to have it not have
that beautiful element.
747
00:34:11,817 --> 00:34:16,555
But, you know, as the album
has been such a journey,
748
00:34:16,555 --> 00:34:17,956
it took us to that place
749
00:34:17,956 --> 00:34:19,858
where if it needs
something, we could do it,
750
00:34:19,858 --> 00:34:23,195
and we could do it,
and it was possible.
751
00:34:23,195 --> 00:34:24,530
David Campbell,
752
00:34:24,530 --> 00:34:26,265
I mean, he's just
a part of this.
753
00:34:26,265 --> 00:34:29,000
He's been a part of this
since our very first album,
754
00:34:30,369 --> 00:34:32,904
and that's why "Synthesis"
was so gratifying,
755
00:34:32,904 --> 00:34:34,606
because we were able
to re-experience it
756
00:34:34,606 --> 00:34:36,475
and re-dig into it together,
757
00:34:36,475 --> 00:34:40,446
and have our thing together
that we always collaborate on
758
00:34:40,446 --> 00:34:41,747
be the forefront.
759
00:34:41,747 --> 00:34:46,752
♪ Open your eyes to the light
760
00:34:47,986 --> 00:34:52,491
♪ I denied it for so long
761
00:34:52,491 --> 00:34:55,627
♪ Oh so long
762
00:34:55,627 --> 00:35:00,632
♪ Say goodbye
763
00:35:01,267 --> 00:35:02,934
♪ Goodbye
764
00:35:07,706 --> 00:35:10,709
(audience cheering)
765
00:35:26,925 --> 00:35:28,727
In this, to come back again
and have it be with him,
766
00:35:28,727 --> 00:35:30,996
it made it all feel real.
767
00:35:30,996 --> 00:35:33,499
It's like, okay, now we've
done an Evanescence album.
768
00:35:33,499 --> 00:35:35,201
We've got some strings going on,
769
00:35:35,201 --> 00:35:37,203
and they sound beautiful.
770
00:35:37,203 --> 00:35:41,607
David doesn't just put
strings on something.
771
00:35:41,607 --> 00:35:45,844
He takes in the song and
interprets it in his mind,
772
00:35:45,844 --> 00:35:49,715
and like, puts it
back out in a new way,
773
00:35:49,715 --> 00:35:54,720
and having that layer of
just, like, vision and light
774
00:35:56,522 --> 00:35:58,857
is so precious.
775
00:35:58,857 --> 00:36:00,125
I love it so much.
776
00:36:00,125 --> 00:36:04,930
I really am inspired by
David Campbell, always,
777
00:36:06,097 --> 00:36:08,700
and I just look up to
him in such a major way.
778
00:36:08,700 --> 00:36:10,236
He was able to do
it through Zoom,
779
00:36:10,236 --> 00:36:12,137
and actually, Nick was
quarantining at the time,
780
00:36:12,137 --> 00:36:13,639
so he was doing it
through Zoom, too,
781
00:36:13,639 --> 00:36:16,942
and it was just me and the
engineers in the studio,
782
00:36:16,942 --> 00:36:19,110
which was cool, too.
783
00:36:19,110 --> 00:36:21,313
It was beautiful
to watch it happen
784
00:36:21,313 --> 00:36:25,817
and to feel like, "Hey, you
know, we are still all here.
785
00:36:25,817 --> 00:36:27,085
We're doing this together,
786
00:36:27,085 --> 00:36:29,788
even though we can't
really be together."
787
00:36:29,788 --> 00:36:31,723
That makes me feel
really good to know.
788
00:36:33,792 --> 00:36:38,630
("The Game Is Over"
by Evanescence plays)
789
00:36:44,236 --> 00:36:45,304
♪ Had enough
790
00:36:45,304 --> 00:36:49,107
♪ I've really had enough
791
00:36:49,107 --> 00:36:54,112
♪ Had enough of denial
792
00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:55,847
♪ I'm not alright
793
00:36:55,847 --> 00:36:57,683
♪ But I'm not gonna lie
794
00:36:57,683 --> 00:37:02,688
♪ I don't know that I ever was
795
00:37:03,922 --> 00:37:06,525
♪ All alone I've waited
796
00:37:06,525 --> 00:37:08,026
♪ All alone
797
00:37:08,026 --> 00:37:09,160
- Fingers crossed.
798
00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:10,095
We can't control
anything as far as like,
799
00:37:10,095 --> 00:37:11,497
when we can really go back out
800
00:37:11,497 --> 00:37:14,733
and it's safe, for the audience
in particular, you know,
801
00:37:14,733 --> 00:37:15,801
to have concerts again.
802
00:37:15,801 --> 00:37:17,936
I feel like we're gonna be able
803
00:37:17,936 --> 00:37:22,708
to still find ways
to give and receive.
804
00:37:22,708 --> 00:37:25,210
Like, we're still
going to find a way
805
00:37:25,210 --> 00:37:27,379
to keep going in a new way.
806
00:37:27,379 --> 00:37:29,047
Doing the live stream
was really cool,
807
00:37:29,047 --> 00:37:30,982
because it was sort of a hybrid
808
00:37:30,982 --> 00:37:34,886
of a show, like, a performance,
809
00:37:34,886 --> 00:37:36,488
and the studio experience,
810
00:37:36,488 --> 00:37:39,591
'cause we're here in the place
where we've made the music,
811
00:37:39,591 --> 00:37:41,593
and were isolated in ways
812
00:37:41,593 --> 00:37:43,629
that we can make it sound
really good, you know?
813
00:37:43,629 --> 00:37:47,165
Like, where everybody's in
separate places and everything.
814
00:37:48,266 --> 00:37:52,404
♪ Change me
815
00:37:52,404 --> 00:37:57,409
♪ Into something I believe in
816
00:37:58,209 --> 00:38:01,647
♪ Change me
817
00:38:01,647 --> 00:38:06,652
♪ So I don't have to pretend
818
00:38:08,754 --> 00:38:10,021
♪ Take a breath and try
819
00:38:10,021 --> 00:38:11,957
- [Jen] You know, when
I went to that studio
820
00:38:11,957 --> 00:38:13,191
where I recorded my solo album
821
00:38:13,191 --> 00:38:15,461
to record the live
stream audio and video,
822
00:38:15,461 --> 00:38:16,762
it was just like,
823
00:38:16,762 --> 00:38:18,930
You know, I had my
eyes closed a lot.
824
00:38:18,930 --> 00:38:21,633
When I closed my eyes and I
played and sang these songs,
825
00:38:21,633 --> 00:38:23,134
I was just like,
826
00:38:23,134 --> 00:38:25,771
putting myself emotionally
back to that moment of like,
827
00:38:25,771 --> 00:38:28,306
being together with
the band and playing,
828
00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:31,410
and it was just,
(sighs) it felt so good.
829
00:38:33,512 --> 00:38:37,082
- * From your mouth
flow a thousand truths ♪
830
00:38:37,082 --> 00:38:41,353
♪ But you know
831
00:38:41,353 --> 00:38:44,255
♪ There's only one
832
00:38:48,394 --> 00:38:50,962
The feeling, in real time,
833
00:38:50,962 --> 00:38:53,198
you know, to play
those songs together,
834
00:38:53,198 --> 00:38:54,332
felt so good.
835
00:38:54,332 --> 00:38:55,901
The new songs in particular,
836
00:38:55,901 --> 00:38:57,536
because that is the thing
837
00:38:57,536 --> 00:38:59,771
that we would have
been doing right now
838
00:38:59,771 --> 00:39:01,306
that we haven't been able to do.
839
00:39:01,306 --> 00:39:03,875
So, to get to just jam
them and enjoy them
840
00:39:03,875 --> 00:39:06,778
without thinking about
writing or correcting,
841
00:39:06,778 --> 00:39:10,482
just playing them,
just mastering the
performance of a song
842
00:39:10,482 --> 00:39:11,817
feels really good.
843
00:39:11,817 --> 00:39:15,286
I was really grateful
for that moment
844
00:39:15,286 --> 00:39:18,189
and the fact that we were
able to make that happen.
845
00:39:18,189 --> 00:39:21,026
(hard rock plays)
846
00:39:33,171 --> 00:39:36,675
- [Troy] It feels a little
like, all encompassing.
847
00:39:36,675 --> 00:39:39,277
We all come from different
places, you know?
848
00:39:39,277 --> 00:39:43,715
This band has come together
from all parts of the world,
849
00:39:43,715 --> 00:39:45,917
all parts of the country.
850
00:39:45,917 --> 00:39:48,186
We all had different
upbringings,
851
00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:52,624
our ages are pretty, you
know, there's a wide gap
852
00:39:54,092 --> 00:39:57,429
between the oldest arson,
the youngest person,
853
00:39:57,429 --> 00:40:00,666
so I feel like
this is like a soup
854
00:40:00,666 --> 00:40:03,268
like we've never done before.
855
00:40:03,268 --> 00:40:05,904
- This experience, when
I first joined this band,
856
00:40:05,904 --> 00:40:08,940
how I saw how the fan base was,
857
00:40:08,940 --> 00:40:11,477
how I was embraced
by the fan base, too.
858
00:40:11,477 --> 00:40:16,247
Like, I remember saying to Amy
859
00:40:16,247 --> 00:40:18,817
shortly after we first started
playing shows together,
860
00:40:18,817 --> 00:40:19,985
I remember saying to her, like,
861
00:40:19,985 --> 00:40:22,120
"Holy shit, these
people are passionate!"
862
00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:23,822
And she's just like,
"Oh yeah, dude.
863
00:40:23,822 --> 00:40:25,757
Oh yeah. You have no idea."
864
00:40:25,757 --> 00:40:29,561
As the years go by, I can't
imagine it any other way.
865
00:40:29,561 --> 00:40:31,663
- They are loyal.
866
00:40:31,663 --> 00:40:34,232
Admittedly, we take
a little longer
867
00:40:34,232 --> 00:40:36,668
to put out our
records, you know?
868
00:40:36,668 --> 00:40:38,937
We take a lot of
time to write songs,
869
00:40:38,937 --> 00:40:42,608
and I don't think that we
could ever release enough music
870
00:40:42,608 --> 00:40:46,277
fast enough for 'em,
which is great, you know?
871
00:40:46,277 --> 00:40:49,014
We're lucky to have
people that are hungry
872
00:40:49,014 --> 00:40:51,382
to hear more from
us all the time.
873
00:40:51,382 --> 00:40:52,684
They're all over the place.
874
00:40:52,684 --> 00:40:54,953
We're lucky that we get to tour
875
00:40:56,254 --> 00:40:58,724
almost everywhere in the world.
876
00:40:58,724 --> 00:40:59,991
- A band like Evanescence,
877
00:40:59,991 --> 00:41:01,660
you can think about
it as such an anomaly
878
00:41:01,660 --> 00:41:04,563
because this is a band
that released a record
879
00:41:04,563 --> 00:41:06,632
and then put out
their second record,
880
00:41:06,632 --> 00:41:08,667
maybe two and a half,
three years later,
881
00:41:08,667 --> 00:41:10,802
so that's kind of
a long stretch,
882
00:41:10,802 --> 00:41:13,639
and then did not put out
another record for six years
883
00:41:13,639 --> 00:41:15,641
almost five, almost six years,
884
00:41:15,641 --> 00:41:18,209
and that record
debuted at number one
885
00:41:18,209 --> 00:41:19,410
on the Billboard charts.
886
00:41:19,410 --> 00:41:21,012
Billboard Top 200 Album Chart.
887
00:41:21,012 --> 00:41:23,949
Not the rock chart, but
the Top 200 Album Chart.
888
00:41:23,949 --> 00:41:26,585
I don't know if there's
another band out there,
889
00:41:26,585 --> 00:41:28,654
I mean, and I'm sure there
is, but I can't think of it,
890
00:41:28,654 --> 00:41:30,388
that's done that.
891
00:41:30,388 --> 00:41:32,323
That's gone away and
taking these breaks,
892
00:41:32,323 --> 00:41:34,626
and it's a testament
to who these fans are.
893
00:41:34,626 --> 00:41:37,495
And again, we took a long break
894
00:41:37,495 --> 00:41:39,598
before we came back
and played any shows
895
00:41:39,598 --> 00:41:41,900
with no new material, and
the fans were still there.
896
00:41:41,900 --> 00:41:44,536
We threw a massive curve ball
897
00:41:44,536 --> 00:41:46,805
and did a completely
orchestral record,
898
00:41:46,805 --> 00:41:49,107
and when I say orchestral
electronic record,
899
00:41:49,107 --> 00:41:51,743
I mean we didn't just
play the way that we play
900
00:41:51,743 --> 00:41:52,978
and add an orchestra to it,
901
00:41:52,978 --> 00:41:54,680
we flipped the whole
thing upside down.
902
00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:58,416
They were there and
they're there now.
903
00:41:58,416 --> 00:42:00,451
And it's just incredible.
904
00:42:00,451 --> 00:42:02,320
They're incredibly dedicated.
905
00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:03,855
I've been able to
meet a lot of them,
906
00:42:03,855 --> 00:42:07,458
and they come from so many
different walks of life
907
00:42:07,458 --> 00:42:09,695
and so many different stories,
908
00:42:09,695 --> 00:42:13,665
and, you know, we're
all weird our own way,
909
00:42:13,665 --> 00:42:15,667
(laughs) and I think that's
maybe what we share, you know?
910
00:42:15,667 --> 00:42:16,868
We're pretty open about it.
911
00:42:16,868 --> 00:42:18,704
- Ever since I started
playing in bands,
912
00:42:18,704 --> 00:42:22,774
I thought there's always gotta
be this one person, you know?
913
00:42:22,774 --> 00:42:25,977
That one person you try
to not hang out with,
914
00:42:25,977 --> 00:42:28,079
and I thought that was normal
915
00:42:28,079 --> 00:42:29,314
because I didn't know better,
916
00:42:29,314 --> 00:42:33,418
and I learned, when
I joined Evanescence,
917
00:42:33,418 --> 00:42:38,423
I learned that it is possible
to have a band, a team,
918
00:42:39,457 --> 00:42:42,393
a crew where
everybody gets along,
919
00:42:43,494 --> 00:42:48,433
and it's not the
norm, and I know that.
920
00:42:49,768 --> 00:42:51,903
I wish things were different
for this first album
921
00:42:51,903 --> 00:42:53,104
in such a long time,
922
00:42:53,104 --> 00:42:55,040
but it is what it is,
923
00:42:55,040 --> 00:42:58,076
and it turned out
to be so strong,
924
00:42:58,076 --> 00:42:59,477
and I believe the
whole situation,
925
00:42:59,477 --> 00:43:01,579
what happened with this year,
926
00:43:01,579 --> 00:43:04,215
not only in the US, but
also with the world,
927
00:43:04,215 --> 00:43:07,452
with the pandemic, with a
lot of things that happened,
928
00:43:08,620 --> 00:43:13,524
I believe you can
totally feel that vibe
929
00:43:14,693 --> 00:43:15,994
in every single
song on this album
930
00:43:15,994 --> 00:43:19,297
because it's honest.
931
00:43:19,297 --> 00:43:21,299
It's so powerful and strong.
932
00:43:21,299 --> 00:43:26,304
It's encouraging, but
it's also the beauty of,
933
00:43:27,172 --> 00:43:29,641
okay, this is a tough situation.
934
00:43:29,641 --> 00:43:32,310
This is a vulnerable situation.
935
00:43:33,812 --> 00:43:35,947
It's not the utmost
positive situation
936
00:43:35,947 --> 00:43:38,784
that we're in right now,
but let's make it better.
937
00:43:38,784 --> 00:43:41,019
Let's fight for the good,
938
00:43:41,019 --> 00:43:42,788
and the whole vibe of that album
939
00:43:42,788 --> 00:43:46,624
is encouragement,
for me, personally.
940
00:43:46,624 --> 00:43:48,193
When I read through the lyrics,
941
00:43:48,193 --> 00:43:53,198
when I listen to the sounds
and to the songs in general,
942
00:43:53,932 --> 00:43:55,133
it's encouraging.
943
00:43:55,133 --> 00:43:58,937
It's like, it's
okay to be not okay.
944
00:43:58,937 --> 00:44:01,439
- We really put these
records together as a band.
945
00:44:01,439 --> 00:44:04,075
You know, we write together
and we really dig in together.
946
00:44:04,075 --> 00:44:06,745
You know, each one of
us brings our own thing,
947
00:44:06,745 --> 00:44:10,481
and, I mean, it's cool that
Amy has come to a point
948
00:44:10,481 --> 00:44:13,651
where she trusts us to be
a part of that with her.
949
00:44:13,651 --> 00:44:15,887
I think that's a really ballsy,
950
00:44:15,887 --> 00:44:18,957
but also, you know, I'm honored,
951
00:44:18,957 --> 00:44:20,692
we're all honored that
she feels that way.
952
00:44:20,692 --> 00:44:24,730
At the same time, she has
a mutual respect to us
953
00:44:24,730 --> 00:44:27,833
that this is really
important to me.
954
00:44:27,833 --> 00:44:29,600
Nobody's just phoning it in.
955
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,102
- [Amy] We have this band
956
00:44:31,102 --> 00:44:35,907
and we've had this album,
this year, to focus on,
957
00:44:35,907 --> 00:44:40,011
to pour ourselves into all
the fear and frustration
958
00:44:40,011 --> 00:44:43,048
and rage and love and longing,
959
00:44:43,048 --> 00:44:44,549
and, more than anything,
960
00:44:44,549 --> 00:44:49,420
I feel a want for a human
connection across distances
961
00:44:50,655 --> 00:44:52,290
with people we do and don't know
962
00:44:53,291 --> 00:44:57,628
just to feel unity as humankind,
963
00:44:57,628 --> 00:45:01,933
and music is a place where
that is somehow possible.
964
00:45:01,933 --> 00:45:06,537
So, I have, you know,
965
00:45:06,537 --> 00:45:08,606
through the difficulty and
challenge of this year,
966
00:45:08,606 --> 00:45:10,842
We had just decided, early on,
967
00:45:10,842 --> 00:45:13,779
that we were going
to dive head first
968
00:45:13,779 --> 00:45:15,046
into the creative
part of things,
969
00:45:15,046 --> 00:45:17,883
and, however we
could, push forward
970
00:45:17,883 --> 00:45:19,417
and make the best album ever,
971
00:45:19,417 --> 00:45:20,986
and put our whole
selves into it.
972
00:45:20,986 --> 00:45:23,188
It's taken all year.
973
00:45:23,188 --> 00:45:26,591
It really has been
a long process.
974
00:45:26,591 --> 00:45:28,259
What it's kinda done
is given me something
975
00:45:28,259 --> 00:45:31,529
to always be able to focus on
976
00:45:31,529 --> 00:45:34,199
beyond, like, we
can't deny reality.
977
00:45:34,199 --> 00:45:36,001
We all need to be
aware right now,
978
00:45:36,001 --> 00:45:37,836
but you need an
escape from that, too.
979
00:45:37,836 --> 00:45:39,838
I need an outlet to
pour my feelings into.
980
00:45:39,838 --> 00:45:44,810
I need a way to feel
like, I don't know,
981
00:45:44,810 --> 00:45:47,612
that something good can
still come out of this time,
982
00:45:47,612 --> 00:45:49,848
because just pushing
the snooze button
983
00:45:49,848 --> 00:45:53,151
and waiting for things
to get better isn't real.
984
00:45:53,151 --> 00:45:55,586
That isn't gonna happen, and
it's a huge waste of life.
985
00:45:55,586 --> 00:45:56,822
We don't know if
we have tomorrow.
986
00:45:56,822 --> 00:45:58,089
- I don't like to slow down.
987
00:45:58,089 --> 00:46:02,293
When we catch a train,
I guess, of thought,
988
00:46:02,293 --> 00:46:03,995
when we're in the zone,
989
00:46:03,995 --> 00:46:06,965
in the pocket, and
creating great stuff,
990
00:46:06,965 --> 00:46:08,699
I wanna keep going.
991
00:46:08,699 --> 00:46:10,501
Usually, at the end of the tour,
992
00:46:10,501 --> 00:46:12,303
there's quite a bit of burnout
993
00:46:12,303 --> 00:46:16,107
at the end of the album cycle,
and you wanna take some time,
994
00:46:16,107 --> 00:46:18,609
and then so much time passes,
995
00:46:18,609 --> 00:46:21,046
and it becomes almost maddening
996
00:46:21,046 --> 00:46:22,647
that you're not doing it again.
997
00:46:22,647 --> 00:46:26,317
I do what I can to keep
creativity flowing,
998
00:46:26,317 --> 00:46:31,322
and if we weren't
under pandemic,
999
00:46:32,790 --> 00:46:35,726
I would be pushing to
keep on rocking, I think.
1000
00:46:35,726 --> 00:46:37,028
When the pandemic is over
1001
00:46:37,028 --> 00:46:39,931
and we can finally get
back to doing work,
1002
00:46:39,931 --> 00:46:44,169
the world is gonna be so
hungry for all this stuff
1003
00:46:44,169 --> 00:46:47,305
that I don't know that it's
gonna be possible to slow down,
1004
00:46:47,305 --> 00:46:48,840
even if you want it to.
1005
00:46:48,840 --> 00:46:53,044
- If anything, I honestly
just feel like this album,
1006
00:46:53,044 --> 00:46:57,815
having this, has been so, so
good and healing for all of us,
1007
00:46:57,815 --> 00:47:00,351
has just been a coping mechanism
that's been so good for me
1008
00:47:00,351 --> 00:47:02,888
and really made me
remember, yet again,
1009
00:47:04,822 --> 00:47:08,093
how much I love this
band and making music.
1010
00:47:10,728 --> 00:47:15,666
♪ Only scars on my heart
1011
00:47:17,502 --> 00:47:22,507
♪ Even in dreams I
hear you calling ♪
1012
00:47:25,843 --> 00:47:29,414
♪ Breaking the surface
I won't let go ♪
1013
00:47:29,414 --> 00:47:32,783
♪ You're part of me now
1014
00:47:32,783 --> 00:47:35,186
♪ And always
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