Fan Q&A #2

Thank you for all the emailed questions – we were overwhelmed with the response, so there will be a third one soon. Heather, Mike, Adam, and Jon took a few minutes last night to answer. So, without further delay, let’s get to our second ever web Q&A with the band:

Question from Evan M. of Cape May, NJ: “What are you guys listening to these days?”

Adam: The new Jonas Brothers album – those dudes are talented.
Jon: I’ve really rediscovered Stryper. Those guys knew how to dress, too.
Heather: I’ve been listening to my heart and my soul. Those have enough rhythm and music to keep me going.
Mike: I’ve been listening to the chick I’ve been banging. She’s loud.

Question from Dave W. of Boston, MA: “Who are you guys supporting in the Presidential election?”

Jon: None of us want to be political, so we don’t really want to preach about whom we’re supporting. But let’s just say that I feel that I’d be a better presidential candidate than any of the three running now.

Question from Erin M. of Los Angeles, CA: “You guys put on an incredible show. How do you get so pumped up before you go on?”

Heather: I have a routine to get ready for a show. About two hours before, I read some Ayn Rand and then I take a nap. When I wake up, I usually eat some dinner. Then, just before we go on, I'll have a doctor inject me with adrenaline. And that's how we get so pumped up before a show.

Question from John C. of Tuscon, AZ: “I’m in a group, ‘Temporary Reprieve,’ and we’re struggling to make it to the next level. What advice could you give to a young struggling group like ours?”

Mike: Let me give you and your group some advice:

1) Be more like us
2) Make sure you have a cool hook to your band, and when I say it’s a cool hook, I don’t mean, “Let’s get rid of our instruments and go a cappella with our shit.” You’ve gotta be stylish, different, and hot.
3) Play good fucking music, play it loud, and play it often.

Question from Bill K. of Brooklyn, NY: “If you were trapped on an island in the middle of the ocean, which band-mate would you most want to be stranded with and why?”

Heather: Jon. He’s the least grabby.
Jon: Heather. She’s the only chick and a guy’s gotta do what a guy’s gotta do.
Adam: Heather. I’d need to populate that island, if you know what I mean.
Mike: I can only bring one? If everyone were there, it’d be a lot more fun!

Question from Dan M. of Newton, MA: " What is the strangest foreign object each band member has had to have removed from their body?”

Mike: A wooden spoon
Heather: Mike
Adam: Mike
Jon: The spirit of the 16th President of the United States. And Mike.

Question from Ann K. of Middletown, NY: “What’s the weirdest thing that’s every happened to you onstage?”

Adam: There was the one time when we got through a set without getting into a fight. That was weird. But I would have to say the weirdest was when some heckler got onstage and tried to fuck with Mike. Heather went over and beat him to a bloody pulp. I mean, when she punched him, he went down like a sack of potatoes. Mike was so scared, he was crying. It was awesome. And weird.
Mike: That was weird, and I wasn’t crying because I was afraid, but because I was thankful.