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A Popup Interview with A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations)
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VR: What made you want to pursue songwriting?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): Laziness. I dunno, I don't ever want to have to think about real jobs and stuff, you know?
VR: What have you enjoyed the most about doing what you do?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): Being payed to play stupid songs.
VR: What would you change about the music business in general?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): Interviews. I hate them. They should be banned.
VR: How long does it take for an average song to go from a musical idea to a recordable song?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): It depends on the song, really. Usually I come up with initial chord progression and structure, and then I show it to Bob and Dave and we make adjustments or whatever. Then, we go jam it out as a band, see what Ryan's thoughts are, and go from there. It generally only takes a few days, although sometimes the song we have by the end of it all is not even close to what it was originally.
VR: Who drives the tour bus?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): Are you fucking serious? Tour bus? You must mean those two cars that we take to shows cuz we're too broke to buy a van.
VR: How important do you think tour support is?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): I dunno. It depends on what you're looking for.
VR: Do you do any recording on your own?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): No. We leave recording to Miguel (producer/engineer). He knows what he's doing. We couldn't work a mixing board f our lives depended on it. Shit, we can barely work our amps!
VR: Somethings burning.. Did you leave dinner on the stove?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): It's about time we got to the good questions...
VR: What do you like most about being an INDE artist?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): Freedom. It would be nice to have the financial support to actually put all the freedom to use, but we just make do with what we have. It's cool when you don't have anyone to answer to though.
VR: Do you or your organization promote up and coming artists:
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VR: Name and describe your most memorable gig.
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): The most memorable gig I've ever played was with a band I was in called The Indestructible. We were playing a show at some little club I'd never heard of in Vancouver. We were about a third of the way through our set when it hit me: We were playing in a gay bar! I was only 17 at the time and I had spent most of the evening wondering why there weren't any girls around. Pretty naive, but hey, we were just happy to be playing clubs while we were in highschool.
VR: How do you write your songs (how do you think of them)?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): Will you fuck off with the stupid questions already? Jesus Christ, what does it matter how I think up the songs? Fuck!
VR: What would you do if you lost your musical abilities and are you a fullfilled enough person to accept that if it happened?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): I'm not answering any more stupid questions. Talk about something valid or piss off.
VR: What is your favorite song on your current album?
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): My favourite song would have to be "the Rise and Fall". It's a very simple song, but I love the way it flows. "Chemical Chaser" is a close second, though.
VR: Tell us about the hardest time surrounding a gig or studio project.
A Blissful Mutation (of modern equations): Jesus! *laughs* Where should we start? I mean, what a rag-tag bunch we are! Bob's damn near useless, Dave's always going on some "spiritual quset" or something, Ryan's a fucking drunk, and I'm not exactly easy to get along with.
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