hey welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host layla and in one of our latest
host layla and in one of our latest
host layla and in one of our latest music interviews correspondent shot a
music interviews correspondent shot a
music interviews correspondent shot a ghazaryan caught up with Zach road of
ghazaryan caught up with Zach road of
ghazaryan caught up with Zach road of Oakland indie rock group rogue wave
first of all tell me what it means to be
first of all tell me what it means to be encapsulated by rogue wave in terms of
encapsulated by rogue wave in terms of
encapsulated by rogue wave in terms of taking in that experience and what where
taking in that experience and what where
taking in that experience and what where the name comes from where it originates
the name comes from where it originates
the name comes from where it originates from these rogue waves are you know we
from these rogue waves are you know we
from these rogue waves are you know we don’t really know why they occur in
don’t really know why they occur in
don’t really know why they occur in nature in the ocean you know why they
nature in the ocean you know why they
nature in the ocean you know why they just come about spontaneously and can
just come about spontaneously and can
just come about spontaneously and can just devastate something and to me
just devastate something and to me
just devastate something and to me that’s kind of where artistic
that’s kind of where artistic
that’s kind of where artistic inspiration kind of comes from its kind
inspiration kind of comes from its kind
inspiration kind of comes from its kind of its it’s an unknowable thing and it
of its it’s an unknowable thing and it
of its it’s an unknowable thing and it just can kind of devastate you I think
just can kind of devastate you I think
just can kind of devastate you I think music especially just very humbling
music especially just very humbling
music especially just very humbling because just when you think you’re kind
because just when you think you’re kind
because just when you think you’re kind of getting somewhere with a song or with
of getting somewhere with a song or with
of getting somewhere with a song or with something you mediately feel like you’re
something you mediately feel like you’re
something you mediately feel like you’re lost again and they are always kind of
lost again and they are always kind of
lost again and they are always kind of feeling for me I always feel like I’m
feeling for me I always feel like I’m
feeling for me I always feel like I’m this little kid trying to get my
this little kid trying to get my
this little kid trying to get my bearings
I think it’s a combination of total
I think it’s a combination of total chaos and some sort of structure you
chaos and some sort of structure you
chaos and some sort of structure you know that’s where a song kind of to me
know that’s where a song kind of to me
know that’s where a song kind of to me comes together where I know there’s that
comes together where I know there’s that
comes together where I know there’s that kind of part of it where it seems to be
kind of part of it where it seems to be
kind of part of it where it seems to be falling apart and then the part of it we
falling apart and then the part of it we
falling apart and then the part of it we know there are changes that happen and
know there are changes that happen and
know there are changes that happen and it kind of putting them together you
it kind of putting them together you
it kind of putting them together you know so I like to think that that’s what
know so I like to think that that’s what
know so I like to think that that’s what we do that there is I guess kind of a
we do that there is I guess kind of a
we do that there is I guess kind of a pop structural format where there’s
pop structural format where there’s
pop structural format where there’s discrete verses and sometimes courses
discrete verses and sometimes courses
discrete verses and sometimes courses and that kind of a template and then
and that kind of a template and then
and that kind of a template and then kind of putting our own kind of lack of
kind of putting our own kind of lack of
kind of putting our own kind of lack of musical knowledge and and just kind of
musical knowledge and and just kind of
musical knowledge and and just kind of fun into it members of the band have
fun into it members of the band have
fun into it members of the band have changed over the years you know and i
changed over the years you know and i
changed over the years you know and i think it’s i think it’s actually a
think it’s i think it’s actually a
think it’s i think it’s actually a really good thing it’s good to have
really good thing it’s good to have
really good thing it’s good to have different people bringing their ideas at
different people bringing their ideas at
different people bringing their ideas at different times so you know i’m no
different times so you know i’m no
different times so you know i’m no genius so in terms of influences will
genius so in terms of influences will
genius so in terms of influences will you guys consider your influences
I was listening to a lot of just new
I was listening to a lot of just new wave fans listen a lot of echo and the
wave fans listen a lot of echo and the
wave fans listen a lot of echo and the Bunnymen Smith’s and the Cure a lot of
Bunnymen Smith’s and the Cure a lot of
Bunnymen Smith’s and the Cure a lot of that stuff just a lot of kind of handy
that stuff just a lot of kind of handy
that stuff just a lot of kind of handy and music love Brian Eno and just stuff
and music love Brian Eno and just stuff
and music love Brian Eno and just stuff it’s not necessarily song but just sound
it’s not necessarily song but just sound
it’s not necessarily song but just sound you know when we were working on stuff
you know when we were working on stuff
you know when we were working on stuff in the studio sometimes we were wearing
in the studio sometimes we were wearing
in the studio sometimes we were wearing less about the song and marched about
less about the song and marched about
less about the song and marched about experimenting with feedback and noise
experimenting with feedback and noise
experimenting with feedback and noise and just trying to manipulate things in
and just trying to manipulate things in
and just trying to manipulate things in our studio and kind of have fun and then
our studio and kind of have fun and then
our studio and kind of have fun and then kind of go back to the song again you
kind of go back to the song again you
kind of go back to the song again you know to kind of embrace that spirit
know to kind of embrace that spirit
know to kind of embrace that spirit that’s just a little bit outside of the
that’s just a little bit outside of the
that’s just a little bit outside of the song structure a little bit more about
song structure a little bit more about
song structure a little bit more about meditation nonlinear thinking and what
meditation nonlinear thinking and what
meditation nonlinear thinking and what do you consider your peers right now
do you consider your peers right now
do you consider your peers right now terms of the industry Liberace’s dead
terms of the industry Liberace’s dead
terms of the industry Liberace’s dead right so scratch him off the list
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