a social conscience and great tunes this band is going places hi I’m Rebecca
band is going places hi I’m Rebecca
band is going places hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today I got to sit down with Tim and dan
today I got to sit down with Tim and dan
today I got to sit down with Tim and dan from crash parallel to talk about social
from crash parallel to talk about social
from crash parallel to talk about social change and the music industry makes me
change and the music industry makes me
change and the music industry makes me strange the battle
strange the battle
strange the battle and the wars we wage how did crash
and the wars we wage how did crash
and the wars we wage how did crash parallel get together Tim and I go way
parallel get together Tim and I go way
parallel get together Tim and I go way back we played together in high school
back we played together in high school
back we played together in high school after high school we went our separate
after high school we went our separate
after high school we went our separate ways and I got into producing music Tim
ways and I got into producing music Tim
ways and I got into producing music Tim got into doing film and eventually
got into doing film and eventually
got into doing film and eventually started writing these songs kind of folk
started writing these songs kind of folk
started writing these songs kind of folk songs so we just started a couple songs
songs so we just started a couple songs
songs so we just started a couple songs at a time and then eventually we had a
at a time and then eventually we had a
at a time and then eventually we had a good five or six songs and then we
good five or six songs and then we
good five or six songs and then we thought maybe we should get a band
thought maybe we should get a band
thought maybe we should get a band together and called upon our old high
together and called upon our old high
together and called upon our old high school friends and started building a
school friends and started building a
school friends and started building a band
at first I was just trying to do it you
at first I was just trying to do it you know was fun i asked him if he would
know was fun i asked him if he would
know was fun i asked him if he would record a few songs with me and it took
record a few songs with me and it took
record a few songs with me and it took off we really liked it and i was the
off we really liked it and i was the
off we really liked it and i was the beginning of crash grammar now you guys
beginning of crash grammar now you guys
beginning of crash grammar now you guys kind of started on your own and then
kind of started on your own and then
kind of started on your own and then signed up with sony were you at all
signed up with sony were you at all
signed up with sony were you at all reticent to join a big label i think
reticent to join a big label i think
reticent to join a big label i think what it was is that when we met the
what it was is that when we met the
what it was is that when we met the people and what they you know what they
people and what they you know what they
people and what they you know what they were telling us they could do for us
were telling us they could do for us
were telling us they could do for us it’s really where we wanted to have
it’s really where we wanted to have
it’s really where we wanted to have resources is the hardest part right you
resources is the hardest part right you
resources is the hardest part right you need people who can help you get across
need people who can help you get across
need people who can help you get across the country any people who can set that
the country any people who can set that
the country any people who can set that up so for us it made sense I think a big
up so for us it made sense I think a big
up so for us it made sense I think a big fear for people they think of major
fear for people they think of major
fear for people they think of major labels is that they may change your
labels is that they may change your
labels is that they may change your sound a bit and for us we didn’t have
sound a bit and for us we didn’t have
sound a bit and for us we didn’t have that fear because our record was already
that fear because our record was already
that fear because our record was already written and recorded so we already had
written and recorded so we already had
written and recorded so we already had the product everybody knew what they
the product everybody knew what they
the product everybody knew what they were getting
I heard you guys specifically you Tim
I heard you guys specifically you Tim you’d like to have more of a stamp on
you’d like to have more of a stamp on
you’d like to have more of a stamp on the artistic side of things as well why
the artistic side of things as well why
the artistic side of things as well why do you want to keep that control my
do you want to keep that control my
do you want to keep that control my favorite thing is buying records seeing
favorite thing is buying records seeing
favorite thing is buying records seeing the whole package when we’re trying to
the whole package when we’re trying to
the whole package when we’re trying to tell a story with the whole record I
tell a story with the whole record I
tell a story with the whole record I need to tell the story with the artwork
need to tell the story with the artwork
need to tell the story with the artwork and I want to tell the story with you
and I want to tell the story with you
and I want to tell the story with you know the way the lyrics are written and
know the way the lyrics are written and
know the way the lyrics are written and I want the t-shirts to say something
I want the t-shirts to say something
I want the t-shirts to say something about the record and I want you know the
about the record and I want you know the
about the record and I want you know the backdrops and the lights and the way we
backdrops and the lights and the way we
backdrops and the lights and the way we present ourselves to always kind of give
present ourselves to always kind of give
present ourselves to always kind of give you an idea of what crash grill is so
you an idea of what crash grill is so
you an idea of what crash grill is so you know for me that’s just kind of part
you know for me that’s just kind of part
you know for me that’s just kind of part of part of creating our image and part
of part of creating our image and part
of part of creating our image and part of getting our message across to people
the lyrics for the world we know our
the lyrics for the world we know our little deeper than your typical pop
little deeper than your typical pop
little deeper than your typical pop lyrics do you want to just tell us about
lyrics do you want to just tell us about
lyrics do you want to just tell us about the lyric process kind of about the the
the lyric process kind of about the the
the lyric process kind of about the the state of the world at the time there was
state of the world at the time there was
state of the world at the time there was a lot going on the war had just started
a lot going on the war had just started
a lot going on the war had just started there was a lot of natural disasters
there was a lot of natural disasters
there was a lot of natural disasters going on and I just kind of felt like
going on and I just kind of felt like
going on and I just kind of felt like there was this you know downward spiral
there was this you know downward spiral
there was this you know downward spiral going on and we weren’t making any
going on and we weren’t making any
going on and we weren’t making any changes everyone was just kind of trying
changes everyone was just kind of trying
changes everyone was just kind of trying to deal with it song sort of started
to deal with it song sort of started
to deal with it song sort of started just from an awareness perspective you
just from an awareness perspective you
just from an awareness perspective you know
all the stuff i right lyrically is very
all the stuff i right lyrically is very personal I think you have to have a
personal I think you have to have a
personal I think you have to have a message in it for me I have to have a
message in it for me I have to have a
message in it for me I have to have a message in it for you know for me to
message in it for you know for me to
message in it for you know for me to sing it with the kind of passion I want
sing it with the kind of passion I want
sing it with the kind of passion I want to sing
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