Interview With Snow Patrol

this Scottish Irish foursome combined a

this Scottish Irish foursome combined a penchant for songwriting with catchy pop

penchant for songwriting with catchy pop

penchant for songwriting with catchy pop rock riffs

hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to

hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to Snow Patrol

what would you say Snow Patrol is known

what would you say Snow Patrol is known for musically your lyrics is it the song

for musically your lyrics is it the song

for musically your lyrics is it the song structures the consistent thing would be

structures the consistent thing would be

structures the consistent thing would be Gary’s voice it’s instantly recognizable

Gary’s voice it’s instantly recognizable

Gary’s voice it’s instantly recognizable but I think all those things lyrics are

but I think all those things lyrics are

but I think all those things lyrics are a huge part of what we are you know guys

a huge part of what we are you know guys

a huge part of what we are you know guys narcs I think a lot of time people can

narcs I think a lot of time people can

narcs I think a lot of time people can be a little misguided about what we are

be a little misguided about what we are

be a little misguided about what we are we always have been and will be a rock

we always have been and will be a rock

we always have been and will be a rock bands but you’ve also described snow

bands but you’ve also described snow

bands but you’ve also described snow patrol as being a pop group or at least

patrol as being a pop group or at least

patrol as being a pop group or at least having pop elements in your music why do

having pop elements in your music why do

having pop elements in your music why do you think the word pop has become sort

you think the word pop has become sort

you think the word pop has become sort of a dirty word these days but on the

of a dirty word these days but on the

of a dirty word these days but on the pop thing I don’t know once we come

pop thing I don’t know once we come

pop thing I don’t know once we come Terry where the guest image may be

Terry where the guest image may be

Terry where the guest image may be because there’s there’s some very very

because there’s there’s some very very

because there’s there’s some very very good pop and some very bad thought there

good pop and some very bad thought there

good pop and some very bad thought there are a lot of people who sort of have a

are a lot of people who sort of have a

are a lot of people who sort of have a chasing cars moment such as an important

chasing cars moment such as an important

chasing cars moment such as an important romantic memory that they associate with

romantic memory that they associate with

romantic memory that they associate with the song so I was wondering if you had a

the song so I was wondering if you had a

the song so I was wondering if you had a chasing cars memory perhaps that you’d

chasing cars memory perhaps that you’d

chasing cars memory perhaps that you’d like to share I remember writing the

like to share I remember writing the

like to share I remember writing the song we’ve had some very sort of

song we’ve had some very sort of

song we’ve had some very sort of heartwarming stories or it’s not you

heartwarming stories or it’s not you

heartwarming stories or it’s not you know people getting through tough times

know people getting through tough times

know people getting through tough times it’s all you can really hope for a song

it’s all you can really hope for a song

it’s all you can really hope for a song is that people connect with as much as

is that people connect with as much as

is that people connect with as much as they did that song did you guys feel

they did that song did you guys feel

they did that song did you guys feel pressure to make the follow-up record

pressure to make the follow-up record

pressure to make the follow-up record which was a hundred million suns

which was a hundred million suns

which was a hundred million suns a hundred million songs was a kind of

a hundred million songs was a kind of

a hundred million songs was a kind of direct reaction to the huge success

direct reaction to the huge success

direct reaction to the huge success against of that record and that song you

against of that record and that song you

against of that record and that song you know we didn’t want to repeat ourselves

know we didn’t want to repeat ourselves

know we didn’t want to repeat ourselves and we wanted to at least start trying

and we wanted to at least start trying

and we wanted to at least start trying to explore different avenues and

to explore different avenues and

to explore different avenues and different ways of presenting our songs

so I know that you guys have a new

so I know that you guys have a new compilation coming out it’s called up to

compilation coming out it’s called up to

compilation coming out it’s called up to now what is it like to go back through

now what is it like to go back through

now what is it like to go back through your whole career like that you have

your whole career like that you have

your whole career like that you have some new material as well so putting the

some new material as well so putting the

some new material as well so putting the new material with the old material

new material with the old material

new material with the old material weirdly we didn’t between the fibers

weirdly we didn’t between the fibers

weirdly we didn’t between the fibers find it too difficult to select the

find it too difficult to select the

find it too difficult to select the tracks or the different versions of what

tracks or the different versions of what

tracks or the different versions of what we want to put on it I guess the whole

we want to put on it I guess the whole

we want to put on it I guess the whole idea behind it is it’s been 15 years who

idea behind it is it’s been 15 years who

idea behind it is it’s been 15 years who kind of want to mark that occasion but

kind of want to mark that occasion but

kind of want to mark that occasion but also kind of you know Joe Linus on and

also kind of you know Joe Linus on and

also kind of you know Joe Linus on and say you know this is what we’ve done

say you know this is what we’ve done

say you know this is what we’ve done it’s not turning at the end

when you guys open for bands as big as

when you guys open for bands as big as u2 and Coldplay do you guys find the

u2 and Coldplay do you guys find the

u2 and Coldplay do you guys find the crowd receptive or can they be difficult

crowd receptive or can they be difficult

crowd receptive or can they be difficult sometimes the weird thing is generally

sometimes the weird thing is generally

sometimes the weird thing is generally yes sometimes they can be in the past we

yes sometimes they can be in the past we

yes sometimes they can be in the past we find out but this year supporting cool

find out but this year supporting cool

find out but this year supporting cool play on YouTube we find the prize

play on YouTube we find the prize

play on YouTube we find the prize incredibly receptive and not sure what

incredibly receptive and not sure what

incredibly receptive and not sure what it’s all diete I think we’ve movie just

it’s all diete I think we’ve movie just

it’s all diete I think we’ve movie just got better and you know we’re better

got better and you know we’re better

got better and you know we’re better present them what we day and more

present them what we day and more

present them what we day and more confident with it

dream of a secure bottom himself has

dream of a secure bottom himself has declared his admiration for snow patrol

declared his admiration for snow patrol

declared his admiration for snow patrol and interviews what is the experience

and interviews what is the experience

and interviews what is the experience like opening for a band that you know

like opening for a band that you know

like opening for a band that you know that mr is you so much it’s an amazing

that mr is you so much it’s an amazing

that mr is you so much it’s an amazing amazing experience you know we’ve

amazing experience you know we’ve

amazing experience you know we’ve learned so much from them just by

learned so much from them just by

learned so much from them just by watching them you know it’s without a

watching them you know it’s without a

watching them you know it’s without a doubt the finest show I’ve ever seen on

doubt the finest show I’ve ever seen on

doubt the finest show I’ve ever seen on the glass

because have been together for 15 years

because have been together for 15 years so zoning what have you learned from

so zoning what have you learned from

so zoning what have you learned from this I guess how much we care and love

this I guess how much we care and love

this I guess how much we care and love each other and how important that is to

each other and how important that is to

each other and how important that is to everything we do you know but whether

everything we do you know but whether

everything we do you know but whether it’s writing songs together turn

it’s writing songs together turn

it’s writing songs together turn together or making decisions together

and you know it should be fun than it is

and you know it should be fun than it is thank you so much thank you