he’s been a mainstay on the canadian indie rock scene for years hi I’m
indie rock scene for years hi I’m
indie rock scene for years hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to
Rebecca Braden and welcome to
Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett
tell me about when you first decided the
tell me about when you first decided the music was for you when you first picked
music was for you when you first picked
music was for you when you first picked up an instrument I tried playing the
up an instrument I tried playing the
up an instrument I tried playing the drums when I was about ten my parents
drums when I was about ten my parents
drums when I was about ten my parents got me a drum set I took lessons for a
got me a drum set I took lessons for a
got me a drum set I took lessons for a couple of months and then I tried
couple of months and then I tried
couple of months and then I tried saxophone and didn’t take to that and
saxophone and didn’t take to that and
saxophone and didn’t take to that and then when I picked up the guitar at age
then when I picked up the guitar at age
then when I picked up the guitar at age 13 my father was a guitar player my
13 my father was a guitar player my
13 my father was a guitar player my whole life I just moved from Luna
whole life I just moved from Luna
whole life I just moved from Luna breaking Halifax made a couple of
breaking Halifax made a couple of
breaking Halifax made a couple of friends who were getting really into
friends who were getting really into
friends who were getting really into music and one of them started playing
music and one of them started playing
music and one of them started playing this tremendous otwell if I learned eat
this tremendous otwell if I learned eat
this tremendous otwell if I learned eat are then polish them to do with these
are then polish them to do with these
are then polish them to do with these guys so I think the desire to play music
guys so I think the desire to play music
guys so I think the desire to play music actually came more from a social place
actually came more from a social place
actually came more from a social place initially than it did kind of a creative
initially than it did kind of a creative
initially than it did kind of a creative one
haha
haha do you find yourself influenced by the
do you find yourself influenced by the
do you find yourself influenced by the halifax music scene gosh I mean that’s
halifax music scene gosh I mean that’s
halifax music scene gosh I mean that’s probably been the biggest influence
probably been the biggest influence
probably been the biggest influence growing up around Sloane where they were
growing up around Sloane where they were
growing up around Sloane where they were a huge band for me as a teenager they
a huge band for me as a teenager they
a huge band for me as a teenager they were great to me and my previous band
were great to me and my previous band
were great to me and my previous band thrush hermit took us on tour and put
thrush hermit took us on tour and put
thrush hermit took us on tour and put our records out of murder I the one
our records out of murder I the one
our records out of murder I the one there’s one sort of aspect of Halifax
there’s one sort of aspect of Halifax
there’s one sort of aspect of Halifax writing Maritimes I don’t feel like
writing Maritimes I don’t feel like
writing Maritimes I don’t feel like lyrics are always an important part of
lyrics are always an important part of
lyrics are always an important part of it and also people like humor and they
it and also people like humor and they
it and also people like humor and they like but they also like meaning in
like but they also like meaning in
like but they also like meaning in language and stuff so I always feel like
language and stuff so I always feel like
language and stuff so I always feel like there’s just kind of nice detail to the
there’s just kind of nice detail to the
there’s just kind of nice detail to the writing out east it kind of can be both
writing out east it kind of can be both
writing out east it kind of can be both sort of funny and sad at the same time
sort of funny and sad at the same time
sort of funny and sad at the same time it can make and roll a couple of
it can make and roll a couple of
it can make and roll a couple of emotions into a tune and that’s
emotions into a tune and that’s
emotions into a tune and that’s something that’s a tradition that I’ve
something that’s a tradition that I’ve
something that’s a tradition that I’ve always tried to kind of continue because
always tried to kind of continue because
always tried to kind of continue because I really like that I like stuff that
I really like that I like stuff that
I really like that I like stuff that they can kind of push a few buttons now
they can kind of push a few buttons now
they can kind of push a few buttons now you two are both alone and with your
you two are both alone and with your
you two are both alone and with your band the emergency can you compare these
band the emergency can you compare these
band the emergency can you compare these two kind of experiences I like both and
two kind of experiences I like both and
two kind of experiences I like both and I like being able to go back and forth
I like being able to go back and forth
I like being able to go back and forth between both solo shows can be really
between both solo shows can be really
between both solo shows can be really great from a storytelling and I taking
great from a storytelling and I taking
great from a storytelling and I taking your time with the songs
gather in the older I get the more I
gather in the older I get the more I like to sing and I feel like sometimes
like to sing and I feel like sometimes
like to sing and I feel like sometimes the acoustic guitar is a really great
the acoustic guitar is a really great
the acoustic guitar is a really great instrument in your hands when you want
instrument in your hands when you want
instrument in your hands when you want to sing and get more into words and
to sing and get more into words and
to sing and get more into words and vocals it’s not to say that I don’t want
vocals it’s not to say that I don’t want
vocals it’s not to say that I don’t want to continue to play rock and roll I do
to continue to play rock and roll I do
to continue to play rock and roll I do but I feel like I’m writing a lot of the
but I feel like I’m writing a lot of the
but I feel like I’m writing a lot of the acoustic guitar and that’s kind of
acoustic guitar and that’s kind of
acoustic guitar and that’s kind of becoming more and more a feature in what
becoming more and more a feature in what
becoming more and more a feature in what I do and so on some of the songs get
I do and so on some of the songs get
I do and so on some of the songs get bail or as a result won’t you gave me
let’s talk more about three you want to
let’s talk more about three you want to tell spent more about the concept do you
tell spent more about the concept do you
tell spent more about the concept do you have a special affinity for the number
have a special affinity for the number
have a special affinity for the number three I did when I was making that
three I did when I was making that
three I did when I was making that record i made a triple record and I aim
record i made a triple record and I aim
record i made a triple record and I aim to put 33 songs on it I wrote started
to put 33 songs on it I wrote started
to put 33 songs on it I wrote started the recording a 33 and I finished 30 and
the recording a 33 and I finished 30 and
the recording a 33 and I finished 30 and mixed them all and then put 27 9 on each
mixed them all and then put 27 9 on each
mixed them all and then put 27 9 on each record and kind of made a conceptual
record and kind of made a conceptual
record and kind of made a conceptual sort of about going away and being alone
sort of about going away and being alone
sort of about going away and being alone returning home imagine
and then it’s time to roll again
and then it’s time to roll again it’s a long record because I wanted to
it’s a long record because I wanted to
it’s a long record because I wanted to feel like a journey that’s what touring
feel like a journey that’s what touring
feel like a journey that’s what touring can feel like to me I sort of think
can feel like to me I sort of think
can feel like to me I sort of think about when I went to Australia for six
about when I went to Australia for six
about when I went to Australia for six weeks and I was I think on the other
weeks and I was I think on the other
weeks and I was I think on the other side of the world and she’s gone for so
side of the world and she’s gone for so
side of the world and she’s gone for so long and you just feel so far away from
long and you just feel so far away from
long and you just feel so far away from what your life is you know but then you
what your life is you know but then you
what your life is you know but then you realize oh wait my life is also here
realize oh wait my life is also here
realize oh wait my life is also here like I’m a musician this is what I do
like I’m a musician this is what I do
like I’m a musician this is what I do here I am it’s a really exciting thing
here I am it’s a really exciting thing
here I am it’s a really exciting thing to do and it’s rewarding but it’s also a
to do and it’s rewarding but it’s also a
to do and it’s rewarding but it’s also a little bit selfish maybe in some ways
little bit selfish maybe in some ways
little bit selfish maybe in some ways and so it’s just kind of there’s just
and so it’s just kind of there’s just
and so it’s just kind of there’s just balancing act so I kind of was writing
balancing act so I kind of was writing
balancing act so I kind of was writing about those those ideas a little bit did
about those those ideas a little bit did
about those those ideas a little bit did you plant any more concept album covers
you plant any more concept album covers
you plant any more concept album covers record I’m gonna do some point called by
record I’m gonna do some point called by
record I’m gonna do some point called by all the girls i’ve loved before these
all the girls i’ve loved before these
all the girls i’ve loved before these songs by women’s i like themes if not
songs by women’s i like themes if not
songs by women’s i like themes if not concepts certainly themes I don’t know
concepts certainly themes I don’t know
concepts certainly themes I don’t know what I’ll do next I’m still writing
what I’ll do next I’m still writing
what I’ll do next I’m still writing writing songs on them I got probably
writing songs on them I got probably
writing songs on them I got probably another 10 or 12 kind of cooking but
another 10 or 12 kind of cooking but
another 10 or 12 kind of cooking but they’re half baked right now thank you
they’re half baked right now thank you
they’re half baked right now thank you very much my pleasure thank you very
very much my pleasure thank you very
very much my pleasure thank you very much
much
much me
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