they are geek pop at its finest we’re nerds ya know it’s been hi I’m Rebecca
nerds ya know it’s been hi I’m Rebecca
nerds ya know it’s been hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com we
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com we
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com we got the chance to sit down with the
got the chance to sit down with the
got the chance to sit down with the barenaked ladies at montreal’s queen
barenaked ladies at montreal’s queen
barenaked ladies at montreal’s queen elizabeth hotel in the same suite where
elizabeth hotel in the same suite where
elizabeth hotel in the same suite where John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their
John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their
John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their famous sit-in to learn more about the
famous sit-in to learn more about the
famous sit-in to learn more about the band’s evolution so we often like to
band’s evolution so we often like to
band’s evolution so we often like to start by getting the origin stories of
start by getting the origin stories of
start by getting the origin stories of the bands that weren’t you doing so why
the bands that weren’t you doing so why
the bands that weren’t you doing so why don’t you tell us how barenaked ladies
don’t you tell us how barenaked ladies
don’t you tell us how barenaked ladies came to do well it is such ancient
came to do well it is such ancient
came to do well it is such ancient history now that it’s hard to remember
history now that it’s hard to remember
history now that it’s hard to remember but it was 21 years ago you Bertie
but it was 21 years ago you Bertie
but it was 21 years ago you Bertie cameras got the man he hits you try to
cameras got the man he hits you try to
cameras got the man he hits you try to imagine with you try to help me but a
imagine with you try to help me but a
imagine with you try to help me but a bus to my high school band had one of
bus to my high school band had one of
bus to my high school band had one of regional battle of the bands and we
regional battle of the bands and we
regional battle of the bands and we agreed to play a fundraiser for a local
agreed to play a fundraiser for a local
agreed to play a fundraiser for a local food bank in Toronto and in the
food bank in Toronto and in the
food bank in Toronto and in the intervening six or eight months leading
intervening six or eight months leading
intervening six or eight months leading up to the fundraiser the band broke up I
up to the fundraiser the band broke up I
up to the fundraiser the band broke up I forgot about the fundraiser and then
forgot about the fundraiser and then
forgot about the fundraiser and then they phoned me the week before and said
they phoned me the week before and said
they phoned me the week before and said you’re still on for the fundraiser right
you’re still on for the fundraiser right
you’re still on for the fundraiser right we’re really counting on you and I went
we’re really counting on you and I went
we’re really counting on you and I went ah yes of course I am but the name of
ah yes of course I am but the name of
ah yes of course I am but the name of the band is changed to and I just went
the band is changed to and I just went
the band is changed to and I just went barenaked ladies and then I called Steve
barenaked ladies and then I called Steve
barenaked ladies and then I called Steve and said you want to be in barenaked
and said you want to be in barenaked
and said you want to be in barenaked ladies cuz I got a gay guy have to do so
ladies cuz I got a gay guy have to do so
ladies cuz I got a gay guy have to do so that was it
and who did you guys all grow up
and who did you guys all grow up listening to individually and how has
listening to individually and how has
listening to individually and how has that come to influence the band part of
that come to influence the band part of
that come to influence the band part of what makes us makes it fun working
what makes us makes it fun working
what makes us makes it fun working together as we all come from pretty
together as we all come from pretty
together as we all come from pretty different influences I know adds more
different influences I know adds more
different influences I know adds more from the country sort of influence I
from the country sort of influence I
from the country sort of influence I really enjoyed Lou Reed and the Beatles
really enjoyed Lou Reed and the Beatles
really enjoyed Lou Reed and the Beatles and being a keyboardist I was drawn to
and being a keyboardist I was drawn to
and being a keyboardist I was drawn to things like Devo and Kraftwerk his
things like Devo and Kraftwerk his
things like Devo and Kraftwerk his influences are so much cooler than mine
no I yeah I grew up on sort of
no I yeah I grew up on sort of old-school country music and then got
old-school country music and then got
old-school country music and then got into heavily into prog rock Kevin I
into heavily into prog rock Kevin I
into heavily into prog rock Kevin I overlapped somewhere in there in the
overlapped somewhere in there in the
overlapped somewhere in there in the prog rock rush and Genesis and King
prog rock rush and Genesis and King
prog rock rush and Genesis and King Crimson world we both we both went down
Crimson world we both we both went down
Crimson world we both we both went down those labyrinths at one time as guys do
those labyrinths at one time as guys do
those labyrinths at one time as guys do yeah prog rock Dungeons and Dragons yeah
discuss the evolution of BNL in terms of
discuss the evolution of BNL in terms of philosophy musically musically it really
philosophy musically musically it really
philosophy musically musically it really started in sort of a root sort of way at
started in sort of a root sort of way at
started in sort of a root sort of way at a lot of acoustic performances busking
a lot of acoustic performances busking
a lot of acoustic performances busking it really worked that way and I suppose
it really worked that way and I suppose
it really worked that way and I suppose as then captain keyboards came along
as then captain keyboards came along
as then captain keyboards came along well as the band grew in popularity the
well as the band grew in popularity the
well as the band grew in popularity the venues grew and it became more electric
venues grew and it became more electric
venues grew and it became more electric in terms of writing I mean it’s it spans
in terms of writing I mean it’s it spans
in terms of writing I mean it’s it spans from the apropos be my yoko ono you can
from the apropos be my yoko ono you can
from the apropos be my yoko ono you can be my yoko ono here we are in the John
be my yoko ono here we are in the John
be my yoko ono here we are in the John Lennon Yoko Ono suite at the hotel here
Lennon Yoko Ono suite at the hotel here
Lennon Yoko Ono suite at the hotel here from be my yoko ono to you run away
from be my yoko ono to you run away
from be my yoko ono to you run away and I think there’s been a lot of
and I think there’s been a lot of
and I think there’s been a lot of exploration along the way in terms of
exploration along the way in terms of
exploration along the way in terms of songwriting and I think ultimately we’re
songwriting and I think ultimately we’re
songwriting and I think ultimately we’re we’re a pop then and we write pop rock
we’re a pop then and we write pop rock
we’re a pop then and we write pop rock songs but I think we’re very diverse in
songs but I think we’re very diverse in
songs but I think we’re very diverse in that approach and we’ve always woven in
that approach and we’ve always woven in
that approach and we’ve always woven in a lot of textures still be too dazed
a lot of textures still be too dazed
a lot of textures still be too dazed Alisa was sobbing I’m just happy in
Alisa was sobbing I’m just happy in
Alisa was sobbing I’m just happy in general with the sound of the band that
general with the sound of the band that
general with the sound of the band that we managed to make a decent record it’s
we managed to make a decent record it’s
we managed to make a decent record it’s the four of us and it stands up and it’s
the four of us and it stands up and it’s
the four of us and it stands up and it’s kind of a new sound for us and just
kind of a new sound for us and just
kind of a new sound for us and just happy with the whole thing
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