this trio has been delivering hard hitting power rock for over 15 years hi
hitting power rock for over 15 years hi
hitting power rock for over 15 years hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton 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 Danko Jones so we always like to
with Danko Jones so we always like to
with Danko Jones so we always like to start with the origin stories of the
start with the origin stories of the
start with the origin stories of the bands that we interview so why don’t you
bands that we interview so why don’t you
bands that we interview so why don’t you tell us how Danko Jones originally us
tell us how Danko Jones originally us
tell us how Danko Jones originally us together we’ve been a band for 14 plus
together we’ve been a band for 14 plus
together we’ve been a band for 14 plus years now we started in toronto played
years now we started in toronto played
years now we started in toronto played the states for a little bit did a couple
the states for a little bit did a couple
the states for a little bit did a couple canadian tours a label out in sweden
canadian tours a label out in sweden
canadian tours a label out in sweden wanted to put out a record nothing was
wanted to put out a record nothing was
wanted to put out a record nothing was really happening in canada or America it
really happening in canada or America it
really happening in canada or America it kind of plateaued for us we took up the
kind of plateaued for us we took up the
kind of plateaued for us we took up the robber we did a five week tour in 2001
robber we did a five week tour in 2001
robber we did a five week tour in 2001 and we never looked back we’ve done 22
and we never looked back we’ve done 22
and we never looked back we’ve done 22 tours since then and here we are I
tours since then and here we are I
tours since then and here we are I wanted to know what kind of music you
wanted to know what kind of music you
wanted to know what kind of music you grew up listening to when I was a
grew up listening to when I was a
grew up listening to when I was a teenager I listened to you a lot of
teenager I listened to you a lot of
teenager I listened to you a lot of metal and then from metal I got into
metal and then from metal I got into
metal and then from metal I got into punk rock once I discovered the Bad
punk rock once I discovered the Bad
punk rock once I discovered the Bad Brains that pretty much all bets were
Brains that pretty much all bets were
Brains that pretty much all bets were off and I pretty much got into any kind
off and I pretty much got into any kind
off and I pretty much got into any kind of music that sounded good to my ears
of music that sounded good to my ears
of music that sounded good to my ears regardless of whether it was fashionable
regardless of whether it was fashionable
regardless of whether it was fashionable or cool or not for me I naturally
or cool or not for me I naturally
or cool or not for me I naturally gravitated back towards what I started
gravitated back towards what I started
gravitated back towards what I started liking when I was a kid which is just
liking when I was a kid which is just
liking when I was a kid which is just rock and metal and it’s pretty much what
rock and metal and it’s pretty much what
rock and metal and it’s pretty much what I listen to these days
Joe
Joe tell us about the new album the new
tell us about the new album the new
tell us about the new album the new album’s called below the belt I
album’s called below the belt I
album’s called below the belt I interpreted as a combination of like the
interpreted as a combination of like the
interpreted as a combination of like the best elements of previous albums like
best elements of previous albums like
best elements of previous albums like the heaviness of we sweat blood the
the heaviness of we sweat blood the
the heaviness of we sweat blood the speed of sleep is the enemy melody of
speed of sleep is the enemy melody of
speed of sleep is the enemy melody of never too loud kind of fused together I
never too loud kind of fused together I
never too loud kind of fused together I think it’s got some of the heaviest
think it’s got some of the heaviest
think it’s got some of the heaviest moments in some of the fastest moments
moments in some of the fastest moments
moments in some of the fastest moments we’ve ever put on tape very happy about
we’ve ever put on tape very happy about
we’ve ever put on tape very happy about it and very excited that everybody’s
it and very excited that everybody’s
it and very excited that everybody’s really digging it which is great
and what about the video for full of
and what about the video for full of regret tell us a bit more about the
regret tell us a bit more about the
regret tell us a bit more about the premise of that and how it all came
premise of that and how it all came
premise of that and how it all came together the premise of the video is
together the premise of the video is
together the premise of the video is it’s a movie trailer that were the stars
it’s a movie trailer that were the stars
it’s a movie trailer that were the stars of Lemmy from Motorhead is the evil
of Lemmy from Motorhead is the evil
of Lemmy from Motorhead is the evil villain and he’s trying to kill us whom
villain and he’s trying to kill us whom
villain and he’s trying to kill us whom he dumped him James and he’s hired
he dumped him James and he’s hired
he dumped him James and he’s hired Elijah Wood who’s from Lord of the Rings
Elijah Wood who’s from Lord of the Rings
Elijah Wood who’s from Lord of the Rings in Sin City and a whole ton other movies
in Sin City and a whole ton other movies
in Sin City and a whole ton other movies that you probably have seen already and
that you probably have seen already and
that you probably have seen already and selma Blair she’s also trying to kill us
selma Blair she’s also trying to kill us
selma Blair she’s also trying to kill us so these are the two hitmen trying to
so these are the two hitmen trying to
so these are the two hitmen trying to they’re just chasing us around and mike
they’re just chasing us around and mike
they’re just chasing us around and mike watt who was in the minuteman and fire
watt who was in the minuteman and fire
watt who was in the minuteman and fire hose and he now plays with Iggy Pop and
hose and he now plays with Iggy Pop and
hose and he now plays with Iggy Pop and the Stooges he’s the narrator kind of
the Stooges he’s the narrator kind of
the Stooges he’s the narrator kind of like the sam elliott character in The
like the sam elliott character in The
like the sam elliott character in The Big Lebowski the bookmarks the video and
Big Lebowski the bookmarks the video and
Big Lebowski the bookmarks the video and he did an awesome job
we’re very grateful for them just coming
we’re very grateful for them just coming down helping us out it made the video
down helping us out it made the video
down helping us out it made the video look like a million bucks but we spent
look like a million bucks but we spent
look like a million bucks but we spent like 25 bucks on it
thank you very much all right thanks a
thank you very much all right thanks a lot
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