named a breakout band to watch these pop bunkers pride themselves on their happy
bunkers pride themselves on their happy
bunkers pride themselves on their happy and upbeat music
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com we got the chance to visit
watchmojo.com we got the chance to visit
watchmojo.com we got the chance to visit Warped Tour this year and speak with
Warped Tour this year and speak with
Warped Tour this year and speak with Jersey and Cassidy from hey Monday
we always like to start with the origin
we always like to start with the origin stories of the bands that we introduce
stories of the bands that we introduce
stories of the bands that we introduce to want to tell us how Hey Monday
to want to tell us how Hey Monday
to want to tell us how Hey Monday originally I went to high school with
originally I went to high school with
originally I went to high school with Alex and Pat so right there just few
Alex and Pat so right there just few
Alex and Pat so right there just few people that I knew that played music
people that I knew that played music
people that I knew that played music already and a different local band
and Mike and I used to play in a
and Mike and I used to play in a different local bands but that band
different local bands but that band
different local bands but that band broke up so we called up Alex and pad
broke up so we called up Alex and pad
broke up so we called up Alex and pad and kind of just decided to start
and kind of just decided to start
and kind of just decided to start playing Jersey came into it a little
playing Jersey came into it a little
playing Jersey came into it a little later he he worked for Columbia as an
later he he worked for Columbia as an
later he he worked for Columbia as an intern since they were you know signing
intern since they were you know signing
intern since they were you know signing us they said oh do you need help finding
us they said oh do you need help finding
us they said oh do you need help finding a basis we know somebody and he moved
a basis we know somebody and he moved
a basis we know somebody and he moved down to Florida for a few months and
down to Florida for a few months and
down to Florida for a few months and practiced and we all hit it off and the
practiced and we all hit it off and the
practiced and we all hit it off and the rest is history what kind of music did
rest is history what kind of music did
rest is history what kind of music did you all grow up listening to like you
you all grow up listening to like you
you all grow up listening to like you know icons idols influences that kind of
know icons idols influences that kind of
know icons idols influences that kind of thing one of the biggest for me was
thing one of the biggest for me was
thing one of the biggest for me was Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne as far
Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne as far
Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne as far as bands blink-182 you found Laurie I
as bands blink-182 you found Laurie I
as bands blink-182 you found Laurie I was a big radio kid so any anything that
was a big radio kid so any anything that
was a big radio kid so any anything that was on the radio I was usually super
was on the radio I was usually super
was on the radio I was usually super into
what benefits have you guys seen to
what benefits have you guys seen to having a female vocalist it sets us
having a female vocalist it sets us
having a female vocalist it sets us apart from a lot of the bands that we
apart from a lot of the bands that we
apart from a lot of the bands that we are you know in a particular scene with
you know it also kind of brings us
you know it also kind of brings us closer to the other bands with female
closer to the other bands with female
closer to the other bands with female singers because I guess we kind of all
singers because I guess we kind of all
singers because I guess we kind of all get it not that there’s anything extra
get it not that there’s anything extra
get it not that there’s anything extra to totally get you have those all dude
to totally get you have those all dude
to totally get you have those all dude bands that are like oh so who gets with
bands that are like oh so who gets with
bands that are like oh so who gets with the singer and then you go oh it’s just
the singer and then you go oh it’s just
the singer and then you go oh it’s just totally not like that you
and I’m sure you get it a lot it’s tough
and I’m sure you get it a lot it’s tough being the only girl there are times
being the only girl there are times
being the only girl there are times where I’m like you know kind of wish I
where I’m like you know kind of wish I
where I’m like you know kind of wish I had my own like room right now so I can
had my own like room right now so I can
had my own like room right now so I can just walk around in my underwear not
just walk around in my underwear not
just walk around in my underwear not worry look at me clearly she’s not the
worry look at me clearly she’s not the
worry look at me clearly she’s not the only girl
I don’t really see it as being the only
I don’t really see it as being the only girl I mean the only times I see that is
girl I mean the only times I see that is
girl I mean the only times I see that is when I’m going through girly stuff and I
when I’m going through girly stuff and I
when I’m going through girly stuff and I don’t have any girls around but then
don’t have any girls around but then
don’t have any girls around but then again they’re always there for me anyway
again they’re always there for me anyway
again they’re always there for me anyway so
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