passionate hard and sometimes political these rockers consistently thrilled fans
these rockers consistently thrilled fans
these rockers consistently thrilled fans with their forceful rock hi I’m Rebecca
with their forceful rock hi I’m Rebecca
with their forceful rock hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with mike from
today we’re speaking with mike from
today we’re speaking with mike from disturbed about the group’s origins and
disturbed about the group’s origins and
disturbed about the group’s origins and about rumors of an indefinite hiatus for
about rumors of an indefinite hiatus for
about rumors of an indefinite hiatus for the band
we always like to get the origin stories
we always like to get the origin stories of advancing interview so why don’t you
of advancing interview so why don’t you
of advancing interview so why don’t you tell us how it’s deserved first got
tell us how it’s deserved first got
tell us how it’s deserved first got together it just started out with Danny
together it just started out with Danny
together it just started out with Danny and myself and our original bass player
and myself and our original bass player
and myself and our original bass player on the south side of Chicago playing in
on the south side of Chicago playing in
on the south side of Chicago playing in separate local bands and and we used to
separate local bands and and we used to
separate local bands and and we used to rehearse all on the same area and we
rehearse all on the same area and we
rehearse all on the same area and we used to hear each other rehearsing and
used to hear each other rehearsing and
used to hear each other rehearsing and my band I would show up early and stay
my band I would show up early and stay
my band I would show up early and stay late and Danny was the same way and so
late and Danny was the same way and so
late and Danny was the same way and so we always hurt each other jamming down
we always hurt each other jamming down
we always hurt each other jamming down the hall and just kind of got to know
the hall and just kind of got to know
the hall and just kind of got to know each other that way and eventually you
each other that way and eventually you
each other that way and eventually you know the the band’s broke up and we got
know the the band’s broke up and we got
know the the band’s broke up and we got together and Amy no I know that guy he
together and Amy no I know that guy he
together and Amy no I know that guy he knows me let’s let’s hang out and pretty
knows me let’s let’s hang out and pretty
knows me let’s let’s hang out and pretty much he and I’ve been playing together
much he and I’ve been playing together
much he and I’ve been playing together for like the last 20 years now and it
for like the last 20 years now and it
for like the last 20 years now and it just kind of really grew from there just
just kind of really grew from there just
just kind of really grew from there just a bunch of knuckleheads on the south
a bunch of knuckleheads on the south
a bunch of knuckleheads on the south side of Chicago just love and playing
side of Chicago just love and playing
side of Chicago just love and playing music
who are your drumming idols I gotta say
who are your drumming idols I gotta say the first guy when I was starting out
the first guy when I was starting out
the first guy when I was starting out back in the day was Tommy Lee like back
back in the day was Tommy Lee like back
back in the day was Tommy Lee like back in the 80s he was the epitome of the
in the 80s he was the epitome of the
in the 80s he was the epitome of the rock drummer you know every every guy
rock drummer you know every every guy
rock drummer you know every every guy that play drums wanted to beat him so he
that play drums wanted to beat him so he
that play drums wanted to beat him so he was he was big in the beginning and as I
was he was big in the beginning and as I
was he was big in the beginning and as I started it to develop my style and get
started it to develop my style and get
started it to develop my style and get into heavier music vinnie paul from
into heavier music vinnie paul from
into heavier music vinnie paul from pantero what to me was the epitome of
pantero what to me was the epitome of
pantero what to me was the epitome of the metal drummer he was capable of
the metal drummer he was capable of
the metal drummer he was capable of laying down some of the most solid
laying down some of the most solid
laying down some of the most solid grooves and some of the best meter but
grooves and some of the best meter but
grooves and some of the best meter but he could also shred with some of the
he could also shred with some of the
he could also shred with some of the best guys out there
my soul
my soul so what’s your take on labeling music
so what’s your take on labeling music
so what’s your take on labeling music cuz i mean i know it in metal there are
cuz i mean i know it in metal there are
cuz i mean i know it in metal there are so many subgenres so everyone’s trying
so many subgenres so everyone’s trying
so many subgenres so everyone’s trying to be something different i mean do you
to be something different i mean do you
to be something different i mean do you like are you guys can’t keep track I
like are you guys can’t keep track I
like are you guys can’t keep track I mean that you said there’s so many
mean that you said there’s so many
mean that you said there’s so many genres and subgenres and subsets like
genres and subgenres and subsets like
genres and subgenres and subsets like you know what we just play the music
you know what we just play the music
you know what we just play the music that we play and I mean I guess wherever
that we play and I mean I guess wherever
that we play and I mean I guess wherever it fits into the umbrella of the heavy /
it fits into the umbrella of the heavy /
it fits into the umbrella of the heavy / hard rock I mean I don’t know whatever
hard rock I mean I don’t know whatever
hard rock I mean I don’t know whatever you want to put us in fine with us we
you want to put us in fine with us we
you want to put us in fine with us we don’t care
we’re too heavy for some but we’re not
we’re too heavy for some but we’re not heavy enough for others so I don’t know
so why don’t you tell me a bit more
so why don’t you tell me a bit more about how disturbs music has kind of
about how disturbs music has kind of
about how disturbs music has kind of evolved from Alma Alma throughout the
evolved from Alma Alma throughout the
evolved from Alma Alma throughout the years it’s just been a natural
years it’s just been a natural
years it’s just been a natural progression that we’ve improved as
progression that we’ve improved as
progression that we’ve improved as musicians just because that’s what we do
musicians just because that’s what we do
musicians just because that’s what we do for living labor on the road all the
for living labor on the road all the
for living labor on the road all the time or we’re in the studio just always
time or we’re in the studio just always
time or we’re in the studio just always constantly playing so I don’t think we
constantly playing so I don’t think we
constantly playing so I don’t think we could have a choice but to get better
could have a choice but to get better
could have a choice but to get better and i think the writing is also improved
and i think the writing is also improved
and i think the writing is also improved and just evolve throughout the 11 plus
and just evolve throughout the 11 plus
and just evolve throughout the 11 plus years that we’ve been together
years that we’ve been together
years that we’ve been together professionally
so I kind of have to mention this this
so I kind of have to mention this this year they said that you guys are taking
year they said that you guys are taking
year they said that you guys are taking an indefinite hiatus we’re not entirely
an indefinite hiatus we’re not entirely
an indefinite hiatus we’re not entirely sure what the future holds for us right
sure what the future holds for us right
sure what the future holds for us right now um we’ve always sort of operated
now um we’ve always sort of operated
now um we’ve always sort of operated with timeline every time we finish the
with timeline every time we finish the
with timeline every time we finish the cycle and we don’t really have one right
cycle and we don’t really have one right
cycle and we don’t really have one right now and we’re just really trying to
now and we’re just really trying to
now and we’re just really trying to focus on finishing up this cycle with
focus on finishing up this cycle with
focus on finishing up this cycle with the best shows that we can and we’ll see
the best shows that we can and we’ll see
the best shows that we can and we’ll see what the future holds when the time
what the future holds when the time
what the future holds when the time comes
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