The All-American Rejects’ Tyson and Nick Talk Influences

if all rock bands were like these guys

if all rock bands were like these guys it would definitely be a more

it would definitely be a more

it would definitely be a more interesting scene hi I’m Rebecca Brayton

interesting scene hi I’m Rebecca Brayton

interesting scene hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today

and welcome to watchmojo.com and today

and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the All American

we’re speaking with the All American

we’re speaking with the All American Rejects so we always like to start with

Rejects so we always like to start with

Rejects so we always like to start with the origin stories of the Bands that we

the origin stories of the Bands that we

the origin stories of the Bands that we interview so tell us how the All

interview so tell us how the All

interview so tell us how the All American Rejects first got together Nick

American Rejects first got together Nick

American Rejects first got together Nick and I went to school in in Stillwater

and I went to school in in Stillwater

and I went to school in in Stillwater Oklahoma guiding me in 1990s yeah 1900s

Oklahoma guiding me in 1990s yeah 1900s

Oklahoma guiding me in 1990s yeah 1900s yeah that sounds better when you say and

yeah that sounds better when you say and

yeah that sounds better when you say and you know and still are there’s three

you know and still are there’s three

you know and still are there’s three things you can do you can either play

things you can do you can either play

things you can do you can either play football be a complete dead completely

football be a complete dead completely

football be a complete dead completely dedicated to I guess studies and then

dedicated to I guess studies and then

dedicated to I guess studies and then you know being a band and I’m not well I

you know being a band and I’m not well I

you know being a band and I’m not well I think that was the fourth option you

think that was the fourth option you

think that was the fourth option you could just get stuff all the time

could just get stuff all the time

could just get stuff all the time yeah that’s the third option yeah

yeah that’s the third option yeah

yeah that’s the third option yeah there’s also that option we weren’t good

there’s also that option we weren’t good

there’s also that option we weren’t good at any of those three well yeah we’re

at any of those three well yeah we’re

at any of those three well yeah we’re good at the other option but nobody

good at the other option but nobody

good at the other option but nobody would invite us to do so right so we

would invite us to do so right so we

would invite us to do so right so we stayed in our room wrote songs and sent

stayed in our room wrote songs and sent

stayed in our room wrote songs and sent out our CDs like old-school Beatle style

out our CDs like old-school Beatle style

out our CDs like old-school Beatle style that stamps sentiments all these record

that stamps sentiments all these record

that stamps sentiments all these record companies hoping to mo pull it out of

companies hoping to mo pull it out of

companies hoping to mo pull it out of the trash and doghouse records came and

the trash and doghouse records came and

the trash and doghouse records came and signed us when I was 16 Nicholas was 18

signed us when I was 16 Nicholas was 18

signed us when I was 16 Nicholas was 18 and we have been doing this for about 11

and we have been doing this for about 11

and we have been doing this for about 11 years after the fact no he was kind of a

years after the fact no he was kind of a

years after the fact no he was kind of a crazy little ride very cool now it’s no

crazy little ride very cool now it’s no

crazy little ride very cool now it’s no longer the 1900 it’s not Wow we made it

ah sad to me

ah sad to me to get you

to get you

to get you and what kind of music did you guys grow

and what kind of music did you guys grow

and what kind of music did you guys grow up listening to means who are your idols

up listening to means who are your idols

up listening to means who are your idols and icons what we’re best at is writing

and icons what we’re best at is writing

and icons what we’re best at is writing songs and I don’t think you know at

songs and I don’t think you know at

songs and I don’t think you know at least what I personally grew up

least what I personally grew up

least what I personally grew up listening to was necessarily the songs

listening to was necessarily the songs

listening to was necessarily the songs that I appreciate most now just as being

that I appreciate most now just as being

that I appreciate most now just as being you know a songwriter with this guy what

you know a songwriter with this guy what

you know a songwriter with this guy what got me playing guitar you know I grew up

got me playing guitar you know I grew up

got me playing guitar you know I grew up in the 80s and the 90s so a lot of hair

in the 80s and the 90s so a lot of hair

in the 80s and the 90s so a lot of hair bands and a lot of flannel shirts but uh

bands and a lot of flannel shirts but uh

bands and a lot of flannel shirts but uh but yeah I wouldn’t say that that’s

but yeah I wouldn’t say that that’s

but yeah I wouldn’t say that that’s necessarily influenced our you know our

necessarily influenced our you know our

necessarily influenced our you know our music or our songwriting my biggest

music or our songwriting my biggest

music or our songwriting my biggest influences when I was a kid was my dad

influences when I was a kid was my dad

influences when I was a kid was my dad he’d pick me up from school have a

he’d pick me up from school have a

he’d pick me up from school have a six-pack of beer and I would have to

six-pack of beer and I would have to

six-pack of beer and I would have to drive home and so we would take dirt

drive home and so we would take dirt

drive home and so we would take dirt roads so I could jump on the clutch with

roads so I could jump on the clutch with

roads so I could jump on the clutch with both my feet and he would be playing me

both my feet and he would be playing me

both my feet and he would be playing me like Black Crowes and ac/dc and INXS and

like Black Crowes and ac/dc and INXS and

like Black Crowes and ac/dc and INXS and my grandma would you know shower me with

my grandma would you know shower me with

my grandma would you know shower me with musicals I think our biggest influences

musicals I think our biggest influences

musicals I think our biggest influences have been not only been each other but

have been not only been each other but

have been not only been each other but my pops are parents like Nick’s parents

my pops are parents like Nick’s parents

my pops are parents like Nick’s parents got him into your dad let’s make us now

got him into your dad let’s make us now

got him into your dad let’s make us now Bama well no my mom was the country

Bama well no my mom was the country

Bama well no my mom was the country music person and I wouldn’t saw Alabama

music person and I wouldn’t saw Alabama

music person and I wouldn’t saw Alabama twice Vince Gill and George Strait each

twice Vince Gill and George Strait each

twice Vince Gill and George Strait each a couple times but then my dad did pull

a couple times but then my dad did pull

a couple times but then my dad did pull me aside and you know my mom wasn’t home

me aside and you know my mom wasn’t home

me aside and you know my mom wasn’t home and showed me everything from the

and showed me everything from the

and showed me everything from the Beatles to Boston yeah I think it’s I

Beatles to Boston yeah I think it’s I

Beatles to Boston yeah I think it’s I think you know if you if you if you’re

think you know if you if you if you’re

think you know if you if you if you’re not told to be hungry for music it’s

not told to be hungry for music it’s

not told to be hungry for music it’s good to have your parents there to feed

what do you think it is about you guys

what do you think it is about you guys that it has made you one of those rock

that it has made you one of those rock

that it has made you one of those rock bands that is able to be played

bands that is able to be played

bands that is able to be played consistently on pop radio to things to

consistently on pop radio to things to

consistently on pop radio to things to constitute whether or not we like the

constitute whether or not we like the

constitute whether or not we like the music we make it’s can we wake up the

music we make it’s can we wake up the

music we make it’s can we wake up the next day and not get it out of our head

next day and not get it out of our head

next day and not get it out of our head and is it true I think being from

and is it true I think being from

and is it true I think being from Oklahoma and not ever really buying into

Oklahoma and not ever really buying into

Oklahoma and not ever really buying into the hype not coming out with the

the hype not coming out with the

the hype not coming out with the fragrance sir not you know making a

fragrance sir not you know making a

fragrance sir not you know making a series of Hinda – yeah not having like

series of Hinda – yeah not having like

series of Hinda – yeah not having like five taco stands

five taco stands

five taco stands we’ve always only done music and we

we’ve always only done music and we

we’ve always only done music and we pride ourselves in it and we go away

pride ourselves in it and we go away

pride ourselves in it and we go away into our little jungles of song every

into our little jungles of song every

into our little jungles of song every time and we don’t come out for for

time and we don’t come out for for

time and we don’t come out for for people to sort of praise us and so I

people to sort of praise us and so I

people to sort of praise us and so I feel like we haven’t really ever rested

feel like we haven’t really ever rested

feel like we haven’t really ever rested to to focus on what we have accomplished

to to focus on what we have accomplished

to to focus on what we have accomplished in when you do that I think you still

in when you do that I think you still

in when you do that I think you still maintain a focus on the reason you

maintain a focus on the reason you

maintain a focus on the reason you started it which is because we love what

started it which is because we love what

started it which is because we love what we do I don’t know how we’ve managed to

we do I don’t know how we’ve managed to

we do I don’t know how we’ve managed to cheat the system and get played all over

cheat the system and get played all over

cheat the system and get played all over mainstream radio but we’re grateful for

regardless I would still like to know

regardless I would still like to know what All American Rejects perfume would

what All American Rejects perfume would

what All American Rejects perfume would satisfy it smell like this Theatre and

satisfy it smell like this Theatre and

satisfy it smell like this Theatre and smell old sweaty and a bit like hair

smell old sweaty and a bit like hair

smell old sweaty and a bit like hair products nice I like it