known for their strong lyrics strong riffs and strong opinions Danko Jones is
riffs and strong opinions Danko Jones is
riffs and strong opinions Danko Jones is one band that will never back down from
one band that will never back down from
one band that will never back down from a fight hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
a fight hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
a fight hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we speak with lead singer Danko about his
speak with lead singer Danko about his
speak with lead singer Danko about his opinions on sex and rock and roll
deep down inside every person who steps
deep down inside every person who steps onstage in the public forum or the
onstage in the public forum or the
onstage in the public forum or the public eye whether it’s in front of ten
public eye whether it’s in front of ten
public eye whether it’s in front of ten people or a hundred people or a thousand
people or a hundred people or a thousand
people or a hundred people or a thousand people want to be bigger want more
people want to be bigger want more
people want to be bigger want more people to like them or else you just
people to like them or else you just
people to like them or else you just stay in your room the moment you take it
stay in your room the moment you take it
stay in your room the moment you take it outside of your room you’re looking for
outside of your room you’re looking for
outside of your room you’re looking for public adulation
public adulation
public adulation you know however big or small and anyone
you know however big or small and anyone
you know however big or small and anyone who says no are liars
throughout the band’s history you’ve
throughout the band’s history you’ve been told to kind of water down the
been told to kind of water down the
been told to kind of water down the sound a bit to become more mainstream
sound a bit to become more mainstream
sound a bit to become more mainstream tell us a bit more about that and why
tell us a bit more about that and why
tell us a bit more about that and why you refuse to listen when we started
you refuse to listen when we started
you refuse to listen when we started this band I mean we followed in the
this band I mean we followed in the
this band I mean we followed in the likes of bands like the Gauri’s and the
likes of bands like the Gauri’s and the
likes of bands like the Gauri’s and the Oblivion’s in the Blues Explosion Pussy
Oblivion’s in the Blues Explosion Pussy
Oblivion’s in the Blues Explosion Pussy Galore all that kind of stuff
Galore all that kind of stuff
Galore all that kind of stuff they were never mainstreamed so we just
they were never mainstreamed so we just
they were never mainstreamed so we just wanted to go where they were going once
wanted to go where they were going once
wanted to go where they were going once we did that we wanted to kind of see how
we did that we wanted to kind of see how
we did that we wanted to kind of see how far we can go and if we can get in front
far we can go and if we can get in front
far we can go and if we can get in front of bigger crowds that was exciting to us
and once we started to kind of flirt
and once we started to kind of flirt with bigger possibilities there were
with bigger possibilities there were
with bigger possibilities there were people in the industry that we’re
people in the industry that we’re
people in the industry that we’re telling us all you need is one song you
telling us all you need is one song you
telling us all you need is one song you guys are a great band you have a great
guys are a great band you have a great
guys are a great band you have a great show you got a great image you got a
show you got a great image you got a
show you got a great image you got a great this great that but you just need
great this great that but you just need
great this great that but you just need one song meaning like you need one hit
one song meaning like you need one hit
one song meaning like you need one hit to become big and then you you know
to become big and then you you know
to become big and then you you know people will like you but what they fail
people will like you but what they fail
people will like you but what they fail to tell you the other half of that story
to tell you the other half of that story
to tell you the other half of that story is one song usually just means one song
is one song usually just means one song
is one song usually just means one song and then you’re finished you’re never
and then you’re finished you’re never
and then you’re finished you’re never going to be heard from again
I couldn’t marry the fact that just one
I couldn’t marry the fact that just one song with my desire to make like 30
song with my desire to make like 30
song with my desire to make like 30 albums and at the time you know we’re
albums and at the time you know we’re
albums and at the time you know we’re talking like late 90s that’s what
talking like late 90s that’s what
talking like late 90s that’s what everybody was doing it was it was single
everybody was doing it was it was single
everybody was doing it was it was single oriented radio single oriented record
oriented radio single oriented record
oriented radio single oriented record labels and eventually you know with the
labels and eventually you know with the
labels and eventually you know with the advent of downloading that way of
advent of downloading that way of
advent of downloading that way of thinking bottom doubt the industry and
thinking bottom doubt the industry and
thinking bottom doubt the industry and it’s their fault thankfully we didn’t
it’s their fault thankfully we didn’t
it’s their fault thankfully we didn’t really fall for that and we just kind of
really fall for that and we just kind of
really fall for that and we just kind of kept going and doing what we thought was
kept going and doing what we thought was
kept going and doing what we thought was the right thing to do which was to play
the right thing to do which was to play
the right thing to do which was to play live you guys are often asked why you
live you guys are often asked why you
live you guys are often asked why you write about sex so much now why do you
write about sex so much now why do you
write about sex so much now why do you think people focus on that people aren’t
think people focus on that people aren’t
think people focus on that people aren’t used to male aggressively and
used to male aggressively and
used to male aggressively and assertively talking about sex without
assertively talking about sex without
assertively talking about sex without even reading the lyrics well they find
even reading the lyrics well they find
even reading the lyrics well they find that threatening and I find the people
that threatening and I find the people
that threatening and I find the people who get threatened by that are people
who get threatened by that are people
who get threatened by that are people who are very uncomfortable with their
who are very uncomfortable with their
who are very uncomfortable with their own sexuality there’s nothing for
own sexuality there’s nothing for
own sexuality there’s nothing for threatening in my lyrics
threatening in my lyrics
threatening in my lyrics there’s nothing degrading to women
there’s nothing degrading to women
there’s nothing degrading to women there’s nothing vulgar about or I’ve
there’s nothing vulgar about or I’ve
there’s nothing vulgar about or I’ve seen that I I mentioned about women
people who want to focus on that and
people who want to focus on that and don’t focus on it when they interview
don’t focus on it when they interview
don’t focus on it when they interview people like Usher or you know whatever
people like Usher or you know whatever
people like Usher or you know whatever R&B singer and they all sing about sex
R&B singer and they all sing about sex
R&B singer and they all sing about sex too but that doesn’t become an issue it
too but that doesn’t become an issue it
too but that doesn’t become an issue it only becomes an issue with us because we
only becomes an issue with us because we
only becomes an issue with us because we play rock I find that really weird and
play rock I find that really weird and
play rock I find that really weird and when you throw it back in their face
when you throw it back in their face
when you throw it back in their face they don’t know what to say
you’ve also said that European audiences
you’ve also said that European audiences tend to be more receptive to kind of
tend to be more receptive to kind of
tend to be more receptive to kind of harder rock why do you think that’s the
harder rock why do you think that’s the
harder rock why do you think that’s the case it’s just the way their culture the
case it’s just the way their culture the
case it’s just the way their culture the whole European as a continent view rock
whole European as a continent view rock
whole European as a continent view rock and roll differently than North America
in Canada rock-and-roll is viewed as
in Canada rock-and-roll is viewed as some sort of lowbrow knuckle-dragging
some sort of lowbrow knuckle-dragging
some sort of lowbrow knuckle-dragging coffee time doughnuts
coffee time doughnuts
coffee time doughnuts type of rock over there totally
type of rock over there totally
type of rock over there totally different it’s the way I view rock and
different it’s the way I view rock and
different it’s the way I view rock and roll a very kind of highbrow
roll a very kind of highbrow
roll a very kind of highbrow sophisticated it’s got the history it’s
sophisticated it’s got the history it’s
sophisticated it’s got the history it’s not easy to play as opposed to some
not easy to play as opposed to some
not easy to play as opposed to some indie rockers that for some reason it’s
indie rockers that for some reason it’s
indie rockers that for some reason it’s very very simple to play I don’t know
very very simple to play I don’t know
very very simple to play I don’t know what everybody’s gushing about there’s
what everybody’s gushing about there’s
what everybody’s gushing about there’s so many layers about rock and roll that
so many layers about rock and roll that
so many layers about rock and roll that you can go into and dissect for hours
you can go into and dissect for hours
you can go into and dissect for hours and hours with someone who knows that
and hours with someone who knows that
and hours with someone who knows that genre of music and I find that I have
genre of music and I find that I have
genre of music and I find that I have these conversations with people in
these conversations with people in
these conversations with people in Europe I don’t have them in Canada very
Europe I don’t have them in Canada very
Europe I don’t have them in Canada very few and far between the image that
few and far between the image that
few and far between the image that Canadians want to export to the rest of
Canadians want to export to the rest of
Canadians want to export to the rest of the world is something that you can find
the world is something that you can find
the world is something that you can find at a Starbucks coffee store I just am
at a Starbucks coffee store I just am
at a Starbucks coffee store I just am not in agreement with that I find that
not in agreement with that I find that
not in agreement with that I find that music puts me to sleep
music puts me to sleep
music puts me to sleep meanwhile there’s really really good
meanwhile there’s really really good
meanwhile there’s really really good metal being made in this country and
metal being made in this country and
metal being made in this country and really really good rock that is being
really really good rock that is being
really really good rock that is being made in this country that that’s getting
made in this country that that’s getting
made in this country that that’s getting ignored
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