this bag was one of the first to be labeled emo for its expressive music and
labeled emo for its expressive music and
labeled emo for its expressive music and lyrics hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome
lyrics hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome
lyrics hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Chris Carrabba from
speaking with Chris Carrabba from
speaking with Chris Carrabba from Dashboard Confessional to learn more
Dashboard Confessional to learn more
Dashboard Confessional to learn more about the band and what emo means to him
so why don’t we start as we often do by
so why don’t we start as we often do by having you tell us the origin story of
having you tell us the origin story of
having you tell us the origin story of Dashboard Confessional well it’s pretty
Dashboard Confessional well it’s pretty
Dashboard Confessional well it’s pretty simple I just was messing around with my
simple I just was messing around with my
simple I just was messing around with my acoustic guitar in my living room and I
acoustic guitar in my living room and I
acoustic guitar in my living room and I accidentally wrote a record and I
accidentally wrote a record and I
accidentally wrote a record and I recorded it that way I did that a couple
recorded it that way I did that a couple
recorded it that way I did that a couple of times so the first couple records
of times so the first couple records
of times so the first couple records were just me and an acoustic guitar
were just me and an acoustic guitar
were just me and an acoustic guitar there wasn’t a band or anything like
there wasn’t a band or anything like
there wasn’t a band or anything like that and then over the course of the
that and then over the course of the
that and then over the course of the years of touring that way I would make
years of touring that way I would make
years of touring that way I would make friends in different bands that’s a
friends in different bands that’s a
friends in different bands that’s a great guitar player if I ever have
great guitar player if I ever have
great guitar player if I ever have another guitar player I could remember
another guitar player I could remember
another guitar player I could remember that kid you know that kind of thing we
that kid you know that kind of thing we
that kid you know that kind of thing we tacked the band together after a couple
tacked the band together after a couple
tacked the band together after a couple of years of traveling like that what
of years of traveling like that what
of years of traveling like that what kind of music did you grow up listening
kind of music did you grow up listening
kind of music did you grow up listening to my music fandom is kind of broad you
to my music fandom is kind of broad you
to my music fandom is kind of broad you know my exposure to it was pretty broad
know my exposure to it was pretty broad
know my exposure to it was pretty broad too because some my my mom was into this
too because some my my mom was into this
too because some my my mom was into this kind of stuff my brother was into this
kind of stuff my brother was into this
kind of stuff my brother was into this time stuff and if there’s music
time stuff and if there’s music
time stuff and if there’s music everywhere a lot of Bruce Springsteen a
everywhere a lot of Bruce Springsteen a
everywhere a lot of Bruce Springsteen a lot of macho v and also then I got into
lot of macho v and also then I got into
lot of macho v and also then I got into a lot of punk rock in my tweens although
a lot of punk rock in my tweens although
a lot of punk rock in my tweens although they didn’t call it tweens then that
they didn’t call it tweens then that
they didn’t call it tweens then that stayed with me pretty hard I followed
stayed with me pretty hard I followed
stayed with me pretty hard I followed all these different kinds of music as
all these different kinds of music as
all these different kinds of music as just a fad passive fan and then also as
just a fad passive fan and then also as
just a fad passive fan and then also as a musician trying to deconstruct them in
a musician trying to deconstruct them in
a musician trying to deconstruct them in my mind and and they stay with me you
my mind and and they stay with me you
my mind and and they stay with me you know it’s amazing how you find yourself
know it’s amazing how you find yourself
know it’s amazing how you find yourself listening to records you listen to when
listening to records you listen to when
listening to records you listen to when you were 10 and they still are as
you were 10 and they still are as
you were 10 and they still are as meaningful as records that just hit you
meaningful as records that just hit you
meaningful as records that just hit you like yesterday you know
if someone had a gun to your head how
if someone had a gun to your head how would you describe or label your music I
would you describe or label your music I
would you describe or label your music I would just say singer-songwriter that
would just say singer-songwriter that
would just say singer-songwriter that seems to be the right name for but you
seems to be the right name for but you
seems to be the right name for but you know they they call us emo they’ve
know they they call us emo they’ve
know they they call us emo they’ve called us that for a long time when they
called us that for a long time when they
called us that for a long time when they started calling us that it was not
started calling us that it was not
started calling us that it was not negative you know that it started out as
negative you know that it started out as
negative you know that it started out as a thing that was exciting and maybe new
a thing that was exciting and maybe new
a thing that was exciting and maybe new to most people and they applied to tell
to most people and they applied to tell
to most people and they applied to tell these bands I didn’t kind of sound
these bands I didn’t kind of sound
these bands I didn’t kind of sound anything the same I didn’t think it was
anything the same I didn’t think it was
anything the same I didn’t think it was an appropriate name in terms of being
an appropriate name in terms of being
an appropriate name in terms of being able to group us together but it stuck
able to group us together but it stuck
able to group us together but it stuck for all of us and you know as the cycles
for all of us and you know as the cycles
for all of us and you know as the cycles of new bands came out they did kind of
of new bands came out they did kind of
of new bands came out they did kind of sound more and more like each other and
sound more and more like each other and
sound more and more like each other and so now when you say you know there’s a
so now when you say you know there’s a
so now when you say you know there’s a kind of clearer picture than that
kind of clearer picture than that
kind of clearer picture than that generation of fans that I’m from but
generation of fans that I’m from but
generation of fans that I’m from but it’s like I just I said this earlier
it’s like I just I said this earlier
it’s like I just I said this earlier it’s like the term hipster recently was
it’s like the term hipster recently was
it’s like the term hipster recently was very cool and that is now like a an
very cool and that is now like a an
very cool and that is now like a an insult that’s what happened with grunge
insult that’s what happened with grunge
insult that’s what happened with grunge and that’s what happened with email
I wanted to ask you what is emailed to
I wanted to ask you what is emailed to you people think or assume because it
you people think or assume because it
you people think or assume because it was said in print this way that my
was said in print this way that my
was said in print this way that my generation of bands that I’m from we
generation of bands that I’m from we
generation of bands that I’m from we were the originators of this scene but
were the originators of this scene but
were the originators of this scene but that term predates us by probably ten
that term predates us by probably ten
that term predates us by probably ten years which is why I thought it was
years which is why I thought it was
years which is why I thought it was inaccurate early that was just a term
inaccurate early that was just a term
inaccurate early that was just a term floating around that and they had all
floating around that and they had all
floating around that and they had all these new bands to write about they
these new bands to write about they
these new bands to write about they didn’t know what to call them because we
didn’t know what to call them because we
didn’t know what to call them because we were the alternative to what was on the
were the alternative to what was on the
were the alternative to what was on the radio at the time which were things if I
radio at the time which were things if I
radio at the time which were things if I remember like limp Biskit alternative as
remember like limp Biskit alternative as
remember like limp Biskit alternative as a term was taken and misappropriated
a term was taken and misappropriated
a term was taken and misappropriated eventually which i think is what was
eventually which i think is what was
eventually which i think is what was what happened with emo a appropriated it
what happened with emo a appropriated it
what happened with emo a appropriated it for what we were and then it was
for what we were and then it was
for what we were and then it was misappropriated later for what would
misappropriated later for what would
misappropriated later for what would come out of the next few cycles bands
come out of the next few cycles bands
come out of the next few cycles bands and there’s some great bands that came
and there’s some great bands that came
and there’s some great bands that came out of that My Chemical Romance one of
out of that My Chemical Romance one of
out of that My Chemical Romance one of my favorite bands I think felt was a
my favorite bands I think felt was a
my favorite bands I think felt was a great band and I think it became really
great band and I think it became really
great band and I think it became really popular to not like them for a minute or
popular to not like them for a minute or
popular to not like them for a minute or maybe take shots at them but I think
maybe take shots at them but I think
maybe take shots at them but I think that good songwriting will show that
that good songwriting will show that
that good songwriting will show that there will be an important thing when
there will be an important thing when
there will be an important thing when they’re no longer in tabloids or
they’re no longer in tabloids or
they’re no longer in tabloids or whatever you know their songs are still
whatever you know their songs are still
whatever you know their songs are still good
the audience is quite varied who do you
the audience is quite varied who do you think listens to Dashboard Confessional
you know this is what I think I think
you know this is what I think I think it’s everybody in terms of like social
it’s everybody in terms of like social
it’s everybody in terms of like social groups genders races ages but it is the
groups genders races ages but it is the
groups genders races ages but it is the niche within all those demographics seem
niche within all those demographics seem
niche within all those demographics seem to gravitate towards what I do which is
to gravitate towards what I do which is
to gravitate towards what I do which is different from other bands I’ve been in
different from other bands I’ve been in
different from other bands I’ve been in which it was specific to a scene where
which it was specific to a scene where
which it was specific to a scene where this is more the fringe of everybody
this is more the fringe of everybody
this is more the fringe of everybody else’s scenes sort of kind of fit
else’s scenes sort of kind of fit
else’s scenes sort of kind of fit together
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