this band’s 1995 debut album is considered one of the most influential
considered one of the most influential
considered one of the most influential alternative records Kevin
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to garbage about returning to
speaking to garbage about returning to
speaking to garbage about returning to the stage after seven years away
how would you describe garbages musical
how would you describe garbages musical evolution throughout the years every
evolution throughout the years every
evolution throughout the years every record sort of has had a slightly
record sort of has had a slightly
record sort of has had a slightly different vibe but there’s a consistent
different vibe but there’s a consistent
different vibe but there’s a consistent thread between all of them and how we
thread between all of them and how we
thread between all of them and how we play a sensibility that we share you
play a sensibility that we share you
play a sensibility that we share you know we like pop music we like fuzzy
know we like pop music we like fuzzy
know we like pop music we like fuzzy guitar as we like beets and electronics
guitar as we like beets and electronics
guitar as we like beets and electronics we like film soundscapes it surely has
we like film soundscapes it surely has
we like film soundscapes it surely has allowed us she’s such a strong singer
allowed us she’s such a strong singer
allowed us she’s such a strong singer that she has allowed us to sonically
that she has allowed us to sonically
that she has allowed us to sonically take a lot of different paths and
take a lot of different paths and
take a lot of different paths and garbage him and she is able to sort of
garbage him and she is able to sort of
garbage him and she is able to sort of adapt with whatever we do musically and
adapt with whatever we do musically and
adapt with whatever we do musically and I think that’s uh she’s definitely the
I think that’s uh she’s definitely the
I think that’s uh she’s definitely the MVP that BAM because I don’t know that I
MVP that BAM because I don’t know that I
MVP that BAM because I don’t know that I mean even our first record a song like
mean even our first record a song like
mean even our first record a song like queers a lot to been signed and vow or
queers a lot to been signed and vow or
queers a lot to been signed and vow or super vixen and in every record is sort
super vixen and in every record is sort
super vixen and in every record is sort of a rollercoaster ride sonically and
of a rollercoaster ride sonically and
of a rollercoaster ride sonically and yet surely does the thread that has tied
yet surely does the thread that has tied
yet surely does the thread that has tied all those songs together and it’s
all those songs together and it’s
all those songs together and it’s because she has such a strong presence
would you say that your songwriting
would you say that your songwriting process or your music making process has
process or your music making process has
process or your music making process has changed in the years that you’ve been on
changed in the years that you’ve been on
changed in the years that you’ve been on hiatus well it’s always been a four-way
hiatus well it’s always been a four-way
hiatus well it’s always been a four-way collaboration that shifts over time but
collaboration that shifts over time but
collaboration that shifts over time but we kind of went back to how we did
we kind of went back to how we did
we kind of went back to how we did things in the very beginning I guess on
things in the very beginning I guess on
things in the very beginning I guess on this record where we were all stuck in I
this record where we were all stuck in I
this record where we were all stuck in I don’t know if you can see how small this
don’t know if you can see how small this
don’t know if you can see how small this room is but it was actually smaller than
room is but it was actually smaller than
room is but it was actually smaller than this room was the studio we worked in be
this room was the studio we worked in be
this room was the studio we worked in be kind of forced to really interact and
kind of forced to really interact and
kind of forced to really interact and collaborate and if you don’t like
collaborate and if you don’t like
collaborate and if you don’t like something or if you do like something
something or if you do like something
something or if you do like something you have to kind of deal with it at the
you have to kind of deal with it at the
you have to kind of deal with it at the time and you can’t just let it go
time and you can’t just let it go
time and you can’t just let it go because there’s no place to go home
because there’s no place to go home
because there’s no place to go home you’re stuck there and that was good
you’re stuck there and that was good
you’re stuck there and that was good because I think it made for a more kind
because I think it made for a more kind
because I think it made for a more kind of immediate sounding record
want to talk a bit about what was like
want to talk a bit about what was like for you guys to go back on stage and
for you guys to go back on stage and
for you guys to go back on stage and what was the reaction from the fans we
what was the reaction from the fans we
what was the reaction from the fans we didn’t know what to expect and it was
didn’t know what to expect and it was
didn’t know what to expect and it was kind of intimidating you know we hadn’t
kind of intimidating you know we hadn’t
kind of intimidating you know we hadn’t done it for a while we just worked
done it for a while we just worked
done it for a while we just worked really hard rehearsing for weeks and
really hard rehearsing for weeks and
really hard rehearsing for weeks and weeks before we went out who didn’t want
weeks before we went out who didn’t want
weeks before we went out who didn’t want to screw up and went out and still
to screw up and went out and still
to screw up and went out and still screwed up but not too bad and you know
screwed up but not too bad and you know
screwed up but not too bad and you know people forgave us and that we’ve gotten
people forgave us and that we’ve gotten
people forgave us and that we’ve gotten better and better but mainly it’s just a
better and better but mainly it’s just a
better and better but mainly it’s just a lot of fun it’s like a celebration every
lot of fun it’s like a celebration every
lot of fun it’s like a celebration every night you know there’s kids waiting out
night you know there’s kids waiting out
night you know there’s kids waiting out all day in front of the venues and the
all day in front of the venues and the
all day in front of the venues and the cards have been great and everybody goes
cards have been great and everybody goes
cards have been great and everybody goes nuts and we do too
how would you respond to critics that
how would you respond to critics that have said you guys are just jumping on
have said you guys are just jumping on
have said you guys are just jumping on the bandwagon of all the bands like
the bandwagon of all the bands like
the bandwagon of all the bands like reuniting lately we had offers a couple
reuniting lately we had offers a couple
reuniting lately we had offers a couple years ago to place him show us for a lot
years ago to place him show us for a lot
years ago to place him show us for a lot of money with no new music and they said
of money with no new music and they said
of money with no new music and they said well you can capitalize on your name but
well you can capitalize on your name but
well you can capitalize on your name but we just turned that down we were not
we just turned that down we were not
we just turned that down we were not interested in doing that we feel like if
interested in doing that we feel like if
interested in doing that we feel like if we wanted to go back on stage we wanted
we wanted to go back on stage we wanted
we wanted to go back on stage we wanted to play new music that we loved playing
to play new music that we loved playing
to play new music that we loved playing that we felt good about
now that we’re back out this sort of
now that we’re back out this sort of response we’ve had from our fans has
response we’ve had from our fans has
response we’ve had from our fans has been incredible where every night kind
been incredible where every night kind
been incredible where every night kind of blown away by this sort of communal
of blown away by this sort of communal
of blown away by this sort of communal vibe we get you know it’s very it’s very
vibe we get you know it’s very it’s very
vibe we get you know it’s very it’s very it’s like an adrenaline fix in a way
it’s like an adrenaline fix in a way
it’s like an adrenaline fix in a way it’s kind of addicting to be able to
it’s kind of addicting to be able to
it’s kind of addicting to be able to walk on stage and get that every night
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