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Interview with Galactic: A New Orleans Funk Band


this band is changing the face of New

this band is changing the face of New Orleans funk the one to a run of five hi

Orleans funk the one to a run of five hi

Orleans funk the one to a run of five hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with galactic I should have known better

with galactic I should have known better

with galactic I should have known better damn repeat everything see how did each

damn repeat everything see how did each

damn repeat everything see how did each of you individually get into music I

of you individually get into music I

of you individually get into music I wanted to play horn but my orthodontist

wanted to play horn but my orthodontist

wanted to play horn but my orthodontist wouldn’t let me so he had all these like

wouldn’t let me so he had all these like

wouldn’t let me so he had all these like charts of like what that each instrument

charts of like what that each instrument

charts of like what that each instrument does to your mouth they were like well

does to your mouth they were like well

does to your mouth they were like well piano won’t mess up your teeth so went

piano won’t mess up your teeth so went

piano won’t mess up your teeth so went with piano and then I ended up really

with piano and then I ended up really

with piano and then I ended up really fine and I love when I start playing

fine and I love when I start playing

fine and I love when I start playing bass start playing piano as a kid and I

bass start playing piano as a kid and I

bass start playing piano as a kid and I stuck with it actually so I’m the piano

stuck with it actually so I’m the piano

stuck with it actually so I’m the piano player

did you grow up listening to and how is

did you grow up listening to and how is that kind of influenced galactic the one

that kind of influenced galactic the one

that kind of influenced galactic the one band that that we all collectively

band that that we all collectively

band that that we all collectively really dug it was span the meters from

really dug it was span the meters from

really dug it was span the meters from the from New Orleans we all respectively

the from New Orleans we all respectively

the from New Orleans we all respectively really like the person that played our

really like the person that played our

really like the person that played our instrument in the band the way that they

instrument in the band the way that they

instrument in the band the way that they played as a band together the rhythm

played as a band together the rhythm

played as a band together the rhythm section was the four of us bass guitar

section was the four of us bass guitar

section was the four of us bass guitar keyboards and drums I was that’s the

keyboards and drums I was that’s the

keyboards and drums I was that’s the part of the band that’s stayed

part of the band that’s stayed

part of the band that’s stayed consistent even from the earliest days

consistent even from the earliest days

consistent even from the earliest days so the meters being a rhythm section

so the meters being a rhythm section

so the meters being a rhythm section same instruments in New Orleans and

same instruments in New Orleans and

same instruments in New Orleans and we’re in New Orleans and we actually

we’re in New Orleans and we actually

we’re in New Orleans and we actually could go see The Meters play during

could go see The Meters play during

could go see The Meters play during college we learned a lot of their their

college we learned a lot of their their

college we learned a lot of their their music when we started and was kind of

music when we started and was kind of

music when we started and was kind of our beginning point although now that

our beginning point although now that

our beginning point although now that we’ve been a band for 15 years we really

we’ve been a band for 15 years we really

we’ve been a band for 15 years we really don’t sound anything like them if you

don’t sound anything like them if you

don’t sound anything like them if you had to describe your music for someone

had to describe your music for someone

had to describe your music for someone who’s never heard it how would you go

who’s never heard it how would you go

who’s never heard it how would you go about do you it’s brooded in funky New

about do you it’s brooded in funky New

about do you it’s brooded in funky New Orleans music you know that you’re

Orleans music you know that you’re

Orleans music you know that you’re talking about the brass bands or you’re

talking about the brass bands or you’re

talking about the brass bands or you’re talking about funk bands like The Meters

talking about funk bands like The Meters

talking about funk bands like The Meters of music that the elder brothers made my

of music that the elder brothers made my

of music that the elder brothers made my cricket get me on the corner with

cricket get me on the corner with

cricket get me on the corner with the white block graduate we’re young

the white block graduate we’re young

the white block graduate we’re young dudes you grew a playing punk rock I

dudes you grew a playing punk rock I

dudes you grew a playing punk rock I grew up in the Midwest listen to rock

grew up in the Midwest listen to rock

grew up in the Midwest listen to rock and roll playing all different kinds of

and roll playing all different kinds of

and roll playing all different kinds of music so we have maybe a certain

music so we have maybe a certain

music so we have maybe a certain aggressive edge to it when I playing

aggressive edge to it when I playing

aggressive edge to it when I playing traditional our old school R&B or old

traditional our old school R&B or old

traditional our old school R&B or old school funk but we love all that music

school funk but we love all that music

school funk but we love all that music and learn so much from it that it’s all

and learn so much from it that it’s all

and learn so much from it that it’s all in there modern New Orleans humping I’ve

in there modern New Orleans humping I’ve

in there modern New Orleans humping I’ve read that one time and it didn’t offend

read that one time and it didn’t offend

read that one time and it didn’t offend me that bad it’s not sexual

thank you very much guys yeah thanks

thank you very much guys yeah thanks Revis the Sundown we’ve been trying to

Revis the Sundown we’ve been trying to

Revis the Sundown we’ve been trying to get this to go in that’s literally

get this to go in that’s literally

get this to go in that’s literally cynical Robin does the blaze in other

cynical Robin does the blaze in other

cynical Robin does the blaze in other cities

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