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Interview with Senses Fail


calling all cuz we got another victim

calling all cuz we got another victim their influences vary from metal

their influences vary from metal

their influences vary from metal hardcore and punk to Eastern philosophy

hardcore and punk to Eastern philosophy

hardcore and punk to Eastern philosophy literature and poetry what did you

literature and poetry what did you

literature and poetry what did you expect hi my name is Stephanie welcome

expect hi my name is Stephanie welcome

expect hi my name is Stephanie welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re speaking to

to watchmojo.com today we’re speaking to

to watchmojo.com today we’re speaking to buddy Nielsen the lead singer of senses

buddy Nielsen the lead singer of senses

buddy Nielsen the lead singer of senses fail so I just like to go back a bit and

fail so I just like to go back a bit and

fail so I just like to go back a bit and find out about your origin story how did

find out about your origin story how did

find out about your origin story how did your band get together am I garrett

your band get together am I garrett

your band get together am I garrett online on a message board he would put

online on a message board he would put

online on a message board he would put up that he wanted a guitar player who

up that he wanted a guitar player who

up that he wanted a guitar player who was influenced by these fans and i like

was influenced by these fans and i like

was influenced by these fans and i like some of them but i hadn’t heard of most

some of them but i hadn’t heard of most

some of them but i hadn’t heard of most of them i was wanted to punk rock in a

of them i was wanted to punk rock in a

of them i was wanted to punk rock in a hard court and he was more into like

hard court and he was more into like

hard court and he was more into like back when bands started mixing the two

back when bands started mixing the two

back when bands started mixing the two like grade and gray area and thursday

like grade and gray area and thursday

like grade and gray area and thursday and my saves today and stuff like that

and where did you guys come up with the

and where did you guys come up with the name Senses Fail technically the same

name Senses Fail technically the same

name Senses Fail technically the same kind of thing as nirvana kind of but how

kind of thing as nirvana kind of but how

kind of thing as nirvana kind of but how to reach nirvana in order to you have to

to reach nirvana in order to you have to

to reach nirvana in order to you have to give up all your senses and sort of all

give up all your senses and sort of all

give up all your senses and sort of all your material attachments to be happy so

your material attachments to be happy so

your material attachments to be happy so that’s just in short where it comes from

so I know that you guys are really

so I know that you guys are really interested in Eastern philosophy and

interested in Eastern philosophy and

interested in Eastern philosophy and religion so I was wondering what is it

religion so I was wondering what is it

religion so I was wondering what is it about it that touches you guys and are

about it that touches you guys and are

about it that touches you guys and are you still really influenced by that in

you still really influenced by that in

you still really influenced by that in your music other time in my life I was

your music other time in my life I was

your music other time in my life I was more heavily influenced by it gets what

more heavily influenced by it gets what

more heavily influenced by it gets what got me into as my mom just showed me a

got me into as my mom just showed me a

got me into as my mom just showed me a lot of different religions so I’ve

lot of different religions so I’ve

lot of different religions so I’ve always been exposed to different kinds

always been exposed to different kinds

always been exposed to different kinds of thoughts so I’ve never really settled

of thoughts so I’ve never really settled

of thoughts so I’ve never really settled on one sort of thought and I like the

on one sort of thought and I like the

on one sort of thought and I like the ones that are most open-minded that

ones that are most open-minded that

ones that are most open-minded that don’t necessarily believe Buddhism is

don’t necessarily believe Buddhism is

don’t necessarily believe Buddhism is the right way I don’t think any religion

the right way I don’t think any religion

the right way I don’t think any religion is is correct I think they’re all have

is is correct I think they’re all have

is is correct I think they’re all have good lessons and good ideas and building

good lessons and good ideas and building

good lessons and good ideas and building blocks put together to make your own

blocks put together to make your own

blocks put together to make your own moral decision and I think if you stick

moral decision and I think if you stick

moral decision and I think if you stick to one of them then you’re just

to one of them then you’re just

to one of them then you’re just closed-minded and you really aren’t

closed-minded and you really aren’t

closed-minded and you really aren’t taking the chance to explore anything

taking the chance to explore anything

taking the chance to explore anything else you tend to just shut down and not

else you tend to just shut down and not

else you tend to just shut down and not learn what do you think about social

learn what do you think about social

learn what do you think about social networking sites and basically promoting

networking sites and basically promoting

networking sites and basically promoting your band that way I hate myspace it’s

your band that way I hate myspace it’s

your band that way I hate myspace it’s stupid it’s a waste of time now I don’t

stupid it’s a waste of time now I don’t

stupid it’s a waste of time now I don’t respond to anyone on there because I

respond to anyone on there because I

respond to anyone on there because I don’t think it’s a good way to talk to

don’t think it’s a good way to talk to

don’t think it’s a good way to talk to people

I don’t know people on myspace tend to

I don’t know people on myspace tend to think I think that if you email the band

think I think that if you email the band

think I think that if you email the band or message them that it is the band’s

or message them that it is the band’s

or message them that it is the band’s duty to message them back which is not

duty to message them back which is not

duty to message them back which is not at all because myspace is a joke it’s

at all because myspace is a joke it’s

at all because myspace is a joke it’s not a real interactive thing it’s the

not a real interactive thing it’s the

not a real interactive thing it’s the Internet how do you guys decide about

Internet how do you guys decide about

Internet how do you guys decide about what kinds of topics you want to write

what kinds of topics you want to write

what kinds of topics you want to write about and saying about the sides i just

about and saying about the sides i just

about and saying about the sides i just write it

if you want them to be meaningful it

if you want them to be meaningful it can’t be a communal thing think it has

can’t be a communal thing think it has

can’t be a communal thing think it has to be one person’s viewpoint or thought

to be one person’s viewpoint or thought

to be one person’s viewpoint or thought I think it’s too confusing to mix a

I think it’s too confusing to mix a

I think it’s too confusing to mix a bunch of peoples lyrics together music

bunch of peoples lyrics together music

bunch of peoples lyrics together music works well that way but lyrics that need

works well that way but lyrics that need

works well that way but lyrics that need to be personal

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