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Interview with Underoath’s Tim McTague


hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

hi 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 Tim McTeague from under oath now

with Tim McTeague from under oath now

with Tim McTeague from under oath now for someone who’s never heard under oath

for someone who’s never heard under oath

for someone who’s never heard under oath can you describe it the scent

can you describe it the scent

can you describe it the scent I think our music just sounds probably

I think our music just sounds probably

I think our music just sounds probably to a lot of people if you never heard us

to a lot of people if you never heard us

to a lot of people if you never heard us and you’re not really into our our style

and you’re not really into our our style

and you’re not really into our our style of music we probably sound a lot similar

of music we probably sound a lot similar

of music we probably sound a lot similar to a lot of other bands I think the more

to a lot of other bands I think the more

to a lot of other bands I think the more time you spend with our music then the

time you spend with our music then the

time you spend with our music then the more time we spend with a lot of other

more time we spend with a lot of other

more time we spend with a lot of other bands music in our scene you’ll kind of

bands music in our scene you’ll kind of

bands music in our scene you’ll kind of pick up on varying degrees of difference

we’ve kind of approached songs a little

we’ve kind of approached songs a little bit differently I think we write songs

bit differently I think we write songs

bit differently I think we write songs not really structured but more feeling

not really structured but more feeling

not really structured but more feeling based so not explain it but there’s a

based so not explain it but there’s a

based so not explain it but there’s a lot of depth and layers and not to say

lot of depth and layers and not to say

lot of depth and layers and not to say that we’re the only band that creates

that we’re the only band that creates

that we’re the only band that creates any songs with depth or anything like

any songs with depth or anything like

any songs with depth or anything like that but I think that that’s one of our

that but I think that that’s one of our

that but I think that that’s one of our strong points is we have six dudes and

strong points is we have six dudes and

strong points is we have six dudes and six different influences we have six

six different influences we have six

six different influences we have six different instruments going at all time

different instruments going at all time

different instruments going at all time so we can kind of create a lot a lot

so we can kind of create a lot a lot

so we can kind of create a lot a lot more moods rather than like a guitar

more moods rather than like a guitar

more moods rather than like a guitar bass drums and singer you know so we get

bass drums and singer you know so we get

bass drums and singer you know so we get really excited about doing different

really excited about doing different

really excited about doing different things

do you feel that under old style is a

do you feel that under old style is a natural fit to kind of spread the

natural fit to kind of spread the

natural fit to kind of spread the Christian idea that you guys also have

Christian idea that you guys also have

Christian idea that you guys also have yeah I think like our music as a whole

yeah I think like our music as a whole

yeah I think like our music as a whole has a Christian undertone but we don’t

has a Christian undertone but we don’t

has a Christian undertone but we don’t infuse our music with Christianity and

infuse our music with Christianity and

infuse our music with Christianity and we don’t use Christianity with our music

we don’t use Christianity with our music

we don’t use Christianity with our music I think we just live our lives and the

I think we just live our lives and the

I think we just live our lives and the way that we do and the things that we

way that we do and the things that we

way that we do and the things that we experience the way we live and the

experience the way we live and the

experience the way we live and the people we meet just kind of translating

people we meet just kind of translating

people we meet just kind of translating into our music naturally

it’s evident that we’re a Christian band

it’s evident that we’re a Christian band we make that evident we’re a 10-7 –

we make that evident we’re a 10-7 –

we make that evident we’re a 10-7 – we’re Christians but we’re not like we

we’re Christians but we’re not like we

we’re Christians but we’re not like we don’t look at a song and say well

don’t look at a song and say well

don’t look at a song and say well where’s the Christianity in this I don’t

where’s the Christianity in this I don’t

where’s the Christianity in this I don’t really see it so this song can’t be on a

really see it so this song can’t be on a

really see it so this song can’t be on a record or anything it’s just kind of we

record or anything it’s just kind of we

record or anything it’s just kind of we write music and more times than not a

write music and more times than not a

write music and more times than not a song or two on the record will be

song or two on the record will be

song or two on the record will be obviously blatant about what we believe

obviously blatant about what we believe

obviously blatant about what we believe in and the others will be more just

in and the others will be more just

in and the others will be more just about life and other issues that people

about life and other issues that people

about life and other issues that people go through

and is that what you think that your

and is that what you think that your music kind of crosses the boundaries and

music kind of crosses the boundaries and

music kind of crosses the boundaries and reaches out to fans who are secular as

reaches out to fans who are secular as

reaches out to fans who are secular as well yeah I mean I I think our music is

well yeah I mean I I think our music is

well yeah I mean I I think our music is very bipartisan I don’t think that we

very bipartisan I don’t think that we

very bipartisan I don’t think that we have pigeon-holed either way make if

have pigeon-holed either way make if

have pigeon-holed either way make if you’re not a Christian you can get just

you’re not a Christian you can get just

you’re not a Christian you can get just as much out of it as if you are I won’t

as much out of it as if you are I won’t

as much out of it as if you are I won’t be able to more take away like

be able to more take away like

be able to more take away like inspiration from it rather than like a

inspiration from it rather than like a

inspiration from it rather than like a force point towards like a specific

force point towards like a specific

force point towards like a specific religion hopefully in that respect

religion hopefully in that respect

religion hopefully in that respect people will see something they like and

people will see something they like and

people will see something they like and what we do musically or lyrically our

what we do musically or lyrically our

what we do musically or lyrically our live or both breathe and then kind of

live or both breathe and then kind of

live or both breathe and then kind of research what we do and how we do it

research what we do and how we do it

research what we do and how we do it maybe somehow get turned on to that tune

maybe somehow get turned on to that tune

maybe somehow get turned on to that tune in a certain degree

you ever find it strange that whenever

you ever find it strange that whenever you’re interviewed somebody mentions the

you’re interviewed somebody mentions the

you’re interviewed somebody mentions the fact you guys are a Christian man no

fact you guys are a Christian man no

fact you guys are a Christian man no I mean I think we didn’t want people to

I mean I think we didn’t want people to

I mean I think we didn’t want people to talk about it we just stop saying we

talk about it we just stop saying we

talk about it we just stop saying we work we get the same questions a lot

work we get the same questions a lot

work we get the same questions a lot like how are you how do you balance and

like how are you how do you balance and

like how are you how do you balance and how are you man but what role does

how are you man but what role does

how are you man but what role does Christian Atlantic like that’s his easy

Christian Atlantic like that’s his easy

Christian Atlantic like that’s his easy is like looking it up on our website or

is like looking it up on our website or

is like looking it up on our website or any other interview ever done except you

any other interview ever done except you

any other interview ever done except you like to get the same questions like

like to get the same questions like

like to get the same questions like oh no I mean that’s what we do you know

oh no I mean that’s what we do you know

oh no I mean that’s what we do you know like that’s why we’re here like I’d

like that’s why we’re here like I’d

like that’s why we’re here like I’d rather talk about music rather than like

rather talk about music rather than like

rather talk about music rather than like partying and girls or whatever else

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