your high school band may not end up being a waste of time
being a waste of time
being a waste of time hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
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 four-piece rock ensemble wildlife
so why don’t you tell me how wildlife
so why don’t you tell me how wildlife got together seven I met when we were in
got together seven I met when we were in
got together seven I met when we were in fourth grade we were in a band in high
fourth grade we were in a band in high
fourth grade we were in a band in high school we kind of grew up together over
school we kind of grew up together over
school we kind of grew up together over the years playing music what did you
the years playing music what did you
the years playing music what did you guys listen to growing up we got really
guys listen to growing up we got really
guys listen to growing up we got really into the clash in the high school and
into the clash in the high school and
into the clash in the high school and that was kind of like stuck with us I
that was kind of like stuck with us I
that was kind of like stuck with us I grew up listening to a lot of metal like
grew up listening to a lot of metal like
grew up listening to a lot of metal like Megadeth and rock like Danzig and then I
Megadeth and rock like Danzig and then I
Megadeth and rock like Danzig and then I got in the misfits and Tupac straight
got in the misfits and Tupac straight
got in the misfits and Tupac straight somewhere criss cross fits in
do you guys grew up together do you ever
do you guys grew up together do you ever find it difficult to kind of bring the
find it difficult to kind of bring the
find it difficult to kind of bring the same energy to the band I don’t think
same energy to the band I don’t think
same energy to the band I don’t think the fact that we’ve known each other for
the fact that we’ve known each other for
the fact that we’ve known each other for long time particularly effects that the
long time particularly effects that the
long time particularly effects that the one thing that affects the energy of a
one thing that affects the energy of a
one thing that affects the energy of a show the most is really the crowd the
show the most is really the crowd the
show the most is really the crowd the crowds into it the crowds loud
crowds into it the crowds loud
crowds into it the crowds loud the crowds like you know stomping their
the crowds like you know stomping their
the crowds like you know stomping their feet and they’re clapping it just makes
feet and they’re clapping it just makes
feet and they’re clapping it just makes this show so much better I think a lot
this show so much better I think a lot
this show so much better I think a lot of people actually maybe don’t even know
of people actually maybe don’t even know
of people actually maybe don’t even know that how is the pseudo friendship with
that how is the pseudo friendship with
that how is the pseudo friendship with the Arcade Fire kind of helped the band
the Arcade Fire kind of helped the band
the Arcade Fire kind of helped the band by asking us to go on the European tour
by asking us to go on the European tour
by asking us to go on the European tour with them was such a huge favor it was
with them was such a huge favor it was
with them was such a huge favor it was just so generous of him to do that
just so generous of him to do that
just so generous of him to do that because it exposed us to thousands and
because it exposed us to thousands and
because it exposed us to thousands and thousands of people on that level you
thousands of people on that level you
thousands of people on that level you know he helped our band should – Lee
your first single California on my mind
your first single California on my mind uses the f-word quite liberally u95
uses the f-word quite liberally u95
uses the f-word quite liberally u95 three shits that isn’t that yeah
three shits that isn’t that yeah
three shits that isn’t that yeah and that was the song you know so it was
and that was the song you know so it was
and that was the song you know so it was everyone gonna change it I think that
everyone gonna change it I think that
everyone gonna change it I think that that’s kind of what makes it charming we
that’s kind of what makes it charming we
that’s kind of what makes it charming we definitely weren’t intending on opening
definitely weren’t intending on opening
definitely weren’t intending on opening the album with it but then Rob our
the album with it but then Rob our
the album with it but then Rob our producer just kind of suggested that
producer just kind of suggested that
producer just kind of suggested that they’re like oh that’d be kind of
they’re like oh that’d be kind of
they’re like oh that’d be kind of Awesome not funny it’d be funny I think
Awesome not funny it’d be funny I think
Awesome not funny it’d be funny I think this first version
this first version
this first version yeah I know a lot of newer bands are
yeah I know a lot of newer bands are
yeah I know a lot of newer bands are kind of praising the internet for you
kind of praising the internet for you
kind of praising the internet for you know helping them get their music out
know helping them get their music out
know helping them get their music out there but do you think it’s kind of
there but do you think it’s kind of
there but do you think it’s kind of helped or hindered what you do we grew
helped or hindered what you do we grew
helped or hindered what you do we grew up you know with that model of you know
up you know with that model of you know
up you know with that model of you know the big bands just a lot of money behind
the big bands just a lot of money behind
the big bands just a lot of money behind them I kind of personally missed the
them I kind of personally missed the
them I kind of personally missed the days when you had to go out and find a
days when you had to go out and find a
days when you had to go out and find a record and it was like hard or I had to
record and it was like hard or I had to
record and it was like hard or I had to like mail people just like letters like
like mail people just like letters like
like mail people just like letters like why’d you have a copy of this could you
why’d you have a copy of this could you
why’d you have a copy of this could you make me a cassette tape I mean it’s good
make me a cassette tape I mean it’s good
make me a cassette tape I mean it’s good for bands and it’s good for us but at
for bands and it’s good for us but at
for bands and it’s good for us but at the same time I don’t think it’s as
the same time I don’t think it’s as
the same time I don’t think it’s as exciting it’s not as mysterious anymore
exciting it’s not as mysterious anymore
exciting it’s not as mysterious anymore so I missed that
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