like a fine wine these guys just keep getting better
getting better
getting better 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 Braun dealer of mastodont about
with Braun dealer of mastodont about
with Braun dealer of mastodont about their album the hunters
you guys at least the hunter just wanted
you guys at least the hunter just wanted to know what you guys were going for on
to know what you guys were going for on
to know what you guys were going for on that album and kind of the concept we
that album and kind of the concept we
that album and kind of the concept we all kind of agreed after the Allison
all kind of agreed after the Allison
all kind of agreed after the Allison chains Deftones tour that we were going
chains Deftones tour that we were going
chains Deftones tour that we were going to take a break take a breather been on
to take a break take a breather been on
to take a break take a breather been on to over ten years then like a month
to over ten years then like a month
to over ten years then like a month later after we got off that tour
later after we got off that tour
later after we got off that tour everyone started to get itchy and want
everyone started to get itchy and want
everyone started to get itchy and want to go in and write music so so that
to go in and write music so so that
to go in and write music so so that whole year thing didn’t really work out
whole year thing didn’t really work out
whole year thing didn’t really work out it’s not really what we wanted to do is
it’s not really what we wanted to do is
it’s not really what we wanted to do is was the fatigue of the road talking
this was one of your few non-concept
this was one of your few non-concept albums
albums
albums why did you guys make that choice this
why did you guys make that choice this
why did you guys make that choice this time I drew up the whole concept for it
time I drew up the whole concept for it
time I drew up the whole concept for it and then everyone was like do we have to
and then everyone was like do we have to
and then everyone was like do we have to do another concept work and I was like
do another concept work and I was like
do another concept work and I was like no we don’t I mean I just thought that
no we don’t I mean I just thought that
no we don’t I mean I just thought that that’s what was expected of me
that’s what was expected of me
that’s what was expected of me I worked really hard on it and I did put
I worked really hard on it and I did put
I worked really hard on it and I did put something together that I thought was
something together that I thought was
something together that I thought was really cool
really cool
really cool and it but then when I told everyone
and it but then when I told everyone
and it but then when I told everyone about it you know they were like wow
about it you know they were like wow
about it you know they were like wow it’s crazy you know I think Brent was
it’s crazy you know I think Brent was
it’s crazy you know I think Brent was kind of like do we have to do that you
kind of like do we have to do that you
kind of like do we have to do that you know and I was like no we don’t do that
know and I was like no we don’t do that
know and I was like no we don’t do that at all which like was very freeing and
at all which like was very freeing and
at all which like was very freeing and just opened up a whole new realm of
just opened up a whole new realm of
just opened up a whole new realm of possibilities where you know we could
possibilities where you know we could
possibilities where you know we could sing about you know having sex with
sing about you know having sex with
sing about you know having sex with Barbarella on space or something
Barbarella on space or something
Barbarella on space or something something like that or methods and
something like that or methods and
something like that or methods and running around with chainsaws in the
running around with chainsaws in the
running around with chainsaws in the Pacific Northwest
well I guess we should talk about that
well I guess we should talk about that song why don’t you tell us a bit about
song why don’t you tell us a bit about
song why don’t you tell us a bit about the concept for that song and the video
the concept for that song and the video
the concept for that song and the video well I was written in about 15 minutes
well I was written in about 15 minutes
well I was written in about 15 minutes 15 20 minutes you know brent was like
15 20 minutes you know brent was like
15 20 minutes you know brent was like tune is guitar heard the riff and
tune is guitar heard the riff and
tune is guitar heard the riff and started playing along and lo and behold
started playing along and lo and behold
started playing along and lo and behold you know 15 20 minutes later it was it
you know 15 20 minutes later it was it
you know 15 20 minutes later it was it was pretty much the way it is on the
was pretty much the way it is on the
was pretty much the way it is on the record except for a I think we came up
record except for a I think we came up
record except for a I think we came up with the bridge while we were in the
with the bridge while we were in the
with the bridge while we were in the studio
Carl Berle and fit in the chorus just
Carl Berle and fit in the chorus just started kind of singing it over top of
started kind of singing it over top of
started kind of singing it over top of it and it sounded right I always wanted
it and it sounded right I always wanted
it and it sounded right I always wanted to use this as I had heard it I heard a
to use this as I had heard it I heard a
to use this as I had heard it I heard a guy on that’s what intervention talking
guy on that’s what intervention talking
guy on that’s what intervention talking about it curls Berle his whole life was
about it curls Berle his whole life was
about it curls Berle his whole life was is very fascinating to me like being a
is very fascinating to me like being a
is very fascinating to me like being a logger in the Pacific Northwest and just
logger in the Pacific Northwest and just
logger in the Pacific Northwest and just being addicted unfortunately addicted to
being addicted unfortunately addicted to
being addicted unfortunately addicted to methamphetamines and going and cutting
methamphetamines and going and cutting
methamphetamines and going and cutting down these trees to get their Burl’s to
down these trees to get their Burl’s to
down these trees to get their Burl’s to go sell them the furniture makers it was
go sell them the furniture makers it was
go sell them the furniture makers it was something I had never thought of before
something I had never thought of before
something I had never thought of before or seen you know so it’s just the
or seen you know so it’s just the
or seen you know so it’s just the intriguing addiction and out there in
intriguing addiction and out there in
intriguing addiction and out there in the woods like on meth looks like I
the woods like on meth looks like I
the woods like on meth looks like I think it makes you feel like you’re Paul
think it makes you feel like you’re Paul
think it makes you feel like you’re Paul Bunyan which explains kind of like
Bunyan which explains kind of like
Bunyan which explains kind of like concept behind the video you know I was
concept behind the video you know I was
concept behind the video you know I was like I want a guy you know he’s gonna
like I want a guy you know he’s gonna
like I want a guy you know he’s gonna snort some of them sawdust and smoke
snort some of them sawdust and smoke
snort some of them sawdust and smoke some mushrooms and become Paul Bunyan
some mushrooms and become Paul Bunyan
some mushrooms and become Paul Bunyan and go out there and start chopping
and go out there and start chopping
and go out there and start chopping trees down his hands and you know kill
trees down his hands and you know kill
trees down his hands and you know kill the Sun with a tree and then start
the Sun with a tree and then start
the Sun with a tree and then start hallucinating
only thing I wish the girls had been
only thing I wish the girls had been more grotesque that’s gonna I wanted
more grotesque that’s gonna I wanted
more grotesque that’s gonna I wanted like that
like that
like that la phenomenon a sixty wanting to look
la phenomenon a sixty wanting to look
la phenomenon a sixty wanting to look twenty and having everything pumped into
twenty and having everything pumped into
twenty and having everything pumped into you and giant circus tits and crazy lips
you and giant circus tits and crazy lips
you and giant circus tits and crazy lips but the girls are in the video they’re
but the girls are in the video they’re
but the girls are in the video they’re actually pretty so but well
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