Of Monsters and Men Talk ‘My Head is an Animal’

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people in the interwebs we are most as a man and you are watching watchmojo.com

10 empty house so hold my hand I love

10 empty house so hold my hand I love you my dear so I’d like to talk to you

you my dear so I’d like to talk to you

you my dear so I’d like to talk to you guys about some of the lyrical and

guys about some of the lyrical and

guys about some of the lyrical and musical themes on my head is an animal

musical themes on my head is an animal

musical themes on my head is an animal all our songs both in you know in lyrics

all our songs both in you know in lyrics

all our songs both in you know in lyrics and music are stories we kind of went

and music are stories we kind of went

and music are stories we kind of went off trying to create it and help and I

off trying to create it and help and I

off trying to create it and help and I was kind of world on its own like the

was kind of world on its own like the

was kind of world on its own like the way that we write lyrics is that we hear

way that we write lyrics is that we hear

way that we write lyrics is that we hear some stories that are interesting or

some stories that are interesting or

some stories that are interesting or what we think of stories that are

what we think of stories that are

what we think of stories that are interesting and we know right from

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[Music] when you listen to the lyrics we wanted

when you listen to the lyrics we wanted

when you listen to the lyrics we wanted to create like our world around that so

to create like our world around that so

to create like our world around that so you wouldn’t just be listening to a

you wouldn’t just be listening to a

you wouldn’t just be listening to a story you would also

story you would also

story you would also yeah yeah yeah it’s a story that’s good

yeah yeah yeah it’s a story that’s good

yeah yeah yeah it’s a story that’s good oh baby holding me back

oh baby holding me back

oh baby holding me back well tell that I miss our little talks

we’ll be so how has having two vocalists

we’ll be so how has having two vocalists added to your sound and are there any

added to your sound and are there any

added to your sound and are there any challenges associated with it hasn’t

challenges associated with it hasn’t

challenges associated with it hasn’t been much fighting oh we never but it

been much fighting oh we never but it

been much fighting oh we never but it creates a different kind of dynamic it’s

creates a different kind of dynamic it’s

creates a different kind of dynamic it’s much more diverse maybe I don’t know

much more diverse maybe I don’t know

much more diverse maybe I don’t know it’s it’s good I like it

well I wanted to also ask you guys you

well I wanted to also ask you guys you have quite a few members in the band so

have quite a few members in the band so

have quite a few members in the band so are there any challenges trying to

are there any challenges trying to

are there any challenges trying to coordinate or agree when you’re doing

coordinate or agree when you’re doing

coordinate or agree when you’re doing when you’re writing your song oh well we

when you’re writing your song oh well we

when you’re writing your song oh well we haven’t we haven’t had any major

haven’t we haven’t had any major

haven’t we haven’t had any major problems and know if anybody feels

problems and know if anybody feels

problems and know if anybody feels really strong about something we try it

really strong about something we try it

really strong about something we try it out yeah we listen to each other and try

out yeah we listen to each other and try

out yeah we listen to each other and try to understand each other yeah I think at

to understand each other yeah I think at

to understand each other yeah I think at the end of it we just really respect

the end of it we just really respect

the end of it we just really respect each other and we look at you up to each

each other and we look at you up to each

each other and we look at you up to each other as musicians so it’s you know it’s

other as musicians so it’s you know it’s

other as musicians so it’s you know it’s good

so you guys have only been together for

so you guys have only been together for a few years and you’ve had this very

a few years and you’ve had this very

a few years and you’ve had this very quick rise to fame what was your

quick rise to fame what was your

quick rise to fame what was your reaction to this I think we’re still

reaction to this I think we’re still

reaction to this I think we’re still wrapping our head around this I don’t

wrapping our head around this I don’t

wrapping our head around this I don’t know

know

know we’re just playing music yeah I just

we’re just playing music yeah I just

we’re just playing music yeah I just play it off and I live in Iceland I

play it off and I live in Iceland I

play it off and I live in Iceland I don’t know what’s going on here

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[Music] sometimes hard to know what’s going on

sometimes hard to know what’s going on

sometimes hard to know what’s going on outside of Iceland you kind of like its

outside of Iceland you kind of like its

outside of Iceland you kind of like its you’re just there and that when we go on

you’re just there and that when we go on

you’re just there and that when we go on on tours and we are very surprised by

on tours and we are very surprised by

on tours and we are very surprised by what is going on yeah yeah it’s also

what is going on yeah yeah it’s also

what is going on yeah yeah it’s also really hard to like get the feel of how

really hard to like get the feel of how

really hard to like get the feel of how people are like receiving us because

people are like receiving us because

people are like receiving us because we’re like Canada we don’t feel the vibe

we’re like Canada we don’t feel the vibe

we’re like Canada we don’t feel the vibe because we feel just like our families

because we feel just like our families

because we feel just like our families just like are you good fans and they’re

just like are you good fans and they’re

just like are you good fans and they’re like okay York and I in the middle of

like okay York and I in the middle of

like okay York and I in the middle of the storm because like there’s always

the storm because like there’s always

the storm because like there’s always calm in the middle of the storm and

calm in the middle of the storm and

calm in the middle of the storm and maybe everything is going on around us

maybe everything is going on around us

maybe everything is going on around us and we don’t knows it yeah that’s why

and we don’t knows it yeah that’s why

and we don’t knows it yeah that’s why they called me the clever boy the truth

they called me the clever boy the truth

they called me the clever boy the truth may vary this ship will carry our bodies

may vary this ship will carry our bodies

may vary this ship will carry our bodies safe to shore

safe to shore

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