Paolo from Trivium On Lil Wayne, Toby Keith, Unusual Influences

these guys are known for their intense

these guys are known for their intense lyrics complex riffs and hardcore

lyrics complex riffs and hardcore

lyrics complex riffs and hardcore drumming hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

drumming hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

drumming hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Paulo from Trivium about a

speaking with Paulo from Trivium about a

speaking with Paulo from Trivium about a few of his influences we might not

few of his influences we might not

few of his influences we might not expect and what he learns from listening

expect and what he learns from listening

expect and what he learns from listening to other genres

we all know that the band obviously

we all know that the band obviously listens to a lot of heavy metal music

listens to a lot of heavy metal music

listens to a lot of heavy metal music but what kind of music do you listen to

but what kind of music do you listen to

but what kind of music do you listen to that we might not necessarily expect you

that we might not necessarily expect you

that we might not necessarily expect you to listen to I listen to anything but

to listen to I listen to anything but

to listen to I listen to anything but country music I just I hate country

country music I just I hate country

country music I just I hate country music with a passion and I always put

music with a passion and I always put

music with a passion and I always put that out there I just don’t get it

that out there I just don’t get it

that out there I just don’t get it but it’s like it’s like one of the only

but it’s like it’s like one of the only

but it’s like it’s like one of the only genres that still sells like millions of

genres that still sells like millions of

genres that still sells like millions of albums so someone out there in the

albums so someone out there in the

albums so someone out there in the heartland gets it I like electronic

heartland gets it I like electronic

heartland gets it I like electronic stuff certain things here and there I’m

stuff certain things here and there I’m

stuff certain things here and there I’m not like way way into it but there are a

not like way way into it but there are a

not like way way into it but there are a lot of artists that I do like some

lot of artists that I do like some

lot of artists that I do like some hip-hop just kind of depends the game

hip-hop just kind of depends the game

hip-hop just kind of depends the game pops kind of it’s a little watered down

pops kind of it’s a little watered down

pops kind of it’s a little watered down sometimes a little too poppy sometimes I

sometimes a little too poppy sometimes I

sometimes a little too poppy sometimes I don’t relate to it like the rims and

don’t relate to it like the rims and

don’t relate to it like the rims and whole thing that not really my thing but

whole thing that not really my thing but

whole thing that not really my thing but you know Lil Wayne I think is

you know Lil Wayne I think is

you know Lil Wayne I think is entertaining these lyrics are just

entertaining these lyrics are just

entertaining these lyrics are just absurd what do these other genres kind

absurd what do these other genres kind

absurd what do these other genres kind of teach you about you know making music

of teach you about you know making music

of teach you about you know making music when I listen to like any music I kind

when I listen to like any music I kind

when I listen to like any music I kind of listen to it more from life I guess

of listen to it more from life I guess

of listen to it more from life I guess the musicians standpoint like

the musicians standpoint like

the musicians standpoint like progressions they’re using the

progressions they’re using the

progressions they’re using the songwriting some pop music especially

songwriting some pop music especially

songwriting some pop music especially nowadays it’s a lot of program stuff but

nowadays it’s a lot of program stuff but

nowadays it’s a lot of program stuff but there is a songwriter in there somewhere

there is a songwriter in there somewhere

there is a songwriter in there somewhere that’s putting it all together and

that’s putting it all together and

that’s putting it all together and arranging it and it I think you could

arranging it and it I think you could

arranging it and it I think you could still take stuff away from that you know

still take stuff away from that you know

still take stuff away from that you know maybe it doesn’t relate to me lyrically

maybe it doesn’t relate to me lyrically

maybe it doesn’t relate to me lyrically on a lyrical level like you know getting

on a lyrical level like you know getting

on a lyrical level like you know getting on the dance floor out of really care

on the dance floor out of really care

on the dance floor out of really care about that but I mean there’s music and

about that but I mean there’s music and

about that but I mean there’s music and there’s still a lot of talented people

there’s still a lot of talented people

there’s still a lot of talented people in all those genres you got to respect

in all those genres you got to respect

in all those genres you got to respect that

that

that like I wouldn’t want someone to shut us

like I wouldn’t want someone to shut us

like I wouldn’t want someone to shut us off because we’re a metal band they’re

off because we’re a metal band they’re

off because we’re a metal band they’re like well metal is all about Satan and

like well metal is all about Satan and

like well metal is all about Satan and killing people when it’s really not

killing people when it’s really not

killing people when it’s really not there’s a lot of really like awesome

there’s a lot of really like awesome

there’s a lot of really like awesome bands that are just so different out

bands that are just so different out

bands that are just so different out there and I would hope someone would

there and I would hope someone would

there and I would hope someone would give us a chance so I always give any

give us a chance so I always give any

give us a chance so I always give any kind of music a chance unless you’re

kind of music a chance unless you’re

kind of music a chance unless you’re like 20p and