their fourth studio album is an introspective look at a man’s quarter
introspective look at a man’s quarter
introspective look at a man’s quarter life crisis set to the soundtrack of
life crisis set to the soundtrack of
life crisis set to the soundtrack of infectious pop rock hi I’m Rebecca
infectious pop rock hi I’m Rebecca
infectious pop rock hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the
today we’re speaking with the
today we’re speaking with the all-american rejects about kids in the
all-american rejects about kids in the
all-american rejects about kids in the street
so let’s talk about kids in the street
so let’s talk about kids in the street what we’ve is going for kids in the
what we’ve is going for kids in the
what we’ve is going for kids in the street is it was this sort of long
street is it was this sort of long
street is it was this sort of long process of writing for us because I
process of writing for us because I
process of writing for us because I think we were sort of finding our
think we were sort of finding our
think we were sort of finding our footing in reality finally and you know
footing in reality finally and you know
footing in reality finally and you know we’ve been running on the road or in the
we’ve been running on the road or in the
we’ve been running on the road or in the studio for this this crazy cyclical
studio for this this crazy cyclical
studio for this this crazy cyclical thing for ten years and we finally took
thing for ten years and we finally took
thing for ten years and we finally took like I’m good two months off to sort of
like I’m good two months off to sort of
like I’m good two months off to sort of catch our breath from the success of
catch our breath from the success of
catch our breath from the success of gives you how off our last record and
gives you how off our last record and
gives you how off our last record and writing this new record it is sort of
writing this new record it is sort of
writing this new record it is sort of this journey of finding reality and
this journey of finding reality and
this journey of finding reality and being comfortable with it
as opposed to saying what do we want to
as opposed to saying what do we want to accomplish where do we want to go with
accomplish where do we want to go with
accomplish where do we want to go with this record I think each one especially
this record I think each one especially
this record I think each one especially kids in the street has just been more us
kids in the street has just been more us
kids in the street has just been more us saying where are we now like how do we
saying where are we now like how do we
saying where are we now like how do we capture this right now it’s you know cuz
capture this right now it’s you know cuz
capture this right now it’s you know cuz I mean yeah we toward the last record
I mean yeah we toward the last record
I mean yeah we toward the last record for a year and a half and we would move
for a year and a half and we would move
for a year and a half and we would move along for 2-3 years a lot happens so
along for 2-3 years a lot happens so
along for 2-3 years a lot happens so then when we go back to write a new
then when we go back to write a new
then when we go back to write a new record it’s like alright where are we
record it’s like alright where are we
record it’s like alright where are we now
I want to talk about the beekeepers
I want to talk about the beekeepers daughter because I am a child of the 80s
daughter because I am a child of the 80s
daughter because I am a child of the 80s and a huge Back to the Future fan so I
and a huge Back to the Future fan so I
and a huge Back to the Future fan so I want to talk more about the song and the
want to talk more about the song and the
want to talk more about the song and the video in the video it’s sort of about
video in the video it’s sort of about
video in the video it’s sort of about this town around me that is just coming
this town around me that is just coming
this town around me that is just coming to life with dance and it’s just every
to life with dance and it’s just every
to life with dance and it’s just every every trick in the book we could think
every trick in the book we could think
every trick in the book we could think to throwing it was was done it’s really
to throwing it was was done it’s really
to throwing it was was done it’s really super fun together with the setting of
super fun together with the setting of
super fun together with the setting of the universal lot we’re back to huge
the universal lot we’re back to huge
the universal lot we’re back to huge year was filmed which is a huge deal for
year was filmed which is a huge deal for
year was filmed which is a huge deal for us yeah we’ve never worked with a
us yeah we’ve never worked with a
us yeah we’ve never worked with a choreographer either it’s always been
choreographer either it’s always been
choreographer either it’s always been you know lots of our videos have been
you know lots of our videos have been
you know lots of our videos have been performance-based and this was about
performance-based and this was about
performance-based and this was about everybody else’s performance around us
everybody else’s performance around us
everybody else’s performance around us it was it was a lot different it was
it was it was a lot different it was
it was it was a lot different it was pretty fun
now let’s talk about your appearance on
now let’s talk about your appearance on 90210 that’s the All American Rejects
90210 that’s the All American Rejects
90210 that’s the All American Rejects yeah we performed our song beekeepers
yeah we performed our song beekeepers
yeah we performed our song beekeepers daughter on nine oh two one oh nine oh
daughter on nine oh two one oh nine oh
daughter on nine oh two one oh nine oh two one oh the new class or whatever
two one oh the new class or whatever
two one oh the new class or whatever they’re calling it back in the day and
they’re calling it back in the day and
they’re calling it back in the day and my older sister watched the original
my older sister watched the original
my older sister watched the original series and the Flaming Lips performed at
series and the Flaming Lips performed at
series and the Flaming Lips performed at the peach pit after dark so they’ve been
the peach pit after dark so they’ve been
the peach pit after dark so they’ve been doing this for a while so it’s it’s kind
doing this for a while so it’s it’s kind
doing this for a while so it’s it’s kind of an it’s kind of an honor to get to do
of an it’s kind of an honor to get to do
of an it’s kind of an honor to get to do that again I suppose I think mountain I
that again I suppose I think mountain I
that again I suppose I think mountain I was like one of the last you know places
was like one of the last you know places
was like one of the last you know places where new music communities be featured
where new music communities be featured
where new music communities be featured with a performance I think to be able to
with a performance I think to be able to
with a performance I think to be able to be a part of you know showcasing music
be a part of you know showcasing music
be a part of you know showcasing music on a television show it’s great and Brad
on a television show it’s great and Brad
on a television show it’s great and Brad and Amy were totally fighting there’s
and Amy were totally fighting there’s
and Amy were totally fighting there’s probably not a character named Bradley
I also want to talk about the song kids
I also want to talk about the song kids in the street
it’s a song about reflection to the the
it’s a song about reflection to the the times being from Oklahoma where we would
times being from Oklahoma where we would
times being from Oklahoma where we would just sort of lose yourself in the in the
just sort of lose yourself in the in the
just sort of lose yourself in the in the dark dirt road with you know no
dark dirt road with you know no
dark dirt road with you know no intention of ever turning on your
intention of ever turning on your
intention of ever turning on your headlights it’s just it was just about
headlights it’s just it was just about
headlights it’s just it was just about just about purity as dangerous it was
just about purity as dangerous it was
just about purity as dangerous it was dangerous but we didn’t care because we
dangerous but we didn’t care because we
dangerous but we didn’t care because we were young I liked it
I close my eyes when I listen to it I
I close my eyes when I listen to it I always feel like I’m flying it’s got
always feel like I’m flying it’s got
always feel like I’m flying it’s got this sort of a little bit of levity like
this sort of a little bit of levity like
this sort of a little bit of levity like the whole thing makes you feel like
the whole thing makes you feel like
the whole thing makes you feel like you’re floating like you assume that
you’re floating like you assume that
you’re floating like you assume that there’s some kind of gallop in there but
there’s some kind of gallop in there but
there’s some kind of gallop in there but there’s not no but it feels like it know
there’s not no but it feels like it know
there’s not no but it feels like it know the horse underneath you is invisible
the horse underneath you is invisible
the horse underneath you is invisible you know always in the air so we
you know always in the air so we
you know always in the air so we wouldn’t be galloping right you’re just
wouldn’t be galloping right you’re just
wouldn’t be galloping right you’re just flying on a horse yeah and so galloping
flying on a horse yeah and so galloping
flying on a horse yeah and so galloping sounds like the neverending story it’s
sounds like the neverending story it’s
sounds like the neverending story it’s totally we always envisioned Falkor
totally we always envisioned Falkor
totally we always envisioned Falkor being you know in the frame when we were
being you know in the frame when we were
being you know in the frame when we were recording the song we just put up a
recording the song we just put up a
recording the song we just put up a picture of Apple when I can listen I’m a
picture of Apple when I can listen I’m a
picture of Apple when I can listen I’m a look dragon oh boy that was a random
look dragon oh boy that was a random
look dragon oh boy that was a random reference even talking a few exactly
reference even talking a few exactly
reference even talking a few exactly what I’m talking about
what I’m talking about
what I’m talking about never any story like this girl doesn’t
never any story like this girl doesn’t
never any story like this girl doesn’t know he actually she brought up
know he actually she brought up
know he actually she brought up neverending story I did it’s my father
neverending story I did it’s my father
neverending story I did it’s my father see
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