Re: Warp Tour Interviews
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:18 pm
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Continuing on with summer events, the Vans Warped Tour is still going strong, having recently seeing through a heavy downpour of rain in Texas. Last time Automatic Loveletter was featured, and this time we bring to you a group you might find yourselves more familiar with; the band known as Sum 41 made up of frontman Deryck Whibley, bassist Cone McCaslin, drummer Stevo Jocz, and guitarist Tom Thacker.
These old-timers (just kidding, guys) have seen their share of crowds all over the world, but were more than delighted to come back on the Warped Tour, 2010 officially marking their second time to be involved the whole way through. With four well-known records already under these Canadian belts, they are in the early stages of promoting a new record expected to drop later this year.
I was lucky enough to catch up with two members of the band, Cone McCaslin and Stevo Jocz, to see what they had to say about their interesting experiences, summer plans, as well as hopes of confirming thoughts about the upcoming album.
Ani Mikaelian: This is your 7th or 8th Warped Tour, isn't it? Somewhere around there.
Cone McCaslin: Yeah, something like that.
Stevo Jocz: It's just our second time doing Warped the entire way through.
AM: When was the last time you participated the entire time?
McCaslin: 2001!
AM: Oh, wow. How does it feel to be back for you guys?
McCaslin: Oh, well, ask us in about seven weeks. (Laughs) Right now it feels pretty good, we feel so clean. It makes us feel optimistic.
Jocz: The sun is shining, it's not too hot, and I haven't had yet to crawl into the most disgusting port-o-potty in St. Louis or something like that, you know.
McCaslin: Not yet.
Jocz: Not yet. Everything's good. You see, I'm still within a 20-mile radius of my house so it still feels like I'm at home. Wait till I get somewhere else more challenging, but that's why God invented food. (Laughs)
AM: What are your favorite bits about Warped?
McCaslin: For me, playing. It's a shame you only get to play half an hour because the rest of the time it kind of gets boring sometimes. And you end up drinking and getting drunk the whole time.
AM: Wandering around, huh?
McCaslin: Wandering around aimlessly. So basically, yeah, the playing part is the most fun.
AM: Who are you most excited to see this summer?
McCaslin: We have friends in the Alkaline Trio, Reel Big Fish, and BigFace. Then Pennywise when they join later on in the summer, we're really good friends with them so they'll be our buddies on the tour.
AM: Lociation-wise, which city are you most looking forward to performing in within the next couple of months?
Jocz: The fans are always sick, and you don't ever actually play in a city really-- you're always sort of in a field somewhere, but New York is kind of cool because you can go into New York City. You can get a good time over there.
McCaslin: You could say our hometown Toronto because it's great playing there, but it's also very hectic in Toronto. We have a ton of family and friends there and they want to come, so you're seeing people here and there, there's people calling you all day, but it's definitely fun to play in your hometown.
AM: Can you walk me through a day on this festival through Sum 41's eyes?
Jocz: You wake up and the first thing you have to do is take a shit, and there's nowhere to do such a thing.
McCaslin: You have to find the cleanest port-o-potty you can.
Jocz: It's really gross, you know. You have to do that. You have to try and hold on to your humanity and dignity. If you get up early enough, it's fine and they're all fresh, but if you get up later, you're fucked. Everybody's already been to it. So there's that, that's the first thing. It's the first major dilemma of the day. (Laughs) Then you go and have your food. You wait around to find out what time you go on, and then depending on that, your day is dictated and planned out.
McCaslin: That's the kicker.
Jocz: It tells you when you should start drinking or when you should stop. Then after that, there is nothing to do. There are bands to see.
McCaslin: But after you've seen a band, it gets old day after day.
Jocz: You know, I've actually asked to do press just to have something, anything. I'll do whatever there is. It's only thirty minutes.
McCaslin: We've never liked interviews so much on the Warped Tour.
Jocz: Yeah, and they usually don't go so well. Of course, you're pretty good. (Laughs)
McCaslin: She's great.
AM: How about the food intake? What does the diet consist of during tour?
McCaslin: I was actually trying to figure out whether I'm going to gain weight or lose weight.
Jocz: I think I might lose weight.
McCaslin: Yeah, because you don't eat as often. If you miss lunch or dinner, you miss it.
AM: Basically then you're screwed.
Jocz: Yeah, I usually don't eat breakfast at catering. I have my lunch and dinner, and then there's a barbecue. Then again, I'm going vegan on my diet.
McCaslin: The only other problem is, you eat a lot of chips. I don't eat chips at home, but already today I walked on the bus, grabbed three bags of chips, ripped them open, and dove right in.
AM: Really, what kind?
McCaslin: Salt and vinegar. Kettle…kettle chips. And that's why I'm feeling thirsty and dehydrated.
Continuing on with summer events, the Vans Warped Tour is still going strong, having recently seeing through a heavy downpour of rain in Texas. Last time Automatic Loveletter was featured, and this time we bring to you a group you might find yourselves more familiar with; the band known as Sum 41 made up of frontman Deryck Whibley, bassist Cone McCaslin, drummer Stevo Jocz, and guitarist Tom Thacker.
These old-timers (just kidding, guys) have seen their share of crowds all over the world, but were more than delighted to come back on the Warped Tour, 2010 officially marking their second time to be involved the whole way through. With four well-known records already under these Canadian belts, they are in the early stages of promoting a new record expected to drop later this year.
I was lucky enough to catch up with two members of the band, Cone McCaslin and Stevo Jocz, to see what they had to say about their interesting experiences, summer plans, as well as hopes of confirming thoughts about the upcoming album.
Ani Mikaelian: This is your 7th or 8th Warped Tour, isn't it? Somewhere around there.
Cone McCaslin: Yeah, something like that.
Stevo Jocz: It's just our second time doing Warped the entire way through.
AM: When was the last time you participated the entire time?
McCaslin: 2001!
AM: Oh, wow. How does it feel to be back for you guys?
McCaslin: Oh, well, ask us in about seven weeks. (Laughs) Right now it feels pretty good, we feel so clean. It makes us feel optimistic.
Jocz: The sun is shining, it's not too hot, and I haven't had yet to crawl into the most disgusting port-o-potty in St. Louis or something like that, you know.
McCaslin: Not yet.
Jocz: Not yet. Everything's good. You see, I'm still within a 20-mile radius of my house so it still feels like I'm at home. Wait till I get somewhere else more challenging, but that's why God invented food. (Laughs)
AM: What are your favorite bits about Warped?
McCaslin: For me, playing. It's a shame you only get to play half an hour because the rest of the time it kind of gets boring sometimes. And you end up drinking and getting drunk the whole time.
AM: Wandering around, huh?
McCaslin: Wandering around aimlessly. So basically, yeah, the playing part is the most fun.
AM: Who are you most excited to see this summer?
McCaslin: We have friends in the Alkaline Trio, Reel Big Fish, and BigFace. Then Pennywise when they join later on in the summer, we're really good friends with them so they'll be our buddies on the tour.
AM: Lociation-wise, which city are you most looking forward to performing in within the next couple of months?
Jocz: The fans are always sick, and you don't ever actually play in a city really-- you're always sort of in a field somewhere, but New York is kind of cool because you can go into New York City. You can get a good time over there.
McCaslin: You could say our hometown Toronto because it's great playing there, but it's also very hectic in Toronto. We have a ton of family and friends there and they want to come, so you're seeing people here and there, there's people calling you all day, but it's definitely fun to play in your hometown.
AM: Can you walk me through a day on this festival through Sum 41's eyes?
Jocz: You wake up and the first thing you have to do is take a shit, and there's nowhere to do such a thing.
McCaslin: You have to find the cleanest port-o-potty you can.
Jocz: It's really gross, you know. You have to do that. You have to try and hold on to your humanity and dignity. If you get up early enough, it's fine and they're all fresh, but if you get up later, you're fucked. Everybody's already been to it. So there's that, that's the first thing. It's the first major dilemma of the day. (Laughs) Then you go and have your food. You wait around to find out what time you go on, and then depending on that, your day is dictated and planned out.
McCaslin: That's the kicker.
Jocz: It tells you when you should start drinking or when you should stop. Then after that, there is nothing to do. There are bands to see.
McCaslin: But after you've seen a band, it gets old day after day.
Jocz: You know, I've actually asked to do press just to have something, anything. I'll do whatever there is. It's only thirty minutes.
McCaslin: We've never liked interviews so much on the Warped Tour.
Jocz: Yeah, and they usually don't go so well. Of course, you're pretty good. (Laughs)
McCaslin: She's great.
AM: How about the food intake? What does the diet consist of during tour?
McCaslin: I was actually trying to figure out whether I'm going to gain weight or lose weight.
Jocz: I think I might lose weight.
McCaslin: Yeah, because you don't eat as often. If you miss lunch or dinner, you miss it.
AM: Basically then you're screwed.
Jocz: Yeah, I usually don't eat breakfast at catering. I have my lunch and dinner, and then there's a barbecue. Then again, I'm going vegan on my diet.
McCaslin: The only other problem is, you eat a lot of chips. I don't eat chips at home, but already today I walked on the bus, grabbed three bags of chips, ripped them open, and dove right in.
AM: Really, what kind?
McCaslin: Salt and vinegar. Kettle…kettle chips. And that's why I'm feeling thirsty and dehydrated.