Amaranthine wrote:Joell's going to be on East Village Radio in a few.
http://www.eastvillageradio.com/Make that in about a half hour. Pretaped interview, actually done yesterday.
Rundown of the interview:
- "What was the motivation behind releasing the mixtape?" We wanted to show that we pay attention to the core audience, we got a mixed response from My Life, and wanted to do a project to remind the fans that we don't compromise and we're still the same group.
- "Was it nice to have more freedom on the mixtape, to be able to do long records like "Truth or Truth" and not worry about the label?" There's no worse feeling than being an artist in front of an easel with a time limit, someone saying you can only paint for 3 1/2 minutes, so with a mixtape there's a ton of freedom.
- "Did you want to satisfy fans with the personal direction of lyrics on "Truth or Truth?"" Sort of, we wanted to show fans that we aren't afraid to put anything out there. We never had a discussion about the subject matter of the song, what we were going to write about. We just all turned in our verses and said "you gotta be kidding me, man".
- "What can fans expect from the album?" on My Life: "I feel like radio people put us in a box, and the minute we step out of that raw, underground champion box, they freak out and feel threatened. It's a celebratory record, we're talking about something real. Everyone pays too much attention to the feeling of the record. We didn't make it for radio, everyone just thought it was a great record. I LOVE the album, deluxe is fucking phenomenal, it has such a range, from personal to a party atmosphere. Great producers, the names we have on there are incredible. My personal favorites are Goodbye, and Asylum, where we all just zone out.
- "Were you surprised by how involved Em was?" I was completely,
completely surprised by how hands on he became, he was in there at every session, when we were selecting beats and stuff like that he let us do what we wanted, but he mixed 90% of the record, almost the entire record. Looking out from the booth to see Em sitting there, and giving us suggestions and tutelage, it's unbelievable. It's such a great opportunity. He was doing as much if not more than all of the actual members of Slaughterhouse. "Was there anything Em told you to do that you weren't sure about as far as creating the songs?" Yeah, he told me to go out of a verse different on "Get Up", because I went out on a down. He said I should try to end it on a high and make it more celebratory, I was like "man, I know how I want to end it!" but I tried it and it worked, it sounded a lot better and fit the record.