BAND: Black Tie Bombers
INTERVIEWER: Sarah Boger (Sarah@bandvibe.com)
INTERVIEWEE: Ryan, Matt & Jon from Black Tie Bombers
DATE OF INTERVIEW: 06.04.07

BAND MEMBERS:
Ryan Rockwell - Bass, Vocals
Jon Lewis - Guitar, Vocals
Josh Mlot - Guitar, Vocals
Matt Hemingway - Drums

Sarah: When do you first form the band?
Ryan: Around winter of 2003… I think.
Jon: I worked at Game Stop and met Ryan.

Sarah: How did you come up with the name for the band?
Ryan: I stole it from my friend named Paul. He’s in Jail now, but he’s cool.

Sarah: Who would you say is your biggest influence as a musician?
Matt: Derrick Plourde of Lagwagon, hearing him on “Trashed” really just made me want to play.
Jon: Mike Burkett
Ryan: Maynard from Tool
Jon: Josh would say Rob Zombie

Sarah: Is there any one song you especially enjoy playing live?
Ryan: I like them all.
Jon: ‘Blister in the Sun’ it’s a fun cover.
Matt & Ryan: Yeah, that one is fun.

Sarah: Describe your writing approach.
Matt: Music, melody and then lyrics.

Sarah: Do you prefer to be on tour or at home?
All: Both
Ryan: The Denver show was the best of the tour so far.

Sarah: If you could tour with any one band, current or not, who would it be?
Ryan: The Bloodhound Gang.
Matt: Lagwagon, or Less Than Jake

Sarah: How’s it feel to be touring with The Queers?
Jon: Better than I thought, really. Even with them personally
Matt: It’s bad, in a good way.
Ryan: We played with them once, and I got Joe Queer’s number and just developed a relationship with them. We’ve even played a private house party with them.
Matt: That was strange, I went out on the deck, and there’s Joe Queer grilling. I was like ‘Wow, Joe Queer’s making my dinner.’

Sarah: What city do you love to play in?
Jon: Portsmith
Ryan: Denver and Cinncinati.

Sarah: What's your favorite venue?
Ryan: The Devil’s Whorehouse in Kalamazoo Michigan.
Jon: It’s not even fit for someone to look at, but it was the best time ever.

Sarah: What’s one question you'd like to be asked in an interview?
Ryan: What’s the past-tense of git er done?
Matt: How did I get to become the greatest drummer of all time?
Jon: What’s your favorite Pixar movie?

Sarah: Who would play you in the story of your life?
Jon: Scott Sturgen from Stizpunx.
Ryan: Hilary duff.
Matt: That f’n guy from that state that looks like me… Mark Ruffalo.

Sarah: What’s the first album you ever bought?
Ryan: Counting Crows ‘August and Everything After’
Jon: The Cranberries, that one about zombies, and Weezer, in the same day.
Matt: Weird Al’s ‘Eat It’.

Sarah: If the world was being taken over by zombies, what’s the one thing you'd grab to defend yourself?
Jon: Slipknot, they would handle them.
Matt: Kevin James and his segway
Ryan: Ronald McDonald.

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