![]() I’m 6’2″ so there’s nowhere in the bus that’s really comfortable for me. What is traveling like for you?ĪB: Well in the US, we take a bus from show to show. HRU: You’ll be making over 40 stops on this upcoming tour. I’ve already got 9-10 songs for it, so at this point it’s just fine-tuning it and releasing it.ĪB: (laughing) At least I know one person will! So probably next year, we’ll head into the studio and make a full length album. Fortunately the response has been so positive, it looks like we’re going to make an album. It was initially done as a passion project, and something I just enjoyed doing. What are your goals for your Andy Black solo project?ĪB: First, thank you very much! I don’t really have any goals except to make a record for it. HRU: I really love your song and video “They Don’t Need To Understand”. I think it made us a better band and in the following records, we will continue that path. So there wasn’t as much of the more computer-based stuff like on the other albums, it was more analog, so to speak. And I hate to use the term “old school” but it was, where we all sat around in a room and wrote songs. How has working with Bob Rock changed the way you will do things musically in the future?ĪB: We did things differently with this album in that we wrote all the songs months and months in advance. HRU: You worked with legendary producer Bob Rock on your 4th album. I think that if you’re scared that rock & roll is going to make your kid a bad kid… you’re probably not doing a good job as a parent. That rock & roll has been around for a long time, and that it’s about fun, and childhood rebellion, and things that are innate within everyone. I don’t have children, but I would assume that a good parent would teach their child to understand the difference between show business and reality. What is your advice to someone who doesn’t have that support from their parents?ĪB: Well I don’t know if I could necessarily give advice to a young kid… but if they don’t have support, I wouldn’t question the kids, I would question the parents. I see kids on Twitter saying their parents won’t let them go to concerts. We both have parents who support our interest in rock & roll. Continuing a level of appreciation for our fans is the most important thing. We owe them so much for the success we have in the first place. Moving forward, we will do what we’ve always done, and that’s to be open and honest with our fan base. We’re not any kind of special gods or anything (laughs) We have a responsibility to give our audience a good show, to be rested, so that every single night we give each audience the same level of energy and give our best. We try our best to be as available as possible. You rely on your fans for any kind of success, but ultimately the more success you get, the more difficult it becomes to have a personal relationship with all your fans. That’s one of the Catch-22s of being in a band. With the 4th album, the new tour, and your Andy Black solo project, how do you plan to keep that close connection with your fans?ĪB: You know it’s always difficult to determine how much contact you’ll have with every single fan, especially the bigger your band gets. HRU: At the AP Awards, I was very happy to see you win the Most Dedicated Fans Award. HRU: Hi Andy! I know you’re really busy so I appreciate you taking the time for this interview.ĪB: Of course! I’m very happy to be here! And though the Black Veil Brides would not be the amazing band it is today without Ashley, Jake, Jinxx and CC… Today it’s all about Andy. But this man with the boyish grin needs no introduction. She wiped her eyes, steadied her hands, and began her questions.Īs BVBMomRobin, I usually preface these interviews with a backstory. And that voice she has heard so many times, it calmed her. Her heart was already fluttering, but her hands started to as well. No one has interviewed a member of BVB in the midst of a recording session. But when he said he was giving her an exclusive from the studio, she was overwhelmed. She knew she was going to talk with him, and that was enough.
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