Nov 4 2013
HARD ROCK INTERVIEWS 2013 - AFI ADAM CARSON
NOVEMBER STARTS OFF WITH A BANG AT THE ROCKPIT AFI - ADAM CARSON TALKS TO MARK ABOUT COMING BACK DOWNUNDER AND SO MUCH MORE... |
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Some bands can’t be defined by narrow genre tags and AFI is one of the bands that most rings true for. As a band they have always moved forwards, challenging expectations and all they have done before. They’ve always been dark though so to catch up with original member Adam Carson on Halloween is perhaps fitting… |
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Mark: Hi, Adam, how are you?
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Mark: For me, AFI, are one of those bands that have defied a genre label, some people call you, “horror punk” and I think with the new album, there’s definitely a darkness in there, but this album seems to be deeper and darker, and richer than before. How do you look at labels and things like that, I guess they are a necessary evil, in some ways!
Adam: The “Horror Punk”, “Goth Punk”, that labelling is almost insulting at this point. I don’t even know what Goth Punk is!! I don’t get it! This new record is dark, and it’s angry, but we’re not singing about bats, you know, there’s no level of kitchiness to it, it’s an emotional record and it dark and not very happy and clearly the lyrics are angry, but I think that stops short of being “Horror Punk”! And I don’t know what “Horror Punk” is!!
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Mark: The production is quite loud, and it gives it an almost captured live feel, is that something you were intentionally going for?
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Mark: It’s interesting, because you have been around for so long, 22 years, I think, you have seen massive changes in the industry, how have they affected you as a band?
Mark: You seem to have adapted well as a band to the changes, as far as I am concerned, you seem to have it all together. It was interesting to read in your bio, that you were inspired by “Pyromania” to take up drums!
Adam: It was one of the first albums I got! I’m not a big Def Leppard, Hair Metal type fan! When I was a kid I just loved music so much, I just absorbed everything, and everything I listened to sort of refined how I listen to music, and how I wanted to play music.
Adam: Man, that’s a really tough question! A lot of the early pop rock was highly influential; I listened to White Flag, and Bad Religion, those records were really important to me. I could just pick one, but I’ve also been listening to artists such as Nick Cave and the Bad seeds, I would have the same emotional response to the music, even though it is totally different, so I think you have to look at a wide range of music, and take little bits and pieces from all of it, collectively that shapes who we all are as musicians.
Mark: Unfortunately, we are running out of time, so here’s a quick one to end with, what is the meaning of life?
Adam: Shit! Don’t ask me man, I’m still trying to figure it out! Thanks for taking the time to talk to me.
Mark: Thank you, and can’t wait to see you at Soundwave next year.
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Adam spoke to Mark Diggins 31 October 2013 |
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