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Today's Feature – March 18-19: Puddle Of Mudd
Having the opportunity to speak with and see and then many vivid individuals through PensEyeView.com has been a dreamlike experience, and today's feature is a perfect example of why we started the site in the get-go identify. Front end man of mega-band Puddle of Mudd, Wes Scantlin, who is consistently honest and straight with his lyrics, acted but as such during our scheduled interview – completely at ease and as himself. He is, as he puts it, "going through the laid-back-true cat-days," simply that doesn't mean the ring still can't bring information technology on stage. I mean, these guys accept played New York, London, Germany, even Iraq and Kuwait City – they know how to put on a show.
It's been quite a ride for Wes and Pool of Mudd, starting in 2001 with "Come Clean." The record, which sold over 5 million copies, told the states all it was OK to acknowledge "I similar the way you spank my ass," and spawned 2002's nigh played song, "Blurry." And no one can forget, "She F@#$ing hates me!" the lyrics that are part of the theme vocal for men everywhere. Puddle of Mudd saw more than success with "Life on Brandish," providing hits such as "Away from Me" and "Spin You Effectually," and today they stand behind "Famous," the new album featuring the current nautical chart topper, "Psycho."
The collection, which includes newer members Christian Rock (guitar) and Ryan Yerdon (drums) also as long fourth dimension bassist Doug Ardito, is in no fashion a rushed creation. Ardito recalls "We had a lot of time to write so make the record… this fourth dimension we had fourth dimension to live life and have experiences to talk about." The record isn't as heavy as some of the band's past work, but still very "Mudd-esque," capable of reaching nether your skin to assist you get through a rough 24-hour interval while remaining "some kick-donkey rock Ôn roll music." And that's what Scantlin aims for when he sits down to write with his acoustic guitar, "If it sounds good and it makes your skin goose bump-upwards then you lot're probably onto something."
If you ever get the chance to meet the band play live, take it. They're tremendous. These guys have no problem coming into the crowd, interacting with a random birthday girl, or throwing nearly a billion guitar picks and drumsticks into the pit. The show also has some aces hidden – I tin can't brainstorm to describe the excitement I felt when Wes announced, "this next vocal is chosen 'Breed' past Nirvana." So hurry and find the location of their side by side performance – soon the boys are off effectually the world again stopping by Japan, Australia and Korea. If you miss out, don't worry. A live concert anthology should be around soon. Learn so much more than below in the XXQ's.
XXQs: Pool Of Mudd – Wes Scantlin
PensEyeView.com (PEV): I'm glad you lot guys got to come to DC. What do y'all retrieve of DC and then far?
WS: I like information technology! It's been great. There's a lot of history here.
PEV: Whatever site seeing?
WS: Last time nosotros were in town, when we were playing with Nickel Back, nosotros got to run into the capital, the monument. We never made it the White Business firm. We walked upward to the White House, information technology was then funny (laughs)… we walk up there and yous know how they have security all around there, right… So we walk up to this security guard and she was actually absurd and we say, 'Nosotros're in the band Pool Of Mudd and we want to go in… take us on in!' I mean, beingness in a rock band yous sometimes get the red carpet action, but not at the White House. They're like, 'No, sorry'. You got to plan that matter similar three months in advance. Skilful looking cop lady though man. She'south a looker.
PEV: How do the DC fans relate to other cities?
WS: Oh, Lordy. Everybody's slap-up. Every metropolis is cool homo. DC fans are but really laid back and cool to talk to. DC fans are actually smart too. Sometimes yous can become to places and they're non so, you know… a few sandwiches short of picnic, you know?
PEV: Which city do you notice to be your favorite to play?
WS: Um, I don't know man… New York City is pretty cool. When nosotros played Times Square on New Years Eve, that was pretty cool. We've been all over the darn globe though and seen a lot of different cities. There is always something special most each i. London, Germany… some of the best shows we've had have been festivals in Germany. We're getting ready to go to Commonwealth of australia and Japan and Iraq to play for the soldiers – again. We go to run across Kuwait City. We've seen a lot of places. I can't wait to go to Australia. I don't know why, I simply can't wait to become. I'll probably wishing I was domicile though (laughs).
PEV: Y'all are most to go on in a couple of hours; are there any pre-show rituals yous do?
WS: Aye we kind of huddle effectually- I call it the "puddle-huddle." And I call my pastor, his proper name is Randall Smalls, he's actually cool. Nosotros ask God to come down and stone with u.s. on the stage human! He'due south ever there merely lately we've been doing real well on the alive shows.
PEV: What'southward the best office nearly playing alive?
WS: Fans. Hopefully you lot practice good. That is the all-time function almost playing alive. In that location have been nights were there haven't been so groovy.
PEV: In that location has to be some war stories were things did non get as planned.
WS: Yes, it happens quite often. Not at present just… I mean, I retrieve now nosotros are all getting a little ameliorate playing.
PEV: Yous've been around for quite some time but how has your alive functioning inverse over the years?
WS: I don't know. We've ever done different things for live shows. But different members, homo. Hopefully nosotros tin can hang on to these guys, Ryan and Christian. Doug, I don't think he'southward going to be going anywhere. We're similar tied at the hip. Information technology sucks to have to switch band members but people are going to do what they want to do. And at the end of the twenty-four hour period, man, you tin't stop someone from doing what they want to do.
PEV: What is the all-time and worst office about touring?
WS: It gets very stressful. The most stressful thing most existence on tour is that you have to exercise multiple performances in a row. I mean, nosotros go days and days and days without a interruption and it starts to vesture and tear on your vocal chords. You tin can change guitar strings only yous can't alter song chords. The list my doctor gave to me of "don'ts" is like, 'What am I going to practise, like sit in a chair and non similar talk to people?'
PEV: Yes, that would make my chore pretty hard.
WS: Yeah, I'd merely sit there like 'Yes' or write notes down (laughs).
PEV: Then what'south it similar when y'all get to go dwelling house?
WS: Very mellow, I only arctic out. I usually, depending on how long the tour is, just make the couch and the tv my domicile for two or 3 days. And just slumber as much equally I can. Swallow food, slumber and merely chill!
PEV: When y'all get some spare time what can nosotros detect you doing?
WS: Like today I simply laid in my bunk (on the tour bus). I hateful, it gets pretty busy out here. I don't do a lot of journeying effectually and looking around because at that place is just then much going on.
PEV: Yous touched on the fans earlier and you accept a large wrestling fan base. You've had several songs with World Wrestling Entertainment – The Royal Rumble, The Smackdown VS Raw video game, WWE Ane Nighttime Stand up. Are yous guys wrestling fans?
WS: I grew up a huge wrestling fan. And in that location's this guy, Border… the other nighttime I'grand with my wife and Edge was kicking someone'southward butt and doing this psycho look and my wife goes to me, 'You guys expect seriously identical!' Except he's, like a lot bigger than me.
PEV: Y'all guys practise wait a lot alike.
WS: Yes, I know, isn't that weird? I heard he was a pretty cool guy. I'one thousand pretty sure if I ever meet him I'd just high-v him. If anyone wants to kick my ass, I'll exist similar 'Yo man, I'thousand the Border dude!' (Laughs) Don't mess with me homes, I'll put a suplex on your ass.
PEV: Really Walter and I are wrestlers, too (Note: PEV Creative Director was taking pictures of the interview).
WS: Oh aye?!?
PEV: A little side projection you lot know.
WS: It'due south absurd for the kids. Information technology'southward all in good fun and having a expert time.
PEV: I'll have Walter throw me through a table afterward.
WS: (Laughs) Oh God no! That would be funny.
PEV: Tell the states about the new album "Famous".
WS: Well, we really worked our butts off on it. Shit, there's nearly 800 one thousand thousand other songs that we didn't put on the record that I am sure one of these days will surface… or not. And everyone that helped make the record, God bless, we really didn't necessarily need the aid. The aid that was given was God-sent. It'southward just a record with some heart felt songs on there, some political party songs on there. There is some agro-grunge stuff going on there too…tasty jams for dissimilar types of listeners.
PEV: The growth from "Come Clean", with millions sold and already with "Famous" getting rave reviews, is there something you see per album you want to touch on on or encounter for the adjacent anthology?
WS: It just depends where your head is at. I write about lxx-75 percent of all the stuff and so other musicians and artists that aid out too. From since solar day ane, we used to be a lot heavier. We used to listen to Pantera, I mean, I withal listen to Pantera… but we used to mock at that place kind of riffs. Only nosotros hope that it volition still sound "Mudd-esq". I hope information technology will be able to help someone through a hard time they are going through. A lot of our songs achieve people in that mode.
PEV: Do you ever take to get into a certain zone to write?
WS: Yeah, y'all do. Sometimes y'all practise. Sometimes I'm in the right mood and sometimes I'm not. Sometimes it'll be belatedly night and I got a couple cold ones and if I'm not feeling it, I just put the guitar abroad and go to bed. I've really been on kind of the down tip of writing since nosotros've been and so busy. But I can't look to get back to writing.
PEV: We got a chance to check out the video for "Psycho" (off Famous) and yous have some pretty funny cameos. What made you guys to decide to go that road?
WS: Well, they have that back lot upward there at Universal Studios. The Psycho – Bates Cabin affair and Psycho house is up there and I was at that place with my dad and my son and they were giving usa a private tour in a golf cart. We pulled upwards to the Psycho house and I was similar, 'If they release Psycho, yous know this would exist cool if nosotros could do the video hither.' Then I started to recollect, 'well, our record label is affiliated with Universal, and then maybe we can pull this off,' then made some calls. We got Jason in at that place. Kid Stone in in that location… information technology wasn't actually him though. It's a bunch of cameos of unlike celebrities. We go to do the video at night! Which was great. Didn't have to go up at five:30 and go to some desert. It worked out good. Thanks to the Alfred Hitchcock Foundation and the Universal peeps, nosotros really appreciate it.
PEV: What's something we'd be surprised to hear about the guys in Puddle Of Mudd?
WS: Uh, Lord… We're only laid-back cats now. We've been through our wild days. Now we're simply going through our laid-back-cat-days.
PEV: I hear the rumor about a live concert anthology coming out?
WS: Yeah, someone started that rumor?
PEV: So it is a rumor, no truth to that?
WS: No, it's not a rumor. There volition be ane simply we're just trying to get this one out. We've already recorded and so many alive concerts, we could release live albums for 100 years. So, we'll become it out there soon.
PEV: So, what's next for Puddle Of Mudd?
WS: Well, nosotros got the 930 club tonight and rolling to Richmond next. And like I said, we'll exist going to Japan, Australia, Korea. The songs are doing great on the radio and I judge we got God on our side.
PEV: Alright Wes, thanks for taking the time with u.s.a..
WS: No problem human being.
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