What kind of relationship do you have with the French public ?Ī : I have a parisian penpal that I corespond with regularly and I’ve made a few friends there that I keep in touch with and that I look forward to seeing everytime I visit. So maybe for me a song without some sadness isn’t worht singing. A life without struggle isn’t worth living. The charcters in my songs are being challenged and I see a beauty in them responding.

I think my songs are charcter studies and for a protagonist to develop character they need a dilemma. Are you melancholic?Ī : I’m a recovering melancholic ! I don’t know. I reviewed the two albums of WP, and your Staticland solo album, and I always find this melancholy in your vocal approach (Like the song « Red And White »). It’s therapy, a distraction and meditation. It’s a world I can escape to and there I can live vicariously through the charcters in the songs. Now that I am an adult I feel I owe it to music to reciprocate the energy it gave me. Who is Jeff Angell? Is music an outlet for your emotions?Ī : Jeff Angell is a kid that was raised like a weed and music provided the support for him that he was missing at home. The reviews have been positive and the response at the shows for the new songs has been better than ever ! People seem to like it even more than the first record. How does the audience react to this second album?Ī : Some people break out in rashes, some people get nauseous, some people run naked through traffic! Just kidding! so far the response has been outstanding. The best part of our relationship is when we are communicating with others because we can assist eachother in a pretty good comedy routine! We hardly talk because we already know what the other is going to say and it’s usually sarcastic and inappropriate. Is a benefit or something complicated to manage for a band like WP?Ī : It’s definetly a benefit and one of the most rewarding relationships in my life. You have a long history of friendship with Benjamin Anderson with whom you have collaborated in several bands. Death on the Lips embodies everything I’ve always my perfect song would but it doesn’t sound anything like I imagined that ould sound like where Red & White is a clear example of how my colaboration with Benjamin Anderson can produce grander results than either of us can produce on our own.

I’ve just spent more time with it than Death on the Lips. But I think Red & White is a true masterpiece. Making the time is harder than writing the songs.ĭo you have a favorit song on this album ? (personally I really like « Death On The Lips »)Ī : Death on the Lips is my favorite at the moment also. Sometimes it’s an easy puzzle, other times it takes a bit of effort. I just wait for an idea to arrive and I entertain it. What’s your typical songwriting process like?Ī : It’s more like I’m leaving an ear open for a song to build a nest in. I want to see that happen and share that evolution with the people intersted. I truly am, but these are my songs, they are living things that deserve to be played and as they do they grow and change. I’m happy for his continued success and for the happiness that the Guns n roses time machine provides for their audience. Duff is identified as the bass player of Guns N Roses. At the moment we didn’t know exactly what that would look like so we delayed the release and Ben and I made the Staticland record to stay busy. We made the album and when we were finished the Guns n Roses bomb got dropped on us. You are the main composer in WP, and this second album was recorded before that of Staticland, why is it released so late?Ī : Politics. When we can get together, we do and we make the most of it. Someone is always off chasing a ball of yarn or licking their own fur. Frontman Jeff Angell and keyboardist Benjamin Anderson will instead be joined by guitarist Nate Faley, bassist Dan Spalding, drummer Will Andrews and saxophonist Gregor Lothian for all dates, listed below.With your respective schedules, how do you manage a Band like WALKING PAPERS ?Ī : We are all over the place like a litter of kittens. The band famously features Duff McKagan ( Guns n Roses) and Barrett Martin ( Screaming Trees, Mad Season) but due to prior commitments, neither member can join the tour. Modern rock band Walking Papers has been selected as the direct support for the upcoming US headline tour from Alice In Chains.

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