It’s Okay, I Didn’t Want To Interview Your Band Anyway

The first interview I did for Noisecreep was with David from For Today. We were in the room were the touring bands kept all of their gear went they weren’t playing their sets—basically the closest thing to backstage there can be at a venue with a capacity of only a few hundred people.

In the middle of the interview, someone from another band had come in and sat down. Nothing unusual since people were coming and going all the time. But then he interrupted us like he was paid to do it.

“I’ll let you interview us if you tell me our band name,” he offered to me.

I had come to the show late and didn’t know the order of bands, or all of the bands playing for that matter. For all I knew he could’ve been in a local band that wasn’t even listed or was added last-minute.

I gave him a dismissive, smart-alecky answer. “No interview for you!” he said, and left, which is the best thing that could’ve happened. See post title.

Contrast this exchange with my real, intended interview with David. He was pleasant and accommodating, and even offered me Skittles (I declined). They had toured extensively already, had label backing, and they were about to put out their second album but by no means were they a large band. If he acted like a schmoe to everyone while “on the job,” how long do you think his band would last?

For Today’s career is three releases deeper so far, and interviewless local-band guy was never heard of again. It’s one thing to burn bridges. It’s another thing to never bother to build one.