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Swindle Interview

I conducted this interview with Mark from Swindle through e-mail, not my favorite way to do an interview but it still works. Hope you all like it, and thanks a million to Mark for answering the questions! Enjoy.

1. Why don't you just tell me your name and who you are:
MARK, I PLAY THE GUITAR AND SING

2. You played a new song at the April 20th show, so does Swindle have any plans for a new album?
WE HAVE A FEW NEW SONGS RIGHT NOW, WE RECORDED 4 NEW ONES: ONE FOR A COMP. (A PORNO STAR COMP. WITH GOOD RIDDANCE, BLINK, AND SOME OTHER BROS, IT'S OUT NOW, BUY IT.) AND THE REST WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON A SPLIT 7" ON COOL GUY RECORDS, BUT I DON'T THINK THATS GONNA HAPPEN CUZ HE'S GOT SOME OTHER SH*T GOING ON. BUT AS FOR A NEW ALBUM, NOT VERY SOON, HOPEFULLY SOME SORT OF 7" OR SOMETHING.

3. I saw your Ritalin music video off of Upthrust, those costumes were pretty impressive, what was it like shooting that and dressing up like girls?
IT WAS FUN. WE SHOT A BETTER VIDEO A LONG TIME AGO FOR "BETTER OFF DEAD" WE HAD CRAZIER COSTUMES AND ZOMBIES, BUT OUR GUITARIST GAVIN WHO SHOT THE VIDEO HASEN'T EDITED IT YET AND ITS BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR. THANKS A LOT GAVIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4. What are your political views? How do they affect the songs you write?
I DONT LIKE POLITICS OR POLITICIANS, OUR SONGS ARE JUST REFLECTIONS OF OUR LIVES. IF WE SEE F#CKED UP THINGS IN THE WORLD: SOCIAL, POLITICAL WHATEVER, WE WILL WRITE ABOUT THEM AND TRY TO OPEN PEOPLE EYES AND MAKE A CHANGE.

5. What are your views on drugs?
THERE GOOD IF YOUR SICK. I TRY NOT TO BE SICK VERY OFTEN.

6. I know it was a long time ago, but what exactly happened at the show you had sechduled for the Che Cafe back in January?
OH THE FIGHT, I GUESS SOME SKIN HEADS CAME THERE , JUST TO FIGHT AND YOU NO THE CHE IS VERY KICK BACK AND THEY CAN'T HANDLE THAT STUFF SO THEY HAD TO JUST SHUT THE WHOLE THING DOWN BEFORE WE GOT TO PLAY. iT SUCKED CUZ I TALKED TO KIDS THAT PAID MONEY JUST TO SEE US AND COULDENT JUST BECAUSE SOME STOOPED PEOPLE HAD TO GET THE JOCK HORMONES OUT.

7. If you had one wish, what would it be and why?
I WISH THAT ALL FOUR OF US COULD JUST ALWAYS BE PLAYING MUSIC TOGETHER AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GROW UP AND BE OLD DIRTY MEN.

8. What inspires you to be in Swindle?
JUST PLAYING MUSIC WITH MY FRIENDS, WHEN WE GET TOGETHER TO PLAY A SHOW OR PRACTICE OR JUST F#CK AROUND, IT'S THE BEST TIME IN MY LIFE, WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER.

9. Can you describe your ideal concert to play?
HERE'S THE LINE UP:
BACKSTREET BOYS
N'SYNC
BRITNEY SPEARS
98 DEGREES
CRISTINA AGOOOOOOLARA
AND THE HEADLINING BAND....................SWINDLE.
OH YEA, IT WILL HAPPEN, TRUST ME.

10. What, who are your biggest influences, musical and non-musical?
AVAIL, OLD BOUNCING SOULS, SOME MISFITS, TORI AMOS, I DUNNO TOO MUCH SH*T.

11. What are the future plans for Swindle?
HOPEFULLY A TOUR THIS SUMMER, MAYBE EAST COAST BUT WHO KNOWS, WERE ALL LAZY AS*ES, SETTING UP A TOUR TAKES A LOT OF WORK.

12. Do you have any closing comments?
NEVER EAT YELLOW SNOW KIDS.

Thanks a lot Mark! I really appreciate it!
THANK YOU HOME DAWG.