This interview was a contest from radio Maximum Russia for E6' fans. The winner would get two tickets to the show in St. Petersburg. The interview was supposed to happen on November 19, 2012, but it didn't.
Nevertheless
though, after a great delay & in a different form from the original one, the interview had place. Unfortunately, four questions were not answered at all, & Tyler replied only very few of them, but I think it's simply not exactly the right time. But Keith & Dave were so kind to reply ALL of your questions, well, almost all ot them...
1. How does it feel – being a band, labeled as
an indie one? Abundant touring, tons of created material (a huge advantage in
the fans’ eyes, though; but it’s hard to make as much as E6 do), and relatively
small income – didn’t you want to call it all quit? [Hello to Dick Valentine,
thanks to him for that he is, and for all his artwork.]
Dmitry Korikov
Tyler: It's great being and band and
touring and no we don't want to call it quits.
Keith: It feels great to be in an
independent band. We can do so many things we want to do. If we have ideas,
everyone is very open to trying new ideas. The people involved in our
organization care deeply about all things Electric Six. It provides us with the
resources to do music for a living. And that is something that makes us very
proud.
Dave: Preface: I’m the new guy and these
answers are from a perspective of 3 years of direct involvement with Electric Six.
This band
cannot die. It will not quit. It will only work harder. It will garner the
appropriate size income and everyone will be satisfied. This band is an indie
band, an audi band, it doesn’t affect the band.
2. How does the band manage to release an album
a year steadily? What trials had Dave Malosh to go through to take The
Colonel’s place?
Yaroslav Kravchenko [Contest winner]
K: The band is able to release so many
albums because we have a record label that encourages us to continue producing
new music. They like what we do. Then there are fans that continue to like what
we do. Those 2 factors contribute greatly to our creative drive. With 6 unique
individuals in our band, we all write a lot of music. Almost all of our records
have been produced by one of the members of the band. So maintaining creative
control of the albums probably helps too. It's easy to write new music when you
feel it will be received favorably by the other members of the band. So that
freedom breeds confidence. There are no negative vibes to get in the way. Because
it's a positive environment, we are able to keep creating music that we love. Regarding
the 2nd part of the question about Dave, I can not speak on behalf of Mr.
Malosh. His journey is his own.
D: 6 guys. 2 songs per guy=12 songs
per year= album. It’s not too hard. Quite simple. You just have to be one of
six genius minds in a band that has already had a few successful songs before
you joined. That’s what I did.
Trials? Well,
they made me learn all 133 songs. They made me tune my guitar every time. They
put extra Colman’s mustard on my sandwich when I wasn’t looking. They made me
initiate all conversations with other members of the band and they still do. I
had to ride on top of the bus.
3. What tribe is Rock'n'roll Indian from,
Cherokee or Apache (the other tribes are no way rock and roll)? Are there gay
bars in reservations?
Sergey Doronichev
K: Don't know the answer to any of
this question. Sorry.
D: I think it's more of an East Indian
thing, you know? Not so much American Indian. I don’t know for sure. I'm sorry
man.
4. A question to the band – what gambles do you
like? For example, poker, black jack, roulette…
Ivan Matushkin
T: Roulette.
K: Most of the members of the band are
fans of roulette. Personally, I play slot machines. We are not big gamblers,
but we do gamble.
D: Roulette. I’m a sucker for that 2nd
12. And I always keep 0 covered. In the states we have 0 and 00. It's horseshit.
5. Why does the band have so many songs with
the word "dance”, it the band is not exactly a dance one?
Feodor Puchkov
T: We are a dance band, Feodor. That's like asking you "Why do you have
Puchkov in your name...you're not exactly a Puchkov."
K: I can not speak on behalf of Mr.
Valentine. If I had to guess the answer, it would be that the word dance does
not always literally mean dance in our songs.
D: Your lady wants to dance. You're
welcome.
6. How much is the fish?
Konstantin Ilushin
K: 1000 rubles.
D: Come on
7. Vodka or whiskey?
Yury Zavorotny
T: Vodka.
K: Both combined in a frying pan.
D: Vodka drinks. Whiskey straight.
8. The question is like this: how do you, guys, make the lyrics, and what
are they usually devoted to? Or is that a spontaneous wish to write something
on a sheet? How do you think up the situations for music videos???
Semyon Chebotarev
K: Dick Valentine writes all of the
lyrics. Because I am not Mr. Valentine, I can not speak on his behalf. As far
as music videos, often people come to us with ideas that are the video themes.
Some videos are our own ideas. Each video comes to life in its own way.
9. Is it worth to spend my money for a ticket,
or I’d better continue to listen to you on YouTube?
Evgeny Kluev
K: The best way forward is to just
give Electric Six all of your money.
D: You buy that ticket and get down to
that show if you are capable of doing so.
You have the rest of your life to stare at little screens, Evgeny. Get
involved with us.
10. Valentine is a Jewish name, what will
happen if one pumps high voltage into a Jew and makes him listen to the second
and the third Electric Six’ records?
Kirill Bryzgalin
T: If one pumps high voltage into a
Jew, one must be prepared to suffer great wrath from the 12 tribes.
11. What of your songs is the most personal and
why?
What is the most annoying thing about the fans?
Leela Landers
K: For me, the most personal songs are
the ones I wrote. Because I can think back to where I was when I created them. There
isn't just one song that I feel that way about. An example is Countdown to the
Countdown. I wrote the music to that song. Not the lyrics. All lyrics are
written by D. Valentine. I remember all the places I worked on the song. Then
my memory will take me back to where I was at that point in my life, while
creating that song. And for me, that's a powerful feeling. It's kind of like
being able to time-travel. Regarding the 2nd part of your question about fans,
there is nothing annoying fans do. We are happy to have fans. Therefore nothing
they do is annoying.
D: I cannot answer part one as I have
no significant personal attachment to
Any Electric
Six songs. Well, maybe Gay Bar.
The most
annoying thing about the fans of Electric Six: they're never drunk enough. I
like to see them good and drunk. And I mean sideways drunk. Cross eyed drunk.
It's not really an annoyance rather than something I had recently noticed and
was disappointed by.
January 2013
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