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CANDLEBOX IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! WE WENT ONE ON ONE
WITH KEVIN MARTIN OF THIS LEGENDARY GROUP TO DISCUSS THEIR
LATEST ALBUM "INTO THE SUN", THE GROUPS DEPARTURE YEARS BACK
AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. READ WHAT THE REAL REASON FOR THE
GROUPS BREAK UP WAS ABOUT, WHAT THEY DID WHILE AWAY FROM
CANDLEBOX, AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOW AS A GROUP.
CANDLEBOX HAS SOLD OVER 6 MILLION ALBUMS WORLD WIDE AND KEVIN
PROCLAIMS THE NEW ALBUM TO BE "THE BEST CANDLEBOX ALBUM YET"
FOR THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR PAST MATERIAL WILL SURELY ENJOY
THE LONG AWAITED RE-BIRTH OF THESE ROCKERS. IN CONNECTION
WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR LATEST ALBUM THEY WILL BE TOURING
HEAVILY THROUGH OUT THE NATION. THIS GROUP HAS AN AMAZING LIVE
SHOW THAT SURELY CAN NOT BE MISSED. SO CHECK THEM OUT!!!!
WITH KEVIN MARTIN OF THIS LEGENDARY GROUP TO DISCUSS THEIR
LATEST ALBUM "INTO THE SUN", THE GROUPS DEPARTURE YEARS BACK
AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. READ WHAT THE REAL REASON FOR THE
GROUPS BREAK UP WAS ABOUT, WHAT THEY DID WHILE AWAY FROM
CANDLEBOX, AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOW AS A GROUP.
CANDLEBOX HAS SOLD OVER 6 MILLION ALBUMS WORLD WIDE AND KEVIN
PROCLAIMS THE NEW ALBUM TO BE "THE BEST CANDLEBOX ALBUM YET"
FOR THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR PAST MATERIAL WILL SURELY ENJOY
THE LONG AWAITED RE-BIRTH OF THESE ROCKERS. IN CONNECTION
WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR LATEST ALBUM THEY WILL BE TOURING
HEAVILY THROUGH OUT THE NATION. THIS GROUP HAS AN AMAZING LIVE
SHOW THAT SURELY CAN NOT BE MISSED. SO CHECK THEM OUT!!!!
M4M: HEY KEVIN THANK YOU FOR GIVING US A CALL TODAY.
KEVIN: NO WORRIES MAN! HOW IS IT GOING?
M4M: IT IS GOING PRETTY GOOD. GLAD TO HEAR CANDLEBOX IS BACK MAN. THAT KICKS ASS!
KEVIN: YEAH MAN GOOD TIMES!
M4M: SO CANDLEBOX HAS A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT “INTO THE SUN” THIS SUMMER AND IT IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST STUDIO
RELEASE FOR YOU GUYS IN TEN YEARS. HOW DOES THAT FEEL TO BE TOGETHER AND PUTTING OUT NEW MUSIC?
KEVIN: IT IS PRETTY NICE MAN YOU KNOW IT IS LIKE I GUESS WE NEVER REALLY EXPECTED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT
OUT ANOTHER RECORD. YOU KNOW WE FELT EVENTUALLY WE WOULD GET BACK TOGETHER AND PUT THIS RECORD OUT AND
START TOURING BUT I DON’T THINK WE EXPECTED IT. WE DIDN’T EXPECT IT THIS QUICK. WE ARE ALL REALLY EXCITED YOU KNOW
IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE AND WE ARE ALL STOKED BECAUSE THIS IS THE BEST RECORD WE EVER MADE. WE ARE JUST HAPPY
THAT WE HAD A SECOND CHANCE YOU KNOW.
M4M: KEVIN THAT IS AWESOME TO HEAR BECAUSE YOUR SELF TITLED DEBUT ALBUM WAS INCREDIBLE SO IF THIS ALBUM IS
BETTER THAN THAT ONE PEOPLE BETTER GET IT BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING TO BE LOOKING FOR.
KEVIN: WE ARE HOPING SO FOR SURE.
M4M: NOW WHEN YOU WENT INTO THE WRITING PROCESS ON THIS ALBUM WAS IT DIFFERENT THAN YOUR PREVIOUS ALBUMS
DUE TO BEING AWAY FROM THE GROUP FOR A WHILE?
KEVIN: WELL THIS WAS AN RECORD THAT WE SPENT ABOUT TWO YEARS WRITING. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF TOURING OVER
THE SUMMER SO WE WOULD GET TOGETHER AND START WRITING. WE WERE CONSTANT THAT THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE THE
BEST RECORD WE EVER MADE SO WE SPENT OUR TIME WITH THE WRITING OF THESE SONGS. IT WAS REALLY WELL THOUGHT
OUT AND WE ENDED UP SCRAPPING LIKE 30 SONGS OVER THE PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. SO WHEN WE FELT THAT WE WERE
READY WHICH WAS THIS PASSED JANUARY THAT IS WHEN HE DECIDED TO SCHEDULE THE TIME IN THE STUDIO AND FIND A
PRODUCER AND MAKE THIS RECORD. WE SAID LETS MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
M4M: SO BASICALLY IF YOU WERE GOING TO COME BACK AND MAKE A RECORD YOU WERE DETERMINED TO GO ABOVE
EXPECTATIONS AND REALLY DO IT RIGHT.
KEVIN: YEAH MAN DEFINITELY! GO BIG OR GO HOME.
M4M: NOW BESIDES THE ALBUM COMING OUT THIS SUMMER IT IS RUMORED THAT YOU WILL ALSO HAVE A DVD RELEASE
SOMETIME IN AUGUST CALLER “LIVE IN SEATTLE”. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THAT?
KEVIN: YEAH WE DID A LIVE SHOW FOR DVD BACK IN FALL OF I BELIEVE 2004. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO COME OUT IN 2007. SO WE SOLD
THE RIGHTS OFF TO A COMPANY CALLED IMAGE AND THEY KIND OF SCREWED THE WHOLE THING UP SO WE HAVE AN AWFUL LOT
OF FANS GOING WHERE IS THE DVD, SO IT IS COMING OUT THIS SUMMER ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AFTER THE RELEASE OF
“INTO THE SUN”. THANKFULLY IT IS COMING OUT SOON.
M4M: NOW BACK IN 2006 YOU RELEASED A BEST OF COLLECTION. WAS THAT SOMETHING TO DONE TO GET CANDLEBOX BACK
OUT THERE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE BANDS RETURN?
KEVIN: WELL ACTUALLY THAT ALBUM WASN’T OUR CHOICE. WARNER BROS. APPROACHED US ABOUT PUTTING IT OUT AND GAVE
US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PICK THE SONGS THAT WERE TO BE PUT ON IT. SO WE WENT A HEAD AND LET THEM PRETTY MUCH DO
IT AND WE JUST PICKED THE SONGS TO GO ON IT. AT THAT POINT IT WAS JUST PUTTING THE BAND TOGETHER AND HITTING THE
ROAD.
M4M: IF YOU DO NOT MIND US ASKING IT SEEMED BACK IN THE DAY THINGS WERE GOING WELL FOR YOU. YOU SOLD OVER 6
MILLION ALBUMS YOUR DEBUT ALBUM SOLD 4 MILLION ALONE, YOU WERE TOURING AND HAD A HUGE FAN BASE WHAT HAPPENED
WHERE THE BAND DECIDED TO STEP BACK FROM CANDLEBOX.
KEVIN: WELL WE WERE TRYING TO GET OUT OF OUR DEAL WITH MAVERICK. AT THE TIME WE WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THEM AT ALL
SO WE FIGURED IF WE BRAKE UP THE BAND THERE WOULD BE NO CONTRACT. WELL THAT ENDED UP BACKFIRING ON US
BECAUSE WE KIND OF GOT LOCKED IN TO A 3-YEAR PUSH AND HOLD TUG SORT OF THING LOGISTICAL BATTLE WITH THEM. SO AT
THAT POINT EVERYONE STARTED TO DO SIDE PROJECTS TO FILL THE VOID OF WHAT WE WERE DOING. WITH THAT ALL SAID AND
DONE WE CAN GET BACK TOGETHER.
M4M: YOU KNOW THAT REALLY SUCKS FOR THE ARTIST BEING THE ONES THAT WRITE THE MUSIC, PLAY THE MUSIC, AND IN
FRONT OF FANS. FANS DON’T ASK “WHERE IS MAVERICK RECORDS?” THEY ASK “WHERE IS CANDLEBOX?” SO YOU ARE THE ONES
LEFT EXPLAINING AND REGAINING TRUST WHEN IT WAS THE RECORD COMPANY KEEPING YOU AWAY FROM THOSE FANS.
KEVIN: YEAH MAN IT IS UNFORTUNATE AND IT HAPPENS A LOT YOU KNOW. IT IS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS IN THE PROCESS OF
SIGNING TO A LABEL THAT YOU COULD RUN THE RISK OF LOSING THE RIGHTS TO DO STUFF FOR A FEW YEARS YOU KNOW.
M4M: THE LABEL YOU SIGNED ONTO NOW SEEMS PRETTY GOOD. RESEARCHING THE S.M.G LABEL WE NOTICED THEY SEEM TO BE
ONE OF THE BETTER ONES OUT TODAY. THEY HAVE THIS GREAT WAY OF TAKING ARTIST LIKE YOURSELF AND TANTRIC AS WELL
AS COURSE OF NATURE THAT FANS KNOW AND LOVE AND REUNITING ALL OF US IN A WAY. WERE YOU CAREFUL IN CHOOSING A
LABEL THIS TIME AROUND?
KEVIN: DEFINITELY. WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WOULD BE WITH THE RIGHT LABEL, WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE,
AND IN THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT YOU KNOW. WE KNEW THAT THEY WERE SMALL AND WE KNEW THAT THEY HAD A GREAT
BACKING WITH WARNER BROS, SO FOR US IT JUST SEEMED LIKE THE RIGHT PLACE TO GO.
M4M: NOW YOU ALSO DID A REALLY GOOD COLLABORATION WITH HUGO OF TANTRIC FOR THEIR SONG “THE ONE”. HOW WAS THAT
WORKING WITH THEM AND DID YOU KNOW OF THEM BEFORE?
KEVIN: IT WAS GREAT. JEFF HANSON WHO RUNS THE LABEL HAD CONTACTED ME ABOUT WHETHER I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
WORKING WITH THEM 0N THIS AND I SAID SURE. I HAD NEVER REALLY HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF TANTRIC BEFORE AND IT WASN’T
THAT I WASN NOT A FAN YOU KNOW I JUST DID NOT KNOW WHO THE BAND WAS. SO I HAD ACTUALLY DID A LITTLE RESEARCH
BEFORE I AGREED TO DO IT LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THEM AND IT TURNED OUT GREAT. HUGO IS VERY TALENTED. THAT KID HAS
GOT SOME TALENT MAN I AM TELLING YOU.
M4M: DEFINITELY, I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO HIS STUFF FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND EVERYTHING HE DOES SEEMS TO BE
PRETTY WELL THOUGHT OUT AND DECENT.
KEVIN: YEAH MAN HE IS TALENTED.
M4M: NOW WHILE YOU WERE AWAY FROM CANDLEBOX YOU HAD YOUR OWN THING GOING AS WELL WITH “THE HIWATTS” NOW ARE
THERE ALBUMS OUT THERE FANS CAN PICK UP?
KEVIN: YEAH MAN WE HAVE A RECORD THAT CAME OUT A FEW YEARS BACK ON OUR OWN LABEL CALLED TYMPANIC RECORDS. WE
ALSO HAVE AN ALBUM IN THE BAG RIGHT NOW AND JUST FIGURING OUT WHEN NEXT YEAR WE WILL RELEASE IT. YOU KNOW WE
JUST GET TOGETHER AND HAVE FUN WITH WHAT WE DO MUSICALLY, IT IS NOT LIKE WE FOCUS ON OUR CAREERS IN THE
HIWATTS. YOU KNOW IT IS REALLY MORE LIKE A FEW KNUCKLEHEADS GETTING TOGETHER AND PLAYING SOME ROCK AND ROLL.
M4M: AWESOME SO IT IS MORE OF A FUN THING TO DO RATHER THAN A BUSINESS.
KEVIN: YEAH DEFIANTLY.
M4M: NOW THE FIRST SINGLE OFF THE NEW CANDLEBOX ALBUM IS CALLED “STAND” WHICH IS A GREAT SONG. CAN YOU TAKE US
INTO THAT SONG FOR A CLOSER LOOK?
KEVIN: WELL I HAD WROTE THE SONG S FEW YEARS AGO WITH A FRIEND OF MINE. I WROTE IT WHEN WE WERE DOING THE
HIWATTS RECORD AND HELD ONTO IT BECAUSE I FELT THAT IT WAS TOO SIMILAR TO CANDLEBOX. IT IS A SONG WRITTEN RIGHT
AROUND THE SECOND ELECTION OF GEORGE BUSH AND IS DEFIANTLY A SONG THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THE CURRENT
SITUATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT THAT WE HAVE AND THE MENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES SOMETIMES HOPING FOR
CHANGE. IT IS REALLY A SONG INSPIRED BY REALLY MAKING A STAND. TAKING A STAND TO REALLY MAKE YOURSELF HEARD AND
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE BILL OF RIGHTS STARTS WITH “WE THE PEOPLE” AND
THAT DOESN’T MEAN ME, GEORGE BUSH, CONDOLEEZZA RICE, AND CONGRESS. IT MEANS WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES. THAT MEANS IT IS YOU AND ME SO THAT IS WHAT THE SONG IS ABOUT. IT IS ABOUT TAKING A STAND FOR US THE
CITIZENS. AS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ELECT YOUR GOVERNMENT AND THE
RIGHT GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ANSWER TO YOU.
M4M: THAT IS FOR SURE. YOU COULDN’T OF SAID IT ANY BETTER MAN! NOW WHAT ELSE CAN FANS LOOK FOR IN THIS ALBUM? ARE
THERE GOING TO BE MORE SONGS ALONG THE SAME LINE?
KEVIN: WELL THERE ARE POLITICS EVERYWHERE ON THIS RECORD BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF LOVE SONGS ON THIS ALBUM.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SONGS THAT ARE INSPIRED WITH MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE IN GENERAL AND THINGS THAT I HAVE
SEEN. I ALWAYS TEND TO BE A BIT OF A PERSONAL WRITER SO THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT MUSIC ON THIS ALBUM AND THAT IS
WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT IT. IT IS OUR BEST ALBUM YET.
M4M: AWESOME! YOU KNOW YOU HAVE SUCH A DISTINCTIVE VOICE THAT YOUR SONGS ARE ALL DIFFERENT BUT AT THE SAME
TIME WE KNOW IT IS CANDLEBOX.
KEVIN: YEAH FOR SURE! THANKS MAN.
M4M: SO NOW ON JULY 27TH YOU HEAD OUT ON TOUR TO SUPPORT THE NEW ALBUM. AFTER THIS U.S TOUR WHAT ARE THE
PLANS?
KEVIN: WELL THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIES WE WILL NOT HIT ON THIS TOUR SO WE WILL BE HEADED BACK OUT AFTER THIS TOUR
AND PLAN ON TOURING FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
M4M: AWESOME BRO! WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. WE KNOW HOW BUSY YOU ARE SO WE WILL LET YOU GET GOING. THANK YOU
FOR THE TIME YOU HAVE GIVEN US. WE HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH!
KEVIN: ANYTIME MAN. IT WAS A PLEASURE. THANK YOU AS WELL.
KEVIN: NO WORRIES MAN! HOW IS IT GOING?
M4M: IT IS GOING PRETTY GOOD. GLAD TO HEAR CANDLEBOX IS BACK MAN. THAT KICKS ASS!
KEVIN: YEAH MAN GOOD TIMES!
M4M: SO CANDLEBOX HAS A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT “INTO THE SUN” THIS SUMMER AND IT IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST STUDIO
RELEASE FOR YOU GUYS IN TEN YEARS. HOW DOES THAT FEEL TO BE TOGETHER AND PUTTING OUT NEW MUSIC?
KEVIN: IT IS PRETTY NICE MAN YOU KNOW IT IS LIKE I GUESS WE NEVER REALLY EXPECTED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT
OUT ANOTHER RECORD. YOU KNOW WE FELT EVENTUALLY WE WOULD GET BACK TOGETHER AND PUT THIS RECORD OUT AND
START TOURING BUT I DON’T THINK WE EXPECTED IT. WE DIDN’T EXPECT IT THIS QUICK. WE ARE ALL REALLY EXCITED YOU KNOW
IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE AND WE ARE ALL STOKED BECAUSE THIS IS THE BEST RECORD WE EVER MADE. WE ARE JUST HAPPY
THAT WE HAD A SECOND CHANCE YOU KNOW.
M4M: KEVIN THAT IS AWESOME TO HEAR BECAUSE YOUR SELF TITLED DEBUT ALBUM WAS INCREDIBLE SO IF THIS ALBUM IS
BETTER THAN THAT ONE PEOPLE BETTER GET IT BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING TO BE LOOKING FOR.
KEVIN: WE ARE HOPING SO FOR SURE.
M4M: NOW WHEN YOU WENT INTO THE WRITING PROCESS ON THIS ALBUM WAS IT DIFFERENT THAN YOUR PREVIOUS ALBUMS
DUE TO BEING AWAY FROM THE GROUP FOR A WHILE?
KEVIN: WELL THIS WAS AN RECORD THAT WE SPENT ABOUT TWO YEARS WRITING. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF TOURING OVER
THE SUMMER SO WE WOULD GET TOGETHER AND START WRITING. WE WERE CONSTANT THAT THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE THE
BEST RECORD WE EVER MADE SO WE SPENT OUR TIME WITH THE WRITING OF THESE SONGS. IT WAS REALLY WELL THOUGHT
OUT AND WE ENDED UP SCRAPPING LIKE 30 SONGS OVER THE PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. SO WHEN WE FELT THAT WE WERE
READY WHICH WAS THIS PASSED JANUARY THAT IS WHEN HE DECIDED TO SCHEDULE THE TIME IN THE STUDIO AND FIND A
PRODUCER AND MAKE THIS RECORD. WE SAID LETS MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
M4M: SO BASICALLY IF YOU WERE GOING TO COME BACK AND MAKE A RECORD YOU WERE DETERMINED TO GO ABOVE
EXPECTATIONS AND REALLY DO IT RIGHT.
KEVIN: YEAH MAN DEFINITELY! GO BIG OR GO HOME.
M4M: NOW BESIDES THE ALBUM COMING OUT THIS SUMMER IT IS RUMORED THAT YOU WILL ALSO HAVE A DVD RELEASE
SOMETIME IN AUGUST CALLER “LIVE IN SEATTLE”. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THAT?
KEVIN: YEAH WE DID A LIVE SHOW FOR DVD BACK IN FALL OF I BELIEVE 2004. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO COME OUT IN 2007. SO WE SOLD
THE RIGHTS OFF TO A COMPANY CALLED IMAGE AND THEY KIND OF SCREWED THE WHOLE THING UP SO WE HAVE AN AWFUL LOT
OF FANS GOING WHERE IS THE DVD, SO IT IS COMING OUT THIS SUMMER ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AFTER THE RELEASE OF
“INTO THE SUN”. THANKFULLY IT IS COMING OUT SOON.
M4M: NOW BACK IN 2006 YOU RELEASED A BEST OF COLLECTION. WAS THAT SOMETHING TO DONE TO GET CANDLEBOX BACK
OUT THERE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE BANDS RETURN?
KEVIN: WELL ACTUALLY THAT ALBUM WASN’T OUR CHOICE. WARNER BROS. APPROACHED US ABOUT PUTTING IT OUT AND GAVE
US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PICK THE SONGS THAT WERE TO BE PUT ON IT. SO WE WENT A HEAD AND LET THEM PRETTY MUCH DO
IT AND WE JUST PICKED THE SONGS TO GO ON IT. AT THAT POINT IT WAS JUST PUTTING THE BAND TOGETHER AND HITTING THE
ROAD.
M4M: IF YOU DO NOT MIND US ASKING IT SEEMED BACK IN THE DAY THINGS WERE GOING WELL FOR YOU. YOU SOLD OVER 6
MILLION ALBUMS YOUR DEBUT ALBUM SOLD 4 MILLION ALONE, YOU WERE TOURING AND HAD A HUGE FAN BASE WHAT HAPPENED
WHERE THE BAND DECIDED TO STEP BACK FROM CANDLEBOX.
KEVIN: WELL WE WERE TRYING TO GET OUT OF OUR DEAL WITH MAVERICK. AT THE TIME WE WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THEM AT ALL
SO WE FIGURED IF WE BRAKE UP THE BAND THERE WOULD BE NO CONTRACT. WELL THAT ENDED UP BACKFIRING ON US
BECAUSE WE KIND OF GOT LOCKED IN TO A 3-YEAR PUSH AND HOLD TUG SORT OF THING LOGISTICAL BATTLE WITH THEM. SO AT
THAT POINT EVERYONE STARTED TO DO SIDE PROJECTS TO FILL THE VOID OF WHAT WE WERE DOING. WITH THAT ALL SAID AND
DONE WE CAN GET BACK TOGETHER.
M4M: YOU KNOW THAT REALLY SUCKS FOR THE ARTIST BEING THE ONES THAT WRITE THE MUSIC, PLAY THE MUSIC, AND IN
FRONT OF FANS. FANS DON’T ASK “WHERE IS MAVERICK RECORDS?” THEY ASK “WHERE IS CANDLEBOX?” SO YOU ARE THE ONES
LEFT EXPLAINING AND REGAINING TRUST WHEN IT WAS THE RECORD COMPANY KEEPING YOU AWAY FROM THOSE FANS.
KEVIN: YEAH MAN IT IS UNFORTUNATE AND IT HAPPENS A LOT YOU KNOW. IT IS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS IN THE PROCESS OF
SIGNING TO A LABEL THAT YOU COULD RUN THE RISK OF LOSING THE RIGHTS TO DO STUFF FOR A FEW YEARS YOU KNOW.
M4M: THE LABEL YOU SIGNED ONTO NOW SEEMS PRETTY GOOD. RESEARCHING THE S.M.G LABEL WE NOTICED THEY SEEM TO BE
ONE OF THE BETTER ONES OUT TODAY. THEY HAVE THIS GREAT WAY OF TAKING ARTIST LIKE YOURSELF AND TANTRIC AS WELL
AS COURSE OF NATURE THAT FANS KNOW AND LOVE AND REUNITING ALL OF US IN A WAY. WERE YOU CAREFUL IN CHOOSING A
LABEL THIS TIME AROUND?
KEVIN: DEFINITELY. WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WOULD BE WITH THE RIGHT LABEL, WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE,
AND IN THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT YOU KNOW. WE KNEW THAT THEY WERE SMALL AND WE KNEW THAT THEY HAD A GREAT
BACKING WITH WARNER BROS, SO FOR US IT JUST SEEMED LIKE THE RIGHT PLACE TO GO.
M4M: NOW YOU ALSO DID A REALLY GOOD COLLABORATION WITH HUGO OF TANTRIC FOR THEIR SONG “THE ONE”. HOW WAS THAT
WORKING WITH THEM AND DID YOU KNOW OF THEM BEFORE?
KEVIN: IT WAS GREAT. JEFF HANSON WHO RUNS THE LABEL HAD CONTACTED ME ABOUT WHETHER I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
WORKING WITH THEM 0N THIS AND I SAID SURE. I HAD NEVER REALLY HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF TANTRIC BEFORE AND IT WASN’T
THAT I WASN NOT A FAN YOU KNOW I JUST DID NOT KNOW WHO THE BAND WAS. SO I HAD ACTUALLY DID A LITTLE RESEARCH
BEFORE I AGREED TO DO IT LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THEM AND IT TURNED OUT GREAT. HUGO IS VERY TALENTED. THAT KID HAS
GOT SOME TALENT MAN I AM TELLING YOU.
M4M: DEFINITELY, I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO HIS STUFF FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND EVERYTHING HE DOES SEEMS TO BE
PRETTY WELL THOUGHT OUT AND DECENT.
KEVIN: YEAH MAN HE IS TALENTED.
M4M: NOW WHILE YOU WERE AWAY FROM CANDLEBOX YOU HAD YOUR OWN THING GOING AS WELL WITH “THE HIWATTS” NOW ARE
THERE ALBUMS OUT THERE FANS CAN PICK UP?
KEVIN: YEAH MAN WE HAVE A RECORD THAT CAME OUT A FEW YEARS BACK ON OUR OWN LABEL CALLED TYMPANIC RECORDS. WE
ALSO HAVE AN ALBUM IN THE BAG RIGHT NOW AND JUST FIGURING OUT WHEN NEXT YEAR WE WILL RELEASE IT. YOU KNOW WE
JUST GET TOGETHER AND HAVE FUN WITH WHAT WE DO MUSICALLY, IT IS NOT LIKE WE FOCUS ON OUR CAREERS IN THE
HIWATTS. YOU KNOW IT IS REALLY MORE LIKE A FEW KNUCKLEHEADS GETTING TOGETHER AND PLAYING SOME ROCK AND ROLL.
M4M: AWESOME SO IT IS MORE OF A FUN THING TO DO RATHER THAN A BUSINESS.
KEVIN: YEAH DEFIANTLY.
M4M: NOW THE FIRST SINGLE OFF THE NEW CANDLEBOX ALBUM IS CALLED “STAND” WHICH IS A GREAT SONG. CAN YOU TAKE US
INTO THAT SONG FOR A CLOSER LOOK?
KEVIN: WELL I HAD WROTE THE SONG S FEW YEARS AGO WITH A FRIEND OF MINE. I WROTE IT WHEN WE WERE DOING THE
HIWATTS RECORD AND HELD ONTO IT BECAUSE I FELT THAT IT WAS TOO SIMILAR TO CANDLEBOX. IT IS A SONG WRITTEN RIGHT
AROUND THE SECOND ELECTION OF GEORGE BUSH AND IS DEFIANTLY A SONG THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THE CURRENT
SITUATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT THAT WE HAVE AND THE MENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES SOMETIMES HOPING FOR
CHANGE. IT IS REALLY A SONG INSPIRED BY REALLY MAKING A STAND. TAKING A STAND TO REALLY MAKE YOURSELF HEARD AND
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE BILL OF RIGHTS STARTS WITH “WE THE PEOPLE” AND
THAT DOESN’T MEAN ME, GEORGE BUSH, CONDOLEEZZA RICE, AND CONGRESS. IT MEANS WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES. THAT MEANS IT IS YOU AND ME SO THAT IS WHAT THE SONG IS ABOUT. IT IS ABOUT TAKING A STAND FOR US THE
CITIZENS. AS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ELECT YOUR GOVERNMENT AND THE
RIGHT GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ANSWER TO YOU.
M4M: THAT IS FOR SURE. YOU COULDN’T OF SAID IT ANY BETTER MAN! NOW WHAT ELSE CAN FANS LOOK FOR IN THIS ALBUM? ARE
THERE GOING TO BE MORE SONGS ALONG THE SAME LINE?
KEVIN: WELL THERE ARE POLITICS EVERYWHERE ON THIS RECORD BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF LOVE SONGS ON THIS ALBUM.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SONGS THAT ARE INSPIRED WITH MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE IN GENERAL AND THINGS THAT I HAVE
SEEN. I ALWAYS TEND TO BE A BIT OF A PERSONAL WRITER SO THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT MUSIC ON THIS ALBUM AND THAT IS
WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT IT. IT IS OUR BEST ALBUM YET.
M4M: AWESOME! YOU KNOW YOU HAVE SUCH A DISTINCTIVE VOICE THAT YOUR SONGS ARE ALL DIFFERENT BUT AT THE SAME
TIME WE KNOW IT IS CANDLEBOX.
KEVIN: YEAH FOR SURE! THANKS MAN.
M4M: SO NOW ON JULY 27TH YOU HEAD OUT ON TOUR TO SUPPORT THE NEW ALBUM. AFTER THIS U.S TOUR WHAT ARE THE
PLANS?
KEVIN: WELL THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIES WE WILL NOT HIT ON THIS TOUR SO WE WILL BE HEADED BACK OUT AFTER THIS TOUR
AND PLAN ON TOURING FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
M4M: AWESOME BRO! WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. WE KNOW HOW BUSY YOU ARE SO WE WILL LET YOU GET GOING. THANK YOU
FOR THE TIME YOU HAVE GIVEN US. WE HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH!
KEVIN: ANYTIME MAN. IT WAS A PLEASURE. THANK YOU AS WELL.
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