An evening with Brown Brigade

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:21 pm

ok so i interviewed dave for my college course. i had to interview someone who has made money from writing. i chose dave, i'll just post basicaly everything for you guys to read over if you want

RF: have you always written music or did it just start
when you started brown brigade?

DB: I've been writing since I was a kid brushing my teeth.
I used to sing all of these imaginary songs into a
mirror until I went to my cousins house and got hold
of a Chalk board leg in the shape of a Flying-V. The
rest writes itself.

RF: as i know you were trying to find a singer (and did,
for a bit) a while back for brown brigade, did you
plan on writing the lyrics or were you hoping for
someone else (the singer) to?

DB: I wasn't really sure what was going to happen. Travis
is an amazing singer and things would have been
awesome but on the schedule we needed to rehearse he
would have died. Getting up at 6 am to work then
practicing with us and then going to practice with
RPO. That's a lot of abuse on your vocal chords. We
were just writing lyrics because we had something to
say. Next record I'm really looking forward to because
we have more people to have writing input.

RF: what inspires you to write music?

DB: Rhythm has always inspired me. Just simply tapping on
a desk can get my brain working. I usually write the
beat first then the riff then bass then percussion
then vocal. But that doesn't always work you should
adjust to the situation and do what is best for the
song.

RF: some of your songs have sort of a satire to it, do
you ever write "funny" songs or do you try to keep
it serious (i'm talkin down with brown, chrome
barbeque? as you were saying?)

DB: I think one of the things missing from metal these
days s a little humor. Humor in metal has existed
forever. Take "Blitzkrieg" for example: "Santas' gonna
grope you, Santas' gonna feel you, Santas' gonna rape
you. He's sick!" That is a lyrical line directly from
A song "Blitzkrieg" plays called Santa. This is in
some of the earliest moments of metal mind you. Bands
today seem to only be fueled by aggression. I'm by no
means old and wise but if you are mad at the world you
must love it before you can fix it

RF: what was the last book you've read?

DB: I just finished "Understanding Power" By Noam Chomsky.
Amazing read and anyone that is confused as to why
North America seems so hated in the world simply has
to read this.

RF: what was the best book you've read?

DB: Honestly, The same one I just read.

RF: does any musician/lyricist/author's lyrics inspire
you to write?

DB: Zack De La Rocha.

RF: will the EP that is coming out have the same type of
lyrics as BB, or what will they be about?

DB: Not sure yet with the funk. I do know the punk will be
about the sum guys, the reggae will be about
destroying the boundaries of bullshit.

I'm A Cunt [*banned*] · Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:24 pm

you mutha fukas are so lucky.

Hentaiman · Post by **Hentaiman** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:42 pm

Very nice, dude!
good interview.

You did this view email right?
cuz i'm doing my english project about Sum 41, and since Dave is the easiest one to contact and one of the best dudes i talked to (and i haven't really spoken to musicians

) i wanna interview him for the project, i just dunno what exactly to ask.

It's gonna be kinda the same... what made you quit sum 41?
what artists inspire you make music?
and stuff.

if anyone has good questions for a school project to ask, that would be nice.

sharky · Post by **sharky** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:03 pm

Interesting to know that Zack is his writing inspiration

But rage does have some innovative lyrics so i cant argue :)

Hentaiman · Post by **Hentaiman** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:17 pm

sharky wrote:Interesting to know that Zack is his writing inspiration

But rage does have some innovative lyrics so i cant argue :)

I agree with that, about the lyrics, and i love Tom Morello, great guitarist and Rage got some of my favorite guitar riffs, yet i think Zack is a pretty bad vocalist, in some songs even horrible =/

Post by **Jeremy Kill** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:13 am

That's cool! I message Dave casually on Facebook. Sometimes he takes a couple days to reply, but the fact that he replies still kind of blows me away that I'm talking to someone that was in my favorite band.

I'm A Cunt [*banned*] · Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:11 am

I talk to him in emails. the first few times took him weeks. now it t akes him 1 day or somtimes more than once a day/ :D

jsd2 · Post by **jsd2** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:01 am

Dave's awesome!

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:50 pm

i was going to do the email in person but we forgot some shit, i talked to him though and hes like "alright i'll just give you my email and you can ask me some questions through that"