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Damned Interview with:
Jason Evigan of After
I’m 24
and I sing; I sing in AMP and I’ve been writing songs my whole life. I was raised in
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How can we contact you? You can call
me at 310.597.4033
In your own words, define Withersin:
From what
I’ve seen you guys are super mantastic and badass
If you were a sideshow act, what would you be?
The
GIANT; I’m 6’5” so people call me a giant all the time
What is your greatest non-literary influence?
My Mother and my
Father
Describe your most irrational fear:
I’m not
really afraid of anything except losing people I love. The Ring scared the shit out of me though.
How about your most guilty
pleasure?
Sexually or non-sexually? I’m a pretty open
guy; I don’t really hide much so I don’t feel guilty about much.
Name the most disturbing nursery rhyme/fairy tale you can
recall:
London
Bridges Falling Down, Falling Down, Falling Down... They are talking about
everyone burning up and dying... am I correct?
Do you eat meat?
Yes, but
I hate it. Every time I eat meat I feel bad. It’s hard to break away from what
you’ve been fed your whole life, however once a month I do try to go veggie.
What were the skies like when you were young?
Red with elephants flying around. Sometimes I would be lucky enough to grab one of
their legs, pull them down to Earth and keep them as pets, but every time I
would grab their legs they would stretch out.
So now all my pet elephants have stretched out long legs.
Name your favorite garden tool:
Shovel
Name your least favorite color, first job and worst job:
I truly
love every color
First
job: waiting tables
Worst
job: I can make good out of any situation so I’ve never really had a bad job
Favorite: Author, Movie, Music
Group, Song, and Quote
THIS MONTH: Chuck Polluck, Once, Muse, Butterflies in
Hurricanes
If you were a loaf of bread what kind would you be?
Jalapeno
Beer Bread
Weirdest news you have read in your local newspaper:
Dude who
chopped up his son for playing video games
Why rock music?
WHY NOT?
Catching both of your performances at the Temecula Film/Music
Fest; you were more enthusiastic to play fully plugged than acoustically, why?
I love
playing acoustically, but I feed off my surroundings. If I’m playing in a room with fluorescent
lights and a bunch of suits eating chicken taquitos,
I’m not going to be as in to it. When
I’m on stage with thumping rock music and kids are singing along, I loose
myself.
What was your most unusual lyrical/musical influence?
I sat
inside of a laundry mat in a shitty neighborhood and got super influenced by my
surroundings.
Have you ever had an embarrassing moment while performing?
Like I
said, it’s hard to be embarrassed. I’ve been embarrassed for people in the
crowd; for things they have said and done.
What are you currently listening to?
My squeaking chair and the whistle from the hard drive in my computer. Earlier I was listening to the
“Once” soundtrack.
Do you have any pre-stage superstitions and/or rituals?
I have
two pairs of underwear I always wear onstage.
One is neon green and one is neon orange; I try to wear these as often
as possible, sometimes they smell though so I’m stuck commando.
Which AMP song do you most like to perform live?
Right now
I would say, “More to Live For” or “Backlit Medley”
What is your favorite vegetable?
Lettuce
Have you had any formal musical and/or vocal training?
Yes, I
have had a few vocal lessons just to make sure I wasn’t singing wrong. I thought I was singing wrong and I took
guitar and drums for a few years each.
Growing up in a “
Nope! Not at all. My Dad is a great musician; he and I always
played together growing up. He is also
an amazing songwriter and pianist and has an album coming out. Music talks to
me and makes me feel good.
If you could do a cover of any song from the ‘80’s era,
what would it be?
“Take on
Me”; although everyone and their mother has covered that song. I LOVE IT!!!
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