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Kevin Schallie (Columbia): We are all "Real music lovers"
Columbia have returned from their tour and are continuing work on their sophomore album. We couln't keep from asking them about both - the tour and the album. Read what Columbia lead singer Kevin has to say about these and many other things.
 - You’re back from the tour. Tell us, how did it go?
The Tour was great, every time we go on the road there are more people who
come out to our shows and more people getting into the bands music so it's
great. Canada is so big, it isn't always easy to get to so many different
cities, it seems like we drive forever, but we love show nights and that makes
it all worth while.
- Have you got any especially memorable stories from it?
Haha YES! But I can't talk about them because some of the guys in the band
would kill me! We did go to a city in the middle of nowhere called Vulcan. You
know like Vulcan's in STARTREK! They had a crazy store and a fake space ship.
Some of the guys including me love Startrek stuff.
- We know that musicians are usually very nervous before the shows. How do you prefer to calm down before your concerts and fight nervousness?
I find that all of us are different. Myself and Richard both get sleepy and
Brian and Jason don't seem too bad they have a few drinks. I think we've all
done so many shows so it's hard to get nervous. I am just really excited before
we get on!
- How’s the work at the new material going?
The new album writing is going very good. Myself and Richard do all of the
writing and have been recording demo songs at the studio at my place for weeks
now. The new songs will be a big step forward and we will be a really big
sound, very stadium! We are so excited for people to hear them.
- In what way will the new album be different from the previous one?
What will be different is the maturity of our writing. Being a bit older and
being on the road so much really helped us to write some new ideas and write
songs we couldn't quite write on the first album. The sounds are big on the
rock songs... Very BIG!
- What’s your favourite thing about working in the studio?
The studio is actually really hard work Richard and myself are real
perfectionists so it's a lot of work trying to get what you think it should
sound like on the recording. But there is so much satisfaction when you are
finished and you have done something people can hear.
- Where do you usually draw inspiration for your songs from?
We really just let them come naturally and a lot of songs come from our love
of the bands we listen to. On this new album I’ve been letting the people
around me influence me on my writing. I live downtown so I see some interesting
people and I like to think of what there doing as a story in a song. I don't
think many songs will be written like that but it's good for the writing
process.
- What’s the best concert you’ve ever been to?
For both Richard and me it was an Oasis concert in Toronto. 5th row, and the
concert was sold out, it was amazing. They are an amazing band!
- Could you describe each other in thee words?
Haha 3 words to describe each guy in the band... That would get funny but we
are all "Real music lovers"
- And finally and traditionally – your wishes to the readers of our magazine.
To all the readers, come check out our website and if you want to write us.
We really love hearing from different people around the world and we will write
you back. So don't be scared to write. We love your support and hope to be on
tour in Russian and all of Europe very soon!
Join Our ride Kevin
Columbia Official Site
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