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It got to the point where I hired a nine-year-old girl to come up on stage during a show and claim to be my daughter… Public apology to the world- I’m sorry I lied about having a daughter. It turns out he does have a son, and I was like “well, what about mine not having a kid? What would that be like?” So I tried it, and I got really carried away. Eric Nally has always had a very fluid and experimental stage presence and public persona. I thought to myself “maybe it’s not true, maybe this guy doesn’t have a son”. A while back, I saw a video of Eric Nally from Foxy Shazam on stage talking about his son… He was saying “I have a son named Julien” and then someone from the audience was like “bullsh*t!” and he said “No, it’s true”. I always really liked how the musician would set a precedent as to what they do and then subvert it actively… I don’t know what’d I’d call what I do.Ī- I’ve heard that you have a daughter that apparently doesn’t exist, could you explain that to us? Listen to a pop record or a punk record where there’s one song that sounds nothing like the rest of the album, and that’s what I was always drawn to. I’ve always been really attracted to the novelty songs in any given record. It can be limiting when you say “this is the genre that I play” and that’s that. I don’t know, I’m not really a big fan of genre in general. That’s James Brown’s schtick, you know? It’s self-aggrandizing in a way that is not a good look. I get asked that a lot and I usually just wanna be like “no”. It’s tough because I don’t ever want to, but it’s a very common question. I- Apple Music has your albums listed simply as “rock”, but one listen to any of your songs would second-guess that, so how would you describe your genre? It was horrible, I was completely insufferable, I walked around in a trench coat and a fedora quoting “Parabola”. I know that’s a big leap from Green Day, but I switched over from Green Day to Tool, and then that’s all I listened to for 5 years. His melodic instinct is unparalleled.Ī- I mean, didn’t we all grow up on a little Green Day? I think we all did.įor sure.
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I grew up on a steady diet of Green Day… I honestly think Billie Joe Armstrong is one of the greatest songwriters of several generations. Jon Bon Jovi? No thank you.Ī- It seems like you’re not into the mainstream rockers from New Jersey, but who would’ve been your childhood inspiration growing up?Ī lot of people think I’m joking when I say this ‘cuz people who listen to my music wouldn’t hear anything of it in my songwriting style or any element of what I do. I- How about Bon Jovi? Another big guy from New Jersey. Nobody seems to recognize this but one of Bruce Springsteen’s successful songs, “Jersey Girl”, is not actually his song, it’s a Tom Waits song, I’m a big Tom Waits fan. Honestly, I’m familiar with two of his songs and if you asked me to name a third I’ll probably name a Tom Waits song instead.
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Bruce Springsteen, I have nothing to do with that man and I have no desire to. I know that’s kinda blasphemy among the New Jersey population. To be perfectly honest, I’m not all that familiar with his work. Will- No, I have to say that The Boss and I don’t really have much in common musically. Would you say he’s a major inspiration for you getting into music? Anyone from NJ knows how big Bruce Springsteen is there. I- You’re from the same state I’m from, New Jersey. Will Wood and the Tapeworms will be performing at Sentient Bean on Tuesday, November 6th. Content Director Ian Dziura and SCAD Radio assistant Abby Loden sat down for an interview with the lead singer of Will Wood and the Tapeworms.