Throughout my years in From First to Last, I was always dabbling and making electronic music on my own time. The first records I ever owned were crossover electronic rock, like Prodigy, Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails.
I do think that some bands seem to be dabbling in the rock-hip-hop world and are not necessarily serious about it.
I don't like the idea of 'classical crossover,' even if sometimes I see this category given to what I'm doing.
'Slow Heat in Heaven' was my 'breakout' or 'crossover' book, and I loved the freedom I felt writing it.
Pop country definitely frightens me, how popular it is.
My killer crossover project would be to combine Bjork and Grace Jones with the West Coast rappers and create this massive music. That's, like, one of my dreams.
The music is at this weird intersection of dance music and indie music. It's not quite dancey enough to do a full-blown DJ set, and it wasn't quite rock enough for a rock band. But I guess it's what makes us unique - drawing from a lot of different influences.
I thought it would be interesting to play classical music on rock instruments.
I don't think you can mix classical music and reggae. It's not possible. But some producer in, like, Norway is going to put it together.
We are a metal band, period. To me, the 'nu' part infers some sort of a rap influence.
I read comics and I did science, and never really put them together until I accidentally found myself in the middle of one.
