Today, we sat down with the rock band Underwing to music inspiration, heroes and much more. Be sure to check out their music after the interview below on Spotify. Also, be use to use the link below to Pre-Save for the new single House on Fire here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/underwing/house-on-fire
Here is the interview:
What is your inspiration to write your music? Is it your surroundings?
Definitely our surroundings, but also our inner surroundings you know? Right now there is a lot going on in the world, and our new single House on Fire is kind of our way of shedding light upon all the nasty sides of human behavior. Change starts with us, you’ve got to carry your weight.
What type of music did you listen to growing up?
Within the band, there’s a lot of variety in musical taste, and I think that is what makes the music what it is. I personally (Magnus, guitar) grew up in the punk scene, with bands like Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys and The Ramones, before progressing to the more melodic side of punk, or pop-punk as some would call it. Avenged Sevenfold got me into metal without compromising my taste for melodic music, and of course you know..all the classics like Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Free, The Beach Boys, The Beatles etc. the list could go on forever, so I’ll stop here.
Is there someone you looked up as a hero?
As far as musical heroes, the biggest ones for me has to be, in no particular order:
Synyster Gates, Nuno Bettencourt, Gerard Way, Colson Baker, Ronnie Radke and Travis Barker.
If you weren’t a musician, would you be doing today?
I don’t know, probably criticize other musicians in the comment section of Metal Injection for not being “true metal”, whatever that is.
What advice do you have for our fans out there that want to create music?
Do not give a shit about what other people think. Being creative is something personal, and if people have a problem with you doing that, just ignore them and channel that energy into something great. You got this! Don’t be afraid to like what you like, and don’t be so self-critical that it hinders you from releasing any music at all. Other than that, remember to have fun!
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