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The Gauntlet: Fight Paris |
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I would say I lost control of this interview, but after reading it, from the first words out of Jason's mouth, I never had control. Having just finished playing at The Whisky, I caught up with Jason and Matt.
The Gauntlet: I am here with Jason and Matt of Fight Paris, you guys ready to go?
Jason: Suck on my big black stuff, I mean my big white stuff.
The Gauntlet: Ummm, I don't know which website you think I'm from, but I don't swing that way. Anyways, what has the band been up to?
Jason: I don't know, what's been up with you?
The Gauntlet: Just hanging out, catching a show. See what Fight Paris is all about.
Matt: We've been on tour for 46 days doing 45 shows. It's like the Around the World in 80 days right here in the US.
Jason: It's more of a ¼ trip around the world. We're tearing down the towns man. Lock up your daughters, hide your booze. Fight Paris is coming to town.
The Gauntlet: How's the van holding up? Shocks ok?
Jason: We aren't making a million bucks yet, but one day. And that day is very rapidly approaching. We'll have an RV soon.
The Gauntlet: I thought it went van, retard bus, airport shuttle, bus, then RV.
Matt: Yeah…we'll be their. We just want whatever will get us to a show and back.
The Gauntlet: After seeing the live show, Fight Paris is trying to bring back the Sex, Drugs, & Rock n' Roll into the hardcore scene.
Jason: Trying? We aren't just trying to do that, we are doing it.
The Gauntlet: Well Kevin was up there on stage asking for the crowd to share their weed.
Matt: You gotta put a call out every night to get the kids to bring us stuff. Kids are fucking cool as shit and they want to smoke out with us.
Jason: This is something most people want to keep on the down low, but not us. We want people to let it out. It's cool, come smoke with us. And every night people do.
The Gauntlet: Your lyrics sound like you were influenced a lot by the 80's Hollywood glam scene.
Jason: I don't know about 80's. I don't think we are influenced by the 80's. The 80's knew what the deal was. Seriously I have never owned a Motley Crue record. We get compared to them everyday of the week. I have never really listened to any of that shit. I think that people in the 60's were a little more poignant with how they expressed their sexual desires. The people of the 80's pushed the limit a little further and then it got repressed in the '90's by grunge where everyone was pissed about something. Then came emo and everyone got sad. Now it's time to be happy, fuck girls and just have a good time. You gotta let it out, gotta be honest. We are just trying to be honest. We don't sing about a single thing we haven't done.
Matt: We like having a good time, we are happy people people.
The Gauntlet: What bands do you draw your influences from?
Jason: The Bee Gees and Tom Jones.
The Gauntlet: I won't ask what your relation is to Tom Jones.
Matt: Also Jimi Hendrix and classic rock.
Jason: This fucker has a Hendrix tat.
The Gauntlet: Who did the work on your arm?
Matt: Soul from 13 Roses in Atlanta Georgia. He is the baddest artist out there. He is bad ass.
The Gauntlet: What can people expect from your live show?
Jason: What did you expect?
The Gauntlet: I expected a little energy, but the band really gets the crowd going. Kevin was trying to get the crowd going. It's rough at the Whisky though. I did expect a few more people to come out tonight as it was a great show. One of the added bonuses of your show was a lot of hot girls came out.
Jason: Quite a few hot chicks in the crowd? I think I got one right here. What's your name?
Bianca: Bianca.
Jason: How do you feel about Fight Paris?
Bianca: I fucking love you guys so much. You make me want to strip.
Jason: We make you want to strip? That means we have a repeat offender who wants to strip. I am glad you came out here Bianca, I wish you would have stripped. Next time, can we get a guarantee?
Bianca: I am Bianca and next time at the Fight Paris concert I am going to strip.
Jason: That's what you can expect from the next Fight Paris show.
The Gauntlet: Is she going to be an 'Ass of the Week' on your MySpace page?
Jason: Bianca was the original 'Ass of the Week'. Ladies, send in your pictures of your backsides with little to no underwear on. Preferably wearing a Fight Paris thong.
The Gauntlet: In less exciting news, you have the new album out 'Paradise Found'. I guess it's exciting, but not as exciting as Bianca stripping or asses.
Jason: It's exciting, I've been playing music since 14. It's great seeing what you've lived for to get released. It's every kids dream to go out there and make it in a band. To be able to walk into a record store and see my album, it gets my dick hard. It does, it really does. It's fucking amazing. On top of selling hundreds of thousands of records, just having it in the store is huge.
The Gauntlet: Is this tour taking the band to new areas?
Jason: Yeah, this tour is taking us to a lot of our favorite venues and towns, and some new ones. We are playing Lancaster soon and we have never been there. It's been great. This tour is insane, the best we've been on.
The Gauntlet: I think Lancaster is best known for it's met labs.
Jason: My fingers are fucking crossed. Yeah! I like the heroin myself. Meth baby, love it. I'm just joking, but we do smoke pot. The coolest thing about this tour is kids have been singing along. And even better, it's more girls singing along. If the chicks like you, you are in. In like Flynn. We love the chicks.
Matt: Except the chicks with dicks. We don't like them.
Jason: What are you talking about? Uhhh!
The Gauntlet: Well maybe for the 'Ass of the Week' submissions have them send a front shot too.
Matt: No. I don't care. As long as you can't see the dudes dick I don't care. As long as he has a good ass it don't matter.
Jason: If a dude enters, he'd win for sure. I just want to thank all of our fans and the MySpace community for sending all the pictures. I love the comments on it.
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