Interview with the Band Fuzz Evil
By Mick Michaels
The Cosmick View: Hello, and welcome to The Cosmick View/MBM Ten Pounder! Thanks for taking some time to chat with us!
Fuzz Evil: Hey no problem thanks for taking the time to give this feature.
CV: Describe your
definition of the band’s sound and style
and how does that definition uniquely describe the music?
Fuzz Evil: The
best way to describe our sound is Fuzz out
Heavy rock. The fuzz sound gets all over everything like syrup on
pancakes. Its a very full heavy sound
that has its own characteristic that is specific to how we sonically approach
every song.
CV: Today, everyone talks
about artist and audience connection. Is such a level of connection actually
achievable for an artist and if so, how have you made the connection to your
fans?
Fuzz Evil: I
think we try and make a personal connection to each and every fan and engage
them 1 on 1 whenever we get the chance. That is what makes you get to know and
really love a band, because you are interested in them as people.
CV: Is fan interaction an
important part of the band’s inner
culture?
Fuzz Evil: For
us it is the main part of how we grow. We are all very personable people and
always try to get to know and engage with people who come see us play. We have
made great friendships with people who we meet on tour.
CV: Can a band truly interact
with its fans and still maintain a level of personal privacy without crossing
the line and giving up their “personal space” in your opinion?
Fuzz Evil: I
think you can. There is always two different lives you live, your home life
with you family and kids and the life of a musician and on tour. It is not very
often that fans cross over those two different aspects of my life.
CV: Is music, and its
value, viewed differently around the world in your opinion? If so, what
do you see as the biggest difference in such multiple views among various
cultures?
Fuzz Evil: Different
cultures for sure have different values
on music around the world. For our style of music stoner rock, heavy
rock or doom, European countries seem to enjoy that style of music the most.
Most of the records we sell all go to Europe. The US generally seems to be a
tougher market to break in.
CV: Do you feel that a band
that has an international appeal, will tend to connect more so to American
audiences? Would they be more enticed or intrigued to see the band over
indigenous acts because of the foreign flavor?
Fuzz Evil: I
do think that a international bands seem to have a certain mystic to them which
makes you more intrigued to listen to them.
CV: Has modern-day digital technology made everyone an artist on some level in
your opinion? Have the actual lines of what really is an artist been blurred?
Fuzz Evil: I
think in my opinion we live in the best time in history to create and put out
music. Finally you don't have the taste makers as before. You can record
industry standard music from home and release to Spotify and potentially have
millions of listeners without ever leaving your house. Personally I am a live
show guy so I couldn't just do that. You can completely skip the years of
touring on road and sending demos to A &R reps for the slight chance of
getting their attention.
CV: How would you describe the difference between an artist who follows trends
and one who sets them?
Fuzz Evil: I
think today market you always have to find ways to market yourself. Social
Media is the main way people find new bands. I think that the bands that can
think outside the box on trends tends to have better ways to evolve there music
for changing times and grow.
CV: Has music overall been
splintered into too many sub-genres in an effort to appease fan tastes in your
opinion? And has such fan appeasements, in actuality, weakened music’s impact
as a whole by dividing audiences?
Fuzz Evil: I don't really
think so. I think it really gives you the opportunity to zero on a niche fan
group that you know has a built in community that will support your music.
CV: What can fans expect to
see coming next from you?
Fuzz Evil: We just released
a cover of The Cars song "Just what I needed" that is on Spotify and
we will be working on a few EPs and singles to release this year.
CV: Thanks again for taking some time and talking. It is greatly appreciated. Fuzz Evil: Thanks guys for having me!
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