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Kill
Hannah Interview
Interview
with Kill Hannah at the House Of Blues in Orlando, FL
August 29, 2003
OFG: How did you come up with the name of the band?
KH: Its was named after an ex-girlfriend of mine. You can read this on our new bio on our website. (www.killhannah.com)
OFG: How long has Kill Hannah been together?
KH: This incarnation has been around like 3 years, but the band Kill Hannah has been around since 1995.
OFG: How many demos did you have to send out before Atlantic signed you?
KH: 4,000 (band laughs) About a total of eight CDs were submitted over the course of 8 years. We've been rejected about 50 times by every single label.
OFG: Even Atlantic rejected you?
HK: Yes, over the years.
OFG: Did you ever get to the point where you said it's never going to happen?
HK: We came real close but never to that point. You go online at Orbitz's and you start checking out cheap airfare for other countries and things like that in weaker moments. You come close to feeling that way but it takes a series of really shitty nights to doubt yourself. Every time we see a fan or their response to any of our songs it just reconfirms what we believe.
OFG: The show you are playing tonight ... how do you decide the first and last song that you will play?
KH: For the opening we usually have about 2 or 3 songs we rotate. For closing it's usually our single "Kennedy" or another song called, "Welcome to Chicago Mother Fucker." Depends on the crowd or what we feel.
OFG: Speaking of "Kennedy" that's my favorite song off the CD and I have my ideas, being from Massachusetts what the song is about, but I'd like to ask your thoughts on what this song is about?
KH: You probably know far more than I do about the Kennedy's. All I know is just what everyone says. In general their legacy and their history, the romance, the tragedy and everything. That's what kinda inspired that song. It was written maybe two years ago.
OFG: That's pretty much what I thought it was about. Your going to be playing in Jacksonville next. Where will you be playing after that?
KH: We'll be playing some shows in North and South Carolina and a couple of shows in Illinois and then to New York for a while. Then we will probably start over and hit all the cities over again. We will probably be on tour for the next year and be back to Orlando.
OFG: Generally speaking how many tour dates do you do in a year?
KH: We've pretty much been on tour from this time last year. Except for a five month period where we recorded our record. We had maybe six weeks that we didn't tour.
OFG: What did you do in that six weeks?
KH: Well, its never six weeks in a row. I think in August we were home 10 days. In July something like 5 days. So, it's really just band work. The last time we were home, Matt was designing the CD cover. I was running the merchandise and all the stuff we needed printed up for this month's show and we were looking for vans and stuff to rent and all that stuff. Garret was making tapes for the live DAT that we have the keyboards on and every thing. Jonny was promoting the shows. So, there really isn't a day off. We spent a lot of time apologizing to our girlfriends. A lot of damage control (band laughs).
OFG: Have you ever played at the House Of Blues before?
KH: In Chicago. Its a great venue to play.
OFG: The House of Blues in Orlando is an outstanding venue to play in.
KH: This is the only venue in the country that we played were they served us asparagus backstage. You never forget those shows. The hospitality is incredible.
OFG: Are you going to be doing any radio show appearances?
KH: We just started getting played on the radio this week on Monday or Tuesday, so we hope to visit all of them personally.
OFG: Is the album (For Never and Ever) out yet?
KH: The album doesn't come out until the 14th of October.
OFG: Your going to do a tour to promote the album?
KH: Yes, were on tour now promoting it. We've been basically promoting the album since last September. Before we actually made it.
OFG: You designed all the art work?
KH: Matt did.
OFG: Matt, what was involved in designing the art work?
KH: I always kinda keep ideas for concepts, you know, like a list. First step is getting the band together and trying to think of something original, but not too far out. And conveys something about the band about the sound of the band and hasn't been done a thousand times before. Once you get a concept down then I need mark ups. I shot a model like a stand in of what we might do if we went with that idea. Then I put together a few rough drafts then continue to hone it and develop it and stuff. The process begins with a drawing in a sketch book a year ago and ends with what were doing right now which is deciding between a couple of versions of the covers.
OFG: Is that the bands call or Atlantic Records?
KH: I think that's our call but, it be foolish to ignore Atlantics opinion of it. They are giving us a lot of latitude which is really cool. We value their opinion and they are all very cool people. We want them to be 100% supportive of it. With the exception of the cover we pretty much see eye to eye.
OFG: Where do you see Kill Hannah five years from now?
KH: I see us as a world-wide success story. I see us on MTV Europe and MTV America presenting awards for VMA's maybe.
OFG: What's the band's website address?
KH: killhannah.com
OFG: Is there anything you'd like to say to our readers?
KH: Wish you were here right now. Thank you for listening to us and thanks for buying our CD.
OFG: Thank you very much guys. I wish you all the best.
KH: Your welcome.
Interview by Michael Montes - Orlando Florida Guide - All rights reserved.
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