How Not To Interview A Rock Band
>> Friday, December 12, 2008
You would think that if we posted a video about a guy interviewing the band Killswitch Engage that we would be getting ready to name Killswitch Engage today's biggest idiots. But guess again. That's because this interview, conducted by a guy we can only assume has never interviewed anybody or listened to music before, has to be one of the most awkward interviews we've ever seen.
Here's a quick rundown of some of what the interviewer does over the course of the brief interview:
1. Tells the band he's been a fan of theirs since 1998 when they didn't form until 1999.
2. Gets their home town wrong.
3. Doesn't know who any of the band members are.
4. Calls his own interview a "disaster" in the middle of the interview.
5. Describes the band's music as sounding "like a Pantera ripoff."
6. Talks about a band member named Andy when there is no band member named Andy.
For these six reasons and many more, this interviewer earned himself the right to be today's Biggest Idiot On The Internet.
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4 comments:
It wasn't that bad really - when it's just the interviewer and one musician they get more awkward
I think that if you're a band and you make your living off publicity and you're doing an interview for publicity; if the interviewer doesn't know everything about your oh-so-special band it's kinda your job to help him out and talk about yourself. If you don't, you just come across as a boring band that doesn't have anything to say about themselves - who wants to listen to music by a boring band?
i like how the band is just making fun of how bad the guy is during the interview - what a tool!
This band comes across as being very arrogant. Watching this makes me wonder how would they treat a fan? Looks like they know much about publicity and public image... not.
This was entertaining! He did a good enough job that the band enjoyed it, and so did I! :D
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