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Publication: The Cornellian
Date: November 20, 2006
Title: Interview with Meg Frampton
Author: Brian McMillin
Original URL: http://www.thecornellian.com/artsentertainment/megdia/interview.php
QUICK RESPONSES
Last CD purchased //
We Are Pilots, Shiny Toy Guns
Interesting Phobia //
MEG — Somebody cutting my hair in the middle of the night.
Favorite Books //
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
BRIAN, THE CORNELLIAN — Tell me about your favorite memory from touring so far.
MeG — I really liked the first day of Warped Tour because... I remember it the most. My band, we drove to Maryland from Utah in our van and we had no idea what to expect and we were so excited about it. And we met our tour manager as soon as we got there and he kind of explained to us... what to expect and what was gonna happen and we were just... watching all the loading trucks and all the production crews getting in and we were just really, really excited for the summer. I think that would be my favorite touring memory… and then everything that followed with Warped tour, of course.
ON THE DOWNSIDE OF TOURING
MeG — I think that the thing that I like about it the least is being in the van for such a long period of time… because everybody’s stuff gets everywhere and you have soda cans and food. You try to keep it as clean as you can, but you’re in it so much, and I just start hating the van.
ON THE IMPACT OF MYSPACE ON THEIR SUCCESS
MeG — I would say MySpace is a huge factor, probably the biggest factor. It's... how most people have been able to find our music and find out about us. While we were on the Warped Tour, people who came to our shows and came to find us in the MySpace tent were like "Guys, we found out about you on MySpace."
BRIAN — What do you do on the road when you're not playing concerts or meeting with fans?
MeG — I am always playing the guitar. I mean, there were a couple nights on our last tour where I was playing my acoustic guitar in the van for all day, probably for like 8 hours straight… and finally my tour manager and my drummer just freaked out on me and said "you can’t keep playing the guitar. You have to stop playing the guitar." For our next tour, I bought a little travel guitar, that’s silent, but I can put headphones on and listen to. So, I’m just constantly trying to improve just playing the guitar and basic songwriting.
ON INSPIRATION FOR SOMETHING REAL
MeG — There are a lot of songs [from Something Real] written about pieces of literature. Indiana is written about a book Indiana, and then Monster was written a book called East of Eden by John Steinbeck and Rebecca was also written about a book.
BRIAN — When do you start thinking about a new album?
MeG — The last day of recording the last one. The last time was the first album we ever have done on a label, the first time we ever did it with a producer and an engineer, and the first time we had to worry about artwork and writing thank you notes. There are so many things about it I didn’t even realize were part making a record. This album is great — we're really proud of it and we're excited to tour on it — but I'm so excited about the next album. This time around I know you need to think about all these things way, way, way in advance, so you have a clear idea of a concept and how you want to represent yourself. I have many ideas for the next album.
IDEAS FOR THE NEXT ALBUM
MeG — In the future album, I think I only have a couple of novels I want to write about, and there are a couple other subjects I want to write about... We don’t want to make just a straight rock record or a straight... slower-music record; we want to have a record with one... slow, piano song and maybe a rock song and a Broadway song and a dance song… you know, make it really diverse.
BRIAN — What do you feel sets your music apart from other bands?
MeG — I think it would be the subject matter of the songs... and the vocals, the vocal melody... Being sisters, somehow, we can communicate with each other—like in a recording studio and on stage, there’s a hidden element that comes out from knowing each other so well.
BRIAN — Do you have a favorite song to perform live?
MeG — Cardigan Weather. Because [in] our set, there’s a lot of energy, a lot of rocking stuff. Cardigan weather seems like — even though it’s all acoustic and slow on the CD — live it grooves so good, and it’s really easy to dance to and get into. Plus, I love singing the choruses with my sister.
Thanks to Meg for taking the time to interview for this special feature in The Cornellian. For more on Meg & Dia, see our article and review of Something Real. |
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