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Minto hail from Vancouver, BC and have recorded two albums. The first being Fields and Factory Floors and their latest and greatest Lay It One Me with famed producer Steve Albini, so it must be good? – if you scroll to the middle of the interview you can have a listen and download their song “Tonight I Lay”.
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1. Tell us about the band?
We are five friends who get together and make music. We love to play, tour, and give each other presents. Sometimes we drink too much.
2. Have you ever been fed up with playing music or with band members, why?
I think anyone that has been in a band for five plus years gets fed up with the music industry and each other from time to time. We’ve wanted to say fuck it a few times, but at the end of the day we still love making music even if our band mates are being assholes, which they usually are.
3. What was your first concert experience? Do you remember how you felt once the concert was over?
(Kalvin) Embarrassed to say it but it was the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, what can I say I was 9 and grew up on a farm. (Ryan) mine was Beatlemania, a Beatles cover band, then Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
4. Did you grow up wanting to play music, or when did the whole making albums thing come about and how?
Music is and always will be a huge part of our lives.
5. What qualifies you guys to be in a band?
We are pals and we play and write music together.
6. Do you have a favorite song you have ever written? Why?
“Tonight I Lay My Head” from our last album “Lay It On Me”. It’s a good one.
7. What is your greatness weakness as a band?
C.R.E.A.M, Cash Rules Everything Around Me.
8. What qualities should a successful label or manager have?
Someone that cares at least half as much as you do about your band.
9. What’s the scariest thing that has ever happened to you in your life?
Our first tour we were driving back to Vancouver from Edmonton, high on pills, in early December and hit some ice going over a bridge and was almost struck by a 16 wheeler twice in a row. We thought it was the end and nearly shit our pants.
10. What’s the first thing you do when the band arrives in a new town while on tour?
Venue, Hotel, Liquor Store. Hotel. Venue. Hotel. Venue. Leave.
11. Have you ever had an audience member give you the willies because they kept looking at you all weird?
Every show there is at least one strange person.
12. Have you ever cried while listening to music? If so what were you listening too?
Songs:Ohia. Bonnie “Prince” Billy. Wu Tang.
12. If you could re-record, or re-write any song of yours what would that song be?
Every song we’ve ever recorded.
13. What’s the worst place you have ever played a show at, and why?
Peterborough, Ontario. Just a note, don’t dress up as the Golden Girls and play a show. We got outta there so fast we left our snare and mandolin behind. Also a few cardigans.
15. In a perfect world how many albums would you have to sell to be happy?
One, to just the right person.
16. What do you guys have planned for the future?
More sweaty shows, another album and hopefully being friends until the bitter bitter end. Also rehab.
17. What music do you listen to when you are having a bad day?
Bob James, Rick James, Rick Astley, Ashley Simpson. Wu Tang!
18. If you had your life to live over again, what one thing would you change?
(Ryan)Don’t get arrested in Montreal and don’t take a lot of acid in High School.
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