Tay Jardine Interview

how was the band formed?
erm we formed about 3 years ago kind of just on chance its was a studio project and we had 2 songs on the internet, on myspace. We were all in different bands and i don't know it just all came together like really fast and we decided to keep on moving.

Alright so where did the name WATIC come from?
er, we were originally just the in crowd and that name came from a childrens book that i had when i was younger and one day i had a yard sale at my house and i saw the book and i was like oh we should name the band that so we just went with it and kept it but we had to add the We Are because the name was copy writed by another band, so we just added it on there.

How would you describe your music?
erm well if nobody has ever heard our band before i'd say we're like a  pop punk/ pop rock band and its just really fun music its music you could listen to pretty much anywhere!

What did it feel like when the band was contacted by Hopeless Records?
we were really excited i remember not believeing that it was true i remember being really excited, yea we were really stoked. we were all big fans of the record so it was so awesome.

alright so i've read online that you guys have opened for bands such as Hey Monday and Cartel, what does that feel like?
erm its awesome we became really good friends with all those bands so its cool its good to be on the road to people that you look up to and later on become good friends with. so its awesome!

so you're album is titled best intentions, where did the title come from?
erm Cameron our guitar player actually came up with that title and er basically the writing process and what we had gone throught int he last year, it just fit. we just tried everything with our best intentions. Alot of times its like being a teenager you go through growing pains and you learn things the hard way sometimes.

You know you guys are really famous in Malaysia, you're song Kiss Me Again is #1 on Fly fm's Fly30! what do you think about that?
yea i heard about that, its awesome. we're really excited. first of all we've never had a number 1 single ever so it makes us even more excited to come there and see the fans.

Does touring ever get boring?
noooo, never!

What's the best thing about touring?
i think probably just seeing new places and meeting new people, oh and trying new food!

does the band have any pre-show rituals?
oh erm not really i mean we do have our own little chant that we do and err, erm, erm it doesn't raelly make any sense other than that just warming up.

Have you ever been to asia before?
Yes we were actually in Singapore and Indonesia so we're really excited to come to Malaysia on this trip.

Have you ever heard anything about Malaysia?
erm actually i think the band that we toured with last time Oh Chentaku, i remember them telling me the fans are way crazier than in Indonesia and Singapore. they said that we shoud really be excited.

What do you think the future holds in store for we are the in crowd?
erm i'm not really sure, whatever happens we just kind of talk about it as like we just want to keep doing it until we're not happy anymore. as long as we're happy we wanna keep doing it.

We The Kings and We Are The In Crowd

Yesterday RuFu and I went for the WTK and WATIC press conference and we had so much fun, the bands are such freaks (which we love). 

WATIC came in first and JayDee a radio DJ asked them a few questions (she was the emcee for the press conference).

Cameron Hurley's face, I just had to.

Both RuFu and  haven't really listened to the bands before but we love their personalities and will probably go check out some of their songs soon. 

We talked to WTK a little after, and RuFu took a picture with the band. 

Both bands were extremely friendly. They came over to talk to us, making fun of us like we were old friends, even giving us hugs. 

After the press conference WATIC went to the bar to have a few drinks and WTK had a few other interviews. 

RuFu and I stayed to talk to them when they were done and after talking to them.........I LOVE THEM EVEN MORE.

6'4 Jordan Eckes talked to RuFu and I for a bit before he was swarmed by a group of fans.

RuFu videotaped the press conference, the videos will be at the bottom of the post.

RuFu is a huge fan of Charles Trippy ( Youtuber ) and was dying to meet him and when he walked into the room she froze and refused to walk up to him and say something to him, I had to tell him that she was shy and drag her to see him. He was really nice of course. 

 Check out his YouTube videos and see for yourself !

For those who do not know who Charles Trippy is, check out him out!

Internet Killed Television is a web series which documents the lives of Charles Trippy, his wife Alli and their dogs Zoey and Marley.

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