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 Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:02 am
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"I think when we wrote 'Pretty. Odd.,' it had more to do with the music we were just starting to get into after we were done touring," bassist Jon Walker said in an interview with LiveDaily.
"With this, it's a lot more about our real lives. When we were writing for 'Pretty. Odd.,' it was all overwhelming because we had just gotten off of a big tour off of our first album ['A Fever You Can't Sweat Out']. We didn't really know what we wanted to do. I think even after 'Pretty. Odd.' was finished being recorded, we still were kind of unsure if that was exactly what we wanted to do. I think this time around--now that we've been writing and things have been going the way they have been--we're a little bit more sure of ourselves this time around."
Walker explained he's not "discrediting" "Pretty. Odd.," but admitted Panic at the Disco was "a little bit lost then."
"We're very proud of the songs, but we were just unsure what we were supposed to actually be doing as a band," Walker said.
On a break from touring for the holidays, Walker spoke to LiveDaily about the forthcoming album, the new live CD/DVD collection "... Live in Chicago" and his sarcastic new song title.
LiveDaily:You're on a break from touring. Are you going to head out on the road again soon?
Jon Walker: You know what, yeah, probably sometime later next year. We're probably going to put out another record just after the holidays are over.
Have you already started writing and recording?
We haven't started recording, but we started writing. We kind of never stopped after the last record.
What's the direction that it's going?
It's hard to say. We wrote a lot of the songs pretty much just on acoustic guitar. They're probably going to change a lot once the whole band is playing them.
"Pretty. Odd." was your first album with the band, right?
Yeah, it was. It was great for me. I was one of the main songwriters in my other bands growing up as a kid. So, when I joined the band about three years ago, it was kind of unsettling for awhile because I was playing songs I didn't have anything to do with. Songwriting was a big passion of mine. When we started actually getting into the writing process, it was pretty nice that I was able to contribute. My relationship with the band really changed after we had that kind of experience together.
That's cool that the band is open to everybody writing songs.
I think we're just big believers in [the approach that] we all have our own duties to uphold. We are all good at certain things, and we kind of started to realize that about each other. I think we'll just continue to learn.
I recently watched "... Live in Chicago." It's so much fun.
Thanks. They sent the only copy to my mom's house. She won't give it to me. I'm going to have to go order one.
How does she like it?
She loves it. She's probably one of our biggest fans, besides my dad. They go to all the shows that they can. In Chicago, they haven't missed a show. They haven't been able to come to many others. They came to Vegas while we were recording. It was their first time there. It was a lot of fun.
Did you have fun shooting the extras?
It was really great having Shane [Valdez] around. He was around while we were doing the whole album. He's the one who filmed and put together the documentary for the deluxe edition of "Pretty. Odd." By the time we started touring, it was just so natural having him around. I really think the DVD came out well. It's really just who we are. It was just as natural as possible. It's just cool to be able to look back at that stuff. Even though it was only four or five months ago, it seems like it was already an eternity. It's kind of a bummer. I feel like we've been getting more and more progressively better live than the DVD, on the first tour. I still think the Chicago show was really good.
When you get the DVD, are you going to be able to watch yourself?
Yeah, I usually am forced to whenever I go to my parents' house. It's usually always on. I don't mind. We usually videotape the shows while we're on tour and watch them two to three times a week just like a football team, checking out what we did wrong and what we can do better. It's pretty interesting. Maybe in five or six years, I won't be able to do that anymore. Right now, I don't mind.
What's the most important thing you learned from watching yourself play live?
I think the most important thing I learned [is that] every little time I've messed up ... it's not as big of a deal as I think it is. Most of the time, you can't really tell.
I think the average viewer won't notice if you did anything wrong.
Subconsciously, knowing that in my head, it makes me more relaxed and more comfortable on stage.
One last question: do you have any song titles for your new album?
Yeah there's one tentative: "I Need to Take a Vacation."
That's not real, is it?
I don't know. [Laughs]
<3333333333JONNNNNN
lol aw jon's parents.
We're probably going to put out another record just after the holidays are over.
EVERYONE CROSS YOUR FINGERS
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:47 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:34 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:15 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:54 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:54 am
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:47 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:31 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:44 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:07 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:10 pm
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CipCake PrimeOdd Haha. I think it's funny how he feels bad about messing up. Like, it's not like the crowd even notices. We'd only notice if Brendon messed up the lyrics. Musically, they can do just about anything and we'll only think they're trying something new again.
It's also funny that he watches the live videos. I didn't think Panic would do that. Spencer messed up in Atlanta and stoped the show. I'm still not sure if it was real or not because your not suposed to stop and apolose my freind said it was real.
Spencer messed up in Detroit too! During the HCT, he messed up the beginning of one of the songs and then Brendon and Ryan just turned around and looked at him. They were like, "Nonono! Lets give this crowd a good beginning of the song like they deserve!" And Spencer apologized and then started the song correctly. xD It was like a, "WTF SPENCER?" moment. |
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:11 am
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PrimeOdd CipCake PrimeOdd Haha. I think it's funny how he feels bad about messing up. Like, it's not like the crowd even notices. We'd only notice if Brendon messed up the lyrics. Musically, they can do just about anything and we'll only think they're trying something new again.
It's also funny that he watches the live videos. I didn't think Panic would do that. Spencer messed up in Atlanta and stoped the show. I'm still not sure if it was real or not because your not suposed to stop and apolose my freind said it was real. Spencer messed up in Detroit too! During the HCT, he messed up the beginning of one of the songs and then Brendon and Ryan just turned around and looked at him. They were like, "Nonono! Lets give this crowd a good beginning of the song like they deserve!" And Spencer apologized and then started the song correctly. xD It was like a, "WTF SPENCER?" moment.
You were at the Detroit HCT? I was there too, w00t w00t.
I don't remember that though.. Maybe it was because wherever I was in the crowd I couldn't really understand what they were saying.
I think during reading and leeds festival Brendon screwed up The Only Difference and he just like completely missed the first three lines. |
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:19 pm
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PrimeOdd CipCake PrimeOdd Haha. I think it's funny how he feels bad about messing up. Like, it's not like the crowd even notices. We'd only notice if Brendon messed up the lyrics. Musically, they can do just about anything and we'll only think they're trying something new again.
It's also funny that he watches the live videos. I didn't think Panic would do that. Spencer messed up in Atlanta and stoped the show. I'm still not sure if it was real or not because your not suposed to stop and apolose my freind said it was real. Spencer messed up in Detroit too! During the HCT, he messed up the beginning of one of the songs and then Brendon and Ryan just turned around and looked at him. They were like, "Nonono! Lets give this crowd a good beginning of the song like they deserve!" And Spencer apologized and then started the song correctly. xD It was like a, "WTF SPENCER?" moment.
& yeah we may have talked about it when I was at your house xp heart |
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