Interview with Sean Long of Never Felt Better
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Paige: Could you tell me a little bit about "Never felt better"?
Sean: Sure what would you like to know
Paige: Who are some of your biggest musical influences?
Sean: AFI is my favorite band of all time they influence my music in any form and their side project Blaqk Audio but for the electronic side was heavily influenced by Depeche Mode and VNV Nation. Also from 80s bands like Soft Cell, the Cure, and Eurithmics to Nine Inch Nails, Apoptygma Berzerk, and Covenant. I'm influenced by a lot of bands and music.
Paige: Very Cool.
Sean: Thanks you are cooler
Paige: Thanks
Paige: How did you come up with the title "Read the lines between sins and virtues"?
Sean: Anytime
Sean: I was raised catholic and I was always interested by the seven deadly sins and seven contrary virtues. I realized there is a fine line between what makes what you do a sin or virtue. What is the line between good and evil? I came up with that line to really have people open their eyes to what is good and what is evil in this world for what one person sees as good another sees as evil and vice versa. So the album is about that.
Paige What are a few of your favorite tracks?
Sean: All the songs are my fave in different ways but my most meaningful songs to me are Hand Of God, Eyes of the Blind and Hope Less Romantic.
Paige: What makes those songs so meaningful to you?
Sean: Hand of God, Eyes of the Blind is about how certain people use religion to control people in believing what they believe or they will kill or forsake people for believing different. I sent out the message to them to open their eyes and let people believe in their own faith.
Hope Less Romantic is about personal things about my love life and how we become numb from people breaking our hearts and that we realize is love real or in fairy tales?
Paige: Aww well, i'm looking forward to hearing the album when it comes out.
Paige: What's your current memeber line-up?
Sean: Me...Sean Long as singer/songwriter/synths/programming/samples, DJ Caesar Garcia as DJ/programming/synths/samples, and AJ Strangis as Guitarist/screamer
Paige: Alright Awesome. Are you ready for the crazzzzy questions?
Sean: Yes
Paige: Can we have a dance party in cvs at three in the morning?
Sean: Yes I have dance parties 24 7!!!
Paige: Horray
Paige: Who do you think would win in a dance off?
Paige: You or Me ?
Sean: Napolean Dynamite
Paige: He would kick both of our asses.
Sean: But if its me and you I have to see you in person but my dance moves make sex look like a church hehe
Paige: I dont know, i have some pretty sweet moves myself. Like the robot and the running man...
Paige: Anyways, Moving on to the next question.
Paige: If your band was a beverage what would it be and why?
Sean: Well I'm a vampire and stay up all night when we aren't sucking blood
Sean: Muahahah
Paige: So would it be ...blood?
Sean: Sounds yummy
Sean: But if we were a drink we be a mixed fruit sobe energy drink
Paige: and why is that?
Sean: We give you energy and have lots of different flavors
Paige: Nice!
Paige: Boxers or Briefs?
Sean: Neither I'm comando baby!
Paige: whoaa
Paige: hahaha getting back on track
Paige: Is there going to be a U.S tour anytime soon?
Sean: You can't wear underwear when you wear tight vinyl pants
Paige: hmm that does make sense
Sean: I love to tour the nation and the uk soon and if there is a demand there will be one sooner so demand us!
Paige: Besides music, what are your other hobbies?
Sean: I do a lot! I like to write, go to shows, dance, workout, activism, work on making videos, and get tattoos!
Paige: Really? What's the most interesting tattoo that you have?
Sean: They are all interesting I mean they all mean something to me but I guess my whole right arm is my fave for it has all my AFI and Nightmare Before Christmas tattoos.
Paige: That's very rad.
Sean: I'm getting lots more too...sorry grandma!
Paige: Ever consider getting a graveyard girls tattoo?
Sean: If I was married to one then yes
Paige: hehe
Sean: I love graveyard girls though so you never know!
Paige: that'd be exciting.
Sean: Oh yea
Paige: Is there anything else you can tell me about Never Felt Better?
Sean: I can go on for days just ask anything!
Paige: How'd you come up with the name
Sean: After my last band disbanded I wanted to come up with a cool three word band name that can be deep yet can really be any kind of band name. I liked the phrase "'I've never felt better" and I thought it be a awesome name that's positive and deep and can be seen as dark too. Its just a cool phrase! I had to claim it!
Paige: Right on
Paige: Well, Thank you so much for taking the time to do this interview.
Sean: Anytime
Paige: But sadly that's all the time i have for tonight
Paige: Do you have any last words?
Sean: Dream to live, live to dream
Paige: Anything else?
Sean:If there's anything that proves I'm straight its my love for transformers and porn
Thanks again Sean for the interview! Remember to check out Never Felt Better on myspace.com.