Seriously, A Chat Interview
So, a little while back, I had the pleasure of chatting with Josh, Chris, Nathan and Phil, better known as the 4 guys from Seriously. Seriously? Seriously.
I thought it was going to be a little weird, me sitting at home at 11pm chatting with these 4 cool super famous guys, but it wasn’t at like that at all. Like they said, they’re just four ordinary guys who love music. And yeah, they’re pretty funny too.
Delia: hi! so seriously guys…. can we do some quick introductions so we all know who you are?
Phil: Philip Park - Drummer
Josh: joshua baek. bass.
Chris: christopher pham lead singer acoustic guitar
Nathan: Nathan Park- Electric Guitarist
Chris: only vietnamese in the band too. amongst 3 Koreans.
Delia: can you tell me a little bit about how you all came to be a band?
Josh: basically we formed on a whim for a talent show that we didn’t know about till a few weeks prior.
Delia: that was the first time you all played together?
Josh: i’m pretty sure it was either the talent show, or video games at home. we practiced for the show a few times. there was already a set song, so we just had to learn it real fast.
Nathan: we had some previous experience playing with each other though. from church praise team and random jams.
Delia: cool.
Josh: if there’s chemistry it’s easy.
Delia: did any of you have dreams of getting on american idol or anything?
Nathan: fasho fasho
Josh: chris wanted to be the next vietnamese top model, but he ended up just playing there.
Nathan: i’ve considered auditioning for america’s got talent seeing at last and how far they got. but i never really got around to telling the other guys.
Delia: so Nathan, you’re not like the justin timberlake of the group?
Josh: HAHAH
Nathan: that’d be chris
Delia: hmmm. i hope this doesn’t contribute to any band drama.
Josh: i WISH we were like H.O.T. but they keep making me play this damn instrument.
Nathan: seriously! (no pun intended) har…har…har
Josh: hahah
Delia: so do you guys consider yourselves an asian american band?
Nathan: most definitely
Phil: yahh
Nathan: gotta represent!
Phil: but we are no K pop stars.
Nathan: but we can be if we want.
Josh: well, we are all asian americans. i dunno what kind of connotation that has. but yea, thats what it is.
Delia: what do you mean? connotation?
Josh: like, i don’t know what the first thing people think. asian band = choreographed dance moves and baggy clothes? like i said, i don’t know. but that doesn’t really matter.
Nathan: yeah, it is what it is.
Phil: we just want to play music.
Nathan: word.
Josh: i hope people just like the music for what it is, not who’s singing it. because that’s just weird.
Phil: nicely said.
Delia: so do you think people out there don’t expect that a group of asian guys will have any rhythm or style or whatever?
Phil: i wouldn’t be surprised if people did.
Nathan: word again.
Josh: hahaha.
Nathan: i’m sure there are people out there like that.
Chris: i think people expect us to be amazing at mathematics.
Josh: well, philip has enough rhythm for all of us.
Phil: ohhh… thanks josh.
Chris: it may be true, but asians can be amazing at other things.
Nathan: but ignorance is bliss right?
Phil: rhythm section.
Josh: holla. i mean, i hope people see us and they see a couple of guys that like music, not a preconceived notion that’s gonna be propagated forever.
Phil: dang…josh picks the right words.
Delia: where do you guys hope you’ll be in 3-5 years?
Nathan: traveling and touring the world
Phil: like nathan said. touring.
Nathan: at sold out shows.
Josh: oooh, nice.
Nathan: it never hurts to dream big.
Josh: man, those are fun dreams
Chris: in 3-5 years, i hope we all have private jets. that are transformers.
Josh: i hope we are all better, and there are more up and coming artists.
Delia: was this what you expected would happen when you entered the contest?
Phil: HA NOOOOO
Nathan: ha.
Delia: so these are new dreams….
Josh: man, i thought i was gonna go home and play minesweeper.
Phil: dude i still don’t know how to play that . when we entered the contest, it was for fun.
Nathan: we’re just 4 ordinary guys who love music.
Delia: so have you had any crazy “celebrity” moments?
Josh: fo sho. at the hollywood bowl performance, we got swarmed by these little junior high/high school girls.
Delia: seriously?
Josh: and asked for autographs. i was like. uhh, i think you are misinformed as to the extent of our fame. naw, i didn’t say that.
Phil: it was suprising.
Josh: i was like dude. we aren’t even famous. oh, one girl made me sign her instant noodles. this isn’t a euphemism.
Delia: sign her instant noodles?
Josh: an actual package of noodles. not anything else.
Delia: seriously?
Josh: yea, she didnt have paper or something and they were giving them out.
Nathan: haha
Delia: do you feel like the internet and myspace has given you new opportunities to connect with your audience?
Nathan: most definitely.
Chris: for sure. everyone uses myspace.
Josh: some for less noble causes…
Chris: everyone is addicted to myspace. so to not use myspace is really not taking advantage of … something
Delia: do you keep in touch with a lot of your fans?
Josh: i keep in touch with both fans at the moment.
Delia: seriously both?!?
Josh: well, i live with one fan.
Delia: you live with one fan? like you met him or her because of your awesome stardom?
Josh: naw, its my mom. haha
Phil: HAHAHA
Nathan: hahah
Chris: we try to keep in touch with our fans. we don’t want to appear apathetic. or like jerks
Nathan: but at the same time not too attached.
Chris: yeah
Delia: heh…. well, do you guys have any comments, or things you want to share with the internet?
Josh: support your local artists!! we live off of good vibes!!
Delia: amen.
Nathan: thanks to everyone for their support–we wouldn’t be here without them
Chris: <3333
Nathan: especially the big man upstairs
Josh: mm. amen to that one
Phil: fasho
Delia: well, thanks so much for taking the time to chat with me.
Chris: thank you for taking the time with us
Delia: it’s been fun… seriously. we’re cracking up over here in boston.
Nathan: thank you for this opportunity and privilege
Josh: yea thanks
Phil: thanks !!!
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