Decemberists Interview: Sneak Peak!

Exclusive Interview: The Decemberists
Chuck Norton, DeadJournalist.com

THIS IS A SNEAK PEAK ONLY FOR BLOG READERS! The complete, in-depth interview coming soon!

DeadJournalist.com brings you this exclusive interview with Chris Funk of the Decemberists.

Has the band’s increasing popularity, combined with the ability to play larger venues, changed your live performances?

CF: Yes, of course. We are conscious of the fact that thanks to Ticketmaster people are spending a bunch of cash to see us play, we don't want to let them down. However, we never really talked about changing parts of a show, everything has come with the tedium of playing the same song over and over. (laughs)

Has the Decemberists’ commercial success been a surprise to the band?

CF: We don't really feel commercially successful, to us that means like Jay Z or Fergie or some huge act. We make a living doing this, but you know, we just live the same. We are flattered that people want to share this with us, however we're surprised everyday by it in some way.

What makes being in the Decemberists unlike being in any other band?

CF: So many instruments on stage and so little cocaine backstage.

As a musician, who are the artists that influenced you the most?

CF: Like I hinted at before, so many from all over the map - it changes every week. Some weirdo's with beards on the covers of British folk records to more burnouts on psy-rock LP's to trange-gypsy mama's on the covers of bad, jug band records.

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