![]() It's not an easy way to be, in the long run. The worst parts are the toll it takes on your health, sanity, and personal life. I think a lot of writers, at this stage in their career, get into second-guessing themselves, or trying to write to please various audiences, and I think that's kind of bogus, so I was trying to shut all of that out.ĭF: What are the best and worst parts about touring? What are some of the more memorable moments you’ve had on tour?įT: The best part is making the most of life, traveling, and playing music for a living. I wanted to write like I was totally unknown and no one would ever hear the songs. ![]() But I was going through some shitty stuff in my personal life and it naturally found an outlet in my songwriting. I don't really sit around and plan what to write before, you know, writing it I like to let stuff arrive in the manner of its own choosing. ![]() What went into writing and producing the album “Tape Deck Heart” and was the process any different than your previous albums?įT: “Tape Deck Heart” ended up being an album about a breakup. I don't listen to music as I write (wouldn't work!), but I do listen to a lot of music and I try to figure out songs I like, how they're constructed and so on.ĭF: A good friend of mine demanded I listen to “The Way I Tend To Be” and it’s been on my writing playlist ever since. Sometimes it's words first, sometimes music, and the best is when the two of them arrive at the same time. I don't really think about developing it, other than trying to be better at what I do.ĭF: What’s your writing process like? Do you start with the music or lyrics? Do you prefer writing early in the day or late at night? Do you listen to music while you…write songs?įT: I don't have a set process as such, other than the fact that I write on the road. Then, Nirvana hit me like a train, and pushed me toward punk stuff like Descendents, Black Flag, NOFX, and so on.ĭF: How would you define your sound? How did you go about developing it?įT: I don't spend time trying to define my sound, I just play. At the time, I didn't want to be reliant on other people as I was feeling quite let down by what had happened with the band, so doing things on my own made the most sense to me.ĭF: Who were some of your earliest musical influences?įT: As a kid, I was initially into Iron Maiden, Metallica, AC/DC, and stuff like that. I guess when the wheels started falling off Million Dead, I had a little time to consider what it was I wanted to do afterwards. Being a singer/songwriter, strictly speaking was never really something I thought about growing up. But to really experience it you need the sound quality only a tape deck can bring.Daniel Ford: When did you first realize you wanted to be a singer/songwriter?įrank Turner: Interesting question. (Yes, you can listen to the tape online as well. ![]() But to really experience it you need the sound quality only a tape deck can bring.) It’s a multimedia experience for those born before the multimedia explosion. Which resulted in the tape we included with our zine. And we invited punks, both old and young, to join in on this project. Kaisa and I wrote this small zine as a love letter to cycling. And now not only the city but the whole wide world is my playground. Now, many years later, I still at times ride my skateboard. ![]() Which is nothing to be romanticized, it just happened to be that way. No one built fancy skate parks back in those days, we had to steal the plywood ourselves. That is, a certain kind of fearlessness and a DIY attitude.īeing a skater meant making the city your own, seeing it in a different light and utilizing it in a different way than intended. And while many of the things from those days are in the past (most notably my hair and the Misfits t-shirts) the important things remain. ![]()
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