Story Of The Year give us their side of the story

Becoming a touring musician. Apart from making a living and being able to buy a house and all the things that come with any career; just being able to tour and to play music to make a living and not having to worry about getting another job.

What is the hardest part of this job?

Being away from my family.

When was the last time you felt really inspired?

The other day in Liverpool. We went to the Beatles museum and it brought me back to when I was a kid first discovering music from my mum who was a huge Beatles fan. It seemed like an entire story of a bands career in a hour long tour made me put our career in a mental movie for a second and think ‘we’re here and the Beatles were a band for eight years’ I thought about what we’ve been and what we’ll be when we’re done. It was really inspiring.

What’s next for you?

We’re pretty much off until January after this. We talked about doing some different international stuff but I think it’s all going to be pushed back until after the New Year. We might do a tour of the States and then that will probably be it until we start writing again.

What’s left on your ‘to do’ list?

I want to tour every single country that bands can tour. Seeing places is one of the biggest perks of being in a band.

What’s been the best place?

Zurich, Switzerland has been my favourite. I was only there for a day but it was the most beautiful place I’ve seen. I was sat in Starbucks and there was a river running through downtown and dudes were fishing in the river. It was a cleaner, nicer, more spread out version of Southern California.

Aww, sounds heavenly. So finally, we ask everyone we interview to come up with a question for the next person I interview and Alex from Atreyu wants to know what you think the best show you’ve played on this tour is and conversely, that their best show was?

It would have to have been the show we played three days ago because we have this game we play where you make glasses with your fingers and if you make eye contact with someone when they’re doing it you have to stop and lie down no matter what you’re doing.

So I was on stage and Atreyu had come down to the front and I looked up and they were doing that so I had to lay down on the stage and play my bass. That was pretty cool and I think that was a good show for them as well.

FemaleFirst - Ruth Harrison

Photography - Claire Parkinson

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