Call me a loser, call me a fool, but the first time I’ve heard Pour Habit was only in spring 2009. Nevertheless, it was one of the best discoveries in the world of punk music for me for the last 4-5 years. And I’m really happy with the fact, that there are some rather new bands that can play punk rock in a new fresh way!
Personally for me, these guys are one of not much hopes, that there are still some bands, who do remember, that punk rock do not and should not have any measures a cliches.
So, here we go:
Hi, guys! I'm pretty glad to make this interview, 'cuz you're one of my favorite modern punk bands. How does your life go at the moment? Any interesting news about Pour Habit or your personal lives?
Well we definitely been holed up writing our new album. We had a lot of birthdays this month so theres been some good times. But we are just fancy to get back on the road!
You are one of those bands who brought some fresh air and new thoughts in nowadays punk rock. So, my first question is: do you have any recipe or secret of doing music so catchy?
I think our secret is we are open to playing lots of different types of music. I know that if one person wrote all the songs we would be sort of one dimensional so it is good to have different perspectives when writing.
As I know, you’ve started as a trio. What was the music of the band like that days?
It was just fun three chord punk rock. It is still the heart of what we are today because you can really feel the fun vibe of pour habit
Tell about the line-up changes you came through since you started a band.
The only line up change was the original drummer. His name was Chris and he was a really cool guy but things just did not work out. We are all really close in this band so it was almost a natural progression to end up with this finalized lineup.
You have really recognizable and unique style, combining classic punk-rock rhytms, 90's punk vocal melodies, amazing shredding metal guitars and even raggae themes! How did you managed to develop that style? And who is the head music writer in the band?
Like we were talking about before everyone gets a chance to bring their music to the table. Me and my brother Eric and Shaun usually like to write really technical punk/metal type songs and charles and steve will usually write awesome catchy songs or songs with great hooks and melodies.
Can you tell about your equipment like guitars, amps, cabs, drumkit, cymbals and other stuff?
We have been using the same equipment for a while. Eric still owes Chuck 1000 dollars because he has been "borrowing" Chucks amp and guitar for two years. It is a complete hodgepodge of equipment!
I'm really glad you got signed to Fat Wreck Chords. I heard Strung Out's drummer Jordan Burns helped you with that. Was Fat Mike's invitation a surprise to you, or it was expected?
When you are in a band you meet a lot of people with very greedy self interests, but Jordan has been the one person who has just taken time to really help us. He has never asked anything of us except to just work hard. He has done so much for us and we are forever indebted to him. One of the things he did was set us up a show with NoFX in San Diego. We were blown away with this opportunity. We know Fat Mike does not usually watch the bands so we were not really expecting anything but he watched the whole show. He probably liked us (I mean chuck stage raped him during one of our songs!) and a few weeks later offered us a deal and took us to Europe. I guess this question hits a nerve because it makes me think about the great people we are lucky to be involved with. Fat has the most amazing staff and we are honored to be able to work with them
You have a lot of experience of live shows, you have played shows with such big punk acts like Pulley, Strung Out, Guttermouth, Death By Stereo, Black President, The Adicts, Hit The Switch and now you have booked shows with NOFX and Bad Religion! Did you like sharing stage with all those people? Who's your favorite stage-mate? Are there any interesting stories about those shows?
All those bands have been amazing people. Surprisingly it is easier to talk about the bands that are little bitches than the bands we are close with because the latter far outweighs the former. But no, we love all those bands. We probably drive them crazy with our drunken antics but hey...its all love. There are a lot of crazy stories including Strung Out shooting fireworks at our van while we are on the freeway in Canada going 70 with a trailer. Oh yeah and our window was stuck so they were hitting us inside the van..
You had shows all around the world. Is there any place you would like to visit and hadn’t been yet? And is there much difference between the atmosphere on your gigs in the USA and for example in Europe?
Japan!!! and Australia and South America and Iceland and Germany!!!! We want to go everywhere. It is hard to say what the difference is because the shows we did in Europe were with Nofx so that is a whole different monster. I personally do not think you can differentiate by country but you can definitely differentiate by location. For example a show in Hollywood CA has a way different vibe than a show in Riverside CA. And the shows in London were different than the shows in Cardiff.
Tell some words about your upcoming album.
Well we finally have time to work on songs and have been a stable band for two years so we are very excited.
"Suiticide"“Suiticide” made you a rather well-known band in the world of punk music and not only and gave you much fans as well. Do you have any fears before releasing your second album, that you can let your fans down in some way?
I guarantee this album will not let anyone down. We recorded Suiticide in 6 days and were really just learning about ourselves as a band so this album will be better. It has to be, I hate when bands put out crap
I know, that may be this is somewhat incorrect question, but do you have your favorite song from Suiticide?
I think the song I am LEAST sick of is probably institution because it is fun to play
Think it is right to say, that your lyrics is socially orientated. Why these themes are important for you and what is the main massage those songs should give to your listeners?
We do not have a main message. We do not preach anything. We try and write lyrics that people can identify with whether it is having to make a hard decision or waking up at some hosebeasts house and having to get the fuck out of there!! haha
Where do you see Pour Habit in, for example, 5 years? And as a band do you have any goals you would like to reach?
We would all like to be alive...seriously. We have lived rough so we want to be alive
Is there anything on the Earth that can stop you from playing music? And if not music, what would you do in your life?
Everything on Earth seems like it is here to stop you from playing music. We have sacrificed so much to be able to play together as a band. I do not know what we would do without it. It has been the number one thing in our lives for so long. If it ended tomorrow I would be proud to have shared the experience with my family (my band) but I would be lost. Thats where I am right now.
I’ve met an interesting information somewhere in the internet, that brothers Walsh are far relatives of Gary Miller (Dr.Know) of Bad Brains. Is it true? If not, what other interesting/stupid rumours you’ve met about yourself and about the band?
No relation... I don’t think. Me and Eric have a million family members so who knows. We get a lot of Bad Brains comments but I guess that comes with the territory. Mostly people who have never heard us say that.
What do you think about world punk scene nowadays? And where do you see it in about 5 years?
We are hoping that all scenes die. Scenes are just popularity contests. I watch people spend their lives trying to be someone in a scene and what is the point. I like all types of music and I think there are some really amazing bands out there.
Thanx for your answers, keep on rocking! And hope to see you in Ukraine some day)
Authors: Rommi & Napalm In My Veins
Interview in Russian
Personally for me, these guys are one of not much hopes, that there are still some bands, who do remember, that punk rock do not and should not have any measures a cliches.
So, here we go:
Hi, guys! I'm pretty glad to make this interview, 'cuz you're one of my favorite modern punk bands. How does your life go at the moment? Any interesting news about Pour Habit or your personal lives?
Well we definitely been holed up writing our new album. We had a lot of birthdays this month so theres been some good times. But we are just fancy to get back on the road!
You are one of those bands who brought some fresh air and new thoughts in nowadays punk rock. So, my first question is: do you have any recipe or secret of doing music so catchy?
I think our secret is we are open to playing lots of different types of music. I know that if one person wrote all the songs we would be sort of one dimensional so it is good to have different perspectives when writing.
As I know, you’ve started as a trio. What was the music of the band like that days?
It was just fun three chord punk rock. It is still the heart of what we are today because you can really feel the fun vibe of pour habit
Tell about the line-up changes you came through since you started a band.
The only line up change was the original drummer. His name was Chris and he was a really cool guy but things just did not work out. We are all really close in this band so it was almost a natural progression to end up with this finalized lineup.
You have really recognizable and unique style, combining classic punk-rock rhytms, 90's punk vocal melodies, amazing shredding metal guitars and even raggae themes! How did you managed to develop that style? And who is the head music writer in the band?
Like we were talking about before everyone gets a chance to bring their music to the table. Me and my brother Eric and Shaun usually like to write really technical punk/metal type songs and charles and steve will usually write awesome catchy songs or songs with great hooks and melodies.
Can you tell about your equipment like guitars, amps, cabs, drumkit, cymbals and other stuff?
We have been using the same equipment for a while. Eric still owes Chuck 1000 dollars because he has been "borrowing" Chucks amp and guitar for two years. It is a complete hodgepodge of equipment!
I'm really glad you got signed to Fat Wreck Chords. I heard Strung Out's drummer Jordan Burns helped you with that. Was Fat Mike's invitation a surprise to you, or it was expected?
When you are in a band you meet a lot of people with very greedy self interests, but Jordan has been the one person who has just taken time to really help us. He has never asked anything of us except to just work hard. He has done so much for us and we are forever indebted to him. One of the things he did was set us up a show with NoFX in San Diego. We were blown away with this opportunity. We know Fat Mike does not usually watch the bands so we were not really expecting anything but he watched the whole show. He probably liked us (I mean chuck stage raped him during one of our songs!) and a few weeks later offered us a deal and took us to Europe. I guess this question hits a nerve because it makes me think about the great people we are lucky to be involved with. Fat has the most amazing staff and we are honored to be able to work with them
You have a lot of experience of live shows, you have played shows with such big punk acts like Pulley, Strung Out, Guttermouth, Death By Stereo, Black President, The Adicts, Hit The Switch and now you have booked shows with NOFX and Bad Religion! Did you like sharing stage with all those people? Who's your favorite stage-mate? Are there any interesting stories about those shows?
All those bands have been amazing people. Surprisingly it is easier to talk about the bands that are little bitches than the bands we are close with because the latter far outweighs the former. But no, we love all those bands. We probably drive them crazy with our drunken antics but hey...its all love. There are a lot of crazy stories including Strung Out shooting fireworks at our van while we are on the freeway in Canada going 70 with a trailer. Oh yeah and our window was stuck so they were hitting us inside the van..
You had shows all around the world. Is there any place you would like to visit and hadn’t been yet? And is there much difference between the atmosphere on your gigs in the USA and for example in Europe?
Japan!!! and Australia and South America and Iceland and Germany!!!! We want to go everywhere. It is hard to say what the difference is because the shows we did in Europe were with Nofx so that is a whole different monster. I personally do not think you can differentiate by country but you can definitely differentiate by location. For example a show in Hollywood CA has a way different vibe than a show in Riverside CA. And the shows in London were different than the shows in Cardiff.
Tell some words about your upcoming album.
Well we finally have time to work on songs and have been a stable band for two years so we are very excited.
"Suiticide"
I guarantee this album will not let anyone down. We recorded Suiticide in 6 days and were really just learning about ourselves as a band so this album will be better. It has to be, I hate when bands put out crap
I know, that may be this is somewhat incorrect question, but do you have your favorite song from Suiticide?
I think the song I am LEAST sick of is probably institution because it is fun to play
Think it is right to say, that your lyrics is socially orientated. Why these themes are important for you and what is the main massage those songs should give to your listeners?
We do not have a main message. We do not preach anything. We try and write lyrics that people can identify with whether it is having to make a hard decision or waking up at some hosebeasts house and having to get the fuck out of there!! haha
Where do you see Pour Habit in, for example, 5 years? And as a band do you have any goals you would like to reach?
We would all like to be alive...seriously. We have lived rough so we want to be alive
Is there anything on the Earth that can stop you from playing music? And if not music, what would you do in your life?
Everything on Earth seems like it is here to stop you from playing music. We have sacrificed so much to be able to play together as a band. I do not know what we would do without it. It has been the number one thing in our lives for so long. If it ended tomorrow I would be proud to have shared the experience with my family (my band) but I would be lost. Thats where I am right now.
I’ve met an interesting information somewhere in the internet, that brothers Walsh are far relatives of Gary Miller (Dr.Know) of Bad Brains. Is it true? If not, what other interesting/stupid rumours you’ve met about yourself and about the band?
No relation... I don’t think. Me and Eric have a million family members so who knows. We get a lot of Bad Brains comments but I guess that comes with the territory. Mostly people who have never heard us say that.
What do you think about world punk scene nowadays? And where do you see it in about 5 years?
We are hoping that all scenes die. Scenes are just popularity contests. I watch people spend their lives trying to be someone in a scene and what is the point. I like all types of music and I think there are some really amazing bands out there.
Thanx for your answers, keep on rocking! And hope to see you in Ukraine some day)
Authors: Rommi & Napalm In My Veins
Interview in Russian
Colin sounds like a fucking idiot!
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