Britt asks: What advice would you give to an aspiring
journalist? You have gone through many interviews and give quite
eloquent answers, even to questions that may not be totally
original or well thought out. I remember you said that one of the
best pieces of advice you got was, "They never print the
stupid question, they only print the stupid answer." What
kinds of questions impress you and what do you feel are the most
important traits of a journalist?
Hey Britt!
I think that it makes sense to ask questions about whatever the
artist is currently working on. And artists LOVE to talk about
their work. So if you are interviewing a musician, ask about
music. That being said, I know after 10 years of experience, that
a good story/feature on our band includes content that isn't
JUST about music. Doing good research and reading the information
given to you by the band/record company prior to the interview is
super important too. You would not believe how many people
don't read the research! So embarrassing for them. The
biggest thing is making the artist feel like you care. I give
much better interviews when I feel like the person interviewing
me actually has heard my music and cares! Good luck!
Tegan
Steph asks: Hey Tegan! As a performer what is your biggest
fear? How do you deal with it?
Hey Steph,
I don't really have any big fears about performing. I guess
there have been shows the past 10 years where I have felt nervous
right before we stepped on stage but those are usually gone by
the end of the 1st song. Its exciting being up there and with
enough practise and confidence anyone can do anything. That's
how I deal with any nervousness I might feel, practise! Take
care,
Tegan
Alyssa and Alice ask: What is the concept to the video for
Hell? How did you come up with the idea for it? Alyssa adds:
Thanks so much. The record is awesome. See you in
Winnipeg!
Hey guys!
The concept was originally submitted by Jamie Travis. Jamie
directed the video for Back In Your Head. We loved his ideas, and
his color work when we saw a short film of his a few years back
and asked him to be involved with the Back and Your Head Video.
We were so happy with it we asked him back to shoot Hell. Hell is
such a RAWK! song that we were getting a lot of RAWK video
treatments and that felt all wrong. Our band is a balance of
quirkiness and rawk! ha. So ya. The only thing we really wanted
was to tie in the concepts from this record so Jamie included the
photos of our family for us to pop our heads through and the
stripes! We really aren't sure what the hell is happening in
the video! And that is kind of what makes us love it!
So glad you are loving the new record! You guys rock!
Tegan
Jacqueline asks: You've said that there are numerous songs
that are written or suggested for an album, but they don't
make it on to the album. What happens to those songs? Are they
ever considered for future albums?
Hey Jacqueline,
Most of the songs we write for the record don't get on. We
always submit between 40 and 50 songs for a record. Its hard with
a few to let them go, but usually the good ones just stick out so
much that its easy to let the others go. I have no idea what we
will do with all the excess songs we have accumulated over the
years..perhaps a box set in a few years?
Bye!
Tegan
Barbara asks: Hi Tegan, Your music has been featured on
several television shows. Have you ever been asked to compose a
soundtrack for a television series or a film? Would you be
interested in or consider writing a score for a film?
Hey Barbara!
We really haven't been asked to write music or submit music
for soundtracks before. We were on the Monster In Law soundtrack
a few years ago and there have been a few other movies that have
used our music but it doesn't happen very often. TV has been
better to us over the years. I would LOVE to write for a movie.
If the chance came about..I'd do it for sure! If I loved the
movie of course! Take care,
Tegan