5 Questions
with...
1. If I knew absolutely nothing about Leopold and His
Fiction, how would you describe the group’s music to me?
-- Romantic in the sense the protagonist isn't always
the virtuous. Thoroughly involved story oriented songs in the niche of
garage blues pop rock balladry.
2. If I were to buy your new self-titled album,
what songs should I pay particular attention to and why?
-- I like 'Go On and have my way", It the
first complete song I ever wrote. I'm sure that makes me kinda biased. "Be
Still", has pretty good story telling and intimate imagery. "Promise
to Reality" goes out on a whim and I believe successfully nurtures
a fortunate opinion. "Miss Manipulation" for all the down
trodden. Oh, and "She aint got time", is raw motor mouth
catchy street scene. The album has many variations, those might be
a good place to start.
3. When and where did the band form, and where did the
name come from? -- San Francisco,
CA. Beginning of 2005. The name is derived from a lead character from a novelette
I wrote a while back.
4.
What was your worst on stage experience? What was your
best?
-- Worst/Best. Our bassist didn't show up for a
show didn't call didn't write, just didn't show. It was at first mentally
chaotic, but the show went on with only minor flaw and now it is something
that evolved into what Leopold is today. We like being a two piece. Our
last show at the Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco went on without a
hitch. To a packed house, it was good to be home after 26 hours of driving
each way to and from Austin.
5. Do you think that the Internet (whether it be Internet
radio, legal downloading, MySpace, streaming audio, etc.) is a good tool
for musicians or is it a bad thing because it hinders profits?
-- I think it is a great tool and I don't think it
hinders profits at all but does just the opposite. The exposure these tools
provide generate many more listeners than any band could receive just by
word of mouth and gives a band the option of not having to sign with a label
to get their music out there in the world, thus leaving a lot more of the
profits in the artists pockets.
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