1. To introduce you guys to people who haven't heard of you before, where are you from, who are you guys, what is your style of music?
I Fight Dragons, from Chicago, we're rad dudes, and we play chiptune rock
2. How did you guys meet and how was the band formed? Also, how did you get your band's name?
The band name actually came before the band formation. Our logo appeared to me in a flash, and I knew that I needed to start a band based around that name and logo. So I called people up to join my new Nintendo Rock band and to their credit they (mostly) said yes
3. Who are your idols and inspirations for the music you play?
Fountains of Wayne has been my favorite band for a LONG time, and we all love Weezer. Packy and Chad are more into classic rock and Wilco, Hari is more into Metal, and Bill loves classic dance/pop like Michael Jackson
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4. You are on a headlining tour (which hopefully I will be able to make) right now and you were on Warped Tour this summer. What are both of those like?
VERY different. Warped is like Punk Rock Summer Camp, sweaty and grueling and amazing. This is us putting on our show with lights and TVs and magic in small rock clubs. Much more relaxing but also awesome :)
5. You have a very unique sound. How did you decide on doing it and how does it change how you perform and produce your music?
I felt like a kid in a candy store when I first discovered chiptune in 2008. I knew immediately I needed to build a band around combining it with pop rock. The band actually came together around the sound, which is atypical I feel like for most bands.
6. What is your favorite part of being in a band?
For me, it's songwriting. That's my dream and my favorite activity in the world.
7. You recently broke with your record label, Atlantic Records. What's life like without a record label?
So far so good! We had gone about as far as we could with them, so it made sense for us to part ways. We got a lot out of our time with them, and now we're seeing how we can make the most of our time now that we have a lot of our freedom back.
8. What is your favorite story about your experiences as a band?
There are so many tour stories I can't even think where to begin. There was this one time where we rocked so hard it created a wormhole onstage but due to the distortion of the time-space continuum that it caused and the subsequent self-devouring nature of the wormhole that might not have technically "happened"
9. That all I can think of to ask. Anything else you want to share as a closing statement or something along the lines of " fun facts" or trivia?
Chad has 3 nipples*
Website: http://www.ifightdragons.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ifightdragons
*Chad doesn't have 3 nipples
