Underoath
Interview with bassist Grant Brandell
Elyse and Grant
S&S: If you could wake up tomorrow in your own bed, but in
another place anywhere in the world, where would you like to be?
Grant: I've always wanted to go to the Greek Isles, to check out
the little villages on the coast.
S&S: If you could learn the total number of hours you have
spent in your life doing one thing, what would it be?
Grant: Probably playing video games. [I play] on tour and at home
with my friends, too. I'm a video game guy.
S&S: If you could have a romance with any fictional character,
who would it be?
Grant: Oh, man. That's tough. I would have to say Jessica Alba
from Fantastic Four. I have a crush on Jessica Alba as it is, and she's
a super hero. So, it's a bonus.
S&S: If you were to pick a city you've played in whose character
best represents your own personality, which would you choose?
Grant: I'm kind of in between big city and suburb. I'd probably
say San Deigo. It's kind of laid back and chill but a cool city at the
same time. It's one of my favorite cities.
S&S: If you had to eliminate one odor from the earth, which
one would you get rid of?
Grant: The odor that comes from my guitar player, Tim. His body odor.
He's a little hippyish for me.
S&S: If you could make someone else live one moment from your
own life, who would you select, and what moment?
Grant: This probably sounds kind of cheesy, but probably my mom and
my dad in a moment on stage, in front of a really big show. So, they could
get the vibe of what I do, and see it how I see it.
S&S: If you could break one world record for anything other
than sports, what would it be?
Grant: What other world records are there besides sports? Is there
a world record for best speller, like spelling bee champion? That could
be cool. I could feel really smart.
S&S: If you were paid to write a new book on any subject you
wished, what would it be about?
Grant: Can I just write about my life? Is that a subject? That would
probably be the easiest thing to write about. I could write about bad movies
and why they're bad. That would be a good one. Yeah, I'll go with that
for now.
S&S: If you lost feeling everywhere on your body except for
one spot, where would you want the spot to be?
Grant: Can I have one finger or a hand? I'd probably keep a hand,
because you can do so much nowadays with just one hand, like the internet.
S&S: If you could bring any animal on the road with you as
the band pet, what animal would you choose?
Grant: The tour manager for Circa Survive has a little 4 month old
english bulldog right now. He's the cutest thing ever. That's the dog
I want so bad. So, I'm probably going to buy one after this tour, hopefully.
It would be pretty cool to bring a chimpanzee on tour. That could be a good
time.
S&S: If you had to cast actors to play each of the members
of the band in a film, who would you choose to play each person?
Grant: Chris, our keyboard player, would be Chris Farley, because
that totally makes sense to me. This is really hard. We have so many people
in our band. James, the tall guitar player, would be someone very reserved.
I could see him being a Pierce Brosnan kind of guy. Smooth, doesn't talk
much, good looking dude. Aaron....Carrot top. I don't know! Tim would
be Tom Cruise, because he used to have Tom Cruise hair. It was funny. Spencer...I
don't know. I would probably be Brad Pitt, obviously. Spencer would be
Edward Norton.
S&S: If you could change one thing about the world, what would
you change?
Grant: I'd probably pick world peace. Pollution, hunger, there
are so many. You can't just pick one. It's impossible. [I would] take
hate away from the world. Michael Jackson would be proud of that one. That's
for you, MJ!