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Estrella: Could you please state your name and what you do in the band.
Jeff: My name's Jeff and I play guitar.
Estrella: How has Warped Tour been now that you are on the mainstage for this year?
Jeff: Being on Warped Tour is a dream. I've been coming out to this tour ever since I was 13 to see bands like Rancid, Pennywise. I remember I was actually at the Warped Tour the year Sublime played. Them and Eminem and I always wanted to be a mainstage band.
Estrella: Personal influences as to why you wanted to have a band and do what you do?
Jeff: I'm going to say it's because I grew up listening to punk bands like Operation Ivy, Social Distortion, Pennywise. I remember seeing Less Than Jake when I was 14 and I decided that was the coolest thing and I've always wanted to play music.
Estrella: ou recently went on tour with Circa Survive for AP's "Bands You Oughta Know" and from what I've heard most of the dates on that tour were sold out and I was wondering how that felt to you?
Jeff: Most of the shows were really good turn outs. The crowd were sometimes really weird though because sometimes whole crowd would be there for Circa or the crowd would be there for us. So it was quiet a variety.
Estrella: So you picked up a lot of new fans for ones who didn't know who you were?
Jeff: Yeah, definitely.
Estrella: Who are you currently listening to?
Jeff: I think right now my favorite bands is Jimmy Eat World, Pepper, All Time Low, and Boys Like Girls.
Estrella: When you were signed with Fueled By Ramen, how did that exactly come about?
Jeff: Actually on our first tour, we were driving through DC traffic and John Janick called us and he said, "Hey this is John Janick from Fueled By Ramen" and we started freaking out and they wanted to set up a meeting with us in Florida and two months later we were signed and that was it.
Estrella: If you were stranded on a desert island, what are 3 things that you'd take with you?
Jeff: Probably an Ipod (lifetime batteries), headphones, and baby wipes.
Estrella: What's your favorite breakfast cereal?
Jeff: Favorite breakfast cereal? I was actually just talking about this earlier today. I like Reese's, that was a brilliant idea for cereal.
Estrella: Favorite Halloween costume that you've ever worn.
Jeff: I was William Wallace from Braveheart. I had the face paint, kilt, and everything when I was in 8th grade.
Estrella: What are your touring plans for the future and any idea of when a new CD will be out?
Jeff: After Warped Tour, we're going to do a fall tour and then we're going to go into the studio and hopefully release our next album.
Estrella: Is there any advice you like to give to touring bands?
Jeff: Touring bands? Yeah, don't listen to shit talkers. Keep doing what you want. Don't care about what anyone says.
Estrella: Any closing statements?
Jeff: Thank you.
Estrella: Thank you.
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