Hey fans! Welcome to our exclusive interview with Switchfoot! We’re posting the interview in parts, one part a day for the rest of the week – I hope you’ll enjoy the week of the Switchfoot interview!
Thanks to everyone who sent in questions! We had a list of about 20 of our favorites to ask, but due to the length of the guys responses (as Tim jokingly said at the end, “I think that’s the most long winded we’ve EVER been”) we cut those down to less than 10. There were a lot of great questions that didn’t get asked, but it might be that we have a use for them in the future… you just never know! Also, for all those who are upset and speculating over Jon’s absence from the interview, he’s been dealing with some sickness lately and a sore throat. It was good that he was able to rest his voice during that time!
- PART 1 - (Watch in 480p quality)
Yes, it just jumps right into the interview with no intro… we didn’t really enter into the interview professionally as we got sidetracked with a blind froot loops taste test (with Drew serving as the “lab rat”) to determine whether or not froot loops of different colors taste differently. (We concluded that they really don’t.) So once we started filming, the time for intros seemed long past…. we’re very informal around here!
- PART 2 - (Watch in 480p quality)
- PART 3 - (Watch in 480p quality)
This is definitely my favorite segment of the interview…
- PART 4 - (Watch in 480p quality)
If you’re hungry for Fading West news, this is the place to go!
- PART 5 - (Watch in 480p quality)
(Special thanks to Haley McGough for filming and to Emily Wilson for taking photos!)
THIS. IS. IT.
Thanks LOBH!!!!!
love that we get to hear from all of them! too bad about the noise while tim was speaking; i know you’re busy, but would you be able to transcribe what he’s saying?
Sure, I’ll put it on an annotation at the video! That’s the only point where the sound blocked them out a bit, after that Drew asked them to turn it down.
thanks
What was the music playing during that part of the interview? It sounded familiar…was it another live band?
Nevermind….Coldplay!
Actually, that was Jimmy Eat World.
…Oh. I forgot about the first part. *face palm*
One Headlight! Originally by the wallflowers, but there’s also a cover of it by relient k (which is the only reason I know the song)
And there was also The Middle by Jimmy Eat World before that
wow, tim’s comments were worth waiting for the transcribing… thanks again. would’ve loved to hear jon’s take on that question, too, but hope he feels better soon.
Loving Chad’s mouthbrow!!
Thanks for doing this, SO excited for Part 2 tomorrow!
It will not be transcribed? I do not understand English very well!
Please! And after the 1st question was very difficult to understand what they were saying.
What language do you speak? I can translate into Spanish, but nothing else
I speak Portuguese. But if transcribed, is very helpful.
If you can read Spanish I would be happy to transcribe it, I do have a friend that speaks Portuques but I do not know if she has the time.
I would love. If not bother. Thank you so much!
Lais, I asked them one of your questions later on in the interview
If you want me to send it to you in Spanish, email me at switchfoot@switchbeats.com
if not, I will see if my friend can do it in Portugues!
I have sent an email!
Jeanna! It made me so happy now! Thank you!
I was thinking about adding portuguese subtitles to the whole interview, but that will take some time, I really want to share it with my friends too. btw, i dont know what my life would it be without LOBH, seriously, that whas beautiful*.
*read it in a Timmy Foreman way ^^
So nice to found other portuguese speakers here on lobh!:) Where’re you from? Brazil?
Really nice, yeah im from Brazil, what about you?
I’m from the grand old continent of Europe! hahaha I’m from Portugal
Cool! I’m Brazilian too!
Eu fui sim! Melhor show da minha vida!
So… I’ll just speak in portuguese
Os Switchfoot são muito conhecidos no Brasil não são?
Legal! Não são muito. But i think we better talk in english, the concerts here were amazing thou, i hope they come back soon
hahaha depende do que você considera muito! Entre os meus amigos são bem conhecidos, divulgo bastante! kkkkk
Cládia, você foi no show deles?
If you wanna talk in english, let’s talk in english!
Well… They’re probably much more known than here in Portugal. Everybody I know that knows them it’s because I almost forced them to know hahaha Not to mention the fact that SF has already been in Brazil and I I’m still waiting for that miracle to happen here in Portugal!
Yeah, I know what you mean. A few years back it was just like that here, but I met really good friends because of the band and after their concerts i found out some people in my small town that actually love Switchfoot. So be hopefull, im certain the guys want to play some concerts there. ^^
Realmente! Viajei mais de 8h pra chegar e valeu tudo!
Só acho que faltou um aftershow! Quem sabe no próximo né?
Oh… THE after show. That is definitely on my to do list. Right after “attending a Switchfoot show”
A esperança é a última a morrer, não é?
Hey, it’s gonna take me a lot longer than I though. I’m having a hard time understanding every little thing being said
I worked on it last night and tonight but I’ve only got through two minutes of the first video. I will do it as fast as I can, but with school too, it will take me a while.
Take your time, i noticed that will be tough for me too, im not that fluent and sometimes i cant even hear what they’re saying (btw, Jeanna, your captions were a BIG help! Thanks!).
Lets keep trying ^^
This is just great. Thanks for taking the time to make this happen.
Hey, who came up with the last question?
This is a total eye opener, finally seeing them answer questions that are NOT “what’s your favourite colour?” etc, but deep, interesting questions. Thank you so much Jeanna and Emily and Haley for doing this, this is so good of you, and such an amazing opportunity for us to finally see what it’s REALLY like to be Switchfoot!
Sorry I forgot to put that in! I’ll add it as an annotation to the video
It’s ok!
I can already tell this is going to be one of the best in-depth interviews I’ve seen. Thanks so much for putting this together Jeanna, the fans really appreciate it. I know I do.
I second that!
I 3rd and 4th it!
and 5th…?… YEAH Jeanna im your fan
6th?
Yeah, Jeanna, you definitely deserve some fans 
I love how casual the guys are! And they seem even more laid back with you, Jeanna
Thanks! It was a fun interview – it’s fun to interview people that you know and will hang out with! We were all pretty comfortable
Haha, Coldplay totally interrupting Tim.
Hey Jeanna, I run my own video production studio, THE ALEX PRODUCTIONS. If you are ever in need of a professional video crew in the tristate area (NJ, NY, PA), I can help you out for free, especially if it involves Switchfoot.
It sounded like Jon was singing in the background! That music that was going on you know?
Yeah it was coldplay though!
Just curious, where was the interview done? Why on earth was someone cranking up Trouble?! lol
Wowwww! Thanks so much LOBH! You should do this again whenever you have the chance
The guys are so nice to take the time out to be interviewed. And I have to say Jeanna, you’ve got some skills! You are a talented photographer, web designer, and you should be….like a tv show host or something. I would definitely watch if so! You got some skills, girl…kudos:)
haha thanks! we were all joking about how I needed a desk and a fake backdrop
Jeanna- you are beautiful.
And thanks for doing this, you ohsowonderful staff of LOBH!!
Wow, Jeanna (Gina, haha), you’re such a natural! I would have been so nervous. I loved it when they mentioned “New Way to Be Human” and you said “You guys remember that one?!” Hahahahaha. So awesome. Good job!
haha thanks!
And I totally know their penchant (…mostly Jon’s) for forgetting old songs – no way did they not have to at least look up the lyrics for first
Fantastic interview! I can’t wait for part 2! I absolutely love Switchfoot interviews, even when the questions become repetitive and I know what the guys’s answers will be, I never get tired of hearing what they have to say, so to have new questions that are really thought provoking makes the interview even better! Thank you Jeanna, Haley and Emily for doing this!
Thanks for doing this!! Where did you film this? It stinks that all the background noise interrupted you guys. It would be awesome if there could be a “proffessional” LOBH video soon.
I am into photography and video, so if you ever need help in the Midwest area, let me know. It would be amazing to help.
That was great! You should interview them on an annual basis…or monthly
great interview!
thoughts on P1:
1. I love Drew’s Hurley shirt! Hehe.
2. I KNEW they would talk about U2. The Edge. Right at Q1.
3. Coldplay interrupting Romey? Wut?
4. Jeanna: (On NWTBH) “Oh wow…you guys actually remember that one?” Hahaha!
EDIT:
thoughts on P2:
1. Against the Voices! Yes! Now “All of God’s Children” just needs to be released. ASAP.
2. I’m TOTALLY distracted by the music in the background. I find myself singing along to it…hahaha.
3. “Vice Verses” almost didn’t make it onto Vice Verses? Woh.
4. “Souvenirs” was old? COOL MAN. I wanna hear demos.
5. I think I remember seeing “Fading West” on the HH possible songlist on the bonus DVDs.
6. “I made a raft out of bamboo when I was a kid…tried to sail down the river.” -Tim
7. Romey: (On Aragorn) “I don’t know…I just feel it sometimes.”
thoughts on P3:
1. Chad: *lies down*
Jeanna: “How do you feel about that?”
2. “I had this whole SPY operation”…. I’m imagining wittle timmy running through the neighborhood with his surfboard, hoppin’ fences and trampling gardens, doing all his ninja-tim moves….
3. Drew’s story. Why did this kid shove a twinkie in his face because he snapped his fingers? Um. And when you posted on twitter “violent story from Drew’s past”, I kinda sorta envisioned him in a gang or something.
4. “Tim can you please switch places with me, I’m a little scared now??” HAHA!
5. “What about the kid’s face? Did you have to pay for that?” Love it!
Will be back soon to watch the rest of the interview…
Thanks Alex for your feedback! And bahah come on! They never remember their own songs.
*flashback to jon’s collide fiasco a few weeks ago*
haha! Yes. well played
And when Jon forgot like all the lyrics to War in My Blood at an aftershow… lol
haha! When you have 100+ songs to remember, life gets harder…
Yes! I had to remind him of the lyrics in “War in my Blood” at the aftershow in Des Moines. I was like, “You just have too many songs Jon!” Seriously, the guy has HUNDREDS of songs worth of lyrics to remember. Pretty CrAzY!
“who needs the first verse?” haha that was hilarious!I really liked the harmonica in Southbound Train from that aftershow
Wait, how did the Bono story not make it in there? I know Jon wasn’t present, but . . . Haha, j/k.
Yeah! That was fantastic! The questions and answers were so different to all the interviews we’ve heard and seen in the past. I’m really sorry that Jon wasn’t feeling well, it must be awful to have a sore throat as a singer, but this gave the others the opportunity to do a lot more talking than we’re used to seeing! thank you Jeanna, Haley and Emily!
Thanks for the awesome comment Karen!
Thanks for using my question Jeanna! I loved all the responses! You look good interviewing those guys, I vote you as the new addition to the band
– Andrew
ahahah thanks! Romey will tell you I’m the 6th member, but don’t listen to him
I stand by that to this day
As the 6th member, you should record backing vocals with them on the next record.
BAHAH! oh lord no. I can not carry a tune in a bucket. Maybe I could play the triangle or something…
Fabulous!!!!!!!!!
what an awesome interview! hey jeanna i was wondering, but do the switchfoot guys ever checkout peoples comments or anything thats on LBH?
Yeah they check LOBH often!
WooHoo!!! (Hi guys!!!) Lol!
what really!! what’s up guys
Awesome interview, Jeanna! I’ve been looking forward to watching this literally all day… Thanks so much and I cannot wait to see the rest!
p.s. I love your outfit!
Awww thanks Needle! You’re the sweetest! I hope you like the next 4 parts too!
I love your outfit too, Jeanna! Very cute
Why thank you!
Can’t hear Romey’s answer to the second song. But thanks to the captions in Tim’s part. It helped a lot. Coldplay kind of swallowed up their words. Hahaha.
This is such a great interview! I love your top btw. And Drew’s shirt. Awesome!
Can’t wait for the second part.
I mean *second question haha
Counting the hours till the second part is posted!!!
Just watched Part 2 – this is great! Felt too short though! I can’t get enough of my favourite band… Now just have to be patient until tomorrow.
Part 3 will be longer!
Drew? Mr Darcy? LULZ. Amazing!
“Mr. Darcy, charming for all ages.” – Drew
Oh Drew. You are charming! Haha
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I laughed so hard haha yeah Drew, you’re that charming
yeah, I’m pretty sure my sister just fell in love with him
hahaha Drew “Well I was gonna say the Lorax…”
Haha- finally getting a chance to watch the interview and within the first 2 minutes my four year old Jack asks: “Where’s Jon Foreman?”
Thanks again for putting this together Jeanna!
Jeanna, it would be nice the videos weren’t uploaded to Youtube. You see I live in China and Youtube is blocked here. Would you consider making a transcript for the interview if that’s not too much trouble?
A transcript would take a REALLY REALLY long time, but I could upload the videos onto LOBH so you could download them?
Thank you! I would appreciate that. This is one of my favorite sites to go to, keep up the good work!
Haha this time it’s Jimmy Eat World and The Wallflowers interrupting! maybe a more private location would have been better. Still so awesome though!
Ahh, that was amazing!
But I didn’t quite catch who Romey said he’d be… was it Eragon? Aragorn? (Better be Aragorn. That’d be… amazing. Haha.)
Whatever one was from Lord of the Rings.
Haha that’s what I though! Man, that’s amazing. If possible, that just made Romey even MORE awesome. And that kinda says a lot.
Ha he said Aragorn from Lord of the Rings
Did he? Haha, I totally thought he said “Eragon.”
But I’m glad he said Aragorn, he’s MUCH cooler.
I SO agree! I was hoping for Aragorn… (am I the only one who thought it was annoying that Eragon sounded as alike to Aragorn as it does? It always confuses me… and yeah, Aragorn is indeed cooler:P)
As the crazy LotR freak I am this probably made me more exited than I should be… haha. Romey, you’re the best.
I was interested in Chad and Drew’s comments about songs making it/being cut at the last minute. I would love to know which ones besides the song Vice Verses were added at the last minute or taken off.
Where I Belong was added at the last minute as I recall!
Heck of a last minute addition!
Seriously! I seem to recall that Jon wrote the song after they won the Grammy….
Thanks for sharing that fact! I find it absolutely incredible and extremely telling that reaching such worldly success only served to remind Jon and the guys of where they truly belong…
Are you sure? Before the guys went to Australia last year, they tweeted about it. Then, they soundchecked it somewhere in Australia. Didn’t they go to Australia in March last year?
Ok first like a month ago a saw pic of Drew and said ‘ya know with his mouthbrow, he could be the lorax’ and I pegged him as that! *score*
However, drew as Mr. Darcy? WHAT?! YES!!! *even bigger score!*
thank you so much for doing this interview Jeanna! We love you so much!
He totally would be the Lorax… Drew is so rad
Romey would be Aragorn? SCORE. I was hoping that one of them would say something from Lord Of The Rings. Well done Romey.
Jeanna, you mentioned liking the song “Fading West,” during the interview, and I remember it was maybe going to be on Vice Verses, because in your review for the album, “Fading West” was the last song. Did you just get to hear the song before it was cut from the album because you’re so special and amazing, or is there a way to buy/listen to the song now? I really wanna hear it!
“Fading West” was on the pre-release that they sent me of Vice Verses. It’s a really great song… very Old Borego-esque. There’s nowhere to buy the song at this time, unfortunately!
Yes, please! I LOVE Old Borego!
Sooooooo…could you send me a copy of that pre-release CD? I’d love you foreverrrrrr
ahahahah! It’s electronically tagged my friend!
Actually, a demo of it plays during the credits of the 2008 movie “Highwater” – although don’t go out of your way to hear it. It’s played behind interviews and hard to hear.
Jeanna, you may live all the way across the ocean but you are now my new best friend. Congratulations…
Words cannot express how excited I am that a) my question was picked, b) it was FIRST and c) ALL THE GUYS SAID IT WAS GOOD!! Having a moderate freak out. Also, Chad is wearing the same shirt he wore at the Edinburgh show
What a magnificent interview, I can’t wait to see the rest. Thanks a thousand-fold for offering this to us!
(and PS, what were you saying about uploading the videos to download from LOBH? Because I would LOVE to have them on my ipod along with the podcasts!)
ahah well thanks. It was a FANTASTIC question. There was no way I wasn’t going to ask it – it was the first question I picked and it was just perfect to open the interview with it.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the interview just as much!
Wow, LOBH has been my favorite site for years now, but this sent me over the top. It is so great to get passed the cliched SF questions.
THANK YOU!
haha thanks Kris! we joked about that beforehand – i assured them I would NOT ask them what switchfoot means… and then someone brought up the hair thing… haha! but yeah, I hope you enjoy the rest of the interviews just as much!
maybe you should post the other parts on their own page, so they each have their own comments section… just a suggestion
I really like the way you made into more of a social conversation, with some planned questions involved, rather then a formal interview.
haha thanks! it was somewhat intentional and somewhat accidental – because we’re all just pretty casual!
I’m pretty sure the “Yamaha’s” name is a Melodica. Like HARmonica, but melodies.
Is there a reason SF-related people call it that?
I don’t know… we just always call it the Yamaha – or the Yam. Either way… I hate that thing. HA!
I think that this is one of the only times I’ve seen you say you HATE something SF/Jon/FF related…
But it is kinda annoying…
For anyone who can’t get enough of Yam, here’s someone else who plays it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ljf-s-msY0
Haha, Jeanna hates the Yam so much!! I remember Jon brought it out like a year ago for a solo show and she went on a rant about why she hates the Yam.
BAHAHAHAH! I did? Yeah I probably did. I LOATHE that stupid thing! It adds NOTHING to the songs!
Haha i think you’re just biased. Jk, and that was the first time i heard of your loathing. I tried to find the update but i couldn’t.
I’m sure i ranted about it. I hate that almost as much as I love cymbal bashing… which is a lot, considering cymbal bashing is my favorite SF thing ever
Well, a melodica is like a piano that you blow into and make melodies and notes and stuff. Gungor’s used it before in a video I’m pretty sure.
Jon plays a Yamaha mini keyboard at aftershows. He nicknamed it “The Yam” so everyone just calls in the Yamaha (although it bugs me cause yamaha is a brand that makes pretty much every instrument, so that doesn’t really narrow it down, haha)
Although, in defense of the Yam, I love it if only because he plays Fake Your Own Death on there. Gorgeous.
Hey J, I’m pretty sure I used one of your questions in one of the interview parts…
Romey’s not a hater.
GREAT video today! Loved the childhood memories and the whole ‘hand bells’ thing! lots of laughing along with this one!
ahaha the hand bells thing was HILARIOUS
It was! But you know, he’s totally right!
Yeah, he’s all like, “You have to wear the gloves, and ‘bring it all the way up and all the way down’, and the gloves, and you only get one note, and the gloves”. Drew just doesn’t like gloves.
Hey I’m having some trouble to understand Tim. Was it him or Jon who got his shirt dirty? Cause Tim says that Chad was playing his brother’s role and in the video Chad is the one who got dirty but I’m pretty sure I hear Tim saying “All over my shirt”
I think it went like this: Jon spilled Tim’s punch on Tim at the REAL birthday party, being held for Jon. In the music video, Tim was Jon and Chad was Tim…
Or so my mind is translating it.
It was Jon’s birthday party and Jon was the one who spilled punch all over Tim
Hmm.. So wicked as a kid. Spilling punch on your brother.. Badass! Haha!
Ok…so…the video was kind of Tim’s revenge just not on Jon, right? hahaha
Chad took the punch in Jon’s place – what sacrificial love!
You will never get bored with Drew. It was so much fun! I was laughing really hard haha! He’s just a natural comedian. Love you Boys! I wonder which instrument Jon hate and how would he respond on Timmy’s story about their fight. Laughter*Laughter*Laughter*
Part 3. Favorite part too!
Bahahaha! Hilarious! Part 3 is definitely my favorite so far.
Hey Jeanna, can I switch places with you next time you get to hang out with them?
And can I go after Ivey?
:O Wow Jeanna, thank you SO much for using my question!
It’s an amazing idea to interwiew Switchfoot with our own questions:) I wish I could understand everything what they say. Could you transcribe it or add some english subtitles? Because it’s much easier for foreigner to understand written text. Many thanks from Czech republic
Haha, Part 3 is FANTASTIC. I laughed out loud several times. How can you NOT, with the fruit-filled Twinkie story?!
Drew had anger issues just like me! Lol only I beat a guy up ’cause he stole my friends hat… he was the visiting pastor’s son :/ I got in big trouble! But Drew doesn’t like handbells?!? :’( that’s the only instrument I can play well
I can play up to four at a time so it’s not boring at all!
Jeanna, Jeanna, Jeanna!
Once again you have outdone yourself; part three was FANTASTIC!
I thought for sure someone would say they wanted to be Frodo or Gandalf. It was great to hear Jerome pick Aragorn from Lord of the Rings. I understand Drew’s frustration and annoyance with handbells too.
The one question I have (maybe I have more, just not right now): why is this not in HD – even point-and-shoots? I thought you had a really good camera as a photographer, Jeanna. Don’t most cameras have HD video nowadays? Heck, some even have simulateneous videoing and photographing nowadays!
The original files are HD (we shot it with my 5D Mark II) but I had to compress the quality so it wouldn’t take so long to upload. It’s better if you increase the quality on the YouTube video to 480
Oh, I suppose that sort of makes sense. So, you just didn’t want to wait for the longer upload time? Would you ever upload the high-definition version, say on LOBH? I love high definition and don’t really like standard definition. Also, do you like your camera? I like Canon okay, but I’ve always thought Nikon has a slight edge on Canon (I don’t even know why). And have you tried the Nikon D3200? I want to get it if I get a good camera because it looks like a great deal (I only have a FujiFilm XP30 right now). Would you recommend it or another camera?
Right! Videos take FOREVER to upload on YouTube. but yeah, I might put the HQs up on LOBH eventually!
I LOVE the 5D for filming. The filming quality is GORGEOUS. it’s the same camera that the switchfoot guys use for their most recent podcasts. High recommend it
I’m working on transcribing it right now. I’ve had a little trouble understanding them sometimes like when they all decide it would be fun to all talk at once, or when people think its cool to blare their music over Sf. Or just Chad not talking clearly. So it might be a few more days, but I’m working on it.
That is good of you to do – I’m sure it will be appreciated by many!
bahaha sorry about that – we kept talking over each other
Haha ya its fine. I’m mostly having a hard time understanding Chad. Who did he say he would add to the band so he could be a backup dancer? I can’t catch that, or what book/character he would be.
he’s very soft spoken! I’ll have to re-watch and then tell you, because i don’t remember now!
jeanna,
can i be friends with you so that i could be friends with switchfoot? man, i envy you! hahaha!
thanks though for interviewing these guys!
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There seemed to be a soft spot for Jon right beside Chad. ((:
I am really enjoying this interview! It made me feel like I’m eavesdropping to a live conversation (in a very good way).
ahha thanks Kaye!
Thank YOU!
Wow these are amazing!!! Best interview (more like conversation) that I’ve ever seen! Thank you sooo much for doing this Jeanna! Love it
Can’t wait for more!!
Oh my word. I can’t believe I JUST noticed this part:
when talking about Drew hating bells and mybe he should lay down on the couch and talk about it- Tim: *pionts* “there’s a window”
Bahahaha my sister and I laughed soooo hard XD although it took her five minutes to get it
ahah if you notice, I caught that late too. Tim says that and I’m all *looks……pauses…cracks up* then I go “I just got that!”
Tim’s got a clever sense of humor
This is just…TOO awesome! I am beyond excited for Fading West!! Woot woot! And OMG Tim and I have the same clever humor…but I think I’m worse though. I tend to be more sarcastic than clever O_o
I think the Boys really enjoyed this interview as much as we do. Great job Jeanna! I think they have never sit down and talk about what the other person is good at or his talents are etc etc.. It was so much fun watching them.
I loved the part about the talents, too! Chad is even cooler now…
And Dr.ew plays keyboard?! TOTALLY didn’t know that…
..talons.
bahha if you missed it, that’s what they keep saying. “Hidden talons…”
Part 4 is the best yet! I can’t wait to hear the fading west soundtrack! It left me thinking of the Who’s Tommy. Could this be their opus? I also loved hearing about Tim and that he does the merch/album designs and producing. That’s all the stuff I would love to do. And a part 5 to the interview? That’s a welcome surprise; I thought there were only 4 parts. I’m loving this! It’s like and early Christmas!
Is there any way to get ahold of the ETC. album?
If you can get to San Diego and find a copy in a record store. Jon, Tim, and Chad have asked fans not to post it on the internet anywhere. But if you can find a hard copy…
The (nearly) complete lyrics are here on LOBH, @ http://landofbrokenhearts.org/switchfoot/etc/
(I say nearly because of the question marks that fill in for the words that Jon just sjhfkjsdfhklsajghskghsdkfjhsaf;l;sdfjsfs over.)
But, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, it isn’t on iTunes or Amazon MP3 or anything. Only used hard copies float around now.
P.S. No, I don’t have a copy… and I’ve never heard ony of it.
Okay, so a few of you have it. Please share! Tim doesn’t mind if it’s shared, from what I read, he just doesn’t want it posted online for everybody.
It’s awful. HAHAH! you really don’t want it. It’s so bad.
oh come on. It isn’t THAT bad. I mean, I guess it’s because i don’t really classify it under music…more of a collectable. Hahaha.
That’s true. Jon’s vocals are just… so… so bad
yeah, I always listen to it whenever I need a good laugh
I can just sit there listening through the whole thing laughing my head off… although Tim’s not too bad in Make Me Real….
I love that album! Its so horrible, but its fun to see how much better they’ve gotten!
I didn’t realize it was that bad…
*any…. I meant any…
Whoa thanks so much for using my question Jeanna! Excited to hear what the boys plan to do with Fading West. Psyched to hear more news about how it will all be released. So excited. Love this band. Thanks again Jeanna! Very honored to have the guys answer a question of mine.
You really asked a great question that captured all the elements of fading west that everyone was asking. Good job! It was a well thought out question
part 4 was so good (they all have been, so far)… and it’s funny that Tim mentioned Drew’s piano skills because the meet and greet in St. Paul, MN, was in a choir room, so Drew played this awesome piano piece, which I did NOT catch on video, darn it (chad also did a fabulous dance, also not caught on video). when I said I didn’t know he played piano, he said he’d taken lessons for 10 years! then I asked him when he switched to guitar, but never got to hear his answer because someone else was getting his autograph. would’ve loved to hear his answer… oh well!
really enjoying the interview/conversation; thanks Jeanna, for doing such a great job. you’re the perfect sf interviewer because you’re such a big fan and know so much about their history and can ask the natural questions that come out of a conversation like this. can’t wait to see part 5…
Thanks Tram! Glad you enjoyed it! I think I knew on some level that Drew could play the piano, but I didn’t know he could so well… that sounds like a really fun M&G!
You guys all submitted great questions in the first place!
It WAS a fun M&G (too short, tho)! And the questions I was referring to were not the submitted ones, but the ones that come to mind naturally in the course of a conversation. In formal interviews, those often don’t get asked because of time constraints or lack of familiarity on the part of the interviewer, so it was really great to have you ask those questions that came to MY mind as the guys talked. Hope you can understand what I’m tryin’ to say!!!
Yeah I definitely get what you are saying!
I was also thinking after the interview that I was glad that it had happened for the first time now, as opposed to 3 years ago when I didn’t know them as well and hadn’t spent as much time hanging out. It was really a great time to do it!
Oh my gosh Tim read my mind!! Right as a watched the part about Jerome being the “music chef” i was thinking of making a t-shirt that said that. Fits with Tim’s well known hidden talent: Ninja!!
ahaha do it! do it! and send us a picture of it
Part 4 is my favourite, getting to really know all the guys. Wow, incredible!
Have any of you seen Rob Machado’s Melali tour? I’m hoping Fading West will be the same.
Part four is amazing!! Jeanna, you’re the bomb! Thanks sooo much for doing this
I can’t wait till part five.
Their description of Tim is so cool, he’s so awesome he should be left handed
he actually does sound left handed… y’know, Leonardo Divici was. Lefties tend to be artistic 
someone PLEASE make a shirt that says: “Jerome. Music Chef. He likes it spicy.” I’m seriously thinking of doing one in photoshop.
Seriously. Do it. And send us a picture because that would be amazing
alright alright alright….here’s the design:
http://www.switchbeats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/shirt-mockup.jpg
i have the simple .jpg in case anybody wants to legit make a shirt out of it
Haha that’s great! I hope someone really does make a shirt like that.
Thanks so much for the interview! I really enjoyed watching it.
I’d wear it
The whole thing was really great, Jeanna – thanks so much for putting this together and thanks to our wonderful, funny, sweet, lovely Switchfoot guys for being so great and answering these questions so thoughtfully! We love you guys!
Oh wow… This whole interview made me feel like I know much much more about the guys and I now admire them much more. Specially Tim! I was like “Yesterday? Really?!That’s like one of my favorite songs of all times!” And I can not ignore the biggest words of wisdom ever said: Let it be. Like Drew’s brother said, Let the Beatles say it. They know what to say. And Drew’s brother has got to be the sweetest kid.
Thank you so much for making this happen Jeanna! I loved it and I’m pretty sure everyone did too!
P.S.: Curiosity time! Did you Know that Paul Mcartney wrote the lyrics for Yesterday on a trip to Algarve here in Portugal? Such beautiful words could only be written in such a beautiful place! hehehehe
Someone please enlighten me on what the song “etc.” is where it is rumored that Tim sings lead! I keep Googling/Youtubing it and can’t find it!
Etc is Tim and Jon’s high-school band. One of the songs on the album Tim sings lead vocals. Its not anywhere on youtube I don’t think.
Yeah you won’t be able to find it anywhere online. Lyrics here:
Tim sings a couple verses on the song “Make Me Real”
http://landofbrokenhearts.org/switchfoot/etc/
He sounded good.
The best sample you can find of Tim’s vocals is on their cover of “God Only Knows”, Tim’s all too brief cover of “Die In Your Arms Tonight” and switchfoot’s song “The Waco Song” – all in the media section!
$25 every five minutes? Jeanna, your possibly the most expensive psychiatrist ive ever heard of haha.
Hey, I’M worth it
Can I make a suggestion? Why don’t we, as fans/members of LOBH pool together other questions and when one of us goes to an M&G, we ask one of the questions? We can keep this going!!!
That’s a cool idea Lee!
that sounds sweet!
Good idea! We could even take a short video of it.
Okay, so who’s going to see them first?
hey Tim, have you read any of Robin Williams books on graphic design? not the actor, but the graphic artist. her best-selling book is, “The Non-Designer’s Design Book.” there are four principles of graphic design, which you probably know, but i’ll repeat. they are: CRAP (contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity). it’s an easy read, which i’m sure is of utmost necessity…
i found “The Waco Song” in the Media section, and all four of the guys can sing. i’m very reassured, aren’t you?
hey Jon, who’s probably still listening to Coldplay in the adjacent room, how’s it goin’? ya still got that scraggly beard and baseball cap from twitter a few days ago?
Drew’s Awesome, and you’re OVERLY-Awesome. i guess sometimes they have to kick you out of the room ‘cuz the light from your hair is so blinding. keep lookin’ for the Blinding Light!
haha! Patricia, you’re crackin’ me up!
I waited til they were all posted so I could enjoy all at once and am so happy I did that. I love how in Depth this was. Questions from the people who know Switchfoot best, and done by someone who knows them even better. Makes for one of the best SF interviews. So much material to comment on, but what stands out the most for me is the feel of it. Jeanna having the familiarity she has with the guys, created a feeling of just hanging out at home chatting, so the interaction between the guys reminds me of their podcasts. That kind of feel…which is what is so endearing about them. Truly good and decent guys with great personalities. The questions were so great and it was just one long conversation, rather than an interview. I vote for more of these. Really appreciate how everyone got to answer the same question. One little thing…Chad didn’t get to answer what his most vibrant childhood memory was so could he email it to you Jeanna?:)…IF he’s up for it. And on that note, sorry to hear Jon was not feeling well, so maybe all these questions could be posed to him and he can answer if he has the time? Just wondering. Many thanks Jeanna and the guys for taking time out to do this. So fun.
Thanks for the awesome feedback Liza! We’ll DEFINITELY do another interview like this – probably when Fading West is closer to being done, we’ll do a “Fading West” themed interview.
And I’ll have to see about that childhood memory question and Chad! I would be interested in knowing his answer… now that I remember that he actually didn’t answer it
That would be great! All things Fading West is highly appreciated.
Why does Drew not have his own show!?