Meg and Dia INTERVIEW – Feb. 22, 2007

INTERVIEW WITH DIA (L) AND NICK (R).
FEB. 22, 2007
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
THE NORVA.

Q â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ WHAT ARE YOUR BIRTH NAMES AND HOW ARE YOU PART OF THE BAND MEG AND DIA?

DIA- MY NAMES DIA LEIS FRAMPTON, MY MIDDLE NAME IS SPELT “L-E-I-S”, UM, I SING I’M IN THE BAND BECAUSE, HIM AND I STARTED IT?

NICK- HIM AN I? YOU AND I?

DIA – MY SISTER, NICK AND I STARTED IT AND UM, IS THAT THE CORRECT ANSWER?

NICK- (laughs)

DIA – IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE ASKING FOR?

NICK- (laughs)

ME â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ YEAHHHHâ┚¬Ã‚¦

NICK – I’M NICOLAS WAYNE PRICE, AND I PLAY DRUMS AND THE STORY IS MEG WAS
LIVING IN SALT LAKE CITY AND WAS GOING TO COLLEGE, SHE WRECKED HER CAR AND BROUGHT IT TO MY BODY SHOP, WHICH MY FAMILY OWNS, TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THATS HOW MEG, DIA AND I STARTED THE BAND.

Q – ITS BEEN RECENTLY REPORTED ONLINE THAT MEG& DIA SIGNED TO WARNER BROS RECORDS..IS THAT TRUE?

NICK- (laughs) YEAH.

ME – THATS AWESOME, ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO STAY WITH DOGHOUSE AND DO THE WHOLE DOUBLE RECORD DEAL?

NICK- YEAH, ITS AN UPSTREAM DEAL THRU DOGHOUSE, SO DOGHOUSE IS STILL VERY INVOLVED.

DIA – (TO NICK) YOU LOVE DOGHOUSE.

Q – SO ITS BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE YOUR LAST ALBUM, “SOMETHING REAL” CAME OUT, WHENԚ IS THE BANDԚ GOING TO START WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM?

DIA – JANUARY 2008.

NICK – YEAH, PROBABLY NOT FOR ANOTHER, WHAT IS THAT? 10 MONTHS?

DIA â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ MM-HMM

Q – IS THERE ANYONE SPECIFIC YOU WANT TO WORK WITH?

NICK – TO PRODUCE IT?

ME â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ YEAH.

DIA â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ TIM Oâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢HEIR.

NICK – I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHO THAT IS…DID HE DO THE REJECTS?

DIA – HE DID THE SAY ANYTHING RECORD

NICK – I’D BE DOWN WITH CHRIS WALLER, HE’S UH…

DIA – DAN NELSON!

DIA – I’D PEE MY PANTS IF WE GOT DAN NELSON, I WOULD PAY HIM BY DOING TOURS
EVERY DAY.

NICK – RICK RUBEN.

Q -IS THEREԚ GOING TOԚ BE ANOTHER “TEASER ALBUM”?

NICK – WELL, I MEAN MAYBE…I DON’T KNOW…THINGS HAVE KIND OF CHANGED A LITTLE BIT NOW..

DIA – A TEASER ALBUM?

NICK – YEAH, LIKE THE EP.

DIA – OH, THAT WAS PARTLY FOR WARPED TOUR BECAUSE OUR RECORD DIDN’T COME OUT UNTIL 3 DAYS AFTER WARPED TOUR ENDED..SO WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO A FEW MONTHS OF REALLY INTENSE TOURING WITH NOTHING, MUSIC-WISE, SO WE JUST MADE THAT EP DIRECTLY FOR WARPED TOUR.

Q – DO YOU GUYS HAVE A VIDEO FOR “ROSES” YET?

DIA – WE’RE ACTUALLY DOING THAT IN APRIL, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY OUR NEXT VIDEO.

Q – SO WHATS THE DEAL WITH THE WHOLE BAND MEMBERS SITUATION? MEMBERS SEEM TO COME AND GO.

NICK – ITS KINDA LIKE WE’RE SPINAL TAP…

DIA – YEAH, ITS A HARD PROCESS TO GET MEMBERS THAT TAKE IT FIRSTLY, CAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE FUN, PLAYING GOOD MUSIC, THERES SO MUCH POLITICS INVOLVED,AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET ALONG WITH THEM IN A VAN FOR 24 HOURS A DAY, WHICH IS THE HARDEST THING EVER. AND ALSO IF THEY HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF VIEW, MUSICALLY, LIKE YOU DO WITH YOUR BAND

NICK – THERES A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING IT OUT THERE FOR THE WRONG REASONS, YOU KNOW?

DIA – YEAHâ┚¬Ã‚¦WE ACTUALLY WANT TO FIND SOMEONE THAT CAN UNDERSTAND OUR VISION AND WANT WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND YOU KNOW, I MEAN WE DONâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢T HAVE THE RIGHT VISION IN MUSIC BUT IT IS OUR OWN AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT……ITS BEEN HARD…BUT THESE NEW MEMBERS HAVE BEEN REALLY COOL, WE HAVEN’T ACTUALLY SOLIDIFIED THEIR POSITIONS YET, BUT ..

NICK – THEY’RE WORKING OUT REALLY WELL.

DIA – YEAH, WE DECIDED TO NOT BE NAIVE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE TOUR WITH THEM FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, GET TO KNOW THEM, BEFORE WE SAY “HEY YOU’RE PART OF THE BAND”

NICK – WE’VE MADE THATԚ  MISTAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES LIKE “OH YEAH YOU ARE PART OF OUR BAND” WITH OUT KNOWNING THE PERSONԚ  AND THEN ITS LIKE , “OH WAIT, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE PART OF THE BAND ANYMORE”

Q -Ԛ ANY BIG “SECRET” CONFIRMED TOURS COMING UP SOON? TOURING OVERSEAS?

NICK – WE DO HAVE A SECRET LARGE TOUR COMING UP, BUT ITS JUST U.S. THERES TALK OF MAYBE GOING TO ENGLAND..

DIA – YEAH, BUT ONLY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, LIKE ITS A FESTIVAL, ITS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT THEY’RE STILL WORKING ON IT. IT DEPENDS ON WEATHER THEY CAN GET OUR ALBUM RELEASED OVER THERE IN TIME.

Q – I READ THAT MEG AND DIA ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE MATERIAL IN THE REVOLUTION ON CANVAS 2..BOOK, IS THAT TRUE?

DIA – UM, OH YEAH, I WROTE A SHORT STORY FOR THAT, ITS ACTUALLY REALLY AMAZING, IF I DON’T SAY SO MYSELF.

NICK – (laughs)

DIA – I’M JUST KIDDING, BUT YEAH I WROTE A SHORT STORY, I ACTUALLY WROTE IT ON WARPED TOUR AND I HOPE IT GETS IN IT THERE.

ME – I THINK THEY’RE ADVERTISING IT AS YOU GUYS HAVING CONTENT IN THE BOOK.

DIA – REALLY?

NICK – THATS WHAT I’VE BEEN SEEINGâ┚¬Ã‚¦

DIA – THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A SHORT STORY, IF I WEREN’T A MUSIC SINGER I WOULD BE AN ENGLISH MAJOR FOR SURE AND I WOULD BE A NOVELIST .

Q – WITH THAT SAID, WHERE WOULD YOU TWO BE, IF MEG AND DIA DIDN’T TAKE OFF LIKE IT DID?

DIA – I’D BE A NOVELIST. .

NICK – I’D BE PRACTICING DRUMS IN MY BASEMENT AND WORKING AT MY FAMILY’S AUTO BODY SHOP AND GOING TO COLLEGE.

DIA – AND GETTING MARRIED

NICK – I WOULDN’T GET MARRIED.

Q – WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS YOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT THUS FAR?

DIA – LEARNING TO PLAY WELL, TOGETHER…WHICH WE HAVEN’T ACCOMPLISHED YET, BUT WE GO SHOW BY SHOW, DAY BY DAY LEARNING HOW TO PLAY WELL WITH EACH OTHER, LIKE LISTENING TO EACH OTHER. LEARNING HOW TO PLAY TOGETHER IS SO DIFFICULT THAT ON THE DAYS THAT YOU DO PLAY TOGETHER IT FEELS REALLY NICE BECAUSE THE CHEMISTRY IS THERE AND I FINALLY FEEL LIKE I’M PLAYING MUSIC WITH MY FRIENDS AND THE MUSIC COMES ACROSS THE WAY I WANT IT TO.

NICK – YEAH, I AGREE WITH THE MUSIC COMING ACROSS LIKE HOW WE WANT IT TO BE COMING ACROSS AND THE FAN BASE WE HAVE WOULD BE ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT, WHICHԚ  I WOULDN’T SAY IS NESSISARILY “BUILT” THEY JUST KIND OF CAME TO US BECAUSE WHAT WE’RE DOING IS LIKE THE REAL THING..THERE ARE A LOT OF BANDS AND MUSICIANS OUT THERE, LIKE I SAID EARLIER,Ԛ  WHO ARE DOING IT ALL FOR THE WRONG REASONS…WE JUST TRY TO STAY POSITIVE AND PLAY MUSIC BECAUSE WE LOVE TO DO IT AND BECAUSE ITS FUN TO DO.

Q – DO YOU THINK THAT EXPOSURE TO MAJOR STREAMING IS GOING TO HELP YOU IN THE RIGHT WAY?

NICK – THERES A LOT OF RADIO/MTV BANDS FOR PEOPLE TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO THAT ARE KIND OF LIKE HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW..THOSE PEOPLE JUST LIKE WHATEVER’S POPULAR AT THE TIME ANNNNND THERES BANDS OUT THERE THAT HAVE THAT ONE HIT ON THE RADIO THAT YOU HEAR ONE DAY AND THEY GET HUGE AND THE NEXT DAY EVERYONES FORGOT ABOUT THEM CAUSE THEY’RE LISTENING TO WHATEVERS POPULAR THEN, AND WE DON’T WANT TO COME ACROSS AS ONE OF THOSE BANDS, WE WANT TO STICK AROUND AND HAVE SOME LONGEVITY AND DO THIS FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN.

Q â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ OH YEAH, HOW WAS THAT ACOUSTIC IN-STORE TODAY?

NICK – IT WAS AWESOME, WE WEREN’T EXPECTING THE RESPONSE FROM THAT KIND OF CROWD BECAUSE WHEN WE DO THE IN-STORES ITS USUALLY LIKE 10-15 PEOPLE AND ITS USUALLY COMPLETELY ACOUSTIC..WE SHOWED UP TO THIS ONE AND IT WAS LIKE A PACKED HOUSE AND THEY HAD A PA FOR US AND EVERYTHING AND IT WAS REALLY COOL.

Q – DIA…NONE OF THE SONGS YOU FULLY WROTE (WITH OUT THE BAND) WERE PUT ON “SOMETHING REAL”, DID YOU CONSIDER DISPLAYING THOSE SONGS YOU HAVE WRITTEN OR PLAN TO WRITE ON SAY A SEPERATE MYSPACE?

DIA – I HAVE A MYSPACE WHICH IS ON OUR TOP 8, ITS CALLED “DIA AND IAN”, WHICH IS BASICALLY MYSELF AND MY FRIEND IAN WHO ADDS MUSIC TO IT. BUT AS FAR AS ME WRITING MORE SONGS, IF I DO, ITS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE BROUGHT TO ANOTHER PERSONAL PAGE, ITS GOING TO BE BROUGHT TO THE BAND TO BE PLAYED WITH MEG AND DIA.

ME – WELL I GUESS THATS ALL I REALLY HAVE FOR YOU GUYS..

NICK – COOL.

DIA – WELL THANKS FOR HAVING US.

ME – THANKS FOR DOING THE INTERVIEW AND THIS INTERVIEW IS FOR DRIVENFAROFF.COM.