Beth: Out of the negative emotions of greed, anger, jealousy, and hate, which one affects you the most?
“Probably anger. I try not to focus on those things. I can get pretty pissed off at the world sometimes, especially when I’m writing. I channel my anger by hitting golf balls (laughs). If I’m at home, making music or playing golf are the best ways to get negative energy out of my mind.”
Sophie: What do you think about when you’re by yourself?
“(Laughs) The human mind, that’s a complex fuckin’ organism. There’s a lot going on in there. I think about a lot of shit. Mostly just, ‘What am I gonna eat today?’ I’m not really sitting around doing the ‘chicken or the egg?’ deal, I’m more, ‘Where’s the next meal?’”
Jack: If you could have anybody else’s life, whose would you take?
“Two people: Freddie Mercury. That would be an insane person’s head to be in, to know how he thought. What’s the thing I’d most like to do as him? Fucking write music with Queen (laughs)! To be able to have those kind of talents would be nothing short of cool. And also: Malcolm Young from AC/DC, from ’74 to ’85, because they put out a bunch of kick-ass records then, and it would be sick to play guitar on those.”
Louis: Have you ever questioned your sanity?
“Absolutely. Making Beartooth records, pretty much every single time (laughs). Towards the end or somewhere in the middle I usually have a bit of a mental breakdown, but I always find a way through it. Diving into all those parts of my life and writing songs about it knowing that a ton of people are gonna hear it is an interesting thing. It can get a bit dark. At least I’m giving it my all. If it was all fun and games and super easy the whole time, something would not be correct in that record writing process.”
Liam: Which fictional character do you most relate to?
“Probably Animal, the drummer from The Muppets. He just always wants to rock (laughs)! And that’s my biggest thing, I always wanna keep rockin’. I feel [we have that in common].”