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Interview: Band of the Week - The Bittersweets

Written by A.L. Harper
Published January 27, 2008
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No, on all accounts. I feel like I was kind of built to play music and tour. My body kind of lends itself to being on the road and playing music, my whole make-up, it’s how I function. I love being on the road, I love being in the studio. I don’t feel like I don’t have a life, especially here; it’s a lot easier to have a life ‘cause you can hang-out with people and then take off and that’s kind of the whole deal.

Do you have aspirations to have a wife and family someday?

I’m a very in the moment person. I tend to live very in the moment. I think because of that I don’t really think about the future that much. I’m just kind of living in the now thing. This is great I love what I’m doing right now as I’m doing it.

So, that in the moment thing, does that effect your song-writing as well?

Yeah, you’re absolutely right, that’s exactly how I write songs. A lot of people will sit down and stew over their songs, edit them, and change things here and change things there. I’m very in the moment, but also a subconscious writer. Meaning I don’t sit back and think through lyrics a lot when I write, I just go with what’s coming to me. I might sit down and write the music, write the tune that’s in my head but not write words to it which is pretty common for me. And it will just stick with me for awhile and someday I’ll just start humming it again and I’ll sit down and pour through the whole thing.

Where do you see yourself and your music in five years?

You’re asking me a future question and I just told I’m an in the moment person. (laughs) I really don’t define success as having some huge band, playing arenas or anything like that. I would just love to have a solid group of people who want to hear the music, who want to listen to the music. The goal I guess is to get the music in front of as many ears as possible.

To hear The Bittersweet’s for yourself, you can visit their MySpace space or their own website.

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How does this thing work againI'm a writer and music journalist originally from Salt Lake City, but now living in Scotland. I was a Punk/Goth in the '80s and these artistic influences have stayed with me; although a love of Chopin, chamber music, and Spanish guitar would seem to belie this. I am one of many assistant music editors at Blogcritics.org, staff writer for a gay men's magazine based in Edinburgh, and a freelance writer.
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Interview: Band of the Week - The Bittersweets
Published: January 27, 2008
Type: Interview
Section: Music
Filed Under: Interviews, Music: Adult Alternative, Music: Country and Americana, Music: Folk, Music: Roots Rock
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