Question: whos your favorite nascar driver?

Answer: anyone who hit's a wall at 190 mph is in that moment my favorite nascar driver

Answered by duh-raja on Jul 2nd 2008

Question: glassjaw or saves the day?

Answer: bill and ted"s excellent adventure    or       bill and ted"s bogus journey?

Answered by duh-raja on Jul 2nd 2008

Question: chris...do you have saves the day on your ipod? do you ever listen to your own songs for the heck of it

Answer: hahaha, actually yes i do have saves the day on my iPod, although under the info for the songs i make sure to click the "skip during shuffle" setting!  (it can be a little unsettling when you're rocking out to fela kuti and suddenly "collision" comes on.  ha!)  i only listen to our music right after we have finished an album, or while we are recording.  in fact, while recording, i only listen to the music we are working on.  i listen to it over and over, digesting, getting ideas, recalibrating parts, fine-tuning.  and then i listen to it quite a lot once it is finished.  but after about a month or so, i'm ready to focus on the next album, and then i listen only to the saves the day songs currently in the creation stage.  last night i spent an hour listening to our new songs for daybreak.  quite good, i must say, in my opinion.  werd.

Answered by chris on Jul 2nd 2008

Question: whos your favourite superhero?

Answer: i dunno, maybe Jesus? the water to wine thing seems way more impressive than flying or turning green when you get mad.

Answered by duh-raja on Jul 2nd 2008

Question: When will your songs be available to play on Rock Band?! In My Waking Life would be so fun!

Answer: i dunno, it would be kinda rad. but kinda scary too, it would be such a bummer to keep being smoked at your own song by some 8 year old rock band prodigy in best buy.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 28th 2008

Question: how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

Answer: 21,067.006310

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 28th 2008

Question: Not really a question but Durijah you have one of the best sense of humor ever. Right on man

Answer: thanks man, im no carrot top, but a boy can dream right?

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 28th 2008

Question: Durijah - I have to say that even though just about every time I see you guys play you're sporting a UNC jersey and I cringe (I'm a Duke fan), I can let it slide since you're an absolute beast at answering questions. And for the record, you can be Biggie instead of Tupac.

Answer: if it's any consolation at all, i don't really care about sports all that much. i just hate duke because i used to live in Durham right down the street from duke and worked at what might be regarded as a "duke bar".  seriously, the attitude that most of those kids have is out of control. but thanks for letting us be biggie, maybe p diddy will sign us to bad boy now. sizzy tha dizzy

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 28th 2008

Question: Do you guys ever rock to your favorite cd's in your underpants anymore??

Answer: do blue feetie pajamas coun't? if they do then yes

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 28th 2008

Question: D. what's your top 3 favorite saves the day songs to play right now?

Answer: probably- hold, hell is here, and always ten feet tall. but it's kinda hard to choose, i have a lot of fun playing them all.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 28th 2008

Question: Where did my question go?

Answer: here it is

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 26th 2008

Question: Imagine for a second that Saves The Day is Tupac... who is your Biggie? Or you guys are Jay-Z... who is your Nas? Just know I've got your back, dawgs ;)

Answer: can we be biggie? pretty please with shug knight on top?

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 26th 2008

Question: it's awesome you answer questions all the time..thanks my question today is in regards to sci-fi. i heard some of you like it! my favorites shows are Firefly and Stargate. my favorite movies lately have been Children of Men and Sunshine. What are your favorites?

Answer: haven't seen children of men yet, heard it was sick tho. sunshine was pretty awesome. if you have never seen 12 monkeys or brazil you should prolly get on it

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 26th 2008

Question: Hey this is in regards to Joe's question on May 22nd.... Why do you even post that on the site... I can see where he is coming from saying the music has changed.. but he needs to realize as the person holding the pen and guitar the music will change as well... keep doing what you are doing it has saved my life...including every album not just one ore two of them....Thank you

Answer: i posted it because, i found the wording of his complaint to be kinda silly and quite telling. one because he used "GAY emo" and "PUNK emo" and thats the kind of language you might expect to hear from a middle school kid who isn't comfortable with his emotions. and personally i think the word emo to describe music is kinda redundant. if it's supposed to be short hand for emotional music, what would the opposite be? even the more cerebral music that i have been into over the years have seemingly been trying to get across some feeling. i dunno, i like what we do. maybe i shouldn't of posted it, but even if i didn't post it the sentiment still exists. the reality is that not everyone is going to be into the artistic direction you choose to head in. you kinda have to learn to be ok with that or else your screwed. that being said, glad you like what we do

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 26th 2008

Question: would you guys ever switch instruments on a song? no like weezer switching, but like radiohead switiching.

Answer: it's been mentioned in passing, if it will actually happen is debatable

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 26th 2008

Question: I asked a question a while back and it never got answered but a bunch of other peoples did. how come?

Answer: hey man, i have been trying to answer as many questions as possible. however there are questions that are either addressed to someone in particular or are questions that i either don't know the answer to or don't feel like i should be answering considering how short of a time i have been playing with std.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 26th 2008

Question: Do labels provide band's with health care? Do you have to get your own. I've heard about so many bus, van, and show accidents, what do you do!

Answer: i don't know if any of us have health care. if ya get injured ya just gotta pour some tussin on it

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 25th 2008

Question: PLEASE READ THIS and stop making GAY emo music and go back to the more PUNK emo. Im not tryin to hate i just think every CD " sound the alarm" is so much better. I think you would sell so many more records if u guys just went back to your roots and did more shit like that. You guys are the greatest. Thanks - JOE

Answer: is "GAY emo" a real genre? does the GAY portion always need to be capitalized?

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 25th 2008

Question: Do you still listen to Jawbreaker? What is your favorite song?

Answer: "i love you so much it's killing us both" is absolutely amazing.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 25th 2008

Question: How you guys doing? Just a little question...Do you think you'll come play in Europe some day??

Answer: we would love to, with a little luck we'll make it back across the pond

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 25th 2008

Question: This question is for all the members of Saves the Day(hopefully everyone is able to answer!) What did ya'll want to be career wise before playing and performing music for a living?

Answer: i used to wana be a fireman/astronaut/doctor/president/g.i.joe, i dunno it just seemed unrealistic. maybe one day

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 25th 2008

Question: What's your favorite descendents album?

Answer: i know it's blasphemy but i think "everything sucks" is amazing.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 25th 2008

Question: canada loves saves the day but why doesn't saves the day love canada?

Answer: dude we totally love canada. i love canada so much that im gonna go sit through that new shitty mike myers movie just because he's one our neighbors to the north. then im going to drink canadian whiskey mixed with canada dry ginger ale until i have no memory of watching it

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 25th 2008

Question: Duijah, do you find yourself intimidating? I was at the Atlanta show and as I was standing in line to get in, I saw you standing outside of the tour bus smoking a cigarette all bad ass like, it was pretty cool.

Answer: i try not to think about it, i guess some people see me as an intimidating sort of fella. i mean i don't walk around with a grin on 24/7, but it kinda sucks that i would have to walk around with a rainbow bright lunch box, a miley cyrus t-shirt  and a kitten to seem more approachable. actually on second thought that would probably make me look like a pedophile, so you see i can't win. actually just as a p.s.a. if you encounter a guy over the age of 13 wearing a miley cyrus shirt and it's not billy ray cyrus stay away from that guy.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 25th 2008

Question: I wrote you guys last week...yes, i risked bothering you again for like the 12th time in my life....but for some reason, this time I really feel like I want to know if you guys even read what I write to you or not. even though i know it's impossible and that the likelihood of that ever happening is slim to none. then i see on stupid facebook that a girl i went to high school with has somehow managed to snag Coby Linder from Say Anything and is actually fo' rizzle dating him and then she has pictures of Chris (conley...as if any of you wouldnt know that hah) like up close and personal and then i get ridiculously frustrated with myself like how have i failed in achieving to get in touch with the band that would play the soundtrack to my life. Please, even if you only have time or energy to write a "fuck you" back, I'd honestly appreciate that. if not, please know that i'll love the hell out of you anyway. gracias again and again.

Answer: i totally just read what you wrote. im not sure how to respond because there isn't really a question. but i don't see a need to write "fuck you" back. thats more our vice president's speed

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 25th 2008

Question: My sister and I have had an intense debate for quite some time now, and I was wondering if y'all could help settle it. Here goes: Phil Collins or Peter Gabriel?

Answer: phil collins is the more amusing of answer, but peter gabriel doesn't make me wana puncture my ear drums. was this in regard to genesis?

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 25th 2008

Question: What is the meaning of life?

Answer: 42

Answered by douglas adams on Jun 25th 2008

Question: What's everybody's favorite breakfast cereal?

Answer: probably something all healthy and boring with like bran and flax seed oil or some other weird pseudo hippy shit.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 23rd 2008

Question: not kidding. are you seriously ever going to come to australia? like being waiting 5 yrs, its kinda a joke now. pretty please.

Answer: yes

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 23rd 2008

Question: hey chris, how did durijah and manny come into the picture? I really dig what they have brought to the band.

Answer: we both used to work for the landscaping company that cut the grass at chris's house. he hired manny to appeal to the ethnic crowd. i got hired by accident because chris thought manny's name was durijah which works out really well for me because if he fires me im can file a discrimination suit and claim he fired me because of a melanin deficiency

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 23rd 2008

Question: hey how are you guys going with the collab with say anything? reading that you guys were Max's fav band was how i got onto you actually lol n im sooo glad i did :D and btw Durijah i was just wondering but how do you come up with the main beats and fills in your songs? im an aspiring young drummer myself and i can write lyrics ok but always hav trouble finding something that fits with it

Answer: i really don't know man, i think there might be something wired backwards in my brain

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 23rd 2008

Question: What's your favourite animal?

Answer: la Chupacabra

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 23rd 2008

Question: C. why pink color a long time ago?

Answer: well, a long time ago, the universe created pink so you could tell the difference between red and blue.  pink stepped up and said, "yo, i can handle that!"  so now, we know that a tomato is not a blueberry and a flamingo is a flamingo (in case of allergic reaction).  i would like to thank the universe for allowing us the ability to discern one thing from another.  and in homage to a most magical color, i went pink!

Answered by chris on Jun 22nd 2008

Question: do you guys have beef with anyone. i heard that you guys were fighting with Black Tide. p.s did you guys teach yourselves how to play your instruments. im trying to its hard

Answer: who is Black Tide?  and no, i never have beef with anyone cause i don't eat beef.  david may have beef with his family every once in a while, but i can't say for sure.  if he does, it's most likely grass fed beef....not CORN!  and i'm pretty sure we were all self taught on our instruments.  durijah went to berkley for guitar, not drums.  so he studied the gitter and can out play me and david on any given tuesday, but he's slow and sludgy on wednesday through monday.  as for manny, he's a jedi and his skills come from within.  i played cello for 7 years starting when i was 6, but then taught myself guitar after taking lessons got boring and tedious.  david's dad is a multi-faceted musician, so david sort of grew up around guitar and learned through osmosis.  werd out, yo.

Answered by chris on Jun 21st 2008

Question: what would your last thoughts be if the world were to explode in ten seconds?

Answer: what a beautiful sunset!

Answered by chris on Jun 21st 2008

Question: is the truth really out there?

Answer: no, it's IN HERE!

Answered by chris on Jun 21st 2008

Question: Do you have any good books to recommend?

Answer: how about 1984.  it isn't so much science fiction anymore!

Answered by chris on Jun 21st 2008

Question: What kind of craziness goes on in that tour bus?is it a non-stop party or what?when i saw you guys at warped tour it seemed like it might be. also Thank you for getting me through some tough time i turned to music and saves the day was always there.

Answer: the reality of how tame the bus generally is would probably be at least somewhat of a anti-climax. so to avoid that. it's all drunken birthday party clowns riding tricycles, while tommy lee gets loaded and beats pam anderson senseless and while thats going on lindsey lohan does a bunch of blow and talks to paris hilton about what a life changing experience filming "i know who killed me" was and they both agree that it's indeed "hot". and while thats going on we're all in our bunks watching the planet earth documentary or reading books on eastern philosophy. god we suck   glad the music could help you out tho

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: Do any of you believe there is life outside of our tiny planet?

Answer: kinda seems like there would have to be. if there is im not sure they would want anything to do with us.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: why doesn't Durijah take shots of Jager? tell him to "man up"!

Answer: honestly im kinda burnt on the jager. but untill half way through the last tour i didn't drink before or during a show. it's generally a bad idea for drummers on the physiological side of things.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: If Saves the Day truly had to save the day, how would you like to do it? Getting a cat out of a tree? Rescuing people from a burning building? Eating the brusselsprouts left on my plate so my mom doesn't yell at me?

Answer: releasing a plague of locusts o' er the brussel sprout fields so nobody's mom would have a reason to yell at them

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: im not sure how much time you have for tv...but when you do have the time, what are your favorite shows?

Answer: sponge bob, fairly odd parents, and most of the stuff on adult swim. not a joke, i seriously only watch cartoons.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: Where'd Durijah get his sweet Tyler Hansbrough jersey?

Answer: i lived in NC for three years man. got it from a friend down there.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: I hope this hasn't already been answered, but a lot of people call you emo, some call you punk, rock, etc etc etc....I find so many of your lyrics so far from emo, I wouldn't say you're anti-government or anything so I wouldn't say punk, but I still don't know what to put in that "Genre" field for all my playlists of your music! What would you classify your music as? Thanks!

Answer: im pretty sure i have answered a question similar to this in some surely manner before. but to be quite honest i don't really have an answer, i just kinda like what i like. im not enough of an music critic to consider how music should be labeled. i would probably just say rock or something general like that

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: I saw you guys when you played in Hawaii last year. It was hard for STD fans to get tickets because you were added late to the concert and My Chemical Romance fans all got floor tickets. I talked to numerous disappointed STD fans that had to sit opposite of the stage all the way in the back. I know it's hard, but do you guys have any intentions of returning to Hawaii?

Answer: given the chance im sure all of us would love to.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: I've always wanted to know, who would win in a fight between all the band members? And I'm totally aware Manny has superpowers, but he couldn't use them in the brawl.

Answer: David would beat us all to death.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: Where do you see Saves the Day in 10 more years? You guys are so amazing live. I love you! I lovee you!

Answer:

Answered by on Jun 19th 2008

Question: Chris and the guys, I asked you this before and you did not respond to me! Indignantly I will ask again! If a zombie and a robot hypothetically were to fight, who would win? And what would happen to the humans?

Answer: im not sure there would be a clear cut winner. my guess is that the zombie's would eat the robots cpu's and we would end up with robot zombie's wandering our streets. this obviously does not bode well for the humans, but we might be able to seek asylum in outer space. from a cursory glance at a book cover in a book store last week it's come to my attention that there are men on mars and women on venus. so i say all the men from earth should go to venus and all the women to mars. in doing so we would be left with the same strained relationship problems that we currently have minus the looming threat of hybrid robot-zombies, because really who needs one more thing to stress out about. crisis averted

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: Durijah, I've been fortunate to see you play with STD a couple times now and I have to say that your performances have ousted both Pete Parada and Bryan Newman in my book and they were no slouches. Watching you tear up 30+ songs in Philly BLEW MY MIND. How long have you been rocking your kit arrangement? Did you learn to play from the start with the hats and ride on your left? Are you left handed? P.S. - "Circular Highway" is forever my jam. Thank you.

Answer: wow a stryder reference, weird. the kit set up is pretty much the same thing i used in classic case and glassjaw minus a china cymbal, so i have been playing a similar set up since about 03 or 02. i was born left handed and then switched for no good reason when i was a kid. so now i do somethings lefty some things righty and something are just weird like the drumming thing. it's just kinda the way thing made sense to me, either the advantage or disadvantage of not having lessons depending on how you look at it

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: By the way... as a fellow Bourbon drinker... what is Durijah's favorite?

Answer: i have been kinda partial to knob creek as of late. but makers or beam will do just fine. a little ginger ale mixed in and your golden

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: Can you tell me what is the closest genre of your music is now:Pop punk,indie rock,powerpop,melodic hardcore,Emo,Acoustic

Answer: i would say we're kinda like a speed metal band, but we play everything really slow

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: What should I have for dinner?

Answer: your body is a temple so i would say something involving tofu and vegetables. if you happen to be anti-semitic cigarettes and hard liquor will probably achieve the desired result

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: Do you guys like Taco Bell? If so, what is your favorite thing to get? It's so unhealthy but it's an addiction.

Answer: im not a big fast food fan, but if i had to get somethin from t-bell the slayer is pretty much the way to go

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: True or False: You guys played over 30 songs in Philly because you were too drunk to notice how long you'd been playing for due to the high number of shots that were brought on stage for you by other bands/friends. PS - Best show ever! Thank you!

Answer: i think that is at least partly true. we were having such a good time that we totally didn't notice. im still amazed that we didn't get into trouble with the venue.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 19th 2008

Question: Could you guys post that video you had of Chris playing the piano again. I think it was lonely nights. Maybe not. Either way. Please??

Answer: yea, the videos are all archived in the videos section of the site, so you can just click on the link and find that ass.  the only piano tune that's up is a song called "in my waking life" which was not recorded on piano for the album in reverie, but alas, a new fresh version for your earsicles.  bye!

Answered by chris on Jun 17th 2008

Question: hey can anyone take Durijah seriously in skull shoes?

Answer: i don't take me seriously, i don't see why anyone else should have to.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 9th 2008

Question: How did you guys learn how to play your instruments so well??

Answer: we're still trying to figure out how to play these things. but it's kinda weird that you asked that, we just asked the exact same question you asked on the FAQ on the "Yes" site.  when they get back to us we'll let you know what they say.

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 9th 2008

Question: What's your favorite pokemon. Don't tell me you don't like Pokemon, because I know for a fact you do. I overheard you telling Jimmy's little brother.

Answer: i don't know for sure about the rest of the guys, but personally i think Rush Limbaugh is my favorite Pokemon. his irrational right wing attack is off the chain. take that pikachu!

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 9th 2008

Question: 8==D

Answer: (<>)(<>)

Answered by duh-raja on Jun 9th 2008

Question: What are you guys doing?

Answer: just chillin in our clothes man. what are you doin? how's the family? you busy sunday? i think we're gonna have people over

Answered by duh-raja on May 27th 2008

Question: I was reading the Q&As, and I noticed that Durijah answered one. Every other one I read was from Chris. I guess this basically describes my question, which is for Durijah. I've been playing drums in a band for two years, and when I first started playing drums, I always wanted to play guitar. Not because I especially loved guitar, because drums are sooo fun to play, but do you ever hate having to sit in the back, and then after the show everyone seems to want to talk to Chris or Dave? Mostly I ask because I went to the KC show when you first started playing for STD, and wanted to meet you, but didn't see you after...?

Answer: honestly, thats a lot of the reason i play drums in bands. I actually went to music school for guitar and played guitar in bands for years. it just kinda worked out that there were a bunch of guitar players and not many good drummers, so i started playing drums in various projects. at this point in time i don't think i could ever see myself playing anything other than drums on a stage, i really find the thought of not being able to hide behind my drums kind of terrifying. i really enjoy playing for people but at the same time im very attached to my anonymity. thats probably why you didn't see me after the kc show, just change out of your show clothes and your back to just being some dude. im a fan of that. next time we play kc look for me i'll be around, we can talk shop

Answered by duh-raja on May 24th 2008

Question: I saw you guys play Chicago this weekend, and when you guys played You Vandal everyone at the back of the crowd went apeshit and started moshing. What is the most extreme crowd reaction to one of your songs you have ever seen?

Answer: actually one of the best crowd reactions we've ever gotten was that same night in chicago.  when we played "can't stay the same" from the new album, the whole floor was jumping up and down, and up on stage we could feel the whole building shaking and bouncing.  bananas.  thanks chitown!

Answered by chris on Apr 28th 2008

Question: hey chris what is your favorite song off of Stay What You Are? and just for the record it's my favorite album of all time from any band. you guys are truly an inspiration. thank you.

Answer: my favorite song from stay what you are is "cars & calories".  i remember writing that song sitting in an empty office at vagrant records.  all of a sudden my fingers started playing the open chords and the melody popped out and bang, there's the song.  it came out fully formed.  it's pretty neat when that happens.

Answered by chris on Apr 28th 2008

Question: I was at the Columbus concert(which rocked), and I was wondering how much you guys have practiced all the songs. You played every request on demand without even thinking about it. My assumption so far is that you guys have some sort of secret time vault where you guys go in and practice for years while it's only one day in the real world. How do you guys really practice so much on such a busy schedule?

Answer: the vault is on an island somewhere in the south pacific.  although we have no way of finding it ever again.  we got lost there for a few years after our plane crashed flying home from australia in '04.  yet when we got back, it was still 2004, which was surprising.  very surprising.  very strange.

Answered by chris on Apr 28th 2008

Question: Over the years, it is obvious that Saves The Day's music has evolved. Another obvious factor is Chris' singing. Was this a natural progression, or do you sing differently as a preference? j/w my bff's.

Answer: the changes happen without deliberation.  i would give us a lot more credit if we were consciously deciding to make such drastic alterations to our music.  the fact is, we change as we grow as people and as we get better at our instruments and songwriting.  we started so young that we didn't know much about music in the early days.  we were just kinda going for it.  then as we started playing more and more shows, we just got more confident and we became more capable.  and the music and singing just started to evolve as a direct result of our expanded experience.  a lot of the changes reflect our growing musical taste too.  we used to listen to hardcore.  now we listen to missy elliott!  so, we shall see how the music continues to evolve as we change and grow as individuals. 

Answered by chris on Apr 28th 2008

Question: What inspired the sound to change so much from the Through Being Cool days? I love every sound you have ever produced. Just puzzles me a little. PS:You Vandal has been my favorite song since I was 13. haha

Answer: ha, yea it's weird isn't it?  sometimes i'd like to have more control over the music, but it does what it wants to do.  that sounds strange to some people.  i think of myself more as a vehicle for the music to come through, not necessarily as a musical director.  so, i'll sit there playing guitar, and for some reason certain chords sound really good to me on some days and then a month later those same chords will feel uninspiring and trite.  so i think it's a combination of things.  on the one hand, i have a short attention span when it comes to music, and i never want to be bored by it.  so change is fun and keeps things fresh.  and on the other hand, my musical taste is constantly evolving.  in the early days, all we listened to was punk rock and hardcore.  bands like lifetime, dag nasty, the gorilla biscuits, and jawbreaker were our only sources of inspiration.  sometimes after through being cool, i discovered the beatles.  i had never been a big fan.  for some reason, their music really hit me and had a huge impact on the music.  since discovering the beatles, my ears have grown to want more and more complex sounds and our music has evolved in a similar pattern.  so, really, it's just a matter of getting better as a musician and finding new musical inspiration.  not to mention my short attention span.  and the fact that life is continually changing and the vicissitudes can be hard to weather.  i turn to music to cope with difficult life experiences.  to make sense of things.  so as life continues to offer up curve balls, the music bends and twists as a reaction, which reflects what my internal life is like at the time.

Answered by chris on Apr 27th 2008

Question: Hey Chris! Is that your dog in the Under the Boards dvd?? Very cute.

Answer: yup.  her name is macha.  she was in the school for the seeing eye for a year and a half before we got her but she flunked right at the end for having a loud and aggressive bark.  so we got her after that, and she's the best dog in the whole world.

Answered by chris on Apr 27th 2008

Question: Chris, is there any songs that you wrote during your days of just singing that you find are difficult to play on guitar and sing at the same time now?

Answer: when i first took over on guitar after ted left the band, i had to really focus on synchronizing my guitar playing with my singing.  it was more difficult on songs like "holly hox, forget me nots" cause it has those odd syncopated parts.  now that i've been doing it on stage for six years it's like second nature.  but yeah, i had to focus on it in the beginning.

Answered by chris on Apr 27th 2008

Question: Chris do you think your ever gonna go back to the days of the pink hair? Lovin the new cd by the way

Answer: i move as the spirits move me...

Answered by chris on Apr 26th 2008

Question: hey are you guys doing any touring in the states after the bamboozle road show before you go back to the studio to record daybreak?

Answer: no, we're gonna try to work on daybreak this summer so we aren't planning on touring again until this fall.  although we're partially torn cause this tour has been the best tour we've had in YEARS.  so we're definitely gonna miss the road.  the new jams are calling to us and fun times are just around the corner.

Answered by chris on Apr 26th 2008

Question: Chris, you absolutely destroy. Please discuss why you think this is so. Superior gene pool? Amazingly attractive facial structure? Given by the Aztec gods?

Answer: well, my friend...i do believe the magic is in the fans.  if it weren't for you guys, would anyone think we were special??? we love you!  (oh, and the real answer is...The Earth!)

Answered by chris on Apr 26th 2008

Question: Chris, what song would you say came easiest when writing, and which did you struggle with the most do you think?

Answer: hmm...that's a really tough question.  it really depends from song to song.  i'd say half the songs come out virtually completed and half the songs require tweaking.  i don't have specific memories as to which song was the easiest.  i remember we had to wrestle firefly to floor though.  that one was quite different when we started the writing process for stay what you are.

Answered by chris on Apr 26th 2008

Question: So the first Saves The Day record was called Can't Slow Down...But were you aware that this is also the name of a Lionel Richie album?! You really should give him come credit...or at least cover "Hello"!

Answer: actually, our old bass player sean mcgrath, who suggested the name saves the day, recommended the title "can't slow down."  he said it was the same name as a lionel richie album in the 80s...(the frackin 80s...)and we liked it, so we took it.  i don't think there are any rules against borrowing album titles though.  if so, the feds know where to find us.  as far as covers go, we are working on a covers record comprised entirely of engelbert humperdinck songs.  it's gonna be sweet...

Answered by chris on Apr 26th 2008

Question: it says on wikipedia that chris did sound engineering and production for bob dylan? is this true, if so what songs/album?

Answer: wait...are you serious?  that's pretty hilarious.  i DID record a bob dylan cover called "the man in me" with max and coby from say anything about three years ago.  we did it really quickly, and i think it came out on a bob dylan tribute record, maybe on doghouse, i can't remember.  but yeah, i certainly WISH i had engineered or produced bob dylan...actually now that you mention it, there was a brief period in the 80s when i suffered from a sever sleep walking disorder.  anything is possible...anything is possible.

Answered by chris on Apr 26th 2008

Question: Hi , I am from Brazil and you are my favourite band! Why don't you come to Brazil to a show ?

Answer: we would LOVE to come to brazil for a show!  do you have the jet, or should we dust off our jet?  our jet is only hypothetical...

Answered by chris on Apr 26th 2008

Question: Chris, is there any chance of you busting out the cello for a song in the future? Do you still play?

Answer: ha!  that'd be awesome.  it has been many many years since i played the cello.  although i could definitely manage to finger the strings, my bow would be awful.  i remember the hardest thing about the cello was mastering the bow.  to make it really sing, and not just creak and squeak.  and actually, i've thought about getting an old cello from a pawn shop to dust off my chops.  so perhaps in the future you will hear a squeaky cello on a saves the day album.  werd.

Answered by chris on Apr 22nd 2008

Question: Chris, did you ever get to go see any of your favorite bands play growing up? Did seeing them live inspire you to start playing music?

Answer: i was already playing music when i started going to concerts.  but seeing bands like lifetime in tiny venues in new jersey was inspiring and inspirational.  the music made me feel more comfortable in my own skin.  i have always felt alone and on the outside of things, and going to those shows provided me with a brief glimpse into a world where i belonged.  it was nice.  i have thanked them many times.  oh yeah, and my first concert was aerosmith at madison square garden.  that was the coolest.  werd.

Answered by chris on Apr 20th 2008

Question: Do you have a favourite saves the Day album?

Answer: i'm a big fan of all our music.  however, my favorite saves the day album is always the newest one released, or the newest one being written.  so right now, my favorite album of ours in "under the boards", but i'm most excited about "daybreak" which is to be the next album.  all that being said, "in reverie" is pretty darn good!

Answered by chris on Apr 20th 2008

Question: "Don't Go Outside", "Coconut", and "Blossom" obviously did not make it onto "Ups & Downs". Why was that? Is there going to be another rarities collection one day? Perhaps it will include "Sticky 500"? Btw, 'In Reverie' is BRILLIANT and changed the way I see music. Bravo indeed.

Answer: yeah, we figured Ups & Downs was like an odds and ends from the first few years we were a band.  and we decided to keep other rare songs for a future release.  because we continue to evolve, each phase will likely have different sounding b-sides.  the early b-sides would have sounded odd mixed with the newer b-sides.  so we held onto them until we have enough songs for another b-sides in the future.

Answered by chris on Apr 20th 2008

Question: Hey Why isnt can't slow down listed on the music option? its awesome i love being able to listen to std all right there but i would loveeee can't slow down to be available also! thanks

Answer: yes i want that too!  we're working on enhancing the music player to be able to play all of our discs, but as of now, we can only stream five albums at a time.  so in the not so distant future, we will definitely have all of our releases loaded into the music player on the site so you can listen to them whenever you're at your computer.  even lisa's birthday tape.  so yeah, keep your ears to the speakers! chris

Answered by chris on Apr 20th 2008

Question: What's your favorite song?

Answer: currently "anywhere i lay my head" by tom waits from the album "rain dogs."  love it.  before that, for a long time, my favorite song was "happiness is a warm gun" by the beatles.  still love it.  werd.

Answered by chris on Apr 20th 2008

Question: How many track jackets does Manny have?

Answer: 28.5 plus the one in blue.

Answered by Manny on Apr 18th 2008

Question: What would you rather eat, A telescope or a dinosaur egg?

Answer: for crunch factor alone, the telescope...

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: On 'Stevens Untitled Rock Show', you said that 2 of the songs on Sound The Alarm were songs that didn't quite make it onto In Reverie. You said you revamped those songs a bit. Which songs were they, out of curiosity? (I assumed one was "Don't Know Why")

Answer: "Shattered" and "Delusional".  We re-wrote the verses and lyrics of each song.  And twiddled a bit here and there.

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: Dream tour with any band present or past - go!

Answer: Sunny Day Real Estate Jawbreaker Bad Brains The Stooges Led Zeppelin The Beatles

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: Do you care that Jimmy cracked corn? We all sing that song, but do we even care? Honestly, though, I don't.

Answer: i care... i care.

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: I was wondering who did the artwork for your album In Reverie. I've always been fascinated by it and was curious who was behind it. Also, is there anywhere i can find other work of theirs?

Answer: his name is stephan doitschinoff.  he's a brazilian artist we met in london in 2002.  you can see lots of his artwork by googling his name.

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: Will we ever see a possible Saves the Day Greatest Hits album? With b-sides and demos added on maybe?

Answer: there is talk of doing a "best of" to commemorate 10 years of saves the day.  more news to come.

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: At Bamboozle left, Durijah was playing a new kit...C&C?

Answer: F'N'U

Answered by durijah on Apr 18th 2008

Question: do you guys ever jam any can't slow down or through being cool?

Answer: yes we play songs from those albums every night.  check out our set lists from each show in the journal section of our website.  savestheday.com baby!

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: This may be a stupid question, but....do you have an acoustic version of "Freakish?" If not, record one! ;)

Answer: there is an acoustic full band version of Freakish on Bug Sessions Volume 1.  check it yo.

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: I would love to own a feathered Saves the Day crossbow...will you please include them in your merch?!?! You kicked major ass in St. Pete, Fl.

Answer: aw man, we just sold out of those last night!  whack!

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: what inspires you guys to write the lyrics you do in your songs? and where do you get most of your ideas for song titles? by the way i love love your lyrics!!

Answer: thank you!  i usually sit down to write lyrics and just let it flow and then edit later.  so, i'll write what comes out quickly, and then go back and cross stuff out and rewrite.  the words that come out reflect what i'm feeling in the moment as i'm writing.  i have never had a specific idea for a song, rather i just write from emotion and see what happens.  if i don't like it later on, i'll change it, and then the words will be about whatever i'm feeling at that point in time.  so, i don't really have a formula other than to vent all my feelings so they don't build up inside of me and explode.  i guess Life is the only inspiration.  it can get tough, and that's usually when i write, to try to cope or get through a difficult time.  the song titles sometimes are pulled out of thin air, and sometimes i pull a line from the lyric and use that as the song title.  so yeah, i hope that is illuminating.  thanks so much for listening!

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: just curious if any of you like llamas

Answer: ¿como se llama?  me llamo cristobal... si... si...

Answered by chris on Apr 18th 2008

Question: Did Durijah ever get fined for play GlassJaw on the DVD and/or for wearing New York gear?

Answer: ever hear of waterboarding?  yeah, that 's what they did to me...  and leave my yankees alone!

Answered by durijah on Apr 12th 2008

Question: hey chris. do u believe that hell really is here? or is it heaven?

Answer: Life can be quite hellish but i believe it is a Gift.

Answered by chris on Apr 10th 2008

Question: hey i just wanted to know if you put any songs on the bug sessions from the troubadour show in LA?

Answer: yes, i think "this is not an exit" and "coconut" are from the LA show.  all the performances are sort of scattered from various cities.  yeah, werd out, yo.

Answered by chris on Apr 8th 2008

Question: Chris, We have been waiting for years for you guys to venture back to the UK, Please please please tell the UK Massive when you will be back?? Festivals maybe?? all the best Lofty

Answer: hi lofty!  we miss the UK so much!  it's been a rather unfortunate year for the US dollar, and as things are right now, it's difficult to afford an overseas trip.  (isn't that messed up!?!)  we just want to come rock for you... desperately!  and we can't right now, or we'd have to get day jobs.  so, hey if you know any super wealthy business man on Carnaby St. let them know we're ready to come rock, with a little help from our friends, of course!  we love you though, and we hope we can make a trip overseas soon to spread the love and music of Saves The Day!

Answered by chris on Apr 8th 2008

Question: is that you on the bob dylan cover "the man in "that say anything does on Paupers, peasants, princes & kings? and do you guys plan on touring after bamboozle? i would love to see a head lining tour. p.s. just wanted to say you guys have bin one of my fav. bands since cant slow down came out

Answer: yes, that's me on the bob dylan cover.  max and coby and I recorded the version on Paupers, Peasants, Princes & Kings a few years ago.  we recorded it really quickly, but i think it's pretty charming.  what a great song, no?  and yes, we're gonna hit the road after bamboozle this year, but we don't know when yet.  so, keep a look out.  thank you so much for listening!

Answered by chris on Apr 8th 2008

Question: So I heard a rumor that you and David were doing a side project with Max and Coby from Say Anything, Is there any truth to this? If so, Are you guys planning to tour together in the future?

Answer: david and I recorded a full-length with max and coby in january.  max and I share lead vocals and we each play guitar.  david plays bass and coby plays drums.  the songs were 50-50 compositions between me and max (max would write the bridge to my songs, and vice versa) and david wrote one song.  we don't have a name for the side project yet, but we have a finished album.  there are eleven original songs and one cover of a song by ween called "even if you don't".  we're in the process of getting a deal to distribute the music, although right now there is no time set in stone for the release of the album.  we'll keep you posted.  if the album comes out this year, there's a small chance we will tour in support of the CD.  so keep your ears peeled!

Answered by chris on Apr 7th 2008

Question: Is there a way to get Saves the Day ringtones?

Answer: hmm... not that i'm aware of, but they're probably out there somewhere.  if any of you guys know how to do that kind of thing, we could set up a link on the site for ring tones.  anybody got skillz?

Answered by chris on Apr 7th 2008

Question: whats your favorite animals and why?????

Answer: i like elephants.  they have been shown to have a high level of self-awareness, as they are one of only four known species to be able to recognize themselves in a mirror.  the other three species are human, apes, and bottlenose dolphins.  that's some good company.  elephants are the funkiest though!  elephants have true emotions.  they have graveyards.  elephants can remember their loved ones who pass away, and they have been known to exhibit signs of grief.  i saw a discovery channel show about elephants a couple years ago, and they were saying that certain populations of elephants drink a naturally occurring fermented liquid which is secreted from a plant in their natural habitat.  so, in other words, they drink off the pain sometimes.  perhaps that's not their best trait, but it shows awareness of the pain of life, losing loved ones in this unbearable impermanent reality.  and that means we're friends, both trying to keep our heads up in this gift of life, which is so very confusing sometimes.  i love you, elephants!

Answered by chris on Apr 7th 2008

Question: Is it possible we may see a saves the day cover album one day? I think it would be cool to see saves the day cover some other bands songs. It would be quite the experience. I mean you did an amazing job with "Imagine" by John Lennon. What are your thoughts on this?

Answer: hmm...not a bad idea.  i like doing covers of obscure songs and i think we could do a few killer tom waits covers and maybe even stevie wonder too.  we've never discussed it though, we're usually totally focused on original material.

Answered by chris on Apr 7th 2008

Question: Hey guys I was just wondering which shows on the acoustic tour the recordings for the bug sessions volumes 2 and 3 come from? was any of it from the Hoboken, NJ show? I'm from NJ and was at that show and I just flew out to cali for the bamboozle and you guys were amazing the cds sound great...thanks for the years of great music!

Answer: hey there, the performances were selected from various different cities, although i can tell you for certain that the version of "Third Engine" was in fact recorded at the hoboken show. 

Answered by chris on Apr 7th 2008

Question: what about us guys who cant get a copy of a bug session at a US show? mainly because we live in the UK... i dont wanna be left out!!

Answer: if there are any CDs left over after tour, we're gonna send them out to people who couldn't make it to the Bamboozle Road Show.  so hit us up with an email after the tour's over in May!

Answered by chris on Apr 7th 2008

Question: how much money are the bug sessions going to cost on the bamboozle tour?

Answer: $5 each.

Answered by chrunk on Apr 6th 2008

Question: What's the best kind of muffin??

Answer: zucchini!

Answered by chris on Apr 5th 2008

Question: Chris! I noticed in a mobile upload your rather spacious pedal board, and could not remember you using any effects on the last tour (before the acoustic tour of course). I won't ask you boys to delve into ALL the specifics, but what are some of your favorite effects? My other question; what kind of tunings did you use on In Reverie (observing the music video for "Anywhere With You") and Sound The Alarm (Watching you play "Bones" live) ? Or maybe I'm tripping? Thanks again! Can't wait for Bug Sessions 2 and Daybreak!

Answer: hey man, i've used pedals for a while now, although my pedal setup is sparse compared to david.  david has tons of pedals and he uses all of them, and i couldn't even begin to tell you what they are.  but i use a rust driver distortion box for my blazing solos, and i use a phaser for little parts here and there, but my favorite effect is the reverse effect on my line 6 delay pedal.  that thing rules.  i use the reverse effect for the trippy intro to nightingale and when we jam out on the extended version of get fucked up.  and as far as tunings go, it can be tricky learning our songs because we use different standard tuning on different albums.  can't slow down is all in D standard.  through being cool and stay what you are were both E standard.  in reverie is E flat standard.  sound the alarm is hald E standard and half E flat standard.  and under the boards is E flat standard with maybe an exception to the rule here and there.  thanks for listening!

Answered by chris on Apr 5th 2008

Question: Is it true that Dave's style of dress is patterned after Johnny Appleseed?

Answer: dave has many idols.  johnny appleseed is certainly one of them.  it is also rumored that he spends his time off tour in an orchard...

Answered by chris on Apr 5th 2008

Question: Why do you guys rock so hard?

Answer: because soft rock is an oxymoron. so we don't really have a choice considering that we're a rock band. it's never good when a band tries to rock softly, you just end up sounding like maroon 5 with broken fingers.

Answered by duh-raja on Apr 4th 2008

Question: So being on tour, how is it playing a different set each night and having a variety in each and every show?

Answer: we're having a lot of fun changing up the set from night to night.  playing old songs we haven't played in years has been fun for us and the new songs sound pretty blazing.  and having 70 songs to pick from every night keeps things fresh.  so far, one of my favorites to play is "jukebox breakdown".  that's a fun one.  "a drag in d flat" sounds better to me now than it did back in the day.  and new songs like "lonely nights" and "kaleidoscope" are currently some of my favorite songs to play.  so it's awesome.  yeah.

Answered by Chris on Apr 2nd 2008

Question: Do you guys plan on doing anything special for you ten year aniversary of Can't Slow Down? Like maybe re-record the album in it's entirty with your new style?

Answer: hey, that's not a bad idea.  i'm not sure if we have the time to re-record the whole album.  but there has been talk of doing shows in august and playing the whole record in it's entirety.  so, that's not set in stone at all, not in the slightest, but something like that will definitely go down.  we're working on a book and a dvd retrospective as well, but again, no firm plans, just thoughts.

Answered by Chris on Apr 2nd 2008

Question: What is Daybreak going to sound like? Will there be anything new for Saves the Day?

Answer: as always, we continue to evolve.  in my opinion, daybreak is different from the rest of our albums in that it has sort of a summertime feel to it, whereas our other records feel a bit more like winter.  it's fun music.  i really like it.  i'm excited about it.  it's strange and far out and fun.  should be out this christmas, if all goes well.  keep your ears peeled!

Answered by Chris on Apr 2nd 2008

Question: did you guys ever kill that black widow spider that evaded your attacks in the Under the Boards dvd?

Answer: the black widow is currently resting in peace.

Answered by chris on Apr 1st 2008

Question: Have you ever thought of doing a Smiths cover? Say, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now possibly :)

Answer: actually i loved loved loved the smiths in high school.  my favorite song is "please please please let me get what i want this time", or whatever that song is called.  and back in the day, when our band was called sefler, we briefly covered "there is a light that will never go out".  so, the potential remains for us to do a smiths cover.  perhaps.. perhaps...

Answered by chris on Mar 31st 2008