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Fond Farewells
An Interview with Ian of Goodbye Ohio
By
Jennifer Adams |
Utter Trash: When and how did the band get together
and where are you from?
Ian: March of 2005. We’re from Akron, Ohio. We all lived together and have
been friends for years (Scott and Mick are brothers) and just decided to try
it. After we had a few songs we wondered why we didn’t do it earlier.
UT: Who's in the band and what do they do?
Ian: Scott guitar/vocals, Ian bass and some vocals and Mick drums
UT: What artists influenced you and inspired you to
play music?
Ian: Everything from Crimpshine to Radiohead.
UT: How would you describe your music?
Ian: Complex post punk
UT: Outside of playing music, what sort of things do
you like to do?
Ian: Ride bikes, read, record.
UT: What do you hope to achieve with the band? What
level of success would you be comfortable with?
Ian: We want to be able to tour as much as possible and continue to write
and record.
UT: What's your favorite song you play and why?
Ian: All of them, they're all fun in different ways.
UT: What do you think of your local scene?
Ian: Right now the Akron scene is really close knit everyone knows everyone
and supports each other.
UT: How important are lyrics to you? Do you try to
"say something" with your songs, write something fun and catchy, or write
about personal things?
Ian: Scott writes the lyrics and I only know some of the parts, I'm
guessing they’re personal but he wont tell me.
UT: Any plans for touring or playing a few gigs
outside of your hometown?
Ian: We're leaving for a 2 week 3 day tour on July 8th.
UT: Describe your best and worst gig experiences.
Ian: Well, one I won’t mention because it could get me into some trouble.
So, I'll say our first show. It was in this basement and the acoustics
sounded like shit and Scott was really sick. Let’s just say it took a few
days of recovery.
UT: Anything else you want to add?
Ian: Check us out
Visit the Goodbye Ohio
website.
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