. THE BAND
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| . . . THE MEDIA: INTERVIEWS: REQUEST MAGAZINE (JULY 2003) You just got back from Europe? Amy: We flew in from Amsterdam the other day. It was awesome, it was really touristy, though. I think we were there right when spring break was happening, so there were a lot of kids running around, smoking weed. We were also in Spain, Germany, and France. Do they know the record there yet? Amy: In France we were walking out of the radio station, and there was a group of kids wanting autographs, which was really cool. It happens plenty in America, it was Europe that really surprised me. In America it's really surreal and interesting. I can be totally anonymous if I go to a bookstore or a library, but if it has anything to do with music I usually get recognized, that's really neat. Bookstores and libraries very rock-star places to hand. Amy: I was just trying to think of random places, the post office, that's a good other one. Waiting in line at the DMV. You don't get recognized at the DMV? Amy: No, except for in Little Rock. In Little Rock, it's everywhere, we're like the hometown heros. I don't expect it till ever be like this in real life everywhere. Weren't you a bit of an outcast growing up though? Amy: I was fairly invisible during my years at school until my band started getting successful. I remember my senior year, as the band got more popular in town, I was cool, and I was always like, "What is wrong with you people?" I couldn't say that because I didn't want to be mean, I was always in my room, like, "You didn't like me before, Now you do. And I'm supposed to not wonder why?" Do you see yourself as a role model for young artists? Amy: Definitely. I hope to inspire people to express themselves and not feel embarassed about it, because I think that's the biggest thing holding kids back. They don't want to be totally honest because they're going to be judged for who they really are, which is scary. But people should be brave enough to do that, because you should be proud of who you are. |
