Everybodyfields Interview               Coffee East January 5th, 2008 (Interview with Jill Andrews)

MM: The Basics. Please introduce yourselves. Where are you from?

JA: Northeast Tennessee.  We lived in Johnson City for awhile and then just recently moved to Knoxville, TN.  The band is Jill Andrews(lead vox, guitar, bass), Sam Quinn (lead vox, guitar, bass),

Josh Oliver (keys and electric guitar), and Tom Pryor(pedal steel).  Sam and I write the songs.

MM: Really love the new record... You guys have sat with it for a while now....how does it feel to you? 

JA: Great and glad that it's done.  When we finish a record, we never listen to it again, but I remember feeling real proud.

MM: Have you guys spent a lot of time playing in Maryland? If so, do you have
any fond memories of the area?

JA: We have played a couple shows in MD.  We always stay in a mansion with some friends....Kind of weird for us because we usually sleep on floors everywhere else.  

MM: You guys are always mentioned in the same breath as your labelmates/frequent touring partners The Avett Brothers. Your styles of music are very different though....how has their success made it easier for you....? 

JA: The Avetts are very good role models for us.  They seem to really have their priorities in line when they are on the road.  They are also brilliant, gracious, and wonderful people.   We have had the honor to play with them in front of large crowds in many new areas. 

MM: I read you are from Tennessee....Vols fans?

MM: The Tennessee/North Carolina music scene seems to really producing some
great acts now....has it always been that way, or are people just starting
to catch on? What other bands that you play with or have seen should we be
looking out for? 

JA: I'm not sure.  There are a lot of really talented musicians living in North Carolina and Tennessee.  I'd say the mountains probably have something to do with it.  They are beautiful.  The Squirrel Nut Zippers are really great.

MM: You guys have been noted for your "sad songs" in several magazines....why
does you music lean that way?

JA:A combination of some rough times and the fact that sad songs are our favorite songs to listen to.

MM: What music or bands have inspired your sound?

JA: Neil Young, The band,  Wilco, Emmylou Harris.........so many more.

MM: In other interviews I have read with you guys, you often talk about the
impact of relationships on your songs....do your songs get less personal to
you as you play them, or do they always take you back to their original
inspiration? How does passed time make you feel differently about a song you
have written?

JA:   Not exactly transported back, but yeah I'd say when you're singing songs that are written about real personal things you always conjure up that original emotion in one way or another. Some songs have changed a lot from we wrote them.  It's nice to be able to see where it will go.    

MM: Does the fact that so many people are catching on to you guys put pressure on you as you begin to make the next record?

JA: I put a lot of pressure on myself.  This isn't exactly an easy job.  It can be frustrating.  You have to wait on a reason to write and have something to say.  The industry pressure can be a little stressful at times too, but mostly it's self-inflicted.

FILL IN THE BLANK

If we had all the money in the world, our touring band would consist of
(BLANK) number of pieces....

This is just my opinion: Exactly what we have now and a drummer.  I would love to have a van and people that would drive us around and do pretty much everything for us except play.

When I think of Maryland, I think of....

Kind of like Disneyland, but cooler.

An Everybodyfields live show is best listened to while drinking.... a hot chai.....or just PBR.

Sad songs actually feel good because....

feeling anything truly is what people live for.

People should come see the Everybodyfields because....

there are some great beards in this band.