Interview with Craig Owens from Chiodos at Welcome To Rockville

I had the opportunity to interview Craig Owens from Chiodos at Welcome To Rockville about their new album Devil. There is some really good information in here and I hope you enjoy it!

How has the response to Devil been?

CO - The response to Devil has been crazy, really overwhelming. I think we're reconnecting with a lot of old fans. They enabled us to make music in the first place. It's really amazing, but we've got a lot of work to do because we have some high expectations for ourselves.

How has the tour been for the new album so far?

CO - Devil's Dance Tour is what we're on right now and it's been crazy. We're two weeks in and it's the same as the record: overwhelming. There are so many people coming out. It gives us a chance to really reconnect and see face to face and present our new music. We've, more importantly, have been solidifying our relationships and having fun on stage. It's amazing. It's a blessing that people really care about this band.

Aww! You're going to make me cry! Stop!

CO - [Laughs] I don't want to make you cry.

It would be happy tears. OK, what is your favorite song on the new album?

CO - Right now my favorite song is probably 3 a.m. It's about the fact that you can always do better. I love that track. It's heavy. It's got hints of great dynamics. I think it's really well structured, lyrically and it means a lot to me.

Did you write it?

CO - Yeah. Of course. We write all of our music. There is no song that I did not have a big hand in writing on that record. I won't say I wrote it all, but I did have a big hand in all of it.

You just released a new music video. Tell me about that.

CO - Uh, it's a video? [Chortles]

Yeah? [Laughs]

CO - I'm not very excited about it to be honest. It isn't what we wanted it to be, originally. But, I still stand behind it and I still back it because there were people that worked hard on it so I'm not just gonna diss it. I can just say that it wasn't exactly what we had envisioned for it. But I have nothing but respect for the people that worked hard for it.

  

What was your favorite part of the recording process?

CO - Definitely the writing part. I know that the landscape of rock music has changed. It used to be that you write and record for two years and you go out and tour for six months. Now, it's you tour for two years and you write and record for three months tops because that's what pays the bills right now.

I enjoy that.

CO - I don't. I think it hurts rock music. I think people are so focused on winning over live that they haven't focused in on what the art is itself. I would like to see that evolve a little bit more. So the creation process is my favorite. I love writing music.

Anything else you want to add?

CO - Yeah! For any fans out there that check out Kinsey's Blog and enjoy us, I just want to thank you so much for your support. I know that we've been inconsistent throughout the years: our ups and our downs but I want to let you know right here that Chiodos is back!