Interview with Andrea Maxand
ADAM: That's actually another question I had since I've been struck by your lyrics - do you have a writing background?
ANDREA: Um, yeah. I studied it in college, but I hate to say that that's why I can write because it was just something I've always done. Actually, that took some of the wind out of my sails. (laughs) I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who wants to write.
ADAM: I did the same thing - I fell into the same trap. But I think it does help because there are so many people who are trying to write or think they can write who have no foundation at all. Not to sound like a snob because I have a B.A. in Creative Writing... (laughs)
ANDREA: I suppose it does help. Maybe it's just because they basically told you all you can do with it is teach.
ADAM: Exactly. OK, let's see...here in L.A., a lot of us in the indie world have Seattle envy. Is that misplaced?
ANDREA: Well...what is it exactly that you're envious of? (laughs)
ADAM: I guess it's the sense of community that either Seattle has or that we romanticize it as having: all the bands know each other, all the writers for The Stranger and the Seattle papers know each other and know the bands and everyone gets excited about each other.
ANDREA: Yeah, there might be a little of romanticism about it, but Seattle is a pretty small town, really, and I would say that pretty much everybody knows each other. Seattle is a really laidback place, so I think it allows for more friendliness between people just because it isn't a high-pressure kind of city. It's cool because you get a lot of eclectic bills that happen up here. A lot of times you'll see bills that don't, quote, "make sense." But I love that, I think it's great.
ADAM: I'm surprised by how often I still see the press refer to grunge, even though I very rarely get a grunge album from Seattle.
ANDREA: Yeah, that's gone (laughs).
ADAM: Can you describe for me the change in production style between Chris Walla [who produced Angel Hat and Paper Cut] and Charles Keller [who produced Where the Words Go]?
ANDREA: Well, part of the production of this record is that Chuck-Charles Keller-had been playing in my band for a while, and he knew my style pretty well because he had been playing it. He also
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