Interview Essays - A Local Rock Star -- Interview Essays - A Local Roc

Local Rock StarSitting at the table with long, thick, blonde hair and a hint of Brad Pitts facial features sits Brian. He is a 17 year old high check junior, a guitarist in a local batch, and he is my interview. He will cast down nearly whole his sentences with uhh but then proceeds to long, interesting answers. I started by asking him about when he became interested in music, and who his influences were. Ive eer listened to music, he utter, my first album ever was Nirvanas Nevermind it was a cassette tape. I also listened to a lot of Michael Jacksondont laugh, I mean like Thriller and stuff. What inspired you to play an instrument?The Red Hot Chili Peppers CD Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic was the first time I realized I wanted to play an instrument.What instruments do you play?Ive played guitar for the last four years, saxophone for the last twothough only in the school band, he said. The keyboard, bass and drums I can musically understand, though I dont usually play them.So tell me about the band. Whats the significance of the bands name, No Name Charlies?Uhh well we had, like, 100 names that we had gone through and we didnt really like. Then Greg, our former trombone player, said that whenever his teacher in elementary school would get an essay without a name on it, shed call it a no name Charlie. We all kind of liked it its definitely grown on us since then. He told me the band came together in November 2001, and their first show was in skip 2002. There has been a lot of movement in terms of the band members some have come and gone, some have come, gone and come hind end again, some switch instruments, and others have stepped in. The configuration, as i... ...ur first one, he says, referring to their 2003 demo Shut Up and Listen They met Pat Kays, bassist for the band Catch 22, when they opened for his band last year. Kays told the boys he liked their sound, and was interested in engineering and, to an extent, producing. It was mutual, B rian said, because we had been wanting to record, and he had wanted to engineer. It all kind of fell into place. Youthful endurance, continuing optimism and a smallbut steadily growingfan base have all contributed to the No Name Charlies local success. When asked whether the band would take the chance to induce famousif the chance was givenBrian said they would take it without question. However, he thinks balance is important, and would not sacrifice a college education for it. When asked if he thinks the band will distinguish it big, Brian replied, Id like to think so.