July 16, 2005
Hellogoodbye – Forrest Kline, Marcus Cole, Jesse Kurvink

This interview was done with Melissa of 4AM Magazine.

Mel = Melissa, C = Cath , F = Forrest, M = Marcus, J = Jesse

Mel: Could you first start off by introducing yourself and what you do in your band?
F: I’m Forrest and I sing and play guitar.
M: I’m the only other one here? Oh, I’m Marcus…
F: You don’t have to be Marcus. You can be anyone you want.
M: I mean… I’m Jesse and I play keyboard and tambourine.

Mel: What would you say the coolest thing is about your band?
F: Gordie.
M: The beer suit.
Mel: What’s the beer suit?
F: You’ll find out…

Cath: How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it before?
F: Totally gay.
M: Stoner metal.
F: For fans of the magazine “Teen Beat”.
M: and “BOP”!
F: For fans of JTT! Seriously.

Mel: If you could put together your own tour, who would be on it and would you headline it?
F: We did put together our own tour once and we did headline it. We got The Rocket Summer, Jamison Parker, and Houston Calls. That’s the team we put together.

Cath: If you could pick any animal to be hellogoodbye’s mascot, what would it be and why?
F: I think that’s pretty obvious- (looks at Gordie) An avocado with arms and legs. No, it would be a Chihuahua Yorkie. (Jesse comes)

M: Man, you have to do my intro now!
J: I’m Marcus. I play bass and sleep all day and I have diabetes.

Cath: If you could switch places with anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
F: Marcus would switch with Jesse obviously. If I could switch places with anyone for a day, uhh you go first.
M: Well probably my dog or my cat.
F: I would probably say Gordie as well because you always want to know they’re thinking.
M: Maybe Chris. Our friend Chris is pretty sweet.
F: And you always want to know what he’s thinking!
M: He’s got red hair.

Mel: If your band was on survivor, which member of your band would win and why?
F: Well, it wouldn’t be Jesse because he would piss everybody off and probably kill himself. It wouldn’t be Marcus because he’s seriously lazy.
M: I’d probably just walk away from all of you and live on my own. I’d probably sleep a lot and do my own thing.
F: It’s down to Chris and me. It would probably be Chris.
M: He was raised by gorillas.
F: Yeah! He probably has a bond with them and would team up with some gray backs or silverbacks and that would give him an obvious advantage.

Cath: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?
F: To know what Gordie is thinking. To read dogs minds, because you always want to know what they’re thinking. (To Gordie) What are you thinking?
M: I guess teleportation. So then I could sleep for longer and just teleport here.
F: How about proper blood sugar?
M: Proper blood sugar would be a good one.
F: A working pancreas or whatever?
M: A working pancreas... I’m not sure that’s a superpower.

Mel: What’s the last piece of good advice someone gave you?
F: I can’t even think of the last piece of good advice that I got. Inside, Houston Calls said that the vocals are too quiet.
M: I’ve got one. Never have sex on a beach, it’s like getting a rock in your shoe.
(everyone laughs)

Cath: Do you have any interesting band stories?
F: Yes! And they will all be released on DVD in October.
M: It’s going to be good.
Cath: No previews or anything?
F: No. It’s going to blow your mind.

Cath: If you could punch any celebrity in the face, who would it be and why?
F: Well, Ashlee Simpson.
M: I don’t want to hit anyone.
F: I don’t want to hit anyone either.
Cath: What about kick?
M: I don’t want to pass violence on to anyone.

Mel: What bands have influenced your music or you?
F: Ozma has influenced my music a lot. Do you know who they are? Self. Do you know who they are? Those are two major influences, and if you listen to them you would see it.

Cath: If you were stuck on a deserted island with no food and no one but your band members, who would you eat first and why?
F: We’ve actually talked about this.
M: Didn’t we say Jesse.
F: No because we thought he would be all tough and gross.
(Jesse joins the conversation)
J: Who would I eat first? That’s a tough question because I’m kind of fatty and everyone else is just really skinny with no meat.
M: I think we’d eat Jesse because he would probably be tender?
F: No! We thought he...
M: We thought that Chris would be tough because he works out a lot.
F: What about Marcus?!
J: He doesn’t have any meat on him.
M: No! Look at this!
J: Two words and a letter dude… In N Out.

Mel: Do you have any advice for bands that are just starting out?
J: If you scream a lot, you’ll probably get a record deal.
F: Honestly, just do what you do.
(Tape stops and needs to be flipped. He said something along the lines of even if you don’t get signed, at least you’re doing what you do.)
F: That was gold! You’re not going to hear that one again because it was too good. You can’t duplicate perfection. So sadly, no small bands are ever going to succeed.

Mel: Do you have any closing statements or last words?
M: Kiss rules!
F: Kiss sucks! Jesse, closing statements?
J: Kiss sucks! Bruce Springsteen is good!