Where did the name Matchbook Romance come from?
Aaron: We were kinda strapped for a name. We comprised a list of all these names that we liked and, I guess I just threw Matchbook Romance out there as one of the names. Then we were reading the list back to people and they were like “Matchbook Romance is pretty cool.” And we were like, “Alright, that’s it!” Andy: I hated it at first, but I figured I’d just go with it because the name doesn’t make the band. The band makes the name. Rachel: Do you ever have people confusing you for My Chemical Romance? Aaron: No, mostly Matchbox 20 (laughs)…everyone says “Matchbox Romance.” It’s incredible how many people call us Matchbox, and actually My Chemical Romance has told us that they’ve gotten people who come up to them and say “Hey I saw you at last years Warped Tour, you’re so amazing.” And they’ll be like “We weren’t at Warped Tour last summer, you mean Matchbook Romance.” And the person will be like “Oh, I’m at the wrong show.” Andy: Yeah, they’ve gotten the shaft. Rachel: Tell me about
