Why is the band named after the deepest known part of the world’s oceans?
Well, that’s a common misconception. We didn’t name ourselves after the deepest part of the ocean; it was named after us after the fact, which most people don’t realize, which is true. Do you guys feel you are stuck between a western plate of ‘pop’ commercialism and just trying to be a good quality band that sticks to their ideals? I don’t think so. Most of that stuff is with your own doing. I don’t think I was ever trying to be like everyone else. I don’t feel like we were ever stuck within any sort of perception, really. I just did what I wanted to do. Does the band claim to shake up the music scene with straightforward lyrics? I don’t know. Again, I just write what I want to write. I don’t think I ever went out to write for a specific purpose or for anything other than what I wanted to say, whatever the subject is. I think that as soon as you set out to accomplish something, you take away from the final effect of the song. I think my approach has always just been to make each song t
