"Con Alma de Blues Magazine" Nº7 English Edition Con Alma de Blues Magazine Nº7 /English Edition | Page 22

ALTERED FIVE BLUES BAND
GZ:How does a band manage to last
for more than 15 years?
Jeff Taylor: We all have a lot of respect for the
talent each guy brings to the table. We love the
music and focus on that. Also it helps that we were
all a little older when we got together so we knew
how to check our egos at the door and we are a
little past the stuff that brings stress on to other
bands. Our families and spouses are supportive
and we do not tour for long periods. We try to
have 2-4 gigs a month and do 2-3 longer tours a
year. Now that Charmed and Dangerous is doing
well we are getting a lot more pressure to be out
there on longer runs but we all have day jobs! And
Jeff Schroedl has done a lot to manage the band
and the band business. Because he is really good
at it and communicates with all of us, gets concen-
sus on really important stuff, we do not have a lot
of internal conflict in the business side of it.
GZ:What's your opinion of this glo-
balized world where groups on the
social networks upload, share and
spread videos of their favorite bands?
Jeff Schoerdl: The internet has made it much ea-
sier for people to discover and hear music from all
over the world. Blues, in particular, has a dedica-
ted following in many countries. We have received
messages from listeners all over the map. We really
appreciate it when someone finds our music and
shares it with their friends and followers. That’s the
most effective way to build our following.