TheZine Vol #01 | Page 16

Before You Exit? What is that? Or who are they? Ever heard of this trio po p rock band made up of brothers; Connor, Riley, and To by? Let me show you this ph oto. Full Ads Page Alright, alright, Girls… Stop screaming please! Some guys might be feeling annoyed right now. Oops! All thanks to Sony Music Singapore for having the boys come all the way from Orlando, Florida, The Zine managed to catch up with them in W Hotel Sentosa Cove; it was a great experience chatting with them, together with other few local media. It was a packed scheduled day for Before You Exit, looks like they were still suffering from jet lag, spotted them yawning during intervals. However their caring Mommy, who was at the side accompanying them throughout, looked energetic and was chatting away while the boys were in interview session. We knew they’re exhausted, trying to make the session shorter so they could catch some winks before they head down to an All Access Party at Play House afterwards. Before we wanted to ask some other questions to satisfy our readers’ curiosity, of course we had to start the ball rolling with some decent questions related to their music. Rule of thumb, yeah. *wink* Q: What’s the inspiration behind “I Like That” EP? A: “Obviously we’re teenage guys, and we’re gonna write about teenage girls… (Giggling away) We always have different song, different concept, a lot of times it will just be like something we wanna write about , sometimes we will write about what we go through, what our friends go through. What you heard is only that six songs, we had 20 to 30 songs to choose from; which ones are the best ones, this one has a deeper meaning, the process of deciding which to eliminate, like a dating show…” Just like normal teens, getting opinions from family and friends is part of their decision making process. Q: Who are your major influence(s)? A: “This question is such tricky one, we always answer the same people, but there’re so many good artists around. We always like the same music. It ranges from classic rock to hip hop, to pop, to rock, everything. “ Q: The Beatles or The Rolling Stones, which side you’re on? A: I don’t wanna take a side. I’m on both side! Rolling Stones are more rock, Beatles are more classic. Q: What is the thing you like most and dislike most about touring, being a touring band as teenagers? A: Most would be getting to see the world, going to different country and see that we’ve such a great fan base, meeting our fans who got to know us from YouTube, get to experience what a lot people don’t. Travelling around is not what you get in any other job. A: Definitely it gets stressful sometimes when things don’t get organized. We are lucky we get a lot of help from our management and staff, we also like to do things ourselves. The Zine later caught up with Before You Exit again at their Color Run gig. Unfortunately the performance was scheduled too late after the marathon, many participants had cleared the venue. But we still have a good crowd of roaring fans waiting eagerly. 17