3OH!3 (AP Tour 2009)

Published by Rhea on May 16, 2009

Having only 2 band members, a song on the radio, and having the opportunity to co-headline the 2009 AP is the one and only 3OH!3. Singers Sean Foreman and Nat Motte started 3OH!3 in their hometown of Boulder, CO in 2007 and from when they started, they have gotten farther than they could have ever imagined. (This interview was done April 9, 2009 at Sokol Auditorium in Omaha, NE).

 

SDS: How did you guys come up with the name 3OH!3 for your band?

Nat: 3OH!3, 3-0-3 the prefix is the area code of Colorado and Sean actually got it tattooed on his leg as like a formage thing

Sean: And then I got it quickly removed with a cheese grater

Nat: No and then it came down to naming our band and we were already making music and were like, he kind of has a cool tattoo so we should just name it that

 

SDS: What is it like being a band starting out in Colorado?

Sean: It’s cool. Colorado is a great scene for music. I think the fans are super supportive, there’s a lot of new grass root kind of bands and lot of scenes that are in Colorado and a lot of bands that stop through Colorado, obviously because it’s in the middle of, I don’t know it’s kind of literally the crossroads of America. A lot of people drive through so they play there. We got to see a lot of different music growing up so it’s cool

Nat: Yeah, people really support our music a lot in Colorado. I mean coming from there, obviously, everything is a result I think from how supportive people are and how they go to shows and buy music and go crazy, so it’s great. It’s great to know that we’re from such a tight place.

 

SDS: You guys only have two people in your band?

Nat: Yeah, just me and *points and Sean whistles*

SDS: How would you say that this would compare to having more people?

Sean: You know, a lot more doe

Nat: A lot more *whistles*

Sean: You know, a lot more women, a lot more dude friends to split up

Nat: Wait, if there were more people in the band, there would be a lot more women on

Sean: Okay… Well then, maybe not that. There’s really not…

Nat: Maybe we should just stick to the doe part of it. Well we only get payed according to… They wouldn’t pay a five person band more

 

SDS: What are some of the obstacles that you guys have had to overcome to get where you are today?

Nat: Um, lets see…

Sean: I don’t know

Nat: There has been some. I think anytime you make something and it’s a little bit more different than the normal bridge your on, people get a little uptight sometimes

Sean: I think every time you’re rapping at a metal show that’s one, or if your rapping in a real, it’s like…

Nat: Bulldogs in harmony, that California show. I mean we’ve done so many different shows in so many different kinds of scenes, I mean, it’s been cool. The vast majority of the time, everything has gone so good and we’ve learned from when stuff is harder and when it isn’t, so I think people are open to having fun and having fun with music and having fun at shows and I think that’s kind of our deal, I think that’s what we wanted to do and people seemed to respond.

 

SDS: Your album came out last July correct?

Nat: Correct

SDS: How did you guys come up with the name Want for it?

Nat: Actually we were throwing names around, what was it going to be? Bedazzled?

Sean: Bedazzled Mucho Mass

Nat: Bedazzled Mucho Mass, but we ended up calling it Want. I was getting excited and I woke up to tell my brother about it, I was telling him everything and how I was pumped about everything and what we were going to do and I was talking about how I want I want and was sent to him in all caps.

Sean: It’s kind of like over advertisement. It’s like if someone sees want on a cd they’re going to buy it

 

SDS: In the past week, I’ve heard Don’t Trust Me on the radio 20+ times, did you guys ever expect this song to do as good as it has been?

Nat: No, no we didn’t. I mean when we wrote it, we knew it was fun and we had fun with it. I think it’s like everything. We don’t have high expectations but we sound super super low

Sean: I think that’s our goal in life, set your expectations low and you’ll be impressed with the outcome

Nat: No, I mean we work very very hard, but after all it’s been super amazing and for us I think it’s been great. It’s been great. It’s really satisfying with what we’ve worked for and we’re going to keep doing it

 

SDS: For people who have not yet heard your music, how would you describe it?

Sean: Uh…

Nat: Um….

Sean: An M80 in a toilet

Nat: That’s pretty good. Exploding or….

Sean: Just hanging in there

Nat: It’s like an electronic influence, a rap influence, I just think it’s, it’s just party music I think. We just do the best we can to have fun. We just have do a crush a little, some electro

 

SDS: Okay, to Sean. What is one random fact about Nat that you think people would like to know?

Sean: One weird fact? He can put both of his legs behind his head

 

SDS: Okay, and then the same question about Sean.

Nat: Sean’s a really nice guy

 

To view pictures from 3OH!3 on the AP Tour 2009, feel free to visit the gallery.