New Jordan interview

[tartarus250]

https://youtu.be/cbcbdWANYnY 

[cyberdrummer]

[MoraWintersoul]

Oh god

[El JoNNo]

I also am 

[Nefarius]

Just epic Jordan being epic.

The sad thing is that most interviews are probably at least 50% like that and Jordan would like to reply like that in at least 100% of the cases, only he can't.

Greetings...
Nef

[Aythesryche]

This is fantastic

[El JoNNo]

The sad thing is that most interviews are probably at least 50% like that and Jordan would like to reply like that in at least 100% of the cases, only he can't.

Doubtful..

[tartarus250]

Got to love Jordan 

[Kotowboy]

[Whatsername]

We you Jordan!

[krieger]

 

[KevShmev]

 

[wasteland]

Jordan needs to try really hard to look like he's an ass. 

[ProgressiveIce]

[SuperTaco]

Jordan RUDEss

[aprilethereal]

The sad thing is that most interviews are probably at least 50% like that and Jordan would like to reply like that in at least 100% of the cases, only he can't.

Doubtful..

This. He's way too nice for that.

[rumborak]

This is funny, but I also definitely get a "here's a list of stupid shit you should really stop asking me" vibe

[Mladen]

Jordan needs to try really hard to look like he's an ass. 

Yeah. I'd describe the video as disturbingly funny, I was both delighted and uncomfortable. 

[lyfeternl]

This is funny, but I also definitely get a "here's a list of stupid shit you should really stop asking me" vibe

Haha, agreed 

[Mebert78]

Whoa, Jordan putting the "rude" in "Rudess," lol.  Funny stuff though. 

[Kotowboy]

Some interviewer should DEFINITELY ask him these questions in this order.

I think JR will appreciate the joke.

[Zydar]

He's going psychosane.

[noxon]

I know it's all in good nature and probably not meant to be mean in any way, but having done my fair share of interviews and asking questions i -know- everyone else also asks but that i still have to ask because i need the original soundbite that -i- have the rights to use, i can't help feeling that it's a bit rude. Media junkets and press tours are obviously taxing, but professionalism is not taking it out on the people doing the interviews - they're oftentimes just as uncomfortable as you and are just trying to get the best out of it.

Of course, I also know that they're really nice and open and easy to interview in person. But if this is what they really think when I go out of the room...

This should've been left on the cutting room floor.

[Nick]

He's going psychosane.

Motherfucking psychosane!

I know it's all in good nature and probably not meant to be mean in any way, but having done my fair share of interviews and asking questions i -know- everyone else also asks but that i still have to ask because i need the original soundbite that -i- have the rights to use, i can't help feeling that it's a bit rude. Media junkets and press tours are obviously taxing, but professionalism is not taking it out on the people doing the interviews - they're oftentimes just as uncomfortable as you and are just trying to get the best out of it.

Of course, I also know that they're really nice and open and easy to interview in person. But if this is what they really think when I go out of the room...

This should've been left on the cutting room floor.

Haven't been able to actually watch this yet, but as an interviewer, other than perhaps a few general questions I pride myself in asking things that aren't completely generic or repetitive. You often get far more original and insightful answers that way. It's frankly sad to know that for many outlets an interview is simply a quick connection from point A to point B.

[Shadow2222]

I know it's all in good nature and probably not meant to be mean in any way, but having done my fair share of interviews and asking questions i -know- everyone else also asks but that i still have to ask because i need the original soundbite that -i- have the rights to use, i can't help feeling that it's a bit rude. Media junkets and press tours are obviously taxing, but professionalism is not taking it out on the people doing the interviews - they're oftentimes just as uncomfortable as you and are just trying to get the best out of it.

Of course, I also know that they're really nice and open and easy to interview in person. But if this is what they really think when I go out of the room...

This should've been left on the cutting room floor.

I don't think you should take it that way. I'm sure every once in a while these musicians DO want to vent in some way after being asked the same questions over and over again, but they also understand why they get asked the same questions over and over again, as you explained. It is no different than how they, in various backstage features, have jokingly made remarks about signing all of those pictures for the meet and greets. We certainly enjoy receiving them, as fans, but we have to understand the frustration and repetitiveness that the band experiences signing a couple hundred of those. It's the same with interviews. Although, I am sure that they do like when a couple questions are a bit unique and different.

Questions like, "When did you first start playing piano?" are a bit redundant, since those have been asked for many, many tour/album cycles now.

It is not meant to be taken personally, noxon. Especially considering your interviews are always some of the more interesting ones. JP, for example, always sounds happy when he is on the podcast.

[noxon]

Sure. But consider this. We have an upcoming podcast with Jordan. Half of the questions he made fun of in the video above -is in our interview-. How can we not take it personal when we -just- recorded it, and a day or two later this video is posted? Also, how can we possibly post our interview now without feeling absolutely stupid for doing that?

Yes, they vent, but it's part of the professionalism to not do it publicly. You might as well call me an idiot directly to my face when you do a video like this, because I've been sitting on the other side of the camera plenty times...

Though, to be frank I shouldn't be surprised, as I've seen a similar reaction from Jordan before about things I've done...

[Nick]

Sure. But consider this. We have an upcoming podcast with Jordan. Half of the questions he made fun of in the video above -is in our interview-. How can we not take it personal when we -just- recorded it, and a day or two later this video is posted? Also, how can we possibly post our interview now without feeling absolutely stupid for doing that?

Yes, they vent, but it's part of the professionalism to not do it publicly. You might as well call me an idiot directly to my face when you do a video like this, because I've been sitting on the other side of the camera plenty times...

Though, to be frank I shouldn't be surprised, as I've seen a similar reaction from Jordan before about things I've done...

Watched the video and...

How can you not take it personally? By realizing that point of that video is to make fun of the same question EVERYONE asks him. It sucks that you did yours so recently, but it is egotistical, perhaps bordering on narcissistic to think the video applies directly to you when that is explicitly not the case. Even if, and this is a big if, you were the straw that broke the camel's proverbial back, you are still only one tiny bit of straw among all the straw.

I agree with you about the professionalism thing, and it was probably a bit rash of him to post this, but it's not all about you (not me).

[noxon]

I didn't say it applies to us directly because of the recent interview (or us directly at all), but seeing as we've frequently been in that chair I think it's very harsh, and I was just relating my own personal reactions to seeing this. I didn't mean to imply that it was just -us-, i meant it more as -a- person who's been there...

Yes, it's about questions "every interviewer asks", but you can't expect every interviewer to know everything about how LMR came to be, or how they approached writing songs compared to say DT, and you can't expect every person who views or listens to an interview to know that either. Most of our listeners for instance will have their very first exposure to LMR through our podcast, so why wouldn't it be relevant to ask that question in our podcast instead of referring to some other guys interview on a seperate place on the web? It's

If you don't like doing interviews, don't schedule them in the first place.

[Kotowboy]

Glad "someone" noticed that it wasn't particularly funny besides me.

[?]

Brilliant

[lyfeternl]

I didn't say it applies to us directly because of the recent interview (or us directly at all), but seeing as we've frequently been in that chair I think it's very harsh, and I was just relating my own personal reactions to seeing this. I didn't mean to imply that it was just -us-, i meant it more as -a- person who's been there...

Yes, it's about questions "every interviewer asks", but you can't expect every interviewer to know everything about how LMR came to be, or how they approached writing songs compared to say DT, and you can't expect every person who views or listens to an interview to know that either. Most of our listeners for instance will have their very first exposure to LMR through our podcast, so why wouldn't it be relevant to ask that question in our podcast instead of referring to some other guys interview on a seperate place on the web? It's

If you don't like doing interviews, don't schedule them in the first place.

Sorry, but I think you're taking this video WAY too seriously. If I squint one eye and close the other, I suppose I could possibly catch a glimpse at how one could take offense to this from an interviewer standpoint but c'mon... This was done in jest. Nothing more.

[noxon]

There's no such thing as doing stuff just in jest. There's always a truth to what you're doing, or else nobody would be able to relate.

[BlackInk]

As someone who has never done an interview and never plan to I thought this video was a bit funny. But I completely see how someone like nox could be somewhat offended by this.

[Thematt202]

Guys, it was a joke!  Someone tweet Jordan the link to this thread ffs.

[theseoafs]

There's no such thing as doing stuff just in jest. There's always a truth to what you're doing, or else nobody would be able to relate.

Haven't you ever seen Monty Python, dude?