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Incubus Plan To Rest After Tour — But You Won't Find Them Vacationing In Vegas
'I get off the plane or the tour bus and it's like, 'Anything can happen!' But it never does,' frontman Brandon Boyd says of Sin City.
LAS VEGAS — There are bands that revel in the excesses of this town and love wallowing in the special brew of sin that is only possible when a group of debauched rockers roll into possibly the most decadent city on earth. It's a seemingly endless parade of women, booze, gambling and destruction mixed with the occasional side trip to the pokey. Yes, most bands absolutely, positively love Las Vegas.
Incubus are not one of those bands, something they made abundantly clear when we caught up with them in their oppressively opulent suite at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (think bowling alley, in-room Jacuzzi, eagle's-eye view of the pools and mirrors on every ceiling). Turns out, there are about a million places they'd rather be.
"I am not a fan of Las Vegas, for a number of reasons," frontman Brandon Boyd laughed. "The desert heat and the air conditioning mix together like a peanut-butter-and-urine sandwich. ... I get off the plane or the tour bus and it's like, 'Anything can happen!' But it never does, because I'm not high or drunk enough to let 'anything' happen."
"You never know what time it is, you're always losing your money, and when you leave, you don't remember anything," turntablist/ keyboard player Chris Kilmore added. "It's like 150 degrees, there's no ocean around, and it's all deserts. You've seen it once, you've seen it all."
Oh, come on, dudes. Surely, it can't all be bad. There has to be at least one thing you dig about Las Vegas, right?
"Well, I enjoy having conversations with drunk little old ladies at the slot machines. Most people have a story, and they're willing to tell it if you buy them a drink," Boyd said. "And I like that people seem to get dressed up for nice occasions here ... like the guys will throw on a suit and the girls will get all dolled up for a dinner and some gambling. The idea is nice, but the actuality is vomit on the suit [and] 'Where's my bathing suit? Oh my God, I'm pregnant.' "
Well, at least Boyd and company can revel in the fact that they'll soon be leaving Vegas ... on to Phoenix and the U.K. and Europe and South America and finally Guadalajara, Mexico, when, at last, they'll cease touring in support of last year's Light Grenades album (see "Incubus Celebrate #1 Album Debut By Re-Enacting 'Riverdance' "). And time off the road must mean that Incubus fans can start getting excited about the prospect of a new record, right?
Not really. Though Boyd said the band has been working on new songs, the plan for the immediate future mostly involves taking a well-deserved break. Which doesn't sound like the most rock-star thing to do, but then again, why would you be surprised? It's Incubus.
"We've done some incredibly extensive touring in support of this album, and it's been probably the most successful tour of our career. And since we've been on the road for so long, we've been writing some stuff, trying to break the routine, because routine is the enemy," he said. "But, no, we're not going to come off the road and head right into another album. In fact, we'll probably hibernate for a while. We've been able to establish ourselves, and we can take our time now."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1569078/20070906/incubus.jhtml
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'I get off the plane or the tour bus and it's like, 'Anything can happen!' But it never does,' frontman Brandon Boyd says of Sin City.
LAS VEGAS — There are bands that revel in the excesses of this town and love wallowing in the special brew of sin that is only possible when a group of debauched rockers roll into possibly the most decadent city on earth. It's a seemingly endless parade of women, booze, gambling and destruction mixed with the occasional side trip to the pokey. Yes, most bands absolutely, positively love Las Vegas.
Incubus are not one of those bands, something they made abundantly clear when we caught up with them in their oppressively opulent suite at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (think bowling alley, in-room Jacuzzi, eagle's-eye view of the pools and mirrors on every ceiling). Turns out, there are about a million places they'd rather be.
"I am not a fan of Las Vegas, for a number of reasons," frontman Brandon Boyd laughed. "The desert heat and the air conditioning mix together like a peanut-butter-and-urine sandwich. ... I get off the plane or the tour bus and it's like, 'Anything can happen!' But it never does, because I'm not high or drunk enough to let 'anything' happen."
"You never know what time it is, you're always losing your money, and when you leave, you don't remember anything," turntablist/ keyboard player Chris Kilmore added. "It's like 150 degrees, there's no ocean around, and it's all deserts. You've seen it once, you've seen it all."
Oh, come on, dudes. Surely, it can't all be bad. There has to be at least one thing you dig about Las Vegas, right?
"Well, I enjoy having conversations with drunk little old ladies at the slot machines. Most people have a story, and they're willing to tell it if you buy them a drink," Boyd said. "And I like that people seem to get dressed up for nice occasions here ... like the guys will throw on a suit and the girls will get all dolled up for a dinner and some gambling. The idea is nice, but the actuality is vomit on the suit [and] 'Where's my bathing suit? Oh my God, I'm pregnant.' "
Well, at least Boyd and company can revel in the fact that they'll soon be leaving Vegas ... on to Phoenix and the U.K. and Europe and South America and finally Guadalajara, Mexico, when, at last, they'll cease touring in support of last year's Light Grenades album (see "Incubus Celebrate #1 Album Debut By Re-Enacting 'Riverdance' "). And time off the road must mean that Incubus fans can start getting excited about the prospect of a new record, right?
Not really. Though Boyd said the band has been working on new songs, the plan for the immediate future mostly involves taking a well-deserved break. Which doesn't sound like the most rock-star thing to do, but then again, why would you be surprised? It's Incubus.
"We've done some incredibly extensive touring in support of this album, and it's been probably the most successful tour of our career. And since we've been on the road for so long, we've been writing some stuff, trying to break the routine, because routine is the enemy," he said. "But, no, we're not going to come off the road and head right into another album. In fact, we'll probably hibernate for a while. We've been able to establish ourselves, and we can take our time now."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1569078/20070906/incubus.jhtml
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^NOOOOO!
oh i will be patient. i have enough Incubus songs to keep me satisfied for a very long time
EDIT: helligirl I tried to give you karma for the info but I need to spread around some reputation. Thanks for the post though, I like the picture
oh i will be patient. i have enough Incubus songs to keep me satisfied for a very long time
EDIT: helligirl I tried to give you karma for the info but I need to spread around some reputation. Thanks for the post though, I like the picture
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^^you're welcome 
I'll be patient too. I think it's good they take a bit of a break, especially because of Mike's hand. He had only like a two month break after his surgery.
But they are going to release a new DVD this year. It should be out by the end of the year.
And Mike is writing a symphony. So we have stuff to look forward to.
Here an article about his symphony
Incubus Guitarist Einziger Feeling Symphonic
It's too early to break out the tux 'n' tails and the conductor's baton, but Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger is working on a symphony.
The project began in March, after Einziger had surgery to relieve debilitating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. "I couldn't play guitar for a few months," Einziger tells Billboard.com, "so I just started studying music again. I started working on (the symphony), and I learned very quickly that there were a lo of gaps in my musical knowledge."
Einziger began studying five days a week with a teacher and also spent time with a "musical mentor." The symphony project remained his focus, and he's working on it during Incubus' current headlining tour of North America to promote its 2006 release "Light Grenades."
"I'm just kind of writing it in small pieces, 'cause it's very intimidating to think of it as a whole body of work," explains Einziger, who hasn't titled the piece yet. "It'll probably be three movements and 40 minutes of music, and that's a lot of music to write.
"And I completely realize that it can't just be interesting only because it's the guitar player of a rock band writing it. It has to stand up to the work of other composers as well. It's a pretty hefty task for me to endure, but I'm actually excited about it."
Einziger says Incubus' road schedule should give him plenty of time to continue working on the symphony. After wrapping up on these shores, the group will hit Europe and South America in the fall, with Australia, Japan and other parts of Asia slated for 2008.
The next Incubus album is also on the quintet's radar -- especially since any leftover "Light Grenades" material has been used up for B-sides and bonus tracks.
"We'll be starting completely from scratch," Einziger says, "but that's how we like to do it. We like to look at our albums as photo albums from a very specific time and place. We want them to be representative of where we were at a specific time, so including older songs would seem strange. Everything we do next time will be fresh and brand new."
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003614859
I'll be patient too. I think it's good they take a bit of a break, especially because of Mike's hand. He had only like a two month break after his surgery.
But they are going to release a new DVD this year. It should be out by the end of the year.
And Mike is writing a symphony. So we have stuff to look forward to.
Here an article about his symphony
Incubus Guitarist Einziger Feeling Symphonic
It's too early to break out the tux 'n' tails and the conductor's baton, but Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger is working on a symphony.
The project began in March, after Einziger had surgery to relieve debilitating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. "I couldn't play guitar for a few months," Einziger tells Billboard.com, "so I just started studying music again. I started working on (the symphony), and I learned very quickly that there were a lo of gaps in my musical knowledge."
Einziger began studying five days a week with a teacher and also spent time with a "musical mentor." The symphony project remained his focus, and he's working on it during Incubus' current headlining tour of North America to promote its 2006 release "Light Grenades."
"I'm just kind of writing it in small pieces, 'cause it's very intimidating to think of it as a whole body of work," explains Einziger, who hasn't titled the piece yet. "It'll probably be three movements and 40 minutes of music, and that's a lot of music to write.
"And I completely realize that it can't just be interesting only because it's the guitar player of a rock band writing it. It has to stand up to the work of other composers as well. It's a pretty hefty task for me to endure, but I'm actually excited about it."
Einziger says Incubus' road schedule should give him plenty of time to continue working on the symphony. After wrapping up on these shores, the group will hit Europe and South America in the fall, with Australia, Japan and other parts of Asia slated for 2008.
The next Incubus album is also on the quintet's radar -- especially since any leftover "Light Grenades" material has been used up for B-sides and bonus tracks.
"We'll be starting completely from scratch," Einziger says, "but that's how we like to do it. We like to look at our albums as photo albums from a very specific time and place. We want them to be representative of where we were at a specific time, so including older songs would seem strange. Everything we do next time will be fresh and brand new."
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003614859
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some info about the DVD
Look Alive [DVD]
Release date: 11/27/2007
Label: EPIC/IMMORTAL
Selection #: 715556 (1EVD715556 )
Incubus' explosive new DVD Look Alive features footage from their groundbreaking Light Grenades Tour 2007 including multiple concert performances such as the Northerly Island show in Chicago on July 25th, 2007. The DVD also features a behind the scenes documentary with footage shot from throughout the world as well as a BONUS AUDIO CD which includes 5 Live tracks and original music interludes scored by Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger.
http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/c/Incubus/LT_talent=1009276/Look-Alive/DVD/LT_sku=130411
Look Alive [DVD]
Release date: 11/27/2007
Label: EPIC/IMMORTAL
Selection #: 715556 (1EVD715556 )
Incubus' explosive new DVD Look Alive features footage from their groundbreaking Light Grenades Tour 2007 including multiple concert performances such as the Northerly Island show in Chicago on July 25th, 2007. The DVD also features a behind the scenes documentary with footage shot from throughout the world as well as a BONUS AUDIO CD which includes 5 Live tracks and original music interludes scored by Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger.
http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/c/Incubus/LT_talent=1009276/Look-Alive/DVD/LT_sku=130411
I just saw Incubus on Tuesday here in Chile!
After 7 years waiting for them!
they are fantastic live!!! and so cute, in a moment people was so exiting that they were pushing each other and there were many faints, so Brandon stop singing and said that please stop the pressure , and then he tried to say that on spanish, and said the cuttest "por favor" of the world... that was so cool! we love more incubus after that
...they are great musicians and great persons as well...I can't wait to see the new DVD, and maybe Chile appears on it...hehehe =)
After 7 years waiting for them!they are fantastic live!!! and so cute, in a moment people was so exiting that they were pushing each other and there were many faints, so Brandon stop singing and said that please stop the pressure , and then he tried to say that on spanish, and said the cuttest "por favor" of the world... that was so cool! we love more incubus after that
...they are great musicians and great persons as well...I can't wait to see the new DVD, and maybe Chile appears on it...hehehe =)
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^^sounds like you had a good time
a little preview from the new DVD
http://youtube.com/watch?v=riE9al8yAC4
a little preview from the new DVD
http://youtube.com/watch?v=riE9al8yAC4
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^^you're welcome
new trailer for the DVD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzjYoTgG72M
It looks really cool. I'm excited!
new trailer for the DVD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzjYoTgG72M
It looks really cool. I'm excited!
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