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 'Shroom to Grow: An Interview with J Mann of MUSHROOMHEAD By Charlie Steffens aka Gnarly Charlie, Writer/Photographer Thursday, July 24, 2014 @ 5:42 PM
“I’m looking forward to the camaraderie more than the music,” says Mann. “I’m just so stoked that everyone’s so cool.
I’m definitely stoked to see Ice-T every day, (and) to see CANNIBAL CORPSE. There’s bands I want to be
on the side of the stage to watch too. I really just want to hang out with the metal brethren.”
The whole album was recorded in-house in the band’s own studio. “Three or four of the guys were playing engineer on
it. So it was one of those things where we didn’t lock ourselves into the studio for six months to make a record.
We’d work on it here and there, between shows and band obligations.”
“It’s definitely a pretty democratic process,” he says on the songwriting and recording process. “It’s really just
about what the song needs and not having any egos getting in the way of that. As long as we’re all there to serve the
song, then no one really has a reason to get upset, or there’s no animosity. And if it really comes down to how much
you’re willing to contribute, and also how humble you can be, if you know someone can do it better. We’re all in this
together.”
“I would say that the most important thing is just showing up. I forget who said that famous quote, but the most
important thing is showing up. So obviously the people that are there more get more time or space on it. It’s again
about serving the song.”
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Discussing the The Righteous & The Butterfly, Mann explains how the material resembles the
MUSHROOMHEAD of earlier years. “It was definitely intentional, as far as getting back to the roots. I think we
started by becoming music fans again. We started listening to a wide array of stuff. With so many members you have so
many influences. Everyone was really open-minded. Everyone was also focused on getting back to ‘getting back’ to the
roots and making a MUSHROOMHEAD record that wasn’t predictable or just one style. ‘Remember when we started
this we wanted to be able to play anything? Well, let’s get back to playing anything, instead of having to write a
song for radio or a song for the mosh pit. Let’s be able to write anything. Again.’ That’s what the goal was.”
Mann insists that the ego-factor in the band is nominal among the nine members, and they get along in the studio just
as they do when touring together. “It’s almost beyond a band. It’s like a sports team almost. Everyone’s got to put
the team first. Like they say ‘There’s no I in team’--you can’t put you or your career or your ego first, or yeah,
you’re not going to last. It really is important to approach it like a team and whatever benefits the cause. And
anyone that truly believes in the cause is not going to have any problem with that. And if they do, then they’re a
problem.”
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