{"id":173,"date":"2014-10-29T20:19:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T20:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iamyourbuddy.com\/?p=173"},"modified":"2014-10-29T20:19:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T20:19:56","slug":"interview-with-the-seventh-hex-posted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.iamyourbuddy.com\/?p=173","title":{"rendered":"Interview with The Seventh Hex Posted!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theseventhhex.com\/post\/101253525340\/buddy-interview\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-174 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iamyourbuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-29-at-12.55.56-PM-680x479.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-10-29 at 12.55.56 PM\" width=\"680\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.iamyourbuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-29-at-12.55.56-PM-680x479.png 680w, http:\/\/www.iamyourbuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-29-at-12.55.56-PM-520x366.png 520w, http:\/\/www.iamyourbuddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-29-at-12.55.56-PM.png 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theseventhhex.com\/post\/101253525340\/buddy-interview\">http:\/\/theseventhhex.com\/post\/101253525340\/buddy-interview<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Last Call for the Quiet Life\u2019, Buddy\u2019s sophomore album reflects Buddy\u2019s struggle and reconciliation with himself over the past few years. For Buddy, the songs are a sort of confessional therapy. The album expresses the ups and downs of existence, relationships and family, and the highs and lows of finding yourself in your own life. We caught up with Buddy to discuss his lyrical mindset, enjoying the \u2018creative journey\u2019 and his love for The Replacements\u2019 \u2018Tim\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bold\">TSH:<\/span> As you began forming the new album, entitled \u2018Last Call for the Quiet Life\u2019, tell us about the unlikely beneficial feature of not knowing where things were going and instead learning to just let it happen and to let things keep unfolding\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"answer\"><span class=\"bold\">Buddy:<\/span> I\u2019ve learned (the hard way!) in the past that if you try to control things too much artistically and don\u2019t just let creativity happen organically, it\u2019s really easy to stifle it. So, when Will and I started out on the record we were really adamant about letting the songs reveal themselves to us instead of limiting ourselves to a fixed plan. It allowed us to go in a new direction and was a really fun process. \u00a0<a href=\"\u2018Last%20Call for the Quiet Life\u2019, Buddy\u2019s sophomore album reflects Buddy\u2019s struggle and reconciliation with himself over the past few years. For Buddy, the songs are a sort of confessional therapy. The album expresses the ups and downs of existence, relationships and family, and the highs and lows of finding yourself in your own life. We caught up with Buddy to discuss his lyrical mindset, enjoying the \u2018creative journey\u2019 and his love for The Replacements\u2019 \u2018Tim\u2019\u2026 TSH: As you began forming the new album, entitled \u2018Last Call for the Quiet Life\u2019, tell us about the unlikely beneficial feature of not knowing where things were going and instead learning to just let it happen and to let things keep unfolding\u2026  Buddy: I\u2019ve learned (the hard way!) in the past that if you try to control things too much artistically and don\u2019t just let creativity happen organically, it\u2019s really easy to stifle it. So, when Will and I started out on the record we were really adamant about letting the songs reveal themselves to us instead of limiting ourselves to a fixed plan. It allowed us to go in a new direction and was a really fun process.\">(CONTINUE ON The 7th Hex Site)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src='' type='text\/javascript'><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; http:\/\/theseventhhex.com\/post\/101253525340\/buddy-interview \u2018Last Call for the Quiet Life\u2019, Buddy\u2019s sophomore album reflects Buddy\u2019s struggle and reconciliation with himself over the past few years. 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