{"id":3850,"date":"2015-09-29T20:09:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T01:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newenglandmusicblog.com\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:47:25","slug":"interview-adam-gontier-vocalist-of-saint-asonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=3850","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Adam Gontier of Saint Asonia – September 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Saint Asonia’s show at the Starland Ballroom, we had a chance to sit down with lead singer Adam Gontier, former singer of Three Days Grace.<\/p>\n

New England Music Blog<\/strong>: How did you come up with your band name?
\nAdam Gontier<\/strong>: We didn\u2019t actually\u2026 I mean the word asonia was flying around for a while now, it\u2019s just a word I found somewhere and that word means to be tone-deaf and I thought it was funny and ironic, just kicking around that word. I think somebody just put \u201csaint\u201d in front of it and said it and gave it a positive spin or something. It sounded good and it wasn\u2019t like we didn\u2019t go for some really deep meaningful name. So it just happened\u2026<\/p>\n

NEMB<\/strong>: What is your song writing process like? Has it changed or developed since your time with Three Days Grace to now?
\nAG<\/strong>: Yeah, for sure, it has changed. For this record, it was really easy, I had a lot of songs, Mike [Mushok] had a lot of music and basically he would give me some music and we changed parts of it, write melodies, and in the studio, tweak lyrics a little bit. I think it\u2019s more organic and a little bit more raw than it used to be. Before it was always going through a bunch of different filters, sort of format it to the record. This time \u2018round there\u2019s no filter, it was just\u2026 \u201chere it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Saint Asonia frontman Adam Gontier<\/p><\/div>NEMB<\/strong>: Who are your biggest influences?
\nAG<\/strong>: I don\u2019t know, it\u2019s a tough one. I\u2019ve listened to everything; I grew up listening to a ton of different stuff. When I started writing music, it was mainly a lot of the Seattle music team, like Pearl Jam and stuff. But yeah I grew up with The Beatles and Bob Dylan and all sorts of stuff. And now it\u2019s just bands like the Deftones and classic rock bands\u2026it\u2019s all over the place, really.<\/p>\n

NEMB<\/strong>: What are your thoughts on the music industry today?
\nAG<\/strong>: Well, it\u2019s different for sure. I think it\u2019s pretty hard to make money nowadays, if that\u2019s what you\u2019re into, if that\u2019s what you want do is just make money in the business, it\u2019s tough to do that. But it\u2019s also at the same time in pretty good shape if you\u2019re a new band and you want to get your music out there, there\u2019s lots of ways to do that. See, I guess selling records and paying back the label is tough to do, but getting out there and getting your music to anybody in the world is a lot easier so yeah, not much money to be made. You got to tour a lot, play a lot of shows, sell a lot of tickets, t-shirts, but other than that, I think it\u2019s great though, there\u2019s a lot of music out there now that you probably would never have heard before.<\/p>\n

NEMB<\/strong>: What advice would you give to up and coming bands?
\nAG<\/strong>: Just to network, just consistently play and meet people\u2026 just to talk to as many people as you can, try to get your music to as many people as you can, and not really give up. It takes a long time, it takes the right time anyway, maybe not necessarily a long time\u2026 if you love it and want to do it for a living, just not to give up because eventually something will happen for you.<\/p>\n

NEMB<\/strong>: What\u2019s your favorite part about touring?
\nAG<\/strong>: Definitely the shows, definitely playing the shows\u2026 it\u2019s kind of why we tour, why we do it. We sit around for like 22 hours of the day then we get on stage for an hour and a half out of those 24 hours in the day, and an hour and a half to get up on stage and do what you love to do. So that\u2019s the best part.<\/p>\n

NEMB<\/strong>: What\u2019s your favorite venue to play in?
\nAG<\/strong>: I don\u2019t know, it\u2019s hard to pick a favorite, an actual place, I mean we\u2019re doing these clubs right now. The clubs are really cool because it\u2019s very intimate, the crowd is right there, it\u2019s small, you vibe off the crowd. I think I prefer playing clubs to venues\u2026 I mean you play arenas, you\u2019re playing to a lot of people, it\u2019s just a different vibe than a club. The club shows are pretty awesome.<\/p>\n

NEMB<\/strong>: What do you do during your days off?
\nAG<\/strong>: Usually, I just sit in a hotel and play a guitar, writing, maybe go to a movie, maybe go to a mall somewhere and walk around. Just try to be normal for a day. <\/p>\n

Be sure to check out our pictures and review of Saint Asonia’s show with Buckcherry at the Starland Ballroom!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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