out. We’re doing
it our own way.
We’re climbing the
ladder and we’re
going to keep
climbing. That’s
been the result of
how we grew up.
From the begin-
ning you seem
like you’ve had a
strong message
that’s been set from your ideals and values. How has your music contin-
ued to mature from the inception of the band to now?
AR: When I came to the band it was a lot more rock. As the band matured
we’ve been able to successfully introduce a lot more hip hop, trap and
even things the deejays are doing. The whole thing is just evolving at a
fast pace. We’re very present to our surrounding; our music is very pres-
ent. We’re not just making things that the world is not going to listen to.
SL: I think the music has matured by us being more vulnerable. Under-
standing that music is not just a bunch of notes. It’s a feeling, it’s a pas-
sion. A lot of musicians think that music theory is the pathway to success.
They don’t realize that the connection between people and actually going
on stage and actually feeling those notes. Getting that energy out of your
system and into the crowd. That’s what makes the music as powerful as
it is. In the beginning I felt like Quantum Split was thinking in their heads
a lot, including myself. We thought a lot that this is what people want to
hear; A minor scale or whatever it is. Arpeggios and different beat pat-
terns; it was all about the technical parts of the music and not the pas-
sion. Sometimes I’ve played my guitar and had no idea what I was play-
ing. Sometimes Adrian plays and he’s going crazy then he’s like “How did
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