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Beat / Image is incredibly important in popular culture. It seems to be pretty important for you guys as well. How would our world be different if we paid less attention to looks and listened more instead?

/ In our conception of what a band should be, looks are equally as important as music. All our favorite bands have a look: The Strokes, Wu Tang, Prince … What would The Ramones be without their look? What would The Rolling Stones be without their tongue logo? Our biggest musical influence is probably ZZ Top and it’s not for what their music sounds like: it’s for their look, their vibe, their consistency and, most important of all, their commitment. Sure, making music can be about hearing. But being an artist, a band, a musical project, that’s a 360 thing. We love Iron Maiden for the stage show and the t-shirts, not the sounds. Nothing wrong with

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