WDHA's Rock The Rock Fest - The Pretty Reckless Interview
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00:00Maybe I'm alive, I never was a girl with a wicked mind
00:17But everything looks better when the sun goes down
00:22I had everything, opportunities for eternity
00:26And I could belong to the night
00:30Your eyes, your eyes, I can see in your eyes, your eyes
00:39You make me wanna die, I'll never be good enough
00:44You make me wanna die
00:47The Rock of New Jersey, we are broadcasting live from WDHA's Rock the Rock Fest
00:51This is insane, because I have all of Pretty Reckless here
00:54Oh my god, I'm so excited
00:57The band's all here
00:58The band is all here and ready to go
01:01And you guys look amazing
01:03I got, of course, Lady T, the one and only Taylor Momsen
01:05All of a sudden, Matt Murray, who's like, you know
01:08He shows up early for things
01:10I'm like, wait a minute, I know because Taylor is coming
01:13I haven't seen her in a long time
01:14It's been a minute
01:15Yeah, since your 21st birthday party in Atlantic City
01:19Wow
01:20That was an evening
01:22That's a, story's not for the air
01:24But that was a fun evening
01:25Matt is the king of Atlantic City
01:27And he never forgets anything
01:29So, um
01:29Well, she kept me, we stayed off till like 6, 7 in the morning
01:32It's ridiculous
01:32All of a sudden, live on air takes a whole new, uh
01:35A whole new, a whole new meaning, baby
01:37Well, we're among, we're among friends
01:39Look, I have to tell you
01:41I wanted you guys on this bill so badly
01:44So when we were confirmed to have you on the bill
01:47And of course, right, under Breaking Benjamin
01:49That, for me, was the Rock, the Rockfest show
01:52How excited was I about that?
01:53It was, it's, I mean, the Pre-Reckless
01:55Is definitely leveled up with every record
01:57And, you know, it's, had to have them
02:00Had to have them
02:01An amazing, amazing rock and roll band
02:03And a groundbreaking lady
02:04She has, you know, the most, uh, number one singles
02:08And the band has the most number one singles
02:09By a female-fronted band at Rock Radio ever
02:11And Matt and I are as old as The Furniture
02:13So we've been in Rock Radio forever
02:15So for me to be able to see that in my career
02:19In my 25 years at DHA
02:23For me, it was a big freaking deal
02:27Thank you
02:28And you have young furniture
02:29Yes, very young furniture
02:31You know, like I say too, Terry, real quick
02:33They were, like, the first band that put out an album during COVID
02:37They, like, had the album ready
02:39No one was putting anything out
02:40And they are the ones that said, screw it, it's done
02:42We're putting it out
02:43We'll re-figure out how to promote this thing
02:46And they were, like, one of the first ones to do that
02:48And you guys were so supportive
02:49Let's talk a little bit about that
02:50I mean, I can't believe it has been
02:53Almost two years
02:54I know, right?
02:56Crazy
02:56Time flies
02:56Yeah, and the record is just as fresh
02:58So let's talk a little bit about
03:01I want to talk about some of the tunes on that record
03:04And then we're going to talk about the future
03:05But I watched all the videos, too, over the last couple of days
03:08And I thought how visually stunning everything is
03:11Thank you
03:11That was a feat of nature
03:13To get those videos made during COVID
03:14It was
03:15Videos are always challenging
03:17Because I take them very seriously
03:18Probably too seriously
03:19But to get them done during quarantine and COVID
03:23That was certainly a struggle
03:25And I'm very proud with how they turned out
03:26The bi-coastal video of Only Love Can Save Me Now
03:29Oh, that was crazy
03:29With Matt Cameron and Kim Thale in Seattle
03:31They shot in Seattle over FaceTime
03:33I was directing via FaceTime
03:34Were you really?
03:35It was trying to make it look cohesive to what we filmed in New York
03:38They're shooting in Seattle
03:39And trying to make it look like we're in the same space
03:40I'm trying to think
03:41What did I post last night?
03:42Oh, and so it went
03:43And I just thought, my God
03:44You know, everything about this video is just so incredible
03:48And amazing
03:50And 25
03:5025, yeah
03:52Whoa
03:52Thank you
03:5325 was the first one we did
03:54Blued me away
03:55I mean, doors off, off, off
03:57Now, are you sort of the architect?
03:59Because obviously you're all the architect of the sound of the band
04:02But are you also the architect of everything that visually happens?
04:04Yes
04:05Yes
04:05I'm so
04:06It's, yeah
04:07You've directed all the videos
04:09I've directed all the videos with, you know
04:10Partners, you know
04:12Because I can't work a camera
04:13But yes, it's all
04:15It's a visual expression of the music
04:17So I don't
04:18Handing that off to someone else has never felt natural to me
04:21Because you're an amazing storyteller
04:22Thank you
04:23You're an amazing storyteller
04:24The writing between you guys and the band is incredible
04:27But you, the way you deliver songs
04:30You're a storyteller
04:31And I always say that rock radio loves songs
04:34We're very song-driven
04:35We need songs
04:36Yes
04:36You know, you can be an awesome live band
04:38And there's something to be said for that
04:39And we love that
04:40And it's great
04:40But, you know, for me being somebody who programs a radio station
04:44We love incredible songs
04:45Yes
04:46And you are very song-driven
04:48Thank you
04:48Thank you
04:49Thank you for noticing
04:50Yeah, thank you for noticing that
04:51Yeah
04:52And I also, you know
04:53I think when I hear somebody like a Stevie Nicks
04:55Talk about the songs
04:56That are her babies
04:58And her heart and everything
04:59I think you kind of probably come from a place like that too
05:01A hundred percent
05:02There's no
05:03Every song is
05:04I always say every song is like a child
05:06And everyone always asks you to pick a favorite one
05:08And I go, you can't pick a favorite kid
05:09Like, that's just mean to the other kids
05:11Now, like, you know
05:12Some days you like that child more than the other child
05:14But at the end of the day
05:15You love them all equally
05:16And, you know
05:17You put your blood, sweat, and tears into them
05:19And it's so amazing to have rock radio
05:22And, you know
05:23Supporters like you
05:24And the fans who listen and connect to it
05:27And actually seem to
05:29It seems to touch them on a very primal, real level
05:33And that's like the highest compliment you can get as a songwriter
05:35So it's just
05:36It's so incredible to see that
05:37And the fan base is incredible
05:39Incredible
05:39You have an amazing fan base
05:41I have people that are hitting me up
05:42Coming from out of state
05:43I think somebody's coming from Brazil
05:45And they're staying in New York
05:47And I mean, this is just a crazy, crazy fan base
05:49What is it about your love affair?
05:52The band's love affair
05:53Not just Taylor
05:54But, you know, the band's love affair with the fans
05:56I think it's
05:58Music is this universal language
06:00That can bring everyone together
06:02No matter where you're from
06:03And I think that
06:03You know, for me
06:04The bands that I grew up loving and still love
06:06Like, I have this kind of soul connection with them
06:08Even if I don't know them
06:09And I think that that's so powerful
06:12And it's so real
06:14And it's so deep
06:15And I think that the fact that our fans
06:16I feel like they feel that with us
06:19And we feel that with them
06:20And that's such a beautiful thing
06:22Like, you know, to travel the world
06:24And to go to countries that don't even speak English
06:26And they can barely say hello in English
06:28But they can sing every word to every song
06:29It's just the craziest feeling
06:32And it's so rewarding as a songwriter
06:34To know that we wrote something
06:36That is touching people
06:37And, you know, possibly helping them
06:38Or encouraging them
06:39Or whatever the feeling is
06:41That they're getting from that
06:42But it means something to them
06:44And that's so cool
06:45Because it means so much to me
06:46So it's cool that I can share that
06:47And we can share that
06:48And have it mean something to them
06:50It's just
06:51It's a very nice full circle
06:52Thing
06:54And they're so supportive
06:57It's like this weird little, you know
06:58Connection of family
07:00You know, rock and roll
07:01Has kind of always been the underdog
07:02And it's so great to have a community
07:05That, you know, as a fan
07:06And as an artist
07:07That you can turn to
07:08And you always have this kind of support system
07:10And you guys have this amazing connection
07:12Together as a band
07:12I mean, the chemistry is just awesome
07:14Awesome, awesome
07:15And I just love seeing you
07:17When you're all together
07:19We've all known each other a long time
07:20A very long time now
07:21I really want to make a sarcastic comment
07:23I won't ruin the moment
07:24Insert sarcastic comment here
07:26It's a beautiful, it's a beautiful moment of love
07:27This is actually the nicest we've all been together
07:29I love that
07:30Mark doesn't have a microphone
07:32That's family, baby
07:34That's what family is all about
07:35Listen, I know you guys are doing VIP for us
07:38Which, oh, we so greatly appreciate that
07:40That's going to be so exciting
07:41And the fans are so excited about that
07:43So I'm going to let you guys chill
07:45And I thank you so much for stopping by
07:46And hanging out with us
07:47Thank you so much for having us
07:48This is absolutely awesome
07:49We're so stoked to be here
07:51The whole gang is all here
07:52They're pretty reckless
07:52And let's do some music
07:54Live from the Prudential Center
07:55For WDHA's Rock the Rock Fest
07:57Guys, thank you guys so much for watching
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