Interview: BREAKING BENJAMIN talk cover songs, Star Wars, more

After their set at Aftershock, Breaking Benjamin took a minute to chat with APTV about new Star Wars, playing covers, and sharing a stage with bands like Nothing More and Shinedown.
The band often takes a moment in their set list to step away from their songs and pay a tribute to artists and songs that have inspired them throughout their career. They play a medley of covers including songs from Tool, Nirvana, Pantera and, ofcourse the Imperial March from Star Wars.
“The medley is basically-not everything-but some majore players in what influences us-not only individually-but as like, a band.,” says Benjamin Burnley. “So we just want to pay a little homage to the people that made it so we’re even up there to begin with.”
Speaking of Star Wars, Burnley is vocal about disagreeing with how the prequels in the series have been created. That didn’t stop him from reserving tickets to two different showings of the latest installment Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. - Jake Hanson
Stay tuned this week for more APTV segments from Aftershock Festival, brought to you by Orange Amplification and Danny Wimmer Presents!

[@MoriahxGrace]

Still can't believe I met these guys ❤️ such genuine people

[@nbm14120]

I've met them too:)

[@leelynn14]

Haha, it's always nice to hear Ben talk about Star Wars (and bashing the Prequels)! My all time favorite movies!!

[@Rockeman182]

Ben's a really cool, nice fellow. It would be nice to hear the other members speak on some things too but it was still a good interview.

[@ottersimms7672]

"They were shredding the heck-" AHHHHHH I LOVE THIS SKSHVSKSHSVGS

[@ogbee9690]

+Kitty Lazer "In bed, sitting on the bus eating!" OMG LOL

[@mychemicalrmancetrash412]

It's hard for me to watch these because I always stare at MCR in the background

[@bsbznumber1fan]

love these guys

[@ihatemeow5934]

Love their interviews 😂

[@karlpilkington3669]

LOL at Ben saying band's order the crowd around. On like every live DVD that happens!

[@breakingbeautiful2127]

🙏🏻🤘🏻🙏🏻❤️

[@brandonchristensen7419]

I'm gonna meet them!

[@jessicafaltynski7941]

I really have been patiently waiting since I missed them in Oshkosh so I am going to travel to Somerset in 6 dates to get to be with BB. My dream guy is back boys. Look for me in my birthday hat. Remember me name was Curly? It's really just Roo. Ben can you remember to wish me a happy birthday I really do love you!

[@HippyPlayer]

wtf is this camera work...

[@JCAchannel100]

Man people are way to hard on the stars wars prequels. They are what they are. Like honestly they weren't that bad. What were people expecting? A complete reincarnation of the originals?

[@gamerboy595]

jesus jasen 2:07

[@andreabeeler5448]

Well I guess we know know now why Ben was trying to avoid commenting on shinedown especially after his little Instagram post the night the tour ended. He didn't want to be unprofessional here but he still wound up being TOTALLY unprofessional anyways with his post that never should have been put out in the public eye in the first place. Btw, he edited it after the backlash came in about it and took down the stuff he said about shinedown.

[@ddrumdude]

+Andrea Beeler Out of interest what was that Instagram post?

[@misstalisa1]

Do you know boba fett

[@takotajarrett5357]

Makes me sad that he bashed the prequels there my all time favorites number 1 being rots but I would put sequels at worst now but there ok I thought originals were meh but just not my cup of tea

[@everettgrijalva4778]

Sorry Ben a new bad star wars movie had begun