Music4Autobahns Interview: Jesse Lacey (Brand New)

[@mike990]

The middle school kids moshing during 70X7 and singing along to mixtape is literally the funniest thing I've ever seen.

[@beneaththesound]

Well, truthfully I was in the 6th grade when Your Favorite Weapon came out. I've been listening to them since..

[@beneaththesound]

ToFinishFirst haha, yeah you're right.

[@vincentserna4791]

its actually adorable. if you were to show me it as a still picture and i didnt know brand new i would have thought it was a children's band

[@kingexclusivo]

His music really touched my life. You can tell he’s a good person because of the lyrics in his songs, they’re mostly about self acceptance and overcoming tough situations.

[@misfitmeech]

“what difference does this difference in age make” isn’t a good person lyric especially with what he got caught for in the past… lol

[@damesoumbi]

@@misfitmeech except that’s not what he was talking about there. he meant that he and this girl were both older now but that doesn’t mean things will work out for them just because they’re seemingly more mature than they were before

[@ayanchoi4908]

if jesse lacey did not leave taking back sunday i guess taking back sunday is the Greatest Band of All Time for sure.imagine Adam John and Jesse in one group it could be 101% perfect combnation

[@mashpotatosauce3566]

@@damesoumbiInternet dorks don’t wanna actually read and understand context, they wanna virtue signal so everyone else knows how good of a person they are.

[@Gore171459]

Jesse says that they plan to grow and expand their sound with the next couple of albums. I think growing and expanding are understatements considering their discog in 2016.

[@StartARiot]

Imagine going back in time and telling Jesse Lacey what his band would be in 2016. Mind explosions.

[@FlockofSmeagles]

The funny thing I find about these comments is that WE were those kids.

[@BulletFreak1]

Jesse Lacey is truly a genious. I love him and his lyrics!

[@cRaZyGiRlGoNeMaD]

Can you imagine being one of those kids at the front and being able to say you were front row at an early brand new gig when you were like 10 years old.

[@Thor-Orion]

Yeah, I saw them live real early because I’m from like 30 minutes from Belmar.

[@burnzyburnswild]

i like how jesse says theyre a versatile band and they dont listen to a lot of the music in the genre. and then he says we want to surprise people. well i can say i never expected deja entendu to be my all time favorite album and i can say that because its one of a kind and surprised me.

[@dead6080]

hey nice profile pic buddy :)

[@MrPenguinlover28]

These kids are probably in their mid to late 20's by now. Holy shit.

[@FlockofSmeagles]

Bianca Vanessa 28 I was maybe 13 or 14 when their first album dropped.

[@armandduarte4193]

try late 20s haha

[@Charlesdayis]

30s

[@burnzyburnswild]

Jesse seems so happy in this interview, which is why I like going back and watching it.

[@yournaturalstate]

This is one of the best videos on youtube. Hands Down.

[@sgrigsbyclark1968]

"Hopefully we'll be playing for thousands of kids one day." I absolutely love this.

[@TheIEvon]

in the early 2000s high school kids looked a lot younger

[@pichaelthompson4022]

"I never wanted anyone to feel like they can't come up and talk to us before or after a show" said the most iconically fan-loathing/fearing frontman of a generation, lmfao.

[@brianstewart78]

i met him in MTL couple years ago and he walked with us for like 4 or 5 blocks and chatted like it was nothing. the only thing he declined was a picture. So I'm not sure what you're talking about.

[@KCgrunge]

@@brianstewart78 yeah but hes doing no interviews, no socials, nothing, doesnt mean he hates chatting with people on regular lol

[@briandesmond9003]

Lena Gotti well it’s all over now because he got cancelled and gave a half apology 😬

[@KCgrunge]

@@briandesmond9003 hes not cancelled, maybe for some ugly ass sjw fucks, but the majority of all BN fans as me dont care about groupies talkin shit 15 years later that dude from as i lay dying was in prison for contracting a hitman to kill his wife and hes back in the band and most of people dont care

[@briandesmond9003]

Trent if you read his apology he said he doesn’t even stand to defend himself. Not to mention his guitar tech even outing him and doing it for a long time even before all this stuff hit the fan.

[@scoutplayz6578]

That last clip sounds like the best performance of Mixtape, and my second favorite performance of it is that other one as a floor-show. If theres a full version of this show that was shown, I want that or just the full performance of Mixtape.

[@heartsnsmileys687]

I don't know what you're talking about. When I met him, he was extremely humble and gracious - took time to talk to every single fan.

[@lyodd989]

i met him about two months ago and he was really nice and humble

[@johncondon6743]

girl in front row w/ pink puffy jacket at the end of the video....hilarious

[@thestormlscoming]

thanks for posting this! its really interesting to see how far theyve come

[@chloeheart28]

i would love to be that close but idk why theres so many kids there that look 12 LOL

[@ramses_is_numba_one]

jesse lacey being so optimistic and bright eyed, thats not the case anymore

[@Meadaa]

thanks algorithm

[@FoldAndDivide]

When I met him he was extremely nice and was fairly conversational, although he did seem a little bashful. He does shy away from pictures and even said that he felt like an ass for doing so but he said he was very self-conscious about taking lots of pictures. I know Vinnie and maybe some of the other guys smoke but I'm pretty sure Jesse doesn't.

[@brandnewshoesfool]

HAHAHA look how young their fans were. this is so old. love it.

[@jdujnd173]

Those kids in that crowd aarealso legends

[@tnpass]

@latertodaysaint lol they were when this interview took place...who would have thought they would go on to greatness

[@star0dreamer]

i want more interviews, recent ones. the thing is brand new dont seem to like being interviewed.

[@ThatsDandy]

I saw this comment and stuck around for it.

[@LftyRocker56]

the kid in the front in front of vin with the widows peak is jesses brother

[@mattswaim91]

he's so young!

[@staceyjones124]

A lot of bands actually love playing for kids though because their more active.

[@fatmarioonm]

they sound amazing live, even if it is infront of a small audience, so glad im seeing them live at leeds :D:D

[@-_-Code-_-]

@latertodaysaint 8 years ago they were.

[@got0values]

the rooke lot was really good. the song "anime" still makes me wanna do somersaults

[@happyparallel]

He's like a prophet "Hopefully we'll start surprising people with the next couple albums." I don't think he really had any idea what he was saying :D

[@randmanq]

what would it matter? if someone wants to hear your music that's all that should matter. you can't really disregard a younger audience any more than you can an older one. everybody needs music.

[@TheORIGINALOxymoron]

@ChandraTheSwift182 Haha... that's interesting. I guess Vince likes crickets? Also, when you're so busy it's easy to forget about specific dates. I don't blame him.

[@GallopingManic]

Jesse's perspective has definitely changed a lot since then. I don't think they're really interested in being the biggest band anymore; it seems they work hard to stay under the radar, actually. Also, I'm not sure how "approachable" Jesse Lacey is nowadays. But, I still adore Brand New.

[@PlanBSk8er45]

@ChandraTheSwift182 His life is ridiculously originial.

[@call.it.karma37]

[fan since 2003] Does Jess have a unibrow?

[@ErictheSickist95]

who cares how old the crowd is? They still love the music, i mean of course they wanna play for more then just that but who cares if there kids, that just means the kids like good music

[@kelzosaurus]

oh my godddddd they are so little. oh wow, jesse's accent. they are so different now! ahh.

[@lilalouwho]

Love you Jesse!

[@LiterallyLiterallying]

he looks so young

[@metsnolesjetslover]

awww, jesse is so young. and those kids are so little. sjahf;sdlkg

[@CodysFavorites]

this is classic

[@lilalouwho]

Jesse 😍😍😍😍😍

[@erikadee8668]

lilalouwho yea, he's pretty cute

[@glueglueglue]

Learn how to read. "Watching this interview you can see that Jesse had his eyes on bigger things than being an emo band from Long Island."

[@CodysFavorites]

@broshaman deep AF

[@Daniwasinvented]

"Our goal was to have as many kids listen to us as possible" No kidding. LOL

[@SeanTMonty]

@blameitontonight so im 14 and this band is my favorite there awsome

[@MasterSokka]

Anyone know what year this was filmed?

[@Scpphire]

Those look like the coolest 10 year olds ever.

[@thehondarider250]

HES MY FUCKING IDOL!

[@jillian3157]

im in love.

[@scoutplayz6578]

how many times does e says K I D S in this video?

[@Daniwasinvented]

Well look at the audience's age in this video. lol

[@scoutplayz6578]

ik lol.. but uhmm do you have footage of the concert shown in the video? if so, I wanna see it!

[@brighterwest]

were they playing at a junior high?

[@tabbycat45]

isn't one of the kids his little brother?

[@LftyRocker56]

those are jesse's brothers

[@TimLundin3]

Jesse sounds and looks like Devon Sawa. NY accent

[@MrDaveeness]

@latertodaysaint Yo calm down haha he didn't mean any disrepect I agree with him... Brand New was a pop-punk/emo band from Long Island but (like he said in the vid) they were more diverse than that... As you can tell by listening to what they've grown into... Sounds nothing like when they started.. They really grew up. -.- Don't get so offended tiger.

[@ethanwonderly4819]

I was one of those kids

[@doritos180]

Shit that crowd is fucking young.

[@mirraco323]

Haha his accent is so much thicker here

[@shauntecsoman6295]

What accent are you hearing?

[@milkus2000]

@@shauntecsoman6295 this is a long island accent

[@MaryyyKate]

jesse's a baby!

[@chaunwin]

lol, so young!

[@jacobmacdonagh4070]

"There's nothing better than playing in front of that many kids" 😂

[@GreenDayDookieDemos]

Just makes the whole situation even more fucked up.

[@erikadee8668]

Oh god 😂

[@drewgibson16]

Such a humble guy.

[@tornadotornado123123]

i love all the eleven year olds in the front row hahah

[@cmerk123]

check out JESSE STRAWN ON KZbin

[@tesla3695]

So many 10 year olds in crowd

[@brentgeemn]

nice, vintage.

[@TBSxFAN]

lol @ the girl in the coat at 4:12 She looks terrified.

[@samhb44]

Nahh, not that old, yet. Definitely mid-20's. The kids seem like 14/15 year olds in this video.

[@CompulsiveDesigns]

3:25 10 year old mosh pit

[@willferridrums]

watching this now, it’s kinda weird that he kept referring to the crowd as “kids” and not people, fans, etc...

[@issaacxxx6202]

It really wasn't. Most of his fans literally were kids and young people.

[@scoutlikestopoop7887]

A lot of people do that

[@SwiftyMD]

He is weird as shit in person. When i met him he had a cricket in his pocket and when my gf asked to see it he told her to make sure he got it back because it was a gift for vince because he was having family problems. I also asked if he was excited about the following tuesday and he asked why and i told him thats when the devil and god was released. he was like OH i forgot... i guess you have to be a little weird to write such amazing songs.

[@akeelaa7700]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@naomitrepanier9247]

i am totally like that red shirt kid at shows haha

[@Xavier-yj3ke]

He looks like he’s bouta cry

[@killahpriest6960]

brother? jus looks like different grades to me... maybe the younger kids are at the front because they wouldn't be able to see shit with the bigger kids in front...

[@chrissy0138]

poor jesse :(, love does suck!

[@chrissy0138]

thats what happens when you get youe heart broken

[@sebastianp1822]

lihc

[@theduderules19]

This is true. I've heard so many horror stories from fans who have met him. I've been a fan since YFW came out, never met him and honestly don't want to. You can't blame him, though. I've seen the girls that go to their shows. A good portion of them are definitely not there for the music. Then you have the ones who think he's the greatest ever, call him a "God" and whatnot. It's a bit creepy. I just hope he knows that not all female Brand New fans are like that.

[@Heatheretts]

lol, he can literally call the crowd 'Kids'

[@bradballinger7117]

im guessing 30's...

[@JustShaob]

(:

[@Redstar0724]

err they were playing Soco Amaretto Lime.... i dont really think thats a great song to play for kids, LOL...

[@Ubettermakemefamous]

LOL

[@ramses_is_numba_one]

hahhaha, i guess

[@LifeToLifeLess]

Jersey'ish

[@ryangarro3935]

its funny he is talking about kids.

[@zechs5079]

At that point in time the fans were all kids.

[@DivineKu8]

lol what's with the 12 year olds..

[@WTWAK]

Jesse Lacey around that many children.....did not age well

[@yolandamofork7632]

Omg lil peep's crybaby guitar is heard

[@posthuman3068]

Brand new - The seatbelt song is what you were hearing

[@I8UxAnonymous]

Yes thats where peep got it from.

[@themagnumb]

Not only did Lil Peep sample Brand New, but anyone else think young Jesse looks a LOT like Peep?

[@issaacxxx6202]

@@themagnumb nobody thinks that.

[@issaacxxx6202]

Comments like this make me wish the dislike button on comments actually did something.

[@Thebrownelementsk8er]

Brand New isn't fucking emo.