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Individual Interviews with Zac and Isaac from Perth Radio In Australia
After they sang MmmBop, Dick Clark asked them some questions....
AOL-Host: Welcome, HANSON!!!!!
DICK CLARK: Do you prefer Isaac or Ike?
ISAAC: Isaac.
DICK CLARK: You got it, would you introduce me from oldest to youngest.
ISAAC: This is Zac.
DICK CLARK: Nice to see you sir, and you are....
TAYLOR: Taylor.
DICK CLARK: Now I need to know this desperately, how many songs have you guys written in your lives?
TAYLOR: We've been writing songs since we were about in third grade so a lot of songs.
DICK CLARK: Like hundreds?
TAYLOR: Yah, around there....somewhere in there.
DICK CLARK: Do you ever take material from anybody else, I mean, do you record, something you didn't do.
ISAAC: We're always writing songs with people or on our own so we're always involved in the songs.
DICK CLARK: You ever have any arguments about what to record?
ZAC: Ahh, no, it just works itself out.
TAYLOR:It's pretty natural.
DICK CLARK: Naturally, if you have a problem how do you solve it?
ZAC: We....kill each other....
Zac pretends to hit Isaac in the face.
DICK CLARK: Easy, easy, easy!
DICK CLARK: Great job, ladies and gentlemen Hanson!
This is after they sing MADELINE
Crowd cheering.
ISAAC: Thank you guys, very, very, much!
TAYLOR:Hey, how you guys doing?!
Whole crowd says ‘FINE!'
TAYLOR: Good, good very good.
ISAAC: Great.
TAYLOR:Cool. Well, we're glad to be here.
ZAC: We're going to play a few acustics for guys.
TAYLOR: Oh, yah, sorry! And the first one is called Madeline.
After they sing Madeline they explain how they came up with Man From Milwaukee, but first....
ZAC:Thank you! Thank you very much!
TAYLOR: That's about it. Okay we're gone now, bye.
Taylor and Zac get up to pretend to walk off stage
ISAAC: Laughs
The crowd says awww!
ISAAC: Were just teasing!
TAYLOR: We're just kidding!
ISAAC: Dang guys!
TAYLOR: I was just joking!
TAYLOR: I'm sorry!
ZAC: Can we crowd surf?
TAYLOR and ISAAC: Crowd surf?
TAYLOR: Zac I do not recommend it. Zac, it only goes back like three feet. That would not be a good idea, you'd be like whoa! (makes a crashing noise)
ISAAC: Actually we were at a concert one time and this guy stage dove and he ended up with a wedgie. It was like a really bad one actually you could tell from like 60 rows back! Well anyway, around this time last year, we were doing Middle of Nowhere.
ZAC:We were going to make....Middle of....Nowhere....hahaha
TAYLOR: On our way there, on our way there....ummm
ISAAC: To LA....
TAYLOR: Umm...to LA to Los Angelas to make the album to right here....we umm we broke down in Albuquerque....and as we were waiting at the hotel, kinda sitting outside. I don't know why we were sitting outside....why would you be sitting outside a hotel?!
ISAAC: The funny thing was, I guess is that we were taking a momentary break and I was sitting here with my guitar....of all things....singing about ants.
TAYLOR: And of course Zac was sitting with his genius, ummm hmmm ummm....Okay, well not with his genius with his something....
ZAC: Hey, I'm flattered.... :) Thank you!
TAYLOR: He was thinking of something, he was thinking about aliens, and he came up with this song called Man from Milwaukee and we later finished it and made it the bonus track on Middle of Nowhere. Here it is, Man from Milwaukee.
AOL Interview
Zac: Hey guys! This is Zac! Thanks for coming to the chat!
Taylor: Hello everybody!!! :D This is Taylor! How are you guys doing?!
Isaac: Hello everybody out there. Thank you guys for
coming to the chat.
Hanson:We'll be talking to you for a little bit and hope that you enjoy yourselves!
AOL_Host: We are very glad to have you all here... let's start out on questions right away...
AOL_Host: Before we get started guys, let's open with a couple of standard questions.
AOL_Host: Is there an address where your fans can write to get pictures?
Hanson: They can write the Hanson Fan Club at
Hanson: PO Box 703136, Tulsa, OK 74170
AOL_Host: Is there a place, either on the Web or an
address that your fans could visit/write to find out your tour dates and cities?
Hanson: Absolutely! www.hansonline.com
AOL_Host:: Thanks, Guys... here we go, now
Question: What are you doing for Thanksgiving? I heard you were going to be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. If so, are you going to sing any songs from the "Snowed In" album?
Issac: We were asked to be but we had a scheduling conflict and won't be there.
Taylor: But we will be having at 8:30 EST on November 28, the day after, on ABC a special performing Christmas songs. There will be other songs too as well.
Zac: We'll be doing Christmas songs at 9:00 pm EST December 19th with President Clinton and his family on NBC.
Question: Just curious, what groups do you like to listen
to? How have they influenced your music?
Isaac: Aerosmith, Counting Crows and Spin Doctors.
Taylor: Jewel
Isaac: Natlie Merchant, No Doubt
Zac: Boys to Men, En Vogue.
Hanson: (Boyz II Men)
Isaac: In sutle ways. We like listening and they get us excited about doing music. The music that most influenced us as performers and song writers was early rock and roll and R&B.
Question: ARE YOU PLANNING ON MOVING OUT OF TULSA ANY
TIME SOON?
Hanson: No. Tulsa is home! :D
Question: Will the 'Tulsa, Tokyo and The Middle of
Nowhere' video include old footage from Mayfest or any other shows from a while back? Love and Peac Always, jonna isaac
Hanson: Yes. There will be early clips from free time and including Hanson does Stupid Stuff on Video!
AOL_Host: Well, gee... in that vein, then...
Question: hi hanson! it's megan and meredith here! We'll be seeing you on Sunday at the y-100 wingding! But here's 2 questions... have you ever made a funny home video with your camera isacc, and when you guys went trick-or-treating, what was your favorite costume?
Isaac: I made a funny home video including one in the video (Tulsa Tokyo and the Middle of Nowhere) called. What The Hansons Did Last Thanksgiving shot last thanksgiving Day.
Isaac:Nothing sticks out. We've done lots of fun things at Halloween.
Question: Are you going to release a "Minute Without You" as a single?
Hanson: The next single went out on sale today... "I Will Come to You" with an unreleased track entitled "Cried" and it's on sale today! We hope you all like it!
Hanson: And no decision has been made on a single after that. Maybe "Man from Milwaukee."
Zac: What do YOU think the next one should be? Let us know at our web site!
AOL_Host: I tried to get one for my son, and they were
already sold out. Looks like a hit!
AOL_Host: How long have you been Homeschooled?
Hanson: GREAT!!! :D
Hanson: We've done some school, but very little. We've mostly been home schooled. We like "Self-directed education"
Question:Hey guys! My name is Lindsay! I just wanted to say keep up the good work and wanted to ask what the name of the OFFICIAL Hanson biography is and what the cover looks like.
Isaac: I'll get to the question, just a quick comment! Brooke Shields is right next door! I just got to meet her! WOW! :D
Hanson: The cover is a picture of the 3 of us from one of our photo sessions
Hanson: The title is "Hanson: The Official
Book". It's big, 8.5" x 11" in size.
Hanson: For the record, we have nothing to do with the other books on the market. They never talked to us, and some of the information is
incorrect. One of our best friends wrote this one for us and we edited it.
Hanson: Sorry to tell you... You WON'T be able to to find out what color underwear we wear! ;)
AOL_Host: So, the Official book, is the OFFICIAL book. Thanks, Isaac.
Question: Ike, Tay and Zac: Hey guys!! Was the Toronto show really the loudest the girls have gotten? And what happened at the Chicago show? You guys seemed to just stop during "Thinking Of You". Well, we Love You!! Can't wait to see you in Pittsburgh next week!!!
Hanson: According to the sound meter at the Toronto show.. yeah. it was the loudest we ever experienced.
Hanson: We were at 140 decibels and the loudest in the Guineas book is 126 by a Who concert.
Question:What are some of your favorite things to do with your family while not performing?
Hanson: As for the Chicago show, there were sound problems.
Hanson: We didn't stop we just didn't get through the sound system. Then it came back on.
AOL_Host: Sorry, I sent that last question a bit early
Hanson: Draw on the walls of our studio. There's actually scenes of that wall in the video.
Hanson: 8ball, laser quest, motorcycles, dirt bikes, we spend a lot of time painting the wall of our studio. There's scenes of that in the video.
Question:What is it that fans do to annoy you?
Hanson: We LOVE the fans, they don't annoy us but sometimes they scream really, REALLY loud.
Hanson: The only times that the screaming bothers us is when we're trying to play.
Zac: Sometimes we can't hear ourselves think.
AOL_Host: Zac, Tay and Isaac... tell us a little about
your Christmas album. Will some of the "old standards" be there?
Hanson: The album is called Snowed In. It's co-producedby Hanson and Mark Hudson who co-wrote "Where's the Love." It was recorded during October outside London in the country. We had a great time recording it.
Hanson: We hope you like it.
Hanson: It's old R&B Christmas songs and some new ones we wrote in England. And a medley of sacred Christmas carols.
Question: Is it true your mother is going to have a baby soon?
Hanson: Yes, she is. She's going to have a baby at the beginning of the new year.
Hanson: It will be Hanson #7
AOL_Host: Congratulations Mrs. Hanson!
AOL_Host: Everyone hold on, Hanson has gotten temporarily disconnected.
AOL_Host: While we're waiting, just a small reminder that "I Will Come to You" is in stores today!
AOL_Host: Get your copy and hear the never-released single "Cried!"
AOL_Host: Also, next week, "Tulsa, Tokyo and
the Middle of Nowhere" is going to be in stores! Be sure to pick up a copy. They
won't last long!
AOL_Host: It's an hour and a half of PURE HANSON!
AOL_Host: Watch the guys travel the globe as they spread their music everywhere!
AOL_Host: A lot of the video was shot by Hanson themselves, showing some candid and funny shots of the guys just being themselves!
AOL_Host: Remember to get your OFFICIAL Hanson T-Shirts, Calendars and Posters! Click on 'Merchandise' from Hanson's OFFICIAL Web Site! www.hansonline.com
AOL_Host: While we're waging, let's all put MMMBop into our stereos and ROCK this place!
AOL_Host: Can't wait for "Snowed In" to hit the
stores?
AOL_Host: Check out the web site and download clips...
AFTER the chat!
AOL_Host: We welcome back Hanson!
AOL_Host: Welcome back, Guys!
AOL_Host: Let's take a couple of more questions before you have to go?
Question: Hey you guys kick! I was wondering if you listen to any ska and if you like to hacky sack. Thanks a lot.
AOL_Host: We can ask only one or two more questions and then we have to get back to the taping of the ABC Special! :)
Hanson: Definitely learning hacky-sack and we love the Mighty Mighty Bosstones...
AOL_Host: Last one tonight...
Question: "I just got the Middle of Nowhere CD. It's great! How much time a day do you spend working on your music?"
Hanson: We only have time for this last one...
Hanson:Great question... Except for school, music is our number one priority.
Hanson: oh, hey, one more question!
Hanson: We are walking down the hall....
Question: Since you sang at the World Series, I would
like to know if you like baseball and if so, what your favorite teams... Love Amber...
AOL_Host: Oh, the didn'thave a chance to answer. The TV people probably pulled them off and down the hall!
AOL_Host: Thanks so much for being here and talking with us tonight, Zac, Tay and Isaac! Come back soon!
Hanson: Sorry about that folks!!
AOL_Host: Wow! You're back! Super!
AOL_Host: Here's a strange one from some serious fans!
Question: Hi! Our names are Kristin and Sara and we want to say "Thanks" for making such great music that we can really relate to. We wanted to know if you could be any animal, and this applies to all, what animals would you be? We know it's odd but we want to know.
Hanson: We are about to run to the ABC Special!!
Hanson: We are literally walking down the hall to do the acoustic segment of the show!!
Hanson: I hope you all catch it!
Hanson: Thank you for coming!!
Hanson: We had a blast!
Hanson: Thanks again!!
AOL_Host: We are glad that you made it back.. and you are welcome anytime! Thanks for being here!
AOL_Host: We all had a great time.
Hanson: Thank YOU all!
AOL_Host: A SPECIAL thanks to the audience, for the GREAT questions!
AOL_Host: Thanks to Zac, Ike and Tay for spending time here with us tonight!
AOL_Host: Have a good night, everyone... and Mmmbop on!
INTERVIEWER: So...What do you guys think of girls?
ZAC: They're great....but.....
ISAAC: (interrupting) Zac doesn't date yet, cause, ya' know...
ZAC: I like them.
TAYLOR: Zac likes everyone we do!
ZAC: (giggles)It's in they blood!
TAYLOR: We all like Gwen Stefani.
ZAC: Yeah, she's cool
ISAAC: You see, he does! I told ya!
ZAC: (Jokingly)Ike is just jealous 'cause this girl flirted with me more after a concert.......because I'm so fine
ISAAC: YOU WISH!
ZAC: OOOH, Now we get down to the good parts(acts all excited)
TAYLOR: Yeah go on Ike, they wanna hear more.....
ISAAC: Well, I met this girl after a concert and she was really pretty and nice......
ZAC: (Covers his mouth and whispers out loud to the camera)She was all over him!
ISAAC:ZAC! She was not! She's like 17 though.....(in a butthead voice) but she was a babe, dude!
TAYLOR: I never got a good look at her, but she was a brunette.
ISAAC: Yeah Brunetters are cool!
ZAC:(Looks at Ike)BRUNETTERS! (Laughs)
ISAAC: (Rolls his eyes at Zac)
TAYLOR: I think this is the climax.
ISAAC: (Tries to talk but keeps laughing at what Tay said)
ZAC: Okay, you see....he met this girl afterwards and she and him were doing the little flirty thing, you know all mooshy-mooshy...and then they said their goodbyes.
ISAAC: If I ever saw her again....
ZAC: (Interrupt) Ike, you rebel!
ISAAC: Wait, I didn't finish! Zac you're so bad; you're wasting my time! (Both play hit each other)
TAYLOR: Okay, if he ever saw her again, he'll talk to her. The End. (Leans Back)
ISAAC: Thanks, Tay!
ZAC: Tay who do you like????
TAYLOR: Well I like girls, but I haven't seen a girl that I can really just go up to her without going, uh...
ZAC: Let me help! (In a panicky voice)Oh My God! I...Oh, my God!
ISAAC: Zac likes Avery!
ZAC: Oh, yeah, I'm going to marry her! (All laugh)
ZAC: Sorry, I prefer girls that are older.
ISAAC: Okay, we have to stop here or we are gonna get too descriptive!
TAYLOR: I already told my whole story...
ISAAC: Yeah,'cause you're not as girl-crazy as us!
TAYLOR: I can't help it....and how do you know I'm not girl-crazy???
ZAC: 'Cause! (Stands Up)You're not buddy!
TAYLOR: Zac, you'd make a cute girl!
ZAC: So would you! (Zac tries to sit in Tay's Lap)
ISAAC: I guess I'm the only REAL man here.
ZAC: I guess so, JUST KIDDING!
(Tay breaks into a huge laugh)
ZAC: Okay we have to go.
ISAAC: Yeah we have stuff to do....
(Ike & Zac Wave Wildly)
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