sweet_angel_4ever_2000 asks: If you could have any artist do a cover of any one of your songs, who and what song would it be and why? -Tori in T.O.
Yahoo_HANSON: Hmmm....
Yahoo_HANSON: Zac: Hello I am here.. nanu nanu
Yahoo_HANSON: Black Crowes ... This Time Around.. Isaac: which is the new song off the album and you can hear it online
Yahoo_HANSON: at www.hansonline.com
T_Town_Trio_Luver asks: Have you guys thought about learning any other kinds of instruments besides keyboards, drums, and guitar? Anything new? (not congas, bongos)
Yahoo_HANSON: Isaac: Taylor plays a little guitar.. we've been doing some writing on double guitar recently.. I play a little piano, Zac plays a little piano.. I"ve been thinking about picking up saxophone, but I'm only experimenting with it.. not seriously;To answer directly: Yes, we've thought about it
moelases asks: Have you ever written a special song for a girl you liked?
Yahoo_HANSON: Isaac; Yes..
Taylor: Most of those girls don't know it.. we've written a lot of love songs and there are many girls who've been in relationships that we've written abut... so yes
Yahoo_HANSON: Isaac: I think I gave one girl a cassette tape with songs on it for Valentine's Day.. a long time ago,8 years ago or something...
Yahoo_HANSON: Zac: I'd never admit to something like that
Yahoo_HANSON: Isaac: That's probably a smart policy :)
hitzlms asks: Hey Hanson, I'm 15 and from Ontario, and I'm a HUGE Hanson Fan but for the life of me I can't figure out what the song "Pictures" is about. Can you tell me?
Yahoo_HANSON: Taylor: The song is about somebody being crazy about someone and seeing in their mind pictures of them all around them.. b/c they're thinking of this person all the time
Yahoo_HANSON: Isaac; They're seeing them everywhere they go
MOLLY4114 asks: Wow! Isaac, the guitar riffs and stuff that I've heard on Hansonline are really great! Did you learn anything on the guitar from Jonny Lang when he came in the studio with you? I know he's really great... -Molly, 14
Yahoo_HANSON: Isaac: We didn't get an opportunity to jam with him unfortunately.. he laid down a bunch of tracks... but I could learn from him...
he's a really great guy and we really enjoyed his contribution to the record
karmasfate asks: What new kinds of sounds can we expect to hear in the new album???
Yahoo_HANSON: Taylor: There's a lot of things... There's DJ Swamps.. Jonny Lang played on three songs..
Yahoo_HANSON: Isaac: two full solos and at the end of the single
Yahoo_HANSON: Taylor: John Popper played on the album
Yahoo_HANSON: Isaac: There's choir on one of the songs..
jen_46_2 asks: what was it like going into the studio after such a long break?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: In a lot of ways, being creative for the entire time we never really stopped;While we were on the road and at home we were demoing and in a constant creative mode,but it was nice to get back into the studio
Yahoo_HANSON: I: we really enjoyed getting back in the studio.. it's a creative time and place and doing the things like with Jonny Lang it was a great experience.
gigglelro asks: Will u be my valentine?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: I think it's hard to be a valentine over the Internet but we can all pretend
i_luv_itz_2000 asks: Zac, I have been thinking about buying a drum set, which do you recremend?-Sarah
Yahoo_HANSON: Z: DW Drums are amazing drums, some of the better drums out there... that's most of what we used on the album.
T: but for a beginner they're not necessarily cheap, but they sound really great
gRoOvYgUrL03 asks: I know a lot of people used to consider Hanson *POP* Music. How has ya'lls music changed in the past 3 years?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: The music is still pop music but I think it's taken an evolution..
Yahoo_HANSON: I: It's got a raw edge
Yahoo_HANSON: T: It's taken a new rock & roll direction.. it's still pop music but it's got an edge that it didn't have before
SommerLovin asks: taylor, read any good books lately?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: I was reading Catcher in the Rye earlier this year. It was interesting. I guess every person has read it at some point in his life.
I was reading Old Man & the Sea... And I just finished Atlas Shrugged.
abea_cn asks: Hi!Er...I am Chinese.You know there are a lot of HANSON FANS here in China.So are you planning to come to China?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: The plan is we're going to start promoting the record in March and we're going to go all thru Asia and to the places where we didn't get to last time around.
mbop4vr asks: Have you thought of an opening band for your tour?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Yes we have.. T: There's a band called Larry Land and they're going to tour with us in the US.. we're going to take them on tour and see if they can get interest in labels..
Yahoo_HANSON: I: We're not sure if they're going to be in Europe or not
jen_46_2 asks: what music do you listen to now?
kori4music asks: LARRYLAND!!!
Yahoo_HANSON: T: All the Crows -- Black Crowes, Sheryl Crow, Lauryn Hill, Lenny Kravitz... all the 50s 60s soul music that's on our playlist...
BopGrlA asks: Do you guys like any music by the Beatles or Billy Joel?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Are you kidding? I love both of those.. Z: The only answer to that is Yes! I: We love Billy Joel first of all. I have the record Storm Front in my car, been listening to that the past few days
Yahoo_HANSON: Love both those artists...
itzinthecitay asks: Hey guys! Happy Valentine's Day! I was just wondering, what have you been up to besides the recording of TTA? It sounds great by the way!! :o)
Yahoo_HANSON: I: First of all Happy Valentine's Day to you too.. We've been preparing for some playing, working out some of the songs for live performances
Yahoo_HANSON: T: We've taken up rock climbing, surfing...
Yahoo_HANSON: I: continue to ride our motorcycles.. dirt bikes
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Everything.. when we're in town see our friends, everything.. WE've just kept busy
SUSIE_girl_2004 asks: hanson r the coolest people in the world
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Thank you very very much. You're the coolest for saying that
Yahoo_HANSON: I: That's quite a compliment
KATEJDAice99 asks: Happy Valentines Day! Does Zac have any solos on the new album? If so, on what songs?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: The song Wish that I was There is a Zac solo song... We joked that Zac has a Rod Stewart growl in there...
Yahoo_HANSON: I: He's all over the album
bizkit_girl_4eva asks: What's one thing you've learned about like, media hype and stuff since becoming "Stars"?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Well, I think the one thing is just to not take it too seriously.. Z: Not to think of yourself as a star
sea_belle_04 asks: Rock climbing like real mts n stuff or walls???
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Both T: We do a little bit of both. To practice we go to rock climbing gyms and then we worked up to real walls -- Joshua Tree and San Bernadino National Forest.It was very fun. San Bernadino has amazing views... absolutely beautiful
junior_conformist asks: Hey guys, what's poppin? Happy Valentine's Day! ;) I noticed you had the very shwanky DJ Swamp guest on your new album. Do you guys enjoy listening to techno (I hate to label, but you know what I mean) or did you just want a little master skitchin' on the track? -Hayden, Detroit (nanu nanu? Someone watching Nick at Nite?).
Yahoo_HANSON: T: We just wanted to have a little master skitchin on the track.. and he was someone who was a very great DJ.. the coincidence in finding Swamp was that another DJ couldn't get into the studio and he did and he ended up being perfect for the album
A_Rose_in_the_Rain asks: Okay this is for Isaac. You're out of high school now, right? What are your plans for college and will you be moving out of your parents house anytime soon
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Yes, I'm out of HS... I don't have any direct college plans at the moment I'm auditing classes here and there.. and if I do go to college I'll be a music major and I'm already that in real life.. but I definitely encourage people to pursue college. At this moment I just don't have the time
twintassy asks: HI! Is there artwork in the CD by you guys like the last one?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Some of the very final artwork is not completed. I'm not sure if there will be.. but it's possible
itz_silver_raine asks: Is "moe records" a "real record company"? meaning, can you sign other acts to it?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Moe Records is currently an imprint of Island/Def Jam.. it's not like we have a staff of people
Yahoo_HANSON: I: The answer is fairly techinical... it's not an operating record label, but we own the masters to the mmmbop record so the company was licensing the record.. so no it's not a real record label
hansonxprincess asks: Are you tired of asking the same question "Why did you cut your hair"?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Are we tired of it? Well we sort of knew when we chopped it off that we'd get that question.. We're glad we did it, b/c we think it's just hair... and if we want we'll grow it back
chair_girl83 asks: Any favorite snacks you guys ate a lot of in the studio?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: We ate a ton of Chex Mix.. T: Our grandma always made chex party mix... she wasn't in the studio with us but we went out and got it in the grocery
Yahoo_HANSON: story... I: Everyone kept saying "we've got to stop getting this.. it's addictive!" as we're all scarfing it
mmmbop4me asks: Will you write songs about aliens again ?? -andiee/16/f/indonesia
Yahoo_HANSON: I: We wrote a song about an alien but it was kind of a joke...
Yahoo_HANSON: T: The first song we wrote was the Man from Milwaukee about an alien.. so you never know what you're going to write about.. so you never know
lucky_thirteen_2000 asks: What was the last movie you guys saw?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Zac hasn't seen The Sixth Sense.. T: We saw it on the plane and we were really late. That was a great movie
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Oh yeah, Galaxy quest
Yahoo_HANSON: T: That was a great movie I: And before that The Green Mile which is a great movie
Anyone who hasn't seen it has to go see it
TaysMyMan asks: so how many valentines did you get today? Love, Rebecca*come to Boston!*
Yahoo_HANSON: I: I haven't checked...
Yahoo_HANSON: T: We're not sure how many we've gotten..
Yahoo_HANSON: I: We tend to get them in spurts and they start early
Yahoo_HANSON: T: We don't know for sure
mghitz asks: are you guys gonna be in mtv's making the video?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Yes we are...
Yahoo_HANSON: T: March 6 the single comes out and that's when the new video will debut and the making of the video will be shown on that day
blueirizz asks: The new songs are a lot more mature than those on the first albums. I really like a lot of the songs that I've heard, even though I'm not a die hard Hanson fan. These new songs are really great. Is there any real inspiration you turn to or is life in general your inspiration?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: I think we tend to write about all kind of differnet things and it's whatever comes into your mind. Life is your inspiration
Yahoo_HANSON: You never know what's going to happen...
Yahoo_HANSON: Some of the songs are about death, about relationships breaking up, some about being crazy about a girl, about what you believe in
Yahoo_HANSON: T: We write songs about every facet of life
itz_lindz asks: Ike, got any new guitars lately?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Yes I did. I got one... The first guitar I bought in like a year or more.. A 1966 Gibson ES335 and it's Cherry REd
Yahoo_HANSON: T: It's a beautiful vintage guitar and it sounds awesome
sweet_candy_bee asks: Do you guys watch 'Who wants to be a Millionaire?"-Vanessa
Yahoo_HANSON: you can hear it on the album
Yahoo_HANSON: I: I've seen it once or twice. T: We've seen pieces of it but wer'e not diehard viewers
ChatYahoo_Lisa: Think you would win if you played?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: It takes a lot of... Yahoo_HANSON: Z: Useless knowledge
Yahoo_HANSON: I: We're not huge trivial pursuit people I guess
CaLiFoRNia_14_F_SkAteBOaRdER asks: whats the coolest thing you have done lately?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Doing four wheelers in the desert..
Yahoo_HANSON: T: We were shooting the video for "If Only", the first single internationally, and we were on four wheelers out in the desert;It's hard to say if that's the coolest, but it was a lot of fun
hitz413 asks: You guys are like my idols! You inspired me to learn how to play music. I took up the alto sax and flute and i can play all the songs on Middle of Nowhere! You rule!!!!! :)
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Wow! Thank you very much. It's always cool to see someone who's been inspired by the music.
Yahoo_HANSON: Z: Yeah!
life_of_a_writer asks: I heard that 'Smile' was not going to be on the new album. Me being a naturally smiley person, I'd like to know what you plan on doing with it? =o)
Yahoo_HANSON: T: The songs.. we recorded 17 songs and we had to cut.. which was adifficult thing to do.. we kept them for different things;maybe for b-sides on a single,, maybe in a movie.. Hopefully you'll end up hearing it..
Yahoo_HANSON: I: I think there are a couple extra songs on the Japanese release of the record
Yahoo_HANSON: T: So you might hear it on that
Toria_01 asks: What producers are you guys hoping to work with in the future?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: There's a lot of great producers out there. We've met a lot of them recently
Yahoo_HANSON: One person is Ric Ocasek who we started workign with early int he process and maybe we'll end up working with him
Yahoo_HANSON: I: He's a great guy and a very talented person
vanessa_th asks: If you were wooing someone you liked which song would you pick from "This Time Around"?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: There's not a lot of straight forward love songs on the album, but you'd have to go ballad with Save Me.If you went up tempo you'd go with If Only or Wish that I was there .. We're pondering the meanings of these songs
mmm_marica asks: taylor, last v/d you had your ear pierced. What did you pierce today?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: I have no new piercings, but I have considered piercing something else...
frickinlasergirl009 asks: Hey guys! What's your favorite comic strip?
Yahoo_HANSON: Z: Calvin & Hobbes ...
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Peanuts is great ...
tripbill41 asks: Hey Ike how's in going. Have you changed your prefrences on Amplifiers, or do you still prefer "Matchless"?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: I still have my two matchless amplifiers and I love them. I have a couple of Marshalls.. I've been trying out this amp called Orange, it's a British company;there's a company called Line Six that does a plug in for pro tools and also does amplifiers, so we used those on the album
ava_alicia asks: To date what interview has been the most memorable?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: That's a really interesting question.
Yahoo_HANSON: Z: There was an interview with someone on the phone and they asked us where did we meet
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Some of the most memorable interviews I"ve had have been on the phone with a DJ in Australia named Ugly Phil.
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Anyone from Australia probably knows him..
Yahoo_HANSON: I: And Man is he Ugly
Hanson_will_always_dominate asks: Hey, guys! I saw one of your concerts in Dallas and it rocked! Thanks for putting on a great show. Are there any plans for the new tour, yet? Ashlie
Yahoo_HANSON: T: There are plans for a new tour.. rough plan is to start in the summer in the states
and then thru out the world the rest of the year
Yahoo_HANSON: we're excited to go to Latin America, Europe, Asia.. a lot of places we didn't get to go last timje that we're dying to go
Yahoo_HANSON: I: And of course many places in the US that we're ready to go
ace240000 asks: Now c'mon guys, spill it! Are there any lucky ladies in your lives? :)
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Unfortunately, no
Yahoo_HANSON: Z: A girl named Betsy...
hitz117 asks: zac, what is your fav video game???
Yahoo_HANSON: Z: I don't know... I"ve heard Rainbow 6 is really good, haven't tried that out yet.
redjellybeans3 asks: Taylor, can I have a Valentine's Day kiss? Please! *bats my eyelashes and gives you a puppy dog face* ~Lindsay, 16
Yahoo_HANSON: I: This is awkward, I wish we'd known each other...
green_skittle3 asks: hey zac..have u ever thought about dying yer hair blue or orange?
Yahoo_HANSON: Z: Yeah. I just realized that the color wouldn't look good on me.
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Zac is considering purple
but I don't know about blue or orange...
jordan_44646 asks: I saw a interview with you on MTV and you mentioned that there are guest appearences on your album. Who are some of those appearences
Yahoo_HANSON: T: There were several guest appearances... Jonny Lang played on a song called You Never Know which opens the record
Yahoo_HANSON: On Hand in Hand on the very end of This Time Around.. And JOhn Popper on In The City and If Only..
Yahoo_HANSON: Also on the record are Swamp, Rose Stone from Sly and the Family Stone brought in the choir for Dying to be Alive, David Campbell did some string arrangement on the album.. Those elements added something cool to the record
Barefootedalways asks: You are so awesome to help out Larry Land (and in general, of course). Do you think you'll continue to help goods bands like them get press?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: It's always fun to be able to help other bands get out there.. we're just one other band who gets to do what we love to do
Yahoo_HANSON: There's another band Athenaeum Yahoo_HANSON: I: Their record Radiant is really good.. guitar driven pop.. Yahoo_HANSON: T: Hopefully we'll get to get other bands seen by more people
ChatYahoo_Lisa: Hey when DOES the CD come out?
Is there a release date yet?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: The record comes out May 9 in the US..
Yahoo_HANSON: T: and the first single comes out march 6 I: You can see the video on MTV that day and the making of the video as well
weirdme4ever asks: Do you plan on doing any movies?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: No plans to do any movies.. what Zac always says is that any movie we'd do would turn into a comedy
Yahoo_HANSON: b/c we're not actors
Dr_PeppeR_GaL99 asks: zac--people are freaking out.(not me).do you really have a gf named Betsy...or are you just starting a rumor??
Yahoo_HANSON: Z: I'd rather not tell
hitz117 asks: how did you come up with the new album title??- molly/18/f/louisiana
Yahoo_HANSON: I: The song This Time ARound b/c it was the first single, and the sound of that song..
Yahoo_HANSON: T: represented the album very well...Thought it represented the musical style of the band & where we were headed
moehansonlover asks: When was the pic on the cover of This Time Around taken?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: The picture was taken... towards the end of the recording process... early November in Los Angeles
taisiaj asks: You're scheduled for Rosie & Letterman, but what about Jay Leno again? (we saw you twice there) PROUD Hanson Mom, 35
Yahoo_HANSON: I: We are in NY during that time period, which is why we';re doing Letterman and Rosie.. We'd love to go on Leno if they'll have us. Jay Leno is a great guy
Yahoo_HANSON: Hopefully we'll be doing his show very soon also
KLP562 asks: Hi, My name is Kathee. I'm from Michigan. I just wanted to tell you guys that I love all the song clips and so far my favorite is "If Only" I think that it's going to be your biggest hit yet! Congratulations on a job well done!
Yahoo_HANSON: I: Thank you very much. Thanks so much for your support
freckles_in_texas asks: Where is your favorite place to perform? Casey-Texas-15
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Hopefully we haven't explored all the places, so we'll give you that answer later on this year
Yahoo_HANSON: Z: Sleep and eat bad airplane food.. I: Airplane food is getting better but sometimes you run into really bad stuff
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Review photo shoots... I: watch movies, and possibly read too
PolygramPrincess asks: Tay: I made a dictionary including, TAYriffic, TAYsty, TAYter tot, poTAYto and TempTAYtion! ! !
Yahoo_HANSON: T: Wow that's very creative
chasing_butterflies asks: Tay: Who's your favorite piano player? Zac: Who's your favorite drummer and Ike: Your favorite guitarist? And why? ~Ewa (20)~ :)
Yahoo_HANSON: T: As an artist I'd say Billy Joel, his playing style and songwriting... he's definitely a good one
Yahoo_HANSON: I: I'd probably say Chuck Berry, he's kind of the founder of the electric guitar.. He's a rock & roll icon.. One of my first;I also really admire Jonny Lang, b/c I think he's a great player
Yahoo_HANSON: Z: As far as drums, I dont have one person I really admire .. you just really enjoy a good drummer
ChatYahoo_Lisa: How can we hear the new music?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: For any of you that don't know, if you'd like to hear some of the new music that's coming out
Yahoo_HANSON: You can go to www.hansonline.com ....
Yahoo_HANSON: T: And there's new stuff at www.hanson.net
moetoes8224 asks: Do you still have a hard time with crazy fans trying to get into your life????
Yahoo_HANSON: T: The weird thing is fans coming to your house, that's the kind of thing that continues to happen;some times you're not psyched to see fans at your front door and there's definitely some stories of that
megahansonfan asks: Will you guys be doing anything special for MOE members during the tour? Like letting fans go backstage, etc.?
Yahoo_HANSON: I: We will be doing a very similar thing as to what we did last time... we brought a group of moe members backstage -- 10 to 20 people -- and the way we did that was if you bring your moe card with you.. we bring a staff of people to search the audience for moe members randomly,so bring your moe card to the concerts b/c you could get a backstage pass and we'd love to meet you
Yahoo_HANSON: There will also be reserved seating for moe members at concerts.. a first come first serve kind of thing
amber_tara_tom_cathy asks: Why did you put out 2 different singles at the same time?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: We were trying to fit the market better.. and the states have a different market than europe.. the answer is technical,but it was choice we chose to make...This time we'll probably switch them around
iznogood_85 asks: Hi guys I'm Cyrielle from Geneva, Switzerland. It's 3:00 PM here in Switzerland. Ok, here's my question.During your next tour do you plane to come to Switzerland?
Yahoo_HANSON: T: First of all, thank you for staying up and chatting with us I: we hope you're enjoying yourself... we dont have all the dates set yet, but ...
Yahoo_HANSON: I: We'd love to come to Switzerland.. we'd love to come visit there
Peaceful_River asks: Life seems so hard for me right now but you guys really help me get through each and every day through your music. I just wanted to tell you thank you so much you really help me survive! =D Love and peace through Him, Heidi Yahoo_HANSON: I; Thank you very much Yahoo_HANSON: T: Thank you Heidi, we hope you like the new music and keep listening along the way Yahoo_HANSON: I: We are having a home page contest and the address is home.hansonline.com (no Ws) and Yahoo_HANSON: we're going to have information about this contest on hansonline.com tomorrow Yahoo_HANSON: and it's basically a contest to make the coolest homepage and the winner will get something very cool Yahoo_HANSON: T: Thanks everybody for coming to the chat. We'll talk to you soon and thanks Yahoo! for coordinating this.. We'll talk to you soon!
