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someone out by their name but we just had where they can give us shit and we can give as many goals as we do it’s hard to pick one,
a lot of fun playing with the nursery rhymes them shit right back.” or to generalize. But I guess tomorrow we’ll
in this one.” “And it’s expected,” Cody adds. “A lot of be the best version of ourselves that we can
Cody has previously said that everyone bands can’t get away with that. They’re like possibly be. That’s all I can really ask of my-
in the music industry would be able to relate ‘We’re a family,’ ‘Oh cool,’ then some people self for anyone – just be the best version of
to it. So if the guys could make any rules for will say ‘Well, I can say whatever I want to yourself that you can. And hopefully that can
the music industry to stop wolves in sheep’s you and you have to be nice to me’ and they take us to a level that will get us that success
clothing what rules would they make? will, they’ll be nice and just take whatever that we crave so badly.”
“You can’t lie,” says Cody straight up. they give to them. Now it’s like they’re nice And what would be their ideal ten years
“Yeah, no lying. No pretending to be and you’re nice back and we share these from tomorrow?
something that you’re not,” adds Maxx. beautiful moments but every now and then “By then I definitely want to be a house-
“No contracts!” laughs Cody. there’s that one person that thinks they can hold name,” says Cody. “By 2025 I want Set
“Yeah, no tricking people legally,” agrees get your attention by saying something re- It Off to have hopefully played the Superbowl
Maxx. “All businesses, like music industry or ally shitty to you and we just say something by then. Just that household name and it’s
entertainment thing, all have some sketchy really shitty right back and they’re like ‘You undeniable and we get the respect that I feel
people, and it’s hard to weed out the good can’t do that!” and we’re like ‘Yes we can! we deserve for working so hard. We’ve been
from the bad, but I do believe that there are You just did to us’ and it’s just known that a band since ‘08.”
more good people than bad people, but that’s who we are. We’re known as sassy!” “Speaking of households, ten years from
yeah, wow, there are some really bad people “It goes back to again we’re not going to now it’d be nice to have a two-car garage, a
out there!” pretend to be something that we’re not,” wife, kids and maybe two dogs,” Maxx adds.
says Maxx. “If someone’s mean to me I’m not “And a cat. That’d be nice.”
et It Off themselves are definitely going to be nice to them. So it comes back “I want a dog!” reveals Cody. “2025, Set
Svery honest people. What you see is to what ‘Duality’ is all about.” It Off will be successful and we will live com-
what you get. They are open, will be straight fortably.”
with you whether you’re a peer or a fan. And ince Set It Off have a song called ‘To- With their focus, hard work and determi-
they will treat you as you treat them. “One Smorrow’ and they’ve asked fans to nation, we have no doubt that that will hap-
good thing is that we treat everyone in the make signs saying what their ideal tomorrow pen.
Set It Off family like a family, for better or for would be like, we turn the tables and ask Visit www.setitoffband.com for more
worse,” says Maxx. “So if your brother or what their ideal tomorrow would be like. info.
sister is being rude to you, you’re gonna be After first joking that it would be Nandos,
rude back, so… it’s kind of a nice dynamic Cody more seriously says, “When you have Words & Photos By Shari Black Velvet