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riginating from Texas, alternative rockers Nothing More formed back in 2003. They've spent years
Odealing with lineup changes, relentless touring and personal struggles, but following the suc-
cess of their 2014 self-titled album they're finally getting the recognition they deserve. We chat to
lead vocalist Jonny Hawkins about corporations, philosophy, the Bible and The Walking Dead.
othing More have never been afraid to coming more and more like that with degrees Jonny was originally the band’s drummer
Ntake risks. After graduating high but we just knew that that’s what we wanted to and didn't take on the role of lead vocalist until
school, they decided to skip college so they do, so we did it.” 2008 (the band have been around since 2003).
could dedicate everything they had to making The first few years weren't exactly easy for Jonny tells Black Velvet, “There were so many
the band work despite the risks involved. Jonny Nothing More. The band have had various line- twists and turns and it really just came together
tells us, “Fortunately our families were always up changes since their formation and every in the time that it needed to. It’s cool to look
supportive of us following whatever we were member has tried out to be the singer. Jonny back because in hindsight things make a lot
passionate about, but when we decided that laughs and explains, “I was the last one of all more sense. Your gut feelings and your in-
we actually wanted to not go to college then it of us to do that but I think it really just came stincts prove themselves because you can see
became very real and it was a little bit of an iffy down to… I don’t know, I was the least obvious ‘Oh wow, that was a good choice’ but at the
phase. It was mainly just doubts from every- in ways but then in other ways it made sense, time you don’t know because you don’t know
one, society and friends and really just our- looking back in hindsight. I have always been the future. Even my parents, when I told them
selves thinking “How are we going to kind of the driving force. I mean, we all push, I was gonna sing, they were very supportive
legitimately do this?” because there’s no guar- in the band, but I was many times the one try- my whole life, but they looked at me with this
antee and I think when people go to college ing to really direct it, so singing kind of felt more perplexed look, like, “Are you sure? Are you
they at least have this feeling that there’s a natural, except I didn’t know how to sing - but sure you want to do that?” I wasn’t good, I
guarantee, even though there isn’t. Now it’s be- other than that part of it, the role felt right.” sounded really bad!”

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