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I know there are so many more people out tively easy. See dog shaming videos. But went to. We share the same humour and
there making the same mistakes and not with humans, we have the trait of deceit. A overall love of life. He and his message of
owning them correctly,” Chad tells us. “It's true underdog owns up to his or her re- "fuck you, have fun" is exactly what the
me calling you out and at the end of the day sponsibilities. Real men and women learn business is missing nowadays!”
if you were to put me against you, 'my from those mistakes... childish men and Going back to Detroit, Chad sings
monies on me, man'. My mind is a gun out women do not.” “even in chains we still resist” in title track
to hunt you down and put your bullshit on Wilson often talk about their city of De- 'Right To Rise', a song about their home-
blast proving that you are just a mere troit being an underdog, similarly to the town and its struggles. “I don't think that
human, like the rest of us.” kind of music they play: hard rock ‘n' roll. there is any other way that a Detroiter will
The metaphor of being a fly on the wall But why is rock music an underdog nowa- react if you put chains on them,” Chad
is used in 'I Am The Fly' and Chad tells us days? “I don't fully know, but I think it has says. “They will not peacefully be detained,
that if he could be the fly on the wall of something to do with fun being taken away in the sense that you can't keep us from
someone in the music industry, he'd pick from rock ‘n' roll and the genre turning into doing life. We have a job to do and god-
Dave Grohl. “I'm a huge fan of his public an egotistical practice,” Chad explains. dammit, we are going do that job because
persona. I'd love to see if he remains the “Where the music and the people who it's not only OUR lives that depend on it.
same behind doors. I think if so, my overall enjoy it became secondary to the talent cre- The rest of our city and the people inside of
belief in the righteousness of the soul ating it... that's the exact opposite of what it depend on it as well! As far as not being
would get a new shot of adrenaline!” it should be. We are here to help bring that able to achieve anything because of our
process back around. I think I see a turn a- dwelling, for us, no, it only fuels our fire.
he album artwork for 'Right To Rise' coming! All hail rock ‘n' roll!” You tell us no and we will find a way to go
Tfeatures a dog standing in front of 'Right To Rise' certainly isn't short of around you. I live like that everyday. No one
Detroit, and in 'Guilty (You're Already Dead)' rock ‘n' roll influences. In fact, 'Windows is gonna tell me no and not expect me to
Chad sings the lyrics “like a dog you're Down!' opens with an amusing radio-style tell them to fuck off in some sort of a way -
guilty.” “When a dog is guilty you know it. introduction by Tesco Vee from legendary ask my team about that!” Chad laughs.
It's instant,” Chad tells us. “They do not punk band The Meatmen. “He's a fellow
have the ability to hide their actions like a Michigan-er. We are huge fans of his,” Chad hilst Wilson are still incredibly
human sociopath does. So identifying the tells us. “We wanted an intro for the song Wpassionate about their hometown,
perpetrator within a group of dogs is rela- and he was immediately the person we nowadays they're off touring the world and
visiting new places. Chad truly thrives
when he’s on stage performing. “I get to let
pieces of me free on that stage. There isn't
one part of me that doesn't get spilled up
there. I'm probably less abrasive in life
other than onstage, that's for sure. Wilson
has truly allowed me to save myself from
myself. It allots me the privilege to get out
all the demons under my skin so I can be
the best person I can be,” Chad tells us.
The band have one goal and one goal
alone when it comes to their audience.
”Giving them the time of their lives for our
time given on that stage. The live show and
the community within the walls of that
venue for that night is all that matters to
us.”
Wilson savour life on the road - but
they’re not always on the road per se -
sometimes they’re on water! The band
have performed on a number of cruises, in-
cluding this year’s ShipRocked Cruise. The
ShipRocked Cruise took place on Super-
bowl weekend, thus music fans watched
the Superbowl in between bands. Wilson
were due on stage at half-time though, so
the band came on stage with Chad march-
ing band-style with a drum strapped
around himself. Black Velvet asks Chad
how he’d feel if Wilson ever got the chance
to play the real Superbowl. “I'd probably lit-
erally shit myself,” he answers, “which
would be very bad for a guy like me, cause
I'd most likely GG Allin myself if it hap-
pened!”
There's a track on 'Right To Rise' titled
'Crave’, which according to Chad is “about
a serial killer and the carnal urge to soothe
that inner feeling of being complete”. So we
end by asking what Wilson crave as a band.
“We crave energy as a band. We crave that
smile in the front row staring back at you...
we crave that feeling of people truly enjoy-
ing themselves. Once again, this is life, it's
too short not to kick its fucking ass!”
Visit www.wilsonpartyanimals.com for
more info.

Words By Carissa Thorne
Photo By Joe Gall

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