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TO BELIEVE
TO BELIEVE

decided in January to give myself a few us, give us a reason to believe... As we’ve that they have to listen to, like The Eagles.
goals to sort things in my life. Like for ex- got older we have all become more atheis- “We have to listen to The Eagles – ‘Waiting
ample passing my driving test. I have prom- tic but it’s definitely an interesting debate. In The Weeds’ on the way home from a gig.
ised myself this year to get fit and healthy The thing we really enjoyed with Skillet was It has become a sobering anthem for us as
for myself as well as the band. So far I have that the message was there, but you don’t we drive home with tired eyes.”
lost 4 stone and still have a long way to necessarily have to agree with them to
go,” Shaun tells us. “If we are the best we enjoy what they do. Hopefully people who n 'Reflections', the band have a
can be as a band and individually, we will disagree with our views can do the same.” Osong called 'The Difference Be-
have no regrets with whatever happens in Besides Skillet, Liberty Lies have tween Hope And Faith'. “We have a lot of
the future.” toured with Magnum, Black Spiders and hope and faith in the band. I’d like to think
others as well as playing festivals like Hard we’re all relatively sensible lads,” Adam
arlier this year Adam tweeted about Rock Hell. Black Velvet asks if they've been says. “We wouldn’t be doing this if we
Eseeing Enter Shikari, and how he inspired by any of the bands and band didn’t believe that we had something others
looked up to their vocalist Rou Reynolds. members they've toured with. “Absolutely,” might enjoy too. We absolutely love play-
“I’m ashamed to admit that I got into Enter says Adam. “We toured with Shinedown in ing, writing and recording. When a gig goes
Shikari a little late,” Adam says. “We went 2012. Every single show, the guys would right, there is nothing better in the world.
to see them on tour, mainly for the opening have a work out room, where a couple of We just want to keep the ball rolling for as
band Fatherson. But watching the band, hours before, they’d all get together and go long as possible and enjoy it all. Let’s see
Rou played guitar, piano, trumpet and sang through Insanity or something like that. where it goes!”
his heart out all night. But I also love how Their whole days were spent around trying The band have certainly come a long
socially conscious he is. I’ve seen a few to play the best show possible. It’s defi- way since their original formation and we
lectures he has done on the music industry nitely something we took on board, and try think they have a very bright future ahead
and I definitely find it inspiring that he takes to maintain. The smaller shows are tougher of them. “We just really want this to be our
an active interest and wants to inform peo- to do that as you don’t get the space to jobs and do this full time,” Shaun tells us.
ple, rather than just play music and make warm up or even to change but we don’t get “Playing music and being in a band is what
money. As we have gotten older, we defi- drunk before we play and steer clear of any- we all do best and it is what we enjoy most
nitely tend to favour listening to bands with thing that’s going to put us off our game.” so if we can that’s all we need. We are real-
something to say, rather than songs about Whilst we're on the subject of other mu- istic in knowing we probably aren’t going
getting wasted. Each has their place, but sicians, Adam tells us about the band’s to be the next Muse or Foo Fighters, but if
it’s great to be inspired by a band’s lyrics.” music addictions. “We just need a lot of it. we can continue to keep finding people
Liberty Lies have supported some great We all love new music and new bands, it’s who dig what we do, it is all worthwhile! All
bands over the years – such as Christian always great to discover the next best we need to know now, is that our next re-
rock band Skillet - and tell us about that. thing. That’s one of the joys of touring, we lease will continue to be better than its
“That was a great gig and Skillet were such meet so many great new bands that we’d predecessor.”
nice guys,” Adam tells us. Whilst Liberty never normally encounter. There’s nothing
Lies aren't a Christian band, they do have worse than sitting with iTunes open and not Visit www.libertylies.com for more info.
quite strong beliefs of their own. “On the knowing what to play. Just find something
track ‘Vultures’ on our new EP, we basically new and give it a spin!” Words By Carissa Thorne
talk to ‘God’ asking if he is there, then show The band also have some essentials

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