Vic Fuentes

You had to shop in the women's section. And it was a funny story. One time I... I went on a date with this girl, and when I opened the door, we were both wearing the same exact outfit, the same shirt.

You had to shop in the women's section. And it was a funny story. One time I... I went on a date with this girl, and when I opened the door, we were both wearing the same exact outfit, the same shirt.

Yeah. Yeah, there's a totally new generation that has... picked up and embraced the genre and sort of, I don't know, made it, made it new and made it like relabeled it in a way. Cause we didn't used to call what we did, what we do emo. Like that was when we were playing, that was actually like an insult. You know, when people call this an emo band, that was like,

Yeah. Yeah, there's a totally new generation that has... picked up and embraced the genre and sort of, I don't know, made it, made it new and made it like relabeled it in a way. Cause we didn't used to call what we did, what we do emo. Like that was when we were playing, that was actually like an insult. You know, when people call this an emo band, that was like,

calling you whiny or, you know, like just like, you know, it was, it was like a, yeah, it was derogatory back then. And now it has sort of solidified itself and into like a proud genre name. You see big pop stars or like hip hop artists who are like old emo kids who grew up in, in that world, you know, like, um, um, and we see it pop up all the time. And, um,

calling you whiny or, you know, like just like, you know, it was, it was like a, yeah, it was derogatory back then. And now it has sort of solidified itself and into like a proud genre name. You see big pop stars or like hip hop artists who are like old emo kids who grew up in, in that world, you know, like, um, um, and we see it pop up all the time. And, um,

I've been able to connect with a lot of these artists who are like, you know, listen to our band when they were kids and now they're, but now they're in a totally different world, but they take that, that emo, you know, root world of, you know, that emotional music and, um, and they use it in their music now. And it's, uh,

I've been able to connect with a lot of these artists who are like, you know, listen to our band when they were kids and now they're, but now they're in a totally different world, but they take that, that emo, you know, root world of, you know, that emotional music and, um, and they use it in their music now. And it's, uh,

It's definitely stood the test of time in a crazy way, and it got bigger, which is even crazier. What music were you into at this time?

It's definitely stood the test of time in a crazy way, and it got bigger, which is even crazier. What music were you into at this time?

Same. I think somebody handed me the same booklet. Like it was like tool. You met Rodney as well. That Anima record or whatever. It was Anima and the fragile from nine inch nails. Yeah. Yeah. Uh,

Same. I think somebody handed me the same booklet. Like it was like tool. You met Rodney as well. That Anima record or whatever. It was Anima and the fragile from nine inch nails. Yeah. Yeah. Uh,

like pantera and like oh yeah like vulgar display of power was like and then funny you think you're unique right in your musical taste at that age and then you talk to people later and you're like oh no we all grow up in that exact same bubble yeah and i had the same like hatred for types of genres because you're like like i remember i hated pop punk when i was a kid because i only liked

like pantera and like oh yeah like vulgar display of power was like and then funny you think you're unique right in your musical taste at that age and then you talk to people later and you're like oh no we all grow up in that exact same bubble yeah and i had the same like hatred for types of genres because you're like like i remember i hated pop punk when i was a kid because i only liked

like like darker punk stuff you know like like i loved like pennywise and lag wagon but i hated like simple plan and stuff like that you know like it was like well it's also you're you're figuring out who you are and you don't really have a lot of ways to define yourself so it comes down to what you're interested in that's such a huge part of your personality right right yeah no it is i mean it's and that's a great part about it i love that you know

like like darker punk stuff you know like like i loved like pennywise and lag wagon but i hated like simple plan and stuff like that you know like it was like well it's also you're you're figuring out who you are and you don't really have a lot of ways to define yourself so it comes down to what you're interested in that's such a huge part of your personality right right yeah no it is i mean it's and that's a great part about it i love that you know

Yeah. I mean, it was... I mean, going back to like the dark emotional stuff, it was hitting like our fans in such... We were hitting at a time when... I don't know what was happening with like teenage...

Yeah. I mean, it was... I mean, going back to like the dark emotional stuff, it was hitting like our fans in such... We were hitting at a time when... I don't know what was happening with like teenage...

like kids but like depression was like going crazy at that time and i don't know i don't know if it's still quite as bad as it was but we would do meet and greets and like kids would just tell us these stories and pour their hearts out and like they would even like give us their razors like that they were using to like and they would be like hey i'm never i'm never going to use this again like here you go and that was like too much for us to to handle um

like kids but like depression was like going crazy at that time and i don't know i don't know if it's still quite as bad as it was but we would do meet and greets and like kids would just tell us these stories and pour their hearts out and like they would even like give us their razors like that they were using to like and they would be like hey i'm never i'm never going to use this again like here you go and that was like too much for us to to handle um