Finish Ticket Q&A, ROUND 4!!! (Finally!)

WE’RE BACK! Sorry it’s taken us a ridiculously long time to answer all of your questions, but we’ve finally finished them all and are ready to share our responses! Please ask us some more so the good times (and ridiculous questions) can continue!

Love,

Q: Anyone in particular that has changed your life?

Alex: Everyone I meet has changed my life in some way, even on a minuscule level..

Brendan: Family, Kristin, Friends, fans of FT

Michael: My family, my girlfriend Zoe, and my always faithful dog, Carly

Garren: My dad, Travis Barker and Monica Lee

Chris: Alex has. That man is a god.

Q: Where do you all go to college and what are your majors?

Alex: UC Santa Cruz, undeclared

Brendan: Cal Poly Pomona, Music business

Chris: Berklee College of Music, Engineering

Michael: UC Davis, Poly Sci-Public Service, with a concentration in social policy

Garren: Emerson College, Marketing

Q: How old are you guys?

Alex: 19 yo

Brendan: 19!

Chris: 19

Michael: 19!

Garren: 18…barely legal

Q: Are you guys virgins?

We prefer JetBlue

Q: Aside from you guys of course, who is the best local band?

Awww thanks :) Well we love a LOT of local bands: Picture Atlantic, Bird By Bird, I the Mighty, Please Do Not Fight, Man in Space, Dave Smallen…so many! And a lot of the bands we worshipped back in the day have broken up now, but they were amazing: The Matches, Audrye Sessions, Street to Nowhere, and Dizzy Balloon. RIP

Q: Who had the best graduating GPA? What was it?

Pretty sure it was Michael with a 3.9…but we all graduated with over a 3.5

Q: Who is the coolest person still at alameda high?

Alex: My lil sis, Angeline! She’s a boss.

Brendan: DRAGON!

Chris: Randell aka DRAGON

Michael: Hmm…Zoe

Garren: Hmm…Monica

Q: When is your music video going to be released?

Already released! Check it out here!

Q: What kind of phones do you guys have?

Alex: got dat iPhone 4 yo!

Brendan: Blackberry!

Chris: Envy 3!

Michael: Blackberry!

Garren: Samsung Intensity…yeah, it’s that bad

Q: Favorite class/teacher ever?

Alex: Symphonic Band with Joe Simiele

Brendan: Band or Drama

Chris: Francais avec Madame LaBarre

Michael: Tie- AP European English w/ Ms. Turpin and AP U.S. history w/ Mr Manno.

Garren: Tie—Drama 3 w/ Fred Chacon and AP English 3 w/ Mr. Carman

Q: Who’s the tallest? Shortest?

Alex is the tallest, Chris the shortest…not an indication of anything though (except it definitely is..)

Q: When is your next concert?

As a full band— May 13th @ F & 6th in Davis

Also, on our Facebook page, we now have the majority of our tour dates posted, so you can check them out there!

Q: If u could meet one celeb who would it be?

Alex: Julian Casablancas. Or Paul McCartney.

Brendan: BRANDON FLOWERS or Thomas Mars (check lol)

Chris: John Mayer…OH WAIT. I already met him

Michael: KATY PERRY

Garren: Travis Barker

Q: Have any of you guys ever gotten manicures/pedicures? Thoughts?

A MUST before every show. Great bonding time.

Q: Where, and with what other bands is your dream concert?

Alex: The Strokes, Phoenix, Radiohead, The Beatles, and Michael Jackson (hey, didn’t say they had to be alive!). Venue: my house. How cool would that be??

Brendan: The Killers, Phoenix, Manchester Orchestra, Coldplay, in New York

Michael: The Killers, Bright Eyes, Manchester Orchestra. And IN the Grand Canyon

Garren: Madison Square Garden, w/ The Strokes, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, & Tokyo Police Club

Chris: The Wiggles, with special guest Rebecca Black. In my bathroom.

Q: Mac or PC?

Alex: Mac

Brendan: Mac

Chris: Mac

Michael: Mac

Garren: Mac

(…we think different…)

Q: Dream vacation?

Alex: The whole world. I wanna see it all

Brendan: African Plains or Amazon

Michael: Futzing around Washington D.C. would be pretty cool. That or Venice, Italy

Garren: Europe

Chris: You’re up!

Q: First date?

Alex: …you should probably wait till at least the 3rd…

Brendan: haha

Chris: Does going out to dinner with my mom count?

Michael: Preschool?

Garren: …is a great Blink 182 song.

Q: Best friends?

Yes, we are!

Q: Brendan, your voice gives me goosebumps it’s so amazing.

Alex: He’s a diva.

Chris: Don’t flatter him.

Michael: He’s a dick.

Garren: He’s a fame whore.

Brendan: Thank you! You are very kind. If I can make anyone happy with my music, I am happy, even if the rest of my band sucks bawls. Which they do. Caught them red-handed the other day. Balls in the mouth. It was awkward.

Q: Personal tumblrs?

Alex: nah…I am loyal to Facebook

Brendan: finishticket.tumblr.com lol

Chris: I laugh at social networking.

Michael: Yeup…michaelisbored

Garren: Yeup…garrenorr

Q: What languages do you guys speak?

Alex: Español

Brendan: Whatever annoys Garren

Chris: Francais, comme temps fait il?

Michael: English… (all the other guys are counting high school language classes…)

Garren: Espanol (hola!) and Francais (bonjour!)

Q: Do people ever tag Brendan and Michael as each other in Facebook pictures?

Alex: Hahaha yeah

Brendan: No. I’m way better looking than him.

Chris: They do look alike…

Michael: No. I’m way better looking than him.

Garren: Wait…which one is which?

Q: Pet Peeves?

Alex: Not having good orange juice

Brendan: Michael.

Chris: Brendan.

Michael: Brendan.

Garren: Don’t pet Peeves…he doesn’t like that

Q: Biggest fans?

YOU! And our mommies.

Q: Role-model?

Alex: Nick Valensi

Chris: John Mayer

Garren: Travis Barker and my dad

Michael: Robert F. Kennedy is pretty cool

Brendan: Brandon Flowers

Q: How do you know when you’re in love?

Alex: Ya just do.

Chris: Ya just do.

Michael: Ya just do.

Garren: Ya just do.

Brendan: When you look in a mirror

Q: Secret desire?

Alex: to be able to transform into a Blue Whale and explore the oceans, and then transform into a Bald Eagle, and soar over our country, and then transform into a Bengal Tiger, and prowl the jungle. I guess it’s not really a secret anymore though…

Brendan: to be an actor?

Chris: To learn Garren’s secret desires

Michael: Own a coffee shop

Garren: To share secret desires

Q: How do you get rid of a cold?

Alex: Lots of orange juice.

Brendan: Soup and sleep

Chris: Lots of Nyquil.

Michael: Lots of Coffee

Garren: Get a warm.

Q: How do you tell a guy that you really like them?

Guys are sometimes really scared to pull the first move, and it’s kinda cool when a girl (or another guy…gotta be fair) is able to be courageous and just go for it. So just do it! Be daring! Life is short and you’ll only regret it if you don’t do anything about it.

Q: How awesome were Phoenix!? Did you get to meet the guys?

Those guys are some of the nicest people ever. Really supportive of us; very approachable (even though we were freaking out about it) and easygoing. Also they had really cool French accents :)

Q: Cracking knuckles, weird or normal?

Alex: Weird. And annoying.

Brendan: Gross

Chris: Weirdly normal.

Michael: Normally weird.

Garren: …I can’t feel my hands anymore.

Q: Dream girl?

Brendan: Kristin Little

Chris: Gina Salerno

Michael: Zoe Allen

Garren: Monica Lee

Alex: …awesome. I’m the only one with a real answer, so I’ll just say it – Natalie Portman

Q: First instrument to learn?

Alex: Piano

Brendan: Piano at 5 but then realistically Saxophone

Chris: Guitar

Michael: Wait, you’re supposed to learn how to play? Jk. Clarinet?

Garren: Drums

Q: What is your opinion on Role-Playing?

Alex: could be fun…as long as no one plays like, Jabba the Hutt or anything…

Brendan: “Han, Han, make-cheesay.” -Jabba

Chris: Uh…

Michael: …Chris, you down to try? Just like, to test it out…

Garren: Much safer than Pole Raying…

Q: I just wanted to ask whether or not you got to meet the other bands? Billy Corgan (smashing pumpkins) is my idol and knowing that you guys played with him pretty much makes my life, but if you met him I am eternally jealous :)

We are so fortunate to have met the guys from Broken Bells, Phoenix, My Chemical Romance, and The Black Keys. Unfortunately, the closest we came to meeting Billy Corgan was Alex and him exchanging a quick glance as he was walking out of his dressing room….but god, what a glance that was…

Q: Apple or orange juice?

Alex: ORANGE JUICE

Michael: COFFEE

Chris: ORANGE JUICE!

Garren: APPLE JUICE!

Brendan: CAPS LOCK!

Q: Coffee or hot chocolate?

Brendan: Tie

Michael: COFFEE

Chris: Hot chocolate.

Garren: Coffee.

Alex: Tea.

Q: Favorite song?

Alex: It’s impossible to choose an all-time favorite! A song that will always have my heart though is Jeff Buckley’s cover of Hallelujah.

Brendan: at the moment I’m really diggin “The Cave” - Mumford and Sons

Chris: Rick Astley - “Never Gonna Give You Up”

Michael: It tends to change a lot

Garren: Currently…”Mouthful of Diamonds” by Phantogram

Q: You guys are all pretty dayum hot

Alex: Aw thank you :)

Brendan: Hey thanks!

Chris: Hey…thanks.

Michael: OH HAYYY! Thanks!

Garren: Only after we’re icy…

Q: Pretzels or chips?

Alex: Pretzels.

Brendan: Chips.

Michael: Chips

Chris: Chips.

Garren: Nuts.

Q: You guys are so friggen adorable in your music video <3 When is it going to be available for download?

Thanks! Adorable is What We Aim For…hehe. But uh, we don’t really know if it’ll be available for download. We don’t even have the video file…So I suggest ripping it off YouTube. You have our permission!

Q: When do you want to get married?

As soon as it’s legal for five guys to marry each other.

Q: So, I really like this guy, but we’re not even friends… What should I do? How do I talk to him?

Alex: Just say hi! :)

Brendan: Find a common interest and go from there!

Chris: Buy him a drink.

Michael: Say “Hey there big fella”

Garren: Find out where he lives. Carve a message into his driveway (make sure it reads backwards so he can see from his window…rookie mistake)

Q: Do you guys have a foot fetish?

Alex: def not

Brendan: No

Chris: No…

Michael: No, sorry!

Garren: No…but my foot does

Q: What’s your dream tour?

Alex: World Tour (mostly just the US and Europe though, not gonna lie…sorry Bangladesh) with The Strokes. I could name a bunch of other bands, but it’d be a dream come true just to tour with The Strokes.

Brendan: World tour with Phoenix, the Killers, Coldplay, The Strokes, Death Cab, and too many to name.

Michael: PGA tour

Garren: European Tour with The Strokes, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and TPC

Chris: As long as I get to take a bunch of pictures and wear a Hawaiian shirt, I’ll go anywhere.

Q: Best memory?

Alex: Watching Phoenix perform “1901” from the side of the stage and realizing that life is the most beautiful gift in the world, and I have an amazing one.

Brendan: I seem to be losing mine..soo….I would have to give it a lot of thought.

Chris: Meeting Alex. Best day of my life. Such a god.

Michael: Being born before Brendan…those few precious minutes were amazing

Garren: Involves ducks and a cold night…I know that sounds weird.

Q: What is your stance on piracy? Do you illegally download songs?

Alex: Personally I don’t really do it, I think a song or an album that some people put their heart and soul into is worth paying a couple bucks for. But I also can’t say I’ve never done it…

Brendan: Artists work hard and deserve some compensation

Chris: Never!

Michael: When the president does it, it’s not illegal

Garren: ARRGHH MATEY!

Q: Do hipsters bother you?

Alex: The ridiculous ones, yes. Otherwise I can’t deny, we’ve all got a little hipster in us.

Brendan: It bothers me when people in So Cal call me one.

Chris: Eh…

Michael: Garren bothers me.

Garren: Michael bothers me.

Q: How’s college?

Alex: Eh…I’d rather be playing music. College is fun, but school still sucks.

Brendan: College is life changing, but it seems very planned and I like that music can be so uncertain and leaves me always wanting to achieve more.

Chris: I am playing music.

Michael: Classes are awesome. My classes this quarter are Human Rights, War and Terrorism and Problems with America’s Political System

Garren: Fun…definitely miss playing music, though.

Q: Do you think you can fall in love before you are 20?

Alex: Yeah, I love Brendan.

Brendan: Yeah, I love Alex.

Chris: Yeah, I love Michael.

Michael: Yeah, I love Chris.

Garren: Yeah, I love cats.

Q: Deepest secret?

Alex: stupid question.

Brendan: the origin of our name

Chris: the origin of the universe…not tellin anyone

Michael: The cave…

Garren: The cave.

Q: You guys need to sell like tee-shirts and stuff. I would wear a FT shirt fucking everywhere.

We sell shirts at our shows! We’re almost out though so come to a show and get one! (They’re super cute). P.S You are awesome, thanks for wanting to rep the FT

Q: Who is still single?

The tall, sexy guitarist with the piercing blue eyes. Chyeah!

Q: What do you miss most about high school?

Alex: Being in band class hanging out and doing stupid shit.

Brendan: Friends, Music, and Drama

Chris: Randell AKA Dragon

Michael: History classes

Garren: Drama and English classes

Q: Who is In the Attic? I wanted to look ‘em up, but I couldn’t find anything when I googled them… Link to myspace?

They’re a band out of Alameda who we played a show with us this past March. Check them out on Facebook!

Q: My grandma’s cat just died of internal bleeding, but it had no broken bones, or other signs of trauma. Also, there was only damage in like the center of the cat’s body. They think she was kicked. Who kicks little kitties? :’(

Alex: I’m so sorry. We will personally apprehend the criminal

Brendan: I will avenge your cat’s death.

Chris: A sick, sick man.

Michael: This is horrible if it’s true…

Garren: The NFL…National FootCat League.

Q: i was at your concert at the art boutiki and you guys were awesome! i really like that you guys are from the bay area too! <3 your first music video is pretty good too :)

Alex: Aw thank you! Glad you liked us. And yeah, gotta rep the bay!

Garren: Thanks…wish i was there. haha

Brendan: Thank you very much!!

Chris: Gracias

Michael: de nada

Q: Have you seen the NME Muse interview? http://www.chartattack.com/news/2011/feb/25/muse-frontman-gets-hilariously-shitfaced-at-nme-awards

Alex: Hahaha that was awesome. Gotta love drunk people, especially when they’re famous.

Garren: Yes…but I can’t read…so thanks for rubbing that in.

Brendan: I think Alex is the one who showed the video to me

Michael: I like Muse

Chris: One day, that will be me