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      RO:
      When
      you
      left
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      start
      your
      solo
     
     
      career,
      you
      left
      a
     
    

    
     
      band
      that
      had
      two
      hit
     
     
      albums.
      It
      seemed
     
     
      you
      were
      at
      your
     
     
      peak.
      Did
      this
      scare
     
     
      you?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      E:
      It
      was
      definitely
     
     
      something
      to
      keep
      in
     
     
      consideration.
      Yeah,
     
     
      it
      was
      intimidating,
     
     
      but
      it
      was
      a
      case
      of
      I
     
     
      really
      didn’t
      feel
      deep
     
     
      inside
      me
      that
      I
      had
     
     
      any
      other
      choice.
      It
     
     
      was
      either
      this
      is
     
     
      going
      to
      work
      and
      be
     
     
      great
      for
      everybody,
     
     
      or
      it
      was
      going
      to
      fail
     
     
      miserably
      and
      be
     
     
      horrible
      for
      me.
      But
     
     
      I
      didn’t
      dwell
      on
      it
     
     
      too
      much,
      it
      was
     
     
      more
      I
      didn’t
      know
      if
     
     
      I
      had
      the
      energy
      to
     
     
      build
      a
      new
      project
     
     
      from
      the
      ground
      up
     
     
      and
      build
      a
      whole
     
     
      new
      fan
      base,
      and
      go
     
     
      through
      all
      the
      things
     
     
      that
      I,
      for
      the
      first
     
     
      time
      in
      my
      life,
      was
     
     
      not
      having
      to
      deal
     
     
      with
      so
      much.
      I
      had
     
     
      to
      go
      back
      and
      deal
     
     
      with
      them.
      I
      Mother
     
     
      Earth,
      we
      were
      at
      the
     
     
      point
      where
      we
     
     
      didn’t
      have
      to
      worry
     
     
      about
      ticket
      sales,
      we
     
     
      didn’t
      have
      to
      worry
     
     
      about
      album
      sales.
     
     
      We
      knew
      that
      if
      we
     
     
      booked
      a
      tour
      it
     
     
      would
      be
      a
      relatively
     
     
      successful
      tour.
      So
      all
     
     
      those
      things
      that
      I
     
     
      didn’t
      have
      to
      worry
     
     
      about
      for
      the
      first
     
     
      time,
      I
      had
      to
      worry
     
     
      about
      them
      again.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      But
      yeah,
      it
      was
      an
     
     
      intimidating
      time,
     
     
      but
      you
      never
      know
     
     
      what
      you're
      capable
     
     
      of
      doing
      unless
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      challenge
      yourself.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RO:
      How
      did
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      alleviate
      your
      worries?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      E:
      That’s
      a
      good
     
     
      question.
      I
      was
     
     
      sitting
      around,
     
     
      stressing
      myself
      out
     
     
      quite
      a
      bit.
     
     
      Somebody
     
     
      mentioned
      to
     
     
      me
      at
      that
     
    

    
     
      time
      that
      the
     
     
      best
      way
      to
     
    

    
     
      deal
      with
      what
     
    

    
     
      I
      was
      feeling
     
     
      was
      to
      just
      go
     
     
      back
      to
      work.
     
     
      So
      I
      did,
      I
      just
     
     
      started
      writing
     
     
      songs,
      work-
     
     
      ing
      everyday
     
     
      and
      all
      of
      a
     
     
      sudden
      I
      wasn’t
     
     
      thinking
      about
      all
      the
     
     
      negative
      things
      that
     
     
      could
      happen.
      I
      was
     
     
      just
      thinking
      about
     
     
      the
      next
      step,
      and
      the
     
     
      next
      move,
      and
      the
     
     
      next
      song,
      and
      the
     
     
      momentum
      carried
     
     
      on
      to
      a
      record
      deal,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      making
      of
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
      album,
      and
      putting
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      band
      together,
      and
     
     
      voila!
      That
      one
     
     
      statement
      that
      the
     
     
      best
      way
      to
      get
      over
      it
     
     
      was
      to
      just
      go
      back
      to
     
     
      work,
      right
      from
      then
     
     
      I
      started
      getting
      over
     
     
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RO:
      How’s
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      whole
      musical
      process
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      you
      on
      “Another
     
     
      Spin
      Around
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sun”?
      How
      would
     
     
      you
      describe
      it,
      and
     
     
      how
      has
      it
      changed
     
     
      from
      your
      previous
     
     
      processes?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      E:
      The
      biggest
     
     
      change
      was
      that
      it’s
     
     
      not
      four
      individuals
     
     
      sitting
      there,
      putting
     
     
      together
      a
      new
      al-
     
     
      bum.
      It
      was
      a
      whole
     
     
      collaboration
      with
     
     
      people.
      I
      wrote
      quite
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      few
      songs
      on
      my
     
     
      own,
      and
      then
      I
     
     
      would
      start
      collabo-
     
     
      rating
      with
      others,
     
     
      whether
      they
      had
      an
     
     
      idea
      or
      a
      seed
      of
      an
     
     
      idea,
      or
      whether
      I
     
     
      had
      one
      and
      I
      would
     
     
      take
      it
      to
      them.
     
     
      Everywhere
      from
     
     
      Toronto
      to
      Vancou-
     
     
      ver,
      L.A.,
      I
      wrote
     
     
      with
      quite
      a
      few
     
     
      people.
      I
      think
      I
     
     
      went
      into
      the
      studio
     
     
      with
      26
      songs,
      which
     
     
      I’ve
      never
      done
      with
     
     
      any
      other
      band,
      it’s
     
     
      always
      been
      just
     
     
      enough
      songs
      plus
     
     
      maybe
      two
      or
      three
     
     
      for
      the
      album.
      I
      was
     
     
      working
      with
      so
     
     
      many
      different
     
     
      songwriters
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      musicians,
      that
      was
     
     
      all
      new,
      that
      was
      a
     
     
      new
      experience
     
     
      because
      you're
      all
     
     
      coming
      from
      a
     
     
      different
      place
     
     
      musically
      and
      you
     
     
      have
      to
      somehow,
      at
     
     
      the
      end
      of
      the
      day,
     
     
      have
      a
      product
      or
      an
     
     
      idea
      that
      you
      both
     
     
      feel
      good
      about.
     
     
      That’s
      not
      always
     
     
      easy
      to
      do
      when
      you
     
     
      don’t
      know
      the
     
     
      person
      very
     
     
      well,
      you
      don’t
     
     
      know
      their
     
     
      musical
      styles,
     
     
      influences,
      you
     
     
      don’t
      know
     
     
      what
      excites
     
     
      them
      —
      you
     
     
      have
      to
      figure
     
     
      that
      out
      in
      the
     
     
      process.
      That
     
     
      was
      a
      big
     
     
      difference.
     
     
      When
      you
     
     
      write
      with
      a
      band
     
     
      you
      basically
      know
     
     
      what
      to
      expect
      from
     
     
      everybody,
      and
      you
     
     
      know
      what
      they’re
     
     
      into
      already,
      what’s
     
     
      going
      to
      excite
      them
     
     
      —
      that’s
      a
      little
      bit
     
     
      more
      of
      a
      given.
     
     
      Also,
      you
      second
     
     
      guess
      a
      lot
      of
      things
     
     
      as
      a
      solo
      artist.
      You
     
     
      don’t
      have
      the
     
     
      reinforcement
      of
     
     
      your
      bandmates
     
     
      saying
      “Yeah,
      this
      is
     
     
      great,
      we're
      going
      to
     
     
      do
      it!
      Blah
      blah
     
     
      blah...,”
      it’s
      more
     
     
      like,
      “Man,
      is
      this
     
     
      good
      enough?
      Is
     
     
      this
      up
      to
      par?
      Am
     
     
      I
      going
      to
      be
      able
      to
     
     
      put
      my
      name
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this
      and
      feel
      proud
     
    
   
   
    
     
      about
      it
      for
      the
      next
     
     
      decade?”
      A
      lot
      of
     
     
      those
      different
     
     
      thoughts
      run
      through
     
     
      your
      head.
      Those
      are
     
     
      the
      two
      main
      ones,
      I
     
     
      would
      say.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RO:
      Do
      you
      have
      any
     
     
      date
      in
      plan
      for
      the
     
     
      new
      album,
      or
      is
      it
      way
     
     
      down
      the
      road?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      E:
      No,
      there’s
      no
      date
     
     
      yet.
      It'll
      be
      further
     
     
      down
      the
      road.
      I’m
     
     
      still
      in
      the
      songwriting
     
     
      process
      for
      that
      album.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RO:
      How
      has
      tour-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      been
      so
      far?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      E:
      It
      was
      great.
      We
     
     
      did
      a
      few
      warm-up
     
     
      shows,
      etc
      etc,
      and
     
     
      then
      we
      did
      Edgefest
     
     
      across
      the
      country.
      I
     
     
      mean,
      you
      walk
      out
     
     
      there
      and
      you're
     
     
      playing
      to
      thirty
     
     
      thousand
      people,
      it’s
      a
     
     
      rush,
      it’s
      pretty
      excit-
     
     
      ing.
      They
      only
      knew
     
     
      one
      song
      at
      that
      time,
     
     
      “Tripping,”
      so
      we
      felt
     
     
      like
      we
      had
      to
      go
      out
     
     
      there
      and
      win
      the
     
     
      audience
      over
      every
     
     
      day.
      That
      was
      a
     
     
      challenge
      we
      had,
     
     
      because
      every
      other
     
     
      band
      on
      that
      tour
      had
     
     
      momentum,
      they
      were
     
     
      coming
      off
      the
      end
      of
     
     
      the
      life
      of
      their
      album,
     
     
      so
      a
      lot
      of
      the
      songs
     
     
      they
      were
      playing
      were
     
     
      already
      known
      by
      the
     
     
      crowd.
      We
      were
     
     
      coming
      out
      with
      a
      new
     
     
      album,
      so
      we
      had
      to
     
     
      win
      the
      crowd
      over.
     
     
      So
      it
      was
      a
      challenge,
     
     
      we
      rose
      to
      it,
      and
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      a
      lot
      of
      fun.
     
     
      Since
      then,
      we've
     
     
      been
      doing
      sold
      out
     
     
      shows,
      the
      crowds
     
     
      have
      been
      really
     
     
      responsive,
      singing
     
     
      along.
      It
      comes
      to
     
     
      the
      point
      some
      times
     
     
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      night
      they’re
      scream-
     
     
      ing
      for
      more
      encores
     
     
      and
      we
      don’t
      have
     
     
      any
      more
      songs
      to
     
     
      play!
      [laughs]
      So
      I
     
     
      can’t
      complain,
      it’s
     
     
      been
      a
      lot
      of
      fun.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RO:
      What
      can
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fans
      expect
      from
      you?
     
     
      E:
      My
      best.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RO:
      Can
      we
      expect
     
     
      any
      new
      songs,
      or
     
     
      maybe
      covers?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      E:
      Yeah,
      we'll
      throw
     
     
      in
      a
      few
      songs.
      We
     
     
      might
      do
      a
      cover
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      two,
      and
      maybe
     
     
      sneak
      in
      a
      song
      from
     
     
      a
      band
      I
      was
      in
     
     
      before,
      and
      some
     
     
      songs
      that
      aren’t
      on
     
     
      the
      record
      that
      might
     
     
      be
      on
      the
      next
      one.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yeah,
      there’ll
      be
      some
     
    
   
   
    
     
      newer
      stuff.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RO:
      Do
      you
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
      any
      message
      for
      your
     
     
      fans
      here?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      E:
      I
      love
      them
      all!
     
     
      {laughs}
      I
      really
     
     
      appreciate
      my
      fans,
     
     
      I’ve
      been
      blessed
      with
     
     
      some
      really
      great
      fans,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      sometimes
      when
      ~
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I’m
      down
      they
      pick
     
     
      me
      up.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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