Treble Charger interview at Woodstock en Beauce
June 27, 2003.
Rosie Martin, bassist and vocals; Bill Priddle, guitarist and vocals.
F. Hi guys, my name is Fred from Cannabis Quebec Revue.
B. Hi, I’m Bill.
R. Hi, I’m Rosie.
F. So with your last album titled Detox, what do you think about being interviewed by a magazine named Cannabis Quebec?
R., B. laughs
I showed them the magazine and they buried their heads in it right away.
R. Ohhh.
B. Look at that.
F. Do you guys smoke? (with their heads still buried in the magazine).
B. Yeah.
R. Oh yeah.
F. Want to smoke now?
R. Sure.
B. Thanks but I have to sing and it screws with my voice.
So we sparked up some Freeze Land.
F. Do you have a favourite pot?
In unison they both replied, “Bubble Gum.”
F. There’s my boss. Do you mind if he takes a few pictures?
R. OH NO, my mother has a subscription to this magazine.
Everybody has a good laugh.
F. Does anyone grow?
Bill doesn’t reply.
R. I think I have some kind of berry plant growing somewhere.
F. Blueberry? Shishkaberry?
R. Blueberry.
F. What do you think of our new pot laws?
R. Did it pass yet?
B. I don’t know, did it?
F. Yes, it passed last week.
F. Are they still talking about that ass in your video? (Hundred Million).
R. Hell yeah they’re still talking about. Everyone is still talking about it.
B. That was Avril Lavigne’s ass!
F. How old was she then?
B. I think she was 11.
(We all laugh)
I know it was not Lavigne’s ass, it was the ass of a member of the band Swollen Members.
F. What are you up to next?
B. It’s only been 10 months since we released Detox.
F. Yeah, but are you working on something now?
R. No, not really.
F. What do you guys listen to?
B. 1930 jazz.
F. Yeah right, I thought you guys like to stay current.
R. You mean like the Flavour of the week?
F. That’s right.
B., R. Theory of a Deadman
F. Who is that?
B. They won a Juno for new band of year.
F. So after 9 years are you still having fun?
B. I still like what I am doing and I’m having a good time.
R. Oh yeah it’s still fun. Last year when we toured with Foo Fighters, that was a lot of fun.
F. So do you guys tour the States much?
R. No, not really. We only do border cities like Detroit and Buffalo.
F. What else do you do?
B. I play with another band. A collective of part-time members that all have other full time commitments.
F. And you Rosie?
R. I play golf.
F. Golf?? It seems that everyone plays golf now. Are you any good?
R. Well if you take my best 10 games out of 20, I’m pretty good.
F. Stephen is giving me the 5 minute sign. So we better wrap this up. You guys have been great. Can I get the cheap shot?
They hold up the magazine and start goofing around for the camera.
F. I have some t-shirts for you.
R. Thanks.
B. Thanks a lot and they are the right size. Everyone gives us x-large and they just pile up. I’ll wear this one.
R. Maybe I’ll wear it tonight on stage
F. Thanks a lot guys. . This was my first interview and you made it very easy for me.
B. It was a good interview.
R. Any interview that starts with lighting up joints is a great interview.
F. There’s Stephan again saying time is up. O.K. but you have to light up this. You’ll be missing something.
I hand Rosie a big fat joint of Jack Herer. He lights it up and takes one puff and says, “I’ll see you at the kiosque after the show.”
The show starts on time, 7pm! It’s a beautiful night, 28C and clear .There is a good crowd, a lot of people and the band goes right to work. Sum 41 was there and watched the whole show from the wings.
After only 2 songs Greig Nori, front man for the band (also the manager for Sum 41), starts pulling people out of the crowd. The first two to come on stage were Stephan and Guy. Two guys came out from back stage and placed Stephan and Guy on their spot, one on each side of Greig and put a clear bag on a wire frame in front of them. At the same time Greig is telling everyone that we are going to have a puking contest. Stephan and Guy are each given a 2L bottle of ginger ale. Greig says, “Chug it down till you PUKE”. The band starts playing. It takes 2 songs and Stephan wins!! Guy wimps out, and can’t even drink 200ml.
Next Greig calls for 2 more from the crowd. A guy and girl, Caroline and DK, come up.
Greig: Dickie?
DK: non DK.
Greig: Dickie?
DK: non DK.
Greig: OK, Dickie.
Greig tells DK to give Caroline a lap dance and strip. Lucky for us DK was wearing basketball shorts as underwear! Everybody laughs. DK is a good sport and works it for everybody.
Then the band plays their more poplar songs and the crowd goes wild, mosh pits and crowd surfing starts and we all have a good time.
Then Greig says something that gets my attention, “Does anyone play guitar, can anyone play this song?” I look around the crowd to see how it’s going to be. Nobody has their hand up. I’m freaking. I can barely keep my hands in my pocket!! I think everybody plays guitar and I want to put my hand up but I tell myself I’m at work.
Greig calls again for a guitar player. He’s speaking English to a French crowd so it takes a couple of minutes for everyone to catch up. Then a young man 17-20 years old comes up on stage. Bill gives him his guitar and Greig shows him the chords. The kid is playing the song Hundred Million with the band on stage at Woodstock. What a rush for that kid!
I found out that this is what they do. They pull people out of the audience and put them on stage.
I think that Treble Charger puts on a great show. Good fun for everyone and for the people that get to go on stage, stories and memories that may last a life time.
I am looking forward to seeing Treble Charger again.
This article was written for the magazine Cannabis Quebec in 2003.
June 27, 2003.
Rosie Martin, bassist and vocals; Bill Priddle, guitarist and vocals.
F. Hi guys, my name is Fred from Cannabis Quebec Revue.
B. Hi, I’m Bill.
R. Hi, I’m Rosie.
F. So with your last album titled Detox, what do you think about being interviewed by a magazine named Cannabis Quebec?
R., B. laughs
I showed them the magazine and they buried their heads in it right away.
R. Ohhh.
B. Look at that.
F. Do you guys smoke? (with their heads still buried in the magazine).
B. Yeah.
R. Oh yeah.
F. Want to smoke now?
R. Sure.
B. Thanks but I have to sing and it screws with my voice.
So we sparked up some Freeze Land.
F. Do you have a favourite pot?
In unison they both replied, “Bubble Gum.”
F. There’s my boss. Do you mind if he takes a few pictures?
R. OH NO, my mother has a subscription to this magazine.
Everybody has a good laugh.
F. Does anyone grow?
Bill doesn’t reply.
R. I think I have some kind of berry plant growing somewhere.
F. Blueberry? Shishkaberry?
R. Blueberry.
F. What do you think of our new pot laws?
R. Did it pass yet?
B. I don’t know, did it?
F. Yes, it passed last week.
F. Are they still talking about that ass in your video? (Hundred Million).
R. Hell yeah they’re still talking about. Everyone is still talking about it.
B. That was Avril Lavigne’s ass!
F. How old was she then?
B. I think she was 11.
(We all laugh)
I know it was not Lavigne’s ass, it was the ass of a member of the band Swollen Members.
F. What are you up to next?
B. It’s only been 10 months since we released Detox.
F. Yeah, but are you working on something now?
R. No, not really.
F. What do you guys listen to?
B. 1930 jazz.
F. Yeah right, I thought you guys like to stay current.
R. You mean like the Flavour of the week?
F. That’s right.
B., R. Theory of a Deadman
F. Who is that?
B. They won a Juno for new band of year.
F. So after 9 years are you still having fun?
B. I still like what I am doing and I’m having a good time.
R. Oh yeah it’s still fun. Last year when we toured with Foo Fighters, that was a lot of fun.
F. So do you guys tour the States much?
R. No, not really. We only do border cities like Detroit and Buffalo.
F. What else do you do?
B. I play with another band. A collective of part-time members that all have other full time commitments.
F. And you Rosie?
R. I play golf.
F. Golf?? It seems that everyone plays golf now. Are you any good?
R. Well if you take my best 10 games out of 20, I’m pretty good.
F. Stephen is giving me the 5 minute sign. So we better wrap this up. You guys have been great. Can I get the cheap shot?
They hold up the magazine and start goofing around for the camera.
F. I have some t-shirts for you.
R. Thanks.
B. Thanks a lot and they are the right size. Everyone gives us x-large and they just pile up. I’ll wear this one.
R. Maybe I’ll wear it tonight on stage
F. Thanks a lot guys. . This was my first interview and you made it very easy for me.
B. It was a good interview.
R. Any interview that starts with lighting up joints is a great interview.
F. There’s Stephan again saying time is up. O.K. but you have to light up this. You’ll be missing something.
I hand Rosie a big fat joint of Jack Herer. He lights it up and takes one puff and says, “I’ll see you at the kiosque after the show.”
The show starts on time, 7pm! It’s a beautiful night, 28C and clear .There is a good crowd, a lot of people and the band goes right to work. Sum 41 was there and watched the whole show from the wings.
After only 2 songs Greig Nori, front man for the band (also the manager for Sum 41), starts pulling people out of the crowd. The first two to come on stage were Stephan and Guy. Two guys came out from back stage and placed Stephan and Guy on their spot, one on each side of Greig and put a clear bag on a wire frame in front of them. At the same time Greig is telling everyone that we are going to have a puking contest. Stephan and Guy are each given a 2L bottle of ginger ale. Greig says, “Chug it down till you PUKE”. The band starts playing. It takes 2 songs and Stephan wins!! Guy wimps out, and can’t even drink 200ml.
Next Greig calls for 2 more from the crowd. A guy and girl, Caroline and DK, come up.
Greig: Dickie?
DK: non DK.
Greig: Dickie?
DK: non DK.
Greig: OK, Dickie.
Greig tells DK to give Caroline a lap dance and strip. Lucky for us DK was wearing basketball shorts as underwear! Everybody laughs. DK is a good sport and works it for everybody.
Then the band plays their more poplar songs and the crowd goes wild, mosh pits and crowd surfing starts and we all have a good time.
Then Greig says something that gets my attention, “Does anyone play guitar, can anyone play this song?” I look around the crowd to see how it’s going to be. Nobody has their hand up. I’m freaking. I can barely keep my hands in my pocket!! I think everybody plays guitar and I want to put my hand up but I tell myself I’m at work.
Greig calls again for a guitar player. He’s speaking English to a French crowd so it takes a couple of minutes for everyone to catch up. Then a young man 17-20 years old comes up on stage. Bill gives him his guitar and Greig shows him the chords. The kid is playing the song Hundred Million with the band on stage at Woodstock. What a rush for that kid!
I found out that this is what they do. They pull people out of the audience and put them on stage.
I think that Treble Charger puts on a great show. Good fun for everyone and for the people that get to go on stage, stories and memories that may last a life time.
I am looking forward to seeing Treble Charger again.
This article was written for the magazine Cannabis Quebec in 2003.