Dianna: I read that you originally went by the name Stars and Scars, what made you change your name?
Automatic
Loveletter: A few reasons...1. Taste (laughs) 2. People got it wrong
all the time..I've heard 'straps and scraps', 'scars and stars', starps
and scares'. It was almost like the name was cursed..NO ONE ever got it
right...ever haha.
Dianna: What has playing the whole Warped Tour been like?
Automatic
Loveletter: Its been like a crazy circus...It gives you a good idea of
what it might have been like to be a gypsy...showers are rare, everyone
is a rebel so there's a lot of craziness going on, everyday you're
selling your goods to the towns folk haha but all in all this is the
best summer of my life and I don't ever want it to end.
Dianna: What is the funniest thing you have seen on Warped Tour this year?
Automatic
Loveletter: Sean’s attempt to grow a beard...my drummer and bassist
made a packed not to shave all summer and Daniel's (unlike Sean’s)is
thick and full..ya know? A good man beard..but Sean’s is like a little
red patchy Kevin Bacon beard.
Dianna: With so many female fronted bands just starting out, what do you think sets you apart?
Automatic
Loveletter: Hmmm... Well what sets apart other male fronted bands from
each other? Aside from the handful of male fronted bands, that all
sound the same, out there..what sets them apart is their originality,
lyrics, style and voice.. I feel like girls all get put into the same
category/genre and are so compared all the time because there's so few
of them..there's more attention on girls cause there's not a lot of
them..I feel what sets us apart is having a girl singer that's being
compared to the boys.
Dianna: You released the Recover EP earlier this year, why did you choose that as the name?
Automatic
Loveletter: I think of the EP as a band aid..its there to (as emo as I
can put it) mend your broken or breaking heart..every song on it is
either sad, hopeless, or hopeful in a melancholy way..the EP in a sense
is meant to help recover yourself.
Dianna: Have you made plans for after warped tour?
Automatic
Loveletter: Yes, were shooting a video for make up smeared eyes and
then in September Octoberish were going on tour with Mest and
Quietdrive.
Dianna:
Juliet provides guest vocals to many bands such as Cartel and
LoveHateHero, have you thought of bringing someone in as a guest when
you record a full length?
Automatic
Loveletter: Yeah actually...I have a few people in mind. I’d love to
have Ryan from Between the Trees, or Matt from From First To Last or
even Alex from All Time Low...The duet we did on their record created a
good response so it might be cool to do that again.
Dianna: Do you have any pre-show rituals you all do before each show?
Automatic
Loveletter: Yes, warm up a good 25 minutes, hot water, honey, and
lemon, Werther’s carmel drops, make sure I have a piece of gum in my
back pocket (chewing gum when you sing keeps your throat moist and
lubricated) and for some odd reason I like to stand in front of Daniel
and flip him off before we start...and he does the same thing back...I
don't know why but it’s something we started a while ago and every time
we do it, it makes us laugh.
Dianna: Have any advice for bands just starting to try and get out in the music industry?
Automatic Loveletter: Yeah, don't ever stop if this is what u wanna do then go for it..anything’s possible
Dianna: Thanks again for talking to us. Do you have anything to say to all of your fans?
Automatic Loveletter: Heck yeah! We love you All! Yay!