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Interview: Crooked X

By DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  January 9, 2009

BOOMER: We wrote that song needing, like, a hook, because every big band out there needs a hook in their song to at least make it on the radio, so I guess you could say that that's our radio song.

JOSH: We're hoping that song will get our other songs out there, you know?

DB: You guys are 14 years old and you do this band full-time: what was the decision like to take the band seriously at such a young age?

FORREST: It was tough because we had to sit down and say "Is this what we really want?". We knew that there was gonna be a lot of sacrifice, and there are a lot of things that we're not able to do that most kids do, like have a social life at school! But on the upside, we're doing things that other kids may never do, so we're growing up in a different way.

JESSE: We're very fortunate to be in our position.

BOOMER: When we were first starting out, my dad and Jesse's dad told us "Alright, if you guys want to get serious, do it now and we'll book you shows and stuff; if not, you can be a garage band and make it like that." And we all agreed that this is what we want to do, this is how we want to make our living.

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