Shim quotes

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Shimon Moore
Singer, Guitarist

Shimon "Shim" Moore is the lead singer and guitarist of Australian rock band Sick Puppies. Together with Emma Anzai, he is one of the founding members of the band. Shimon's father was a computer software salesman and would occasionally give Shimon some copies for personal use. One of these programs was a teach yourself to play guitar program. Shimon instantly became obsessed with learning how to play guitar. Shimon also later took guitar lessons, but says that he learned most of what he knows by just messing around. During this time, he also learned how to play drums. While attending Mosman High School on Sydney's north shore in the summer of 1997, he met Emma Anzai in the band room. They had both reserved the room at the same time and argued to determine who would receive access to the room. Through this argument they determined that they both had a strong love for Silverchair and Green Day. For the first few times they played, Shimon played the drums while Emma played guitar. They


“You think about the people who come to the shows and know they have waited two months or more to see you play and they are totally into the moment makes you want to give it your all ”
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“Knight took a liking to the Sick Puppies ”
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“The creative aspect of the job is satisfying ”
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"We were hoping it would sell at least 10,000 copies; It went beyond what we were expecting. And that gave us a little kick. ”
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“I always wanted to do something creative; I was inspired by the band Siverchair. They were our age and from Australia, and I liked them. They showed me that anyone can write and play music. ”
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“He asked us if we wanted to be in the movie, and we said yes; And the next day, the camera crews came. ”
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“We had nothing; We spent about four months writing songs every day and we came up with 16. Out of those, 11 wound up on the album. And we had some B-sides. And that's how the album came out. ”
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“Life is a challenge to begin with, but to choose to go on tour and play the songs every night is wearing ”
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“the band wasn't exactly prepared when it went into the studio to follow up its last CD, 'Dressed up as Life. ”
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“writing on the fly is one of the reasons why he wanted to be in a band ”
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“It was interesting, because we hadnt ever written songs for a specific, committed project before, ”
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“Oftentimes its lyrics (too). Recording Tri-Polar was not a tedious process but more just the next step for the band that entered the studio with the good luck ”
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“from a tour stop in Tucson, Ariz., last week ”
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“as they are showing up at concerts, and the band has a top-20 Billboard single (No. 17 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart) and is the theme song to World Wrestling Entertainments Extreme Rules. Billboard charts are no new thing for Sick Pupp ”
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“In many ways, it is a simpler and catchier album too ”
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[David]

Here is a great one from the Epiphone interview.

"At the end of the day it’s really simple. We only exist because of our fans... period."
http://www.epiphone.com/news.asp?NewsID=1668
Monday, September 28, 2009

The interview was posted in the media section by Susanna