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interview Hollywood UndeadIt's not the EAGLES who return with a reissue. On the contrary, the crossover musicians of HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD return to their roots with their current record. In doing so, they not only drive wild times, but also address, among other things, the grievances that prevail in their American hometown. Dylan Alvarez, better known as Funny Man, joins the quintet as a rapper and tells Neckbreaker magazine what exactly is behind the album. Because after the releases of the past two albums and the big announcement to start a new "era", the question remains in the room, to what extent it can now be heard on the current record "Hotel Kalifornia" and to what extent it can still be defined as a party band.

 

 

Sarah-Jane: With your last two albums you announced a "new era". In what way is the new era expressed on this album?

Funny Man: The new era for the new album? The new era is just bringing back an old era. Getting back to the roots of what we started with in the beginning of Hollywood Undead. So when we just got into the studio together we wanted to bring back some old school shit and bring it in with the new. Therefore start a new era… but with an old era.

 

Sarah-Jane: In past interviews Johnny 3 Tears told me that you were already working on new music during the last two albums. What did your writing process look like?

Funny Man: Well what was different about writing this album, was we just came together. We all came in together and decided to drop the egos, drop the bullshit and just listen to each other. Not just our hearts, but our guts and everything that came out of our mouths. We were just paying attention and working together and making it happen. And then we made Hotel Kalifornia and this has to be one of the best albums we’ve written. And it feels good.

 

Sarah-Jane: In the past you have always expressed your connection to California - why is California now allowed to take a place in the album title? Especially with such a big Eagles reference.

Funny Man: We were inspired by The Eagles to title our album Hotel Kalifornia. We replaced the C with a K to just represent the chaos that’s happening in our own hometown of Los Angeles, California and just everything that’s been going on. It’s affecting us in ways where we can express ourselves in music because that’s always been our outlet to express ourselves and to pay homage to our hometown. To show love and respect we have for it and the things we miss about it. California is our home and we will forever write about our hometown. It’s where all our hopes and dreams have been created and everything we’ve poured ourselves into from when we were kids to today. Listen to the album and you’ll see what’s up!

 

Sarah-Jane: You worked with three different producers. What does such a working process look like? What challenges do the five of you face?

Funny Man: We’ve always worked with outsourced people and it’s always good to have other opinions, especially people who have been around the block many times and worked with bands that inspire you and want to figure out if we can do this with that producer that inspired us, or something that we like or have interest in. We write all our own shit and we produce our own music but there's never anything wrong with working with another producer to help either beef up the song we created or we just start from scratch and see what comes out from that end and mixing the two. That’s how we get such fucking amazing tracks. We’re just very open and not closed minded. I think having outsourced producers work with your music is a great thing!

 

Sarah-Jane: Now punk rock is trending again. What led you to use some of these distinctive elements for "Hourglass"? With "Ruin My Life" - what were the motivations to go back to your roots?

Funny Man: Punk is not dead, I don’t think it’s been dead. You may think it’s dead or is making a comeback but I don’t think music ever really has a comeback it’s just always there and for us to write a punk-rock song, that’s just kind of our roots there. We just write what feels right and we through it out and we fuckin did it with Drew Fulk and he’s an AMAING producer - a very talented cowboy. Then when it comes to something like “Ruin My Life” after writing a song like “Hourglass” that’s just us being Hollywood Undead. You put Charlie Scene and Funny Man in a studio alone and that’s what comes out.

 

Sarah-Jane: You're currently on tour - have you been able to connect more closely to any of the new songs yet?

Funny Man: With this new stuff that we’re playing and seeing it grow, it seems to be going over very well. Seeing the crowd out there knowing the songs that are very fresh and new like “City of The Dead” and “Chaos.” I mean, “Chaos” we’ve been playing since back in March and coming out, you see a big difference from when we first bought it out to now. You see how much of a growth just happened. And with “City of The Dead” being so fresh and new and getting all of the radio play out here, you just see it and it’s cool and it feels good to feel a connection. You feel like you’re doing your job and you’re succeeding at it. Yeah, just wins all around baby - we got this!!

 

Sarah-Jane: Where would you like to hear one of your new songs or the album - in a game, plane, club etc.?

Funny Man: I would like to hear a batter, a baseball player, some MLB shit. Just dude is walking out into that big crowd, into that stadium and you just hear Hollywood Undead just fucking hyping him up as he gets to home plate! Go Dodgers!

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