JT: We have the wonderful Wade McNeil, who is the lead guitarist and backup vocalist but I... I like to hear his voice myself 'cause he's like the big [?]. I love that picture of John Belushi you got on that [?] you guys are definitely from the same tribe it seems.
Wade McNeil: That's alright with me.
JT: The band of many bands, the prolific punks: Alexisonfire.
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JT: Can you guys stop time, or what?
Wade McNeil: Um.
JT: 'Cause you seem to be so like... you got so many... I've never seen any side projects, more than you guys.
Wade McNeil: I think, uh, we um, we just, we... we feel really lucky to be able to play music and only do that. And uh, we're all working pretty hard at completely only doing that.
JT: Yeah. Well I guess it... you know. But you guys, I'm saying, because you're so busy and successful but you have all these side things going together as well. And successful side things, it's not like you're just throwing something together and doing a show at the Horseshoe, like these are all... you know, time-consuming side projects it seems.
Wade McNeil: Yeah, I don't know. I think, I just, it's, um... A chance to do something a little different, you know what I mean? And um... yeah, they are just that, they are just side projects you know, I mean. Um, like definitely with Dallas's stuff... people, you know, he just sat and recorded some stuff, and it was up on the internet and people were bugging him at our shows for years and years and he finally put some stuff out. It's doing phenomenal. Our singer George is in a band with a few guys from some other bands around here called The [?] Four, and they just put out a seven inch. And then, my stuff Black Lung, that should be coming out in September. Yeah, we're just going for it.
JT: So basically it's like everybody just doing like they love to do, playing music. But Dallas just, you know, happened to grab a brass ring on the way, and he's buying the drinks for a while no?
Wade McNeil: That is correct.
JT: So it's pretty much how it's going to work out for you guys? Like if every... someone comes... you know... has some success... it's whatever, it's like Wu Tang Clan, it comes right back into the pot?
Wade McNeil: Absolutely.
JT: It's amazing to see that you guys have such a camaraderie with other bands, and you guys work together. You go out on tour with bands that you love and you always are talking about each other and pushing and pushing. There's zero competition, it's amazing.
Wade McNeil: Well, I think we're really fortunate to be in an area where there's so much great music coming out of. It always feels good to be far away from home, but to be with some other Canadians or something like that.
JT: Does it feel like it's in the area you're from, like St. Catherine's, or is it like, now that you're a bigger band, you're playing other Canadian bands that you love?
Wade McNeil: I think it's more of just a Canadian thing, but most of the bands we know are from Ontario. The Cancer Backs, or Attack in Black, Billy Talent. We all live within a 45 minute drive of one another, so to run into each other in like Germany or something like that... it's pretty wild.
JT: How is George's throat hanging out?
Wade McNeil: George had some trouble with his throat when we first started doing a lot of tour. And then he went to see a doctor, they gave him all these dos and don'ts and then George just kinda took it upon himself to stop worrying about it and he never ever loses his voice ever, and he does absolutely nothing to maintain it.
JT: I've got a couple of questions, I've got some questions from certain folks that hooked up from Myspace and stuff. They're just kind of random Canadian questions. Here's the first one, the first one is from Trowbiz from Stainer, Ontario. And the question is: should that Hedley guy be shot into space like toxic waste?
Wade McNeil: Uh, the answer to the question is yes.
JT: Okay, that's nice. Okay, I got another one here. It's from B Peps from Surry, BC, and it's: Who is more banged up right now, Jeff Martin, or Burton Cummings?
Wade McNeil: I'd probably have to say Jeff Martin, but only based on the fact that the last time I saw The Guess Who, all the middle-aged women around me completely going nuts going for him. He still got it.
JT: So yeah, there you go.
Wade McNeil: [?] and all the moms there were going absolutely ape.
JT: Burton's still got honey in his voice.
Wade McNeil: Still got it.
JT: Nice. Okay, uh... Lauren [?] from Mansfield, Ontario asks: who needs to spend the most time on Dr. Phil's couch? Matthew Good, Hugh Dillan, or Raine Maida.
Wade McNeil: I'm going to go with... Dr. Phil needs to spend the most time on Dr. Phil's couch. That guy is absolutely ridiculous. He's not even a doctor.
JT: Is he not a doctor?
Wade McNeil: No.
JT: No? It's just a big farce?
Wade McNeil: He might have his doctorate, but he's not like... he doesn't have his MD.
JT: He went to the school of Oprah's production company?
Wade McNeil: Absolutely. I mean, you know, I can... you know the fact that Oprah gives her seal of approval on something and then it means that much, she's...
JT: Something's wrong with her too, is what you're saying?
Wade McNeil: No, I think she's got things locked down. But Dr. Phil should... yeah.
JT: He Feels Like Holmes from Lethebridge, Alberta asks: how many Finger 11 albums does Three Days Grace own?
Wade McNeil: I don't know if this is completely true, but I know someone said to me that Three Days Grace was a Finger 11 cover band.
JT: I do believe that is true.
Wade McNeil: So probably all of them.
JT: Including maybe some odd-known bootlegs.
Wade McNeil: Unreleased demos, yes.
JT: Here's another one. Raven's Dust from Victoria, BC asks: who has the most dough? Michael Bubley or Chad Kroeger?
Wade McNeil: I think Bubley.
JT: Yeah? 'cause it's one guy?
Wade McNeil: Yeah. I think it's one guy. And I mean, there's not a lot of people... you can't really hate Bubley.
JT: No, no you can't.
Wade McNeil: I don't think many people do. He's a likable guy, he's a crooner. You know what I mean?
JT: Yeah, the crooners always get away with everything don't they?
Wade McNeil: The ladies love him, the guys wanna be him.
JT: They can kill guys and no one cares, they can get loaded and fall down. Nobody cares. They can do like... you know
Wade McNeil: Oh look, it's Bubley. Oh he's full of pills, he can't sing. Amazing! I don't know if that actually happened. I would applaud it if it did.
JT: Here's another question from [?] from Ajax, Ontario asks: glass tiger weren't so much, what about Lem?
Wade McNeil: Okay. Umm... through some weird situation, the guy from Lem, I believe his name is Mark.
JT: Yep, that's right, I met him once.
Wade McNeil: I met him at a party, and he was incredibly nice to me, and then he tried to fight me almost 1... 60 minutes later. And I thought he was joking because I met him and I was like "Oh, the guy from Lem, how about that? He seems nice." And then he tried to fight me, and um yeah... pretty much um... told him to calm down, and we were just so put off by the whole thing. What the hell was that about?
JT: Why out of the blue would... did he just like turn into a different guy all of the sudden?
Wade McNeil: I think, well you know what I mean... whiskey makes you do silly things maybe.
JT: Maybe.
Wade McNeil: I dunno.
JT: That's out there.
Wade McNeil: That's whacky.
JT: Jeepers creepers.
Wade McNeil: [?]
JT: Okay, we got one... Broomstick in Paris from White Rock, BC asks: who read more boring books? Bare Naked Ladies, or Moxy Fruvious?
Wade McNeil: I remember nothing about Moxy Fruvious.
JT: I believe they song about... they sang songs about books, but both bands have songs about books no?
Wade McNeil: Probably.
JT: Alright, let's just leave that for that guy. Salty Cocker from Woodstock, Ontario asks: DFA 1979 or The Inbreds?
Wade McNeil: Um, DFA, I think.
JT: Yeah, gotta go with the rock. And that's a gas man, thanks, that was cool.
Wade McNeil: Yeah, no worries, thank you very much.
JT: It was great talking to you man.
Wade McNeil: Alright, you as well.
JT: Okay, take it easy.