Interview with Pete Wilhoit, drummer of Fiction Plane
January 4th, 2010
- What will be the release date of your new album?
WE ARE HOPING FOR A LATE SPRING RELEASE
- What will be the title?
WE ARE STILL DISCUSSING THAT, BUT WILL HAVE TO DECIDE VERY SOON
- When can we expect tour dates?
WE WILL BE HITTING AS MANY FESTIVALS AS POSSIBLE AND FILLING IN THE GAPS
- What direction are you guys going with your new album as regards sound and lyrics?
WE HAVE A MIX OF NEW AND OLD SOUNDS, AND THE LYRICS ARE EXCITING AND HEART-FELT
- What has influenced and inspired you most, in writing/making this new album?
BEING TOGETHER AS A TRIO THROUGH THE LAST 3 YEARS AND ALL THE TOURING HAS ENERGIZED US TO WANT TO TAKE THE BAND TO THE NEXT LEVEL
- Imagine it’s Dec, 31 2010 and you think about the past year, what has happened with Fiction Plane in 2010?
WE HAVE RELEASED OUR BEST ALBUM TO DATE AND MADE TWICE AS MANY FANS, AND PLAYED THE BEST SHOWS OF OUR LIVES
- How has your sound evolved as a group trough the years?
YES. IT’S BECOME BIGGER AND MORE ENERGETIC, YET RETAINED IT’S MUSICALITY.
- What music/artists are you listening to recently?
MUSE, FEIST, ARCTIC MONKEYS, WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS, PEARL JAM
- Is there a band or a musician you would like to play with? And why?
EDDIE VEDDER. I’VE ALWAYS LOVE HIS SENTIMENTS AND COMMITMENT TO MUSIC. HE’S SUPER TALENTED AND A SERIOUSLY NICE GUY…AND LOVES TO SURF
- Fiction Plane has played shows in a many different places, of all the places you’ve played, which one is your favorite?
I WOULD SAY THE PARADISO IS A SUPER SPECIAL PLACE FOR US. HOLLAND HAS ALWAYS EMBRACED THE BAND, AND TO SELL OUT THAT VENUE WAS A LIFETIME GOAL ACHIEVED!!!
- When you are not working on albums and touring, what do you do?
I MOSTLY PLAY "MR. MOM" TO MY SON, BUT I ALSO DO SESSION WORK, AND ENJOY PLAYING WITH OTHER ARTISTS.
- Are there any goals you would like to achieve in your life, aside from your musical career?
I WANT TO SEE MY KIDS GROW UP AND ENJOY GROWING OLD WITH MY WIFE
- Which books are you reading at the moment?
BESIDES CHILDREN’S BOOKS, I JUST STARTED READING "MY STROKE OF INSIGHT" BY JILL BOLTE TAYLOR
YAYYYY play with Eddie!! My God I would give my right arm to see all my fave musicians on a stage together!! WOOHOOOOO!! Make it happen guys!
Thanks Willem and Pete!!
Here I was…sitting and asking the very questions that you asked and that Pete answered! GREAT…ALMOST PSYCHIC…JOB!
I am in the process of trying to get the DVD “Paradiso” album I ordered translated from the unplayable format sent into one that will play in the US. I sure agree with Pete: It is a spectacular performance in a fabulous venue!!! It was a thrill to watch it on line and must have been really special to the guys in Fiction Plane.
Were these the fan questions Willem? Pretty quick answers from Pete! And he’s met Eddie Vedder the lucky sod!! I knew I would like his taste in music!!!