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Most people know Ace Enders from his days as frontman for The Early November. Since the band's hiatus in 2007, though, Enders has fronted two other projects—I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business and the more recent Ace Enders And A Million Different People. I had a chance to sit down with the busy musician when he opened for The All American Rejects on their recent college tour.
Laila Hanson: Ace Enders and a Million Different People isn't your first spin off from The Early November. Do you think you're going to go further with this than I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business? Ace Enders: I hope so. I definitely would like to. I Can Make A Mess was more of just a project, [just something] to make a record with.
LH: You've put out your first album with A Million Different People recently. How's the reaction been? AE: Good, it's been really great. There's been a lot of new people too.
LH: You've played at college campuses as well as clubs. What do you think of that sort of fest atmosphere compared to club shows? AE: I definitely prefer club shows. You know, [festivals] are cool, but they're so hot and sweaty and there's nowhere to go. So I definitely love clubs a little bit more because you have your own sort of place to go and relax.
LH: I was listening to your album on the way here, and it seems like you've got a pretty wide range of music; you have some mellower stuff, and the lyrics are definitely progressive. Was that intentional? Did you write it all in one block of time, or separate times? AE: I like to just do whatever. I think it's also neat to have a different sound for each song, but it all fits together. For me, I want to do that because it keeps it fresh. It keeps the songs fresh and it doesn't get like the same [thing] over and over again. I try to make my writing process as natural as possible.
LH: What do you think of the music industry these days compared to when you were growing up? AE: I think it's gone far downhill, I think everyone can agree with that. It's a pretty sloppy mess right now. I don't like [popular music] and I think some people are doing it for the wrong reasons, but they're successful, so good for them.
LH: I noticed that you covered “Bittersweet Symphony.” What made you decide to do that? AE: It's one of my favorite songs ever, I guess you could call it a safe place. It always takes me to the same place.
LH: All of the proceeds [from that song] went to the Save The Music Campaign. How did you get involved with that? AE: We reached out to them. They were really supportive of it, and did a great job as well.
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