The Get Up Kids *interview with Jim Suptic*
The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids
Matt Pryor – lead vocals, rhythm guitars
Jim Suptic – lead guitars, backing vocals
Rob Pope – bass
Ryan Pope – drums, percussion
James Dewees – keyboards, backing vocals
Fresh off a brand new album, The Get Up Kids are causing a buzz in the music world. After taking a hiatus a few years back, they are back on the road promoting There Are Rules, their first new material since they’ve been back together. Â I spoke with Jim Suptic, who’s one of the original members of the band, about getting back together and what’s to come. Â Check it out!
Jim Suptic, guitar
After the breakup in 2005, did you ever think you’d be touring again and making albums together?
No. I actually was done with music on a professional level. I was ready to head back to college.
What were you all doing for the few years between breaking up and reconnecting?
I was in a band called Blackpool Lights, Rob plays in Spoon, Matt has solo stuff, James was doing Reggie and the Full Effect and tours with My Chemical Romance, and Ryan was playing in a bunch of different bands.
Can we expect more collaborations with Reggie and the Full Effect?
You would have to ask James. I have no idea what he has planned.
Do you all still do anything with Heroes and Villains Records?
That imprint no longer exists. We sort of sold it back to Vagrant.
Why did you all not release the new album, There Are Rules, on Vagrant?  You were with them from the early years and really helped give them the boost to grow as a label!
We were out of our contract with them and we just wanted to go in a new direction. Being an established band meant that we really didn’t need a label to fund us. Vagrant was good to us but it was time to move on.
I read in another interview that you all reissued Something To Write Home About to have an excuse to get back together.  Why couldn’t you just come back with new material?
That’s not really true. The reissue was coming out if we toured or not. It gave us a reason to tour not an excuse.
Do you find touring to be easier or harder than when you were younger?
Easier in the sense that we have a bus and actually make money. It’s only harder because I have a family at home that I miss.
Are any of you involved in politics at all? Give me the overview on the political views of your band, if any.
The band has liberal leanings and I am a registered Democrat. With that said I hate extremism from either side of the political line. Extreme liberalism annoys me just as much as the Sarah Palin’s of the world.
You just released a new album, but are you already working on more new material?
No new stuff as of yet. We are just focused on There Are Rules.
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You can read my review of their latest release, There Are Rules, HERE.
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About the Author
Denise Borders 39, Los Angeles. Denise founded PWV in 2008 and remains the primary manager and photographer/videographer. She is not secretly obsessed with Joey Cape.
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