ACIDIC, made up of Angelenos lead singer and guitarist Michael Gossard; backup vocalist and guitarist Mike Thompson; bassist Ted Dubrawski and drummer Matt Whitaker, released their third full-length album “Chronic Satisfaction†in 2011 and spent February 2012 on a national tour with Fuel.
Mike, Ted, and Matt took a few moments to answer Westside Today’s questions about their growing career.
WT: You’re certainly farther along in your career then when we last spoke? How well do you think your career is going?
A: We are having an amazing time touring the country and we are doing it one gig at a time. Off of the skin of our backs, the music we write and the dream in our hearts, we are going to proceed. We have seen some really awesome results and it is nice to be perceived as a bigger act. I will say that the work is never over and I won’t for a second rest until we have accomplished our goals!
WT: Do you consider yourselves successful? If so, when did you that feeling start? If not, what do you think would make you feel as if ‘you’d arrived’?
A: I consider us in development. We have promises to keep and miles to go before we sleep. Although I will say that seeing the crowds react with incredible enthusiasm is an irrevocable experience. It makes one feel as though they are on top of the world. We try to remain reserved. We are having fun and working hard and just taking it one step forward at a time, trying to do well for the fans and the crowds that come in, even if they never heard of us before because they’ve come to see the headliner, and that’s what matters.
WT: What’s the best part about being on the road? The worst part?
A: The most positive thing about being on the road is the amazing people we meet and the experiences we have and the memories we create. The genesis of my happiness is my work, because it isn’t work. It is fun, thus we don’t feel like it’s just work. The least positive thing about living on the road is that you are always living one day at a time, there is no plan on the daily basis. We live on our merchandis sales. We are never far from broke. We are always scrounging for everything, but it is so worth it. Missing your family is also a large part of the equation.
For more information on ACIDIC: http://www.acidicband.com
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