WRRV has posted an interview with Justin that they did when Blue October was in New York in April. They talked about working with Tim Palmer, Any Man in America and more. Justin also performed Hate Me and Into the Ocean.
Glide Magazine has posted their review of the Biloxi show and an interview with Justin-
When you first started writing songs, were they similar to how you are writing today with all the honesty and rawness?
Oh yeah. The first song I wrote was a song called “Black Orchid” about teen suicide. When I read it to my mom, she was like, “ok, we’ll go see a doctor now” (laughs). It’s kind of like my way of telling my friends and family, “Hey, I’m not doing too good” or “Hey, life is great”. It’s always been my way of talking and I’ve always loved writing and I’ve always liked talking about things that are on my mind. Certain people just don’t like to talk about it.
When you write about the dark places that are going on inside of you, do you have to go back to those dark places or are you far enough back from them to see it through different eyes?
I usually write while things are going on in my life. I look back when I’m singing now with different eyes but not when I’m going through it. I can’t write about it unless I’ve gone through it and seen it happen or think of it.
Do you get a lot of feedback from your fans about some of the songs making an impact on them?
Oh yeah, that’s the reason I keep doing it. Because no matter what, there is somebody out in the audience that might feel better about themselves from hearing it. I don’t know why but they tell me that all the time
Read the entire interview and the review here.
Justin, Matt and Julian were in the Katt Radio studio in Oklahoma City. They talked about being on the road, putting out a new DVD (!!!), played Hate Me and more.
Justin talked to Brian Douglas in Cincinnati about Jeremy being in the band, highlights of his career, Blue October’s personal lyrics, about writing The Feel Again (Stay), and much more.
Flip Side PA talked to Justin about touring, fatherhood, staying relevant and more.
Fatherhood comes up on last summer’s release, “Any Man in America,” since Furstenfeld has a 5-year-old daughter.
“She doesn’t know what I do,” he admitted. Right now, she’s more interested in being Cinderella. But she must have gotten some musical genes, he added, since she loves to sing.
Some of Furstenfeld’s life lessons influence his lyrics.
“Parents should be better parents and better people,” he said. The same logic applies to himself, he added.
Read the entire article here.
Justin talked to Musicians Opposed to Bullying while he was in Baltimore. He talked about being bullied, rising above bullying, Facebook, All about Bullies… Big and Small and more.
Jessie from 102.1 The Edge has given us another fantastic interview with Justin. (If you haven’t heard her interview from last year you can listen to it here.)
In this interview Justin talks about the new album, Blue Miller, Julian joining the band, The Feel Again (Stay), and much, much more. He even shares a snippet of a new song they are working on!
CVM: We’ll start with an easy one. In terms of music, what are some of your main influences?
JF: Peter Gabriel, The Smiths, The Cure, Leonard Cohen, Cowboy Junkies. Things like that. Johnny Cash. And then Lil’ Wayne and Jay Z.
CVM: One thing I wanted to touch on a little bit was your paintings? Was that just another form of expression that you’ve found over the years?
JF: Yeah, I’m not a painter. I just do it because it feels right. I used to paint a lot, but I hardly paint anymore. But I do love to paint, I’m not a painter though. Just like I’m not a guitarist. I’m a stunt guitarist.
CVM: Now I wouldn’t say your writing style is a conventional one? Is that something you did through choice or is it just how things develop through time as you started writing?
JF: I’ve always grown up on 4AD Electric Bands, Cocteau Twins and stuff like that you know? So when I write, I constantly write. I’m constantly writing when I’m at home, it’s all I do when I’m at home is write. So when I’m on tour it’s like “Oh, wow. I wrote that?” I don’t really structure it. I structure it later.
I write probably two songs a day, and so I have about 198 songs I’ve written over the last two years that I still have to put out. So that’s a lot of work to do. It’s all I do, there’s not a conventional way about it. I can go with a beat first, I can go with a guitar part first, I can go with any part first. If it inspires me to keep writing, I’ll keep writing it.
Justin and Ryan stopped by Star FM in Nürnberg, Germany. There is a very brief interview with Justin about Any Man In America and then they performed The Worry List.
Justin stopped by Las Vegas’s 94.1 Mix Underground Lounge. They talked about honesty in music, connecting with fans, AnyManInAmerica.com and much, much more . Justin also performed beautiful versions of Hate Me, Into the Ocean and The Worry List.
Pictures can be seen here.
Justin and Julian stopped by two radio stations while they were in Luxembourg for the last stop of Blue October’s European tour.
The interview with Eldoradio has quite a bit of translation over Justin’s answers but it’s still worth listening to. There is a beautiful acoustic version of The Worry List. Listen to it here.
The interview with RTL is in English. You can listen to the interview and hear acoustic versions of The Feel Again (Stay) and Holler here.
Photos from the Luxembourg concert can be seen here.
Christina Tatlow interviewed Justin while they were in England. They discussed the evolution of Blue October, Any Man In America, touring in Europe, Justin Beiber, who he’d like to work with, Up/Down Records, what fans don’t know about the band and much more. Read Christina’s write-up from the interview here.
Justin Furstenfeld from Blue October Interview October 2011 by XtinaT
In this interview from Munich Justin talks about Up/Down Records, The Feel Again (Stay) Video, Any Man In America, Touring in Europe, Ugly Side: An Acoustic Evening with Blue October, Stephenie Meyer and the Twilight Soundtracks, Meet & Greets, and much more.
Detroit Live Magazine has posted a beautiful article reporting on the interview they did with Justin while they were in Detroit for the Any Man In America Tour.
With his angry honest songs, black make-up, painted fingernails, and deep and dark art including poetry and painting, I really had no clue what this interview would hold. Would he be a bitter, dark man, full of scorn and hatred? Would he treat us like any other journalist and photographer, getting us in and out as soon as possible? Would he speak quickly and shortly? Would he hardly speak at all?
I will tell you what I found when I met Justin. I found a man who has more passion and love for his daughter than one could possibly imagine. I found a man, who is a bit tormented, a bit angry, a bit bitter, but a good man, a man with a huge heart who just wants to see his daughter.
I sat on the couch next to Justin and through the entire interview he opened up his chest, took out his heart, and laid it on the table. He spoke honestly, intelligently, and openly about his new album, his beautiful little girl, and his current struggles. At times Justin spoke perhaps a little too honestly and out of my pure respect for him, I am leaving out parts in which would be taken the wrong way by the wrong people. I will tell you one thing though, nothing he said was malicious, hateful, or even rude, but with the sensitive situation he is in, certain statements will be omitted from this article. I will log the most important things Justin said and try and reflect the best I can his truest emotions and feelings.
Read the entire article, which discusses the Any Man In America tour and the motivation behind the album, here.
Arthur Kade talked to Justin about Any Man In America, shared parenting, his custody battle, Twilight, the evolution of Blue October and more.
