Interview: William Beckett
We originally had planned to see William Beckett on tour with The Rocket Summer earlier this month, but due to Hurricane Sandy, that show was cancelled. So instead of pictures or videos of that show, we caught up with him via email to ask him questions about his brand new EP and his future plans! Check out the interview below!
It’s been over a year since the split of The Academy Is…, what differences have you noticed between performing/traveling solo vs in a band?
Well, there are less arguments, I’ll tell you that. Ha! When I began playing shows at seventeen and eighteen I would perform solo, so in a lot of way playing solo is very comfortable for me. I’ve made some lifelong friends this year simply by interacting with other bands on the road more often.
You recently were a part if a Hurricane Sandy benefit show. How did it go and how was the turnout?
It was a greet experience to be able to help out, even in the smallest way. What was crazy about it was that night a blizzard swept through the area, so a lot of people on twitter and Facebook were stuck at home in the area and couldn’t make it out. We made the best of it though, playing over 2 hours, switching off songs with The Classic Crime, and we ended up raising over 1k.
The Rocket Summer(@therocketsummer) has released the tour dates for their short headlining tour.
Dates below.
12.1 - ORLANDO, FL @ The Social
12.2 - DENVER, CO @ The Marquis Theatre
12.9 - ANAHEIM, CA @ Chain Reaction
12.16 - CHICAGO, IL @ Subterranean
12.17 - NYC @ Webster Hall Studio
