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Interview with
Darwins Waiting Room
"In The ROOM"
By: Holly Castillo
Fans have been patiently waiting since
2001 for Darwin's Waiting Room to release their follow-up CD to Orphan.
Their new CD Apology Accepted hits stores soon, and I was fortunate
enough to get the inside scoop on the upcoming album from DWR's emcee,
Grimm.
The good news is that it is incredible.
The band is now tighter than ever and they're much more focused and
experimental. The bad news? Well, if you're looking for Orphan
II you're out of luck. "This is the next step for Darwin's Waiting
Room. The album is a little heavier than the last record, but there's
just as much emotion and feeling; it's a real record," stated Grimm.
Grimm's inspirations for writing on
the new record seem to be nothing but pure emotion and feeling; "people
that I meet or hear about on the news…things that affect me, and affect
other people, things that cause me to feel things and cause other
people to feel things. Most of the album has a certain vibe to it,
a darker vibe, a more depressing, angry vibe," he explains. "We inspire
each other. The guys in the band are always pushing me to do what
I do and do it better every time. I've always been influenced by old
school hip hop…and my mother, she was a singer, so she pushes me,
for my dream to do what I do.
As
any artist, he likes to have a certain atmosphere to be able to write,
and to be able to concentrate. "I love having coffee with me. I'm
a coffee freak. Coffee is a huge friend of mine when it comes to writing.
I can type on a computer or write on a pad, doesn't matter to me.
But I do like it to be real quiet. I'll go to, like, a Borders and
just write sometimes, too."
Of
course, every person dreams, and Grimm has big dreams. Darwin's Waiting
Room had the opportunity of a lifetime when they went overseas to
Japan. "Japan was amazing. Life changing. It was unbelievable… just
open-minded, non judgmental…the crowd didn't move a lot, but they
watched and paid attention." Grimm even got a chance to intern on
Howard Stern in New York. "I was production assistance. I did a lot
of legwork. I helped him with his book [Private Parts], running rough
drafts to his editor. It was an awesome experience, I've always dreamed
of doing radio; it's always been a passion of mine. Howard is so fucking
great. His on-air personality isn't that much different from his normal
personality. He has so much respect for people."
Darwin's Waiting Room has been one
of the biggest influences on local bands in South Florida, and will
continue to be. Their music will always be unique and remarkable.
Grimm's story, along with the rest of the guys from DWR, has an almost
Cinderella-esque quality. They rose to the top, and hopefully will
stay there for a long time.
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