Leah Pritchett & Ronnie Radke of Escape the Fate
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By Leah Pritchett
Escape The Fate’s grouchy front man, Ronnie Radke of Escape The Fate, sat down with OUTLOUD to talk about the band’s plans, musical inspirations and ideas.
More than pleased, Radke was excited to be able to play Warped Tour for the second year, although this time the band stayed on for the entire tour.
"Pshhhh, it’s great, no for real, it feels great!" he joked and added "My favorite bands are playing. Everywhere I look I have a favorite band."
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Radke said that he really likes Miami and gets a kick out of it every time he or the band comes down. As for South Florida’s intense summer weather, it's natural for these Vegas guys who are used to the heat.
A topic that has been very popular throughout this tour is the environmental issues that have been going on and Warped’s response to that.
“I think it’s amazing what this tour has been doing. I've heard some things. It's a positive thing, positive is always good don't you think it’s good?”
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After discussing Warped founder Kevin Lyman's ideas to help make this world a better place, we delved more in depth into the band’s future plans after the tour.
"In September we are doing a tour with Bless The Fall. It’s great because when we play together, no matter what, we draw so many kids."
He also added, "Not to mention this is the best tour so far because last year only like 500 kids where watching us. Now it’s like 12,000-something kids who are watching us. It's pretty crazy!"
Radke also expressed his love and admiration for Bad Religion.
"Bad Religion is like my dad. Actually the guitar player Brett Gurewitz, he basically owns Epitaph Records, so yeah he is my father,” he said with a smile “The father that I actually never had."
Becoming a fan? Tell Leah at outloud@outloud.com.
If you want to find out more about Escape The Fate, visit their site www.escapethefate.com.