La Music Blog Interviews Tech N9ne and Ross Robinson

Paige Montgomery from LaMusicBlog.com recently sat down with Tech N9ne and Ross Robinson for an in-depth interview. In part one of this interview Tech and Ross discussed their working relationship how it started, how it progressed and where it could go in the future. Also Tech spoke about his thoughts on working with rock legends, and why Ross was able to “conjure the ghost” in him. You can read part of this interview below. Once the second part is published we will let you know. From LaMusicBlog.com

When was the last time you two saw each other? Tech: I haven’t seen him since we did it because I went right on tour afterwards. On August 15th I did Canada, then I had two days off before I did my 54 cities domestically. So how did you guys actually get connected? Tech: It was through Sean E, I believe — through mutual friends Sean E and Dave. We had a meeting about doing something for that project called “House of Shock” [Sid Wilson of Slipknot, Dave Lombardo of Slayer, and Gary Holt from Exodus]. We did that one song, and really, me working at his spot right here on “House of Shock” is why I called this EP Therapy because it felt like therapy when we got together in the studio. You guys didn’t really know each other before you started working together…? Tech: Nah, I just knew his name. So how did you guys connect so deeply that it became like therapy? Tech: We didn’t know until we got in the same room. Ya know? I didn’t know… Just good chemistry? Ross: Just being interested in him and interested in the song and wanting the song to be a life form. You just can’t help but go there. Tech: Yeah. It just worked. I mean, we could’ve gotten in there and it just didn’t work — like, “Fuck this! Fuck that!” — but it wasn’t. It was just so…relaxed. It was uncomfortable at first because I’m usually to myself, and I’m usually my own therapist, I’m my own psychiatrist. In this setting, it was Ross, it was Sid, it was Wes Borland, it was Shawnee, it was Dave, it was Ritchie. It was a therapy session, so when he asked me to [Tech begins beat boxing], I had to do it in front of people, and I was like, “Okay…” Ross: [Laughs] And I’d be like, “Do it again!” Tech: Ya, “Do it again.” Man, I had to think out loud now — in front of people. How was it going through your musical process with people from the rock and metal world? Were there more nerves with that? Tech: Yeah. I was nervous on the first day because Ross put us all in there together in one room. And we were just going. I’m trying to read my rap, Wes was playing right in front me, Ross is right here tweaking buttons, Seven is elbow to elbow with me, and Sammy is on the drums right there. I mean, I can see it right now. Everybody just in there. Gellin’. Ya know what I mean? Crazy. Ross: That was the first time you did that. Tech: Yeah, that was the first time I’d done that. It was like being in a band. I’m so not used to it. It’s like, “Oh, what did I do? I fucked up…” So how long did it take you to do this EP from start to finish? Tech: I don’t really know, man. I got lost in the days. I know I spent one week here [in Venice], then I had to go do press in New York or something, then I had to come back and do another week of work. Ross: The work went pretty fast — the actual work.

To read the full interview click the link below.

Interview with Tech N9ne & Ross Robinson, Part 1