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45 MorE Info j www.facebook.com/CannibalHeart GETTInG THErE c To get to Didim Hall, leave Hongik University Station, exit 9, and walk toward the main street in front of Hongik University. Facing the university, cross the street, turn right, walk past the university then turn left at the frst corner. Groove Korea: What inspires you to write your songs? Cannibal Heart: The songs are always evolving. Each time we practice, they get better. When we play live, we find out what works and what doesn’t work based on how people respond to them. We go back to practice and refine them even further. Our ideas come from everyday life and what’s going on in our lives. We will try something and see if it’s what the song needs. We don’t write our songs from intellect — we write them from feeling. We’re pretty adamant about that. What are your gigs like? When Johnny picks up the guitar, I don’t hear anyone play like him. He has the ability to listen to a song and know what it’s asking for. Johnny tends to listen to our songs and ask himself how he can make them bet- ter. He gets upset at shows if anything is off. Jay Bee always says “music first,” while Andoni wants the audience to be entertained, have fun and come to see a show. And Joey wants the shows to sound good. He wants to hear the music and walk away thinking, that’s really good. We like to joke around, but Johnny is the moneymaker. After the show we’re always scared of what Johnny is going to say. If he doesn’t say anything, we know we need to practice more. I like this quality about him; we hold each other accountable. I guess that’s why we work so well together; we’re all so different. We think about the different elements and how they fit together. What are some of your future plans? We would love it if we got signed to a label. Our next step is that we’re going to start playing regular shows at Didim Hall (in Hongdae). Obviously, we want to release the music we’ve recorded. We are starting to shoot new music videos and even write a whole new album. Honestly, we’re tired of performing the same songs. We are working on polishing our new songs and writing some even newer songs with some of our newer band members. We’re also looking forward to what our new band members can contribute. We want to write songs, play those songs and try to live off of our music.