interview with Doc Rotten

Have any of you played in other bands? Yes we have all played in various bands over the years,  most of them in our local town of Trenton, NJ. 
What are your names? / Who plays what? 
Wes - Vocals/Guitar
Andy K - Guitar
Scrotes - Bass
AJ - Drums 
Did you make music even when you were young? Yes, we all have played in bands since we were young. 
Where are you from? Trenton NJ
What year did the band form? Doc Rotten formed January 2017
What's your style of genre? Punk Rock 
How have you developed since you started with the music? We are a hard working band, since forming we have released 3 EPs and have toured the US, Just finished Touring Japan, and we set out to tour Europe in October, then touring the US and Canada. 
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? We like to clown around and laugh, we don’t take things too seriously. 
What made you decide to make this music? Creative expression, since I was a kid I always wanted to play music. 
What are your songs about? We write about anything that is going on/has gone on in our lives and personal experience.. anything from relationships to politics, it really is a blank canvas in terms of what topics to write about. 
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? We all contribute some songs are totally written by one member others are collaborative.
Do you start with the music or the lyrics? both, have started with a riff, a melody or even lyrics. 
Do you compose in a certain inviroment? no not really, songs usually come out randomly and then we bring them to the table and work on them.
Have you done any covers live? Yes we like to pay homage to the legendary bands that we’ve loved and influenced our musica interests, such bands are: Cock Sparrer, The Clash, The Ramones, Dropkick Murphys, Rancid.
What language do you sing in? English 
What ages are most of your concert attendants? It’s a wide range from teenagers to people in there 50s
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? Generally we have a fixed set list but we’ve changed it up over the last year a few times 
What was your first gig like? our first gig was really fun, I believe it was at the mill Hill basement in Trenton NJ
What was your latest gig? our last Gig was in Tokyo Japan and it was amazing! So much fun. Great people. We loved every minute of it.
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? yes we just finished 17 shows in Japan, next is Germany, UK and the Netherlands, the US dates and Canada dates coming as well. We will be busy on the road for the rest of 2018 and majority of 2019
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? We’ve always sold merch at shows since day one. We have stickers, patches, shirts, hats, and CD’s at every show in North America. Shirts and CD’s at foreign gigs. 
Where can people buy your merchandise? Right now merch can be bought at shows, we are about to launch an online store at www.docrottenmusic.com, should be ready in November. Until then anyone can reach out to us via our Facebook or Instagram for merch and shipping information. 
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? I think the convenience of downloading or streaming music is the most popular source of listening now a days, but if people like the band or the music, they tend to buy an album for the tangible item. 
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? This interview spreads the word of our band and we are honored that you have taken the time to interview us.
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? i say both, most bands are successful because they work hard, and love what they do. But I have respect for any band/artist that is touring their asses off and making music and getting out there. 
What have been your biggest obstacles? Time! There isn’t enough time in a day! 
What advice would you give other bands or artists? work hard, don’t give up. Everything is earned you aren’t entitled anything, and stay humble.
How do you get psyched for a gig? I (Wes) tend to stay quiet and focused before the show. Then give it 110% once we get on the stage 
Do you have any new material? we have new material in the works might start tracking some new tunes summer of 2019
What are your web sites?
How can people reach? email from website, Facebook, instragram, Twitter 
What are your plans for the future? our plans for the future are to grow the band, and continue touring and making music 
Do you have something to add? thanks a lot for interview us!

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