We were all extremely excited to be working in such a great studio. When you were in the studio, how was the morale of the band? We figured at that point, we were able to live our dream…at least for a little while. We were happy to be on a left label, and we were ready to be on the road. What were your hopes and expectations for The Silence in Black and White during the writing and recording process? I was also able to adapt situations that other people were going through into some of the stories found on SILENCE. You have to struggle and work hard to find out who you are in life, and these lyrics were part of my struggle. To me, that is where I was coming from in the lyrics of SILENCE. Whether we are locked in a small town, struggling in a big city, trapped in a dead end job, or raised in a harmful environment…we all have to deal with isolation. Everyone feels isolated to a degree, because we all have to live inside our own minds. It took me longer to articulate what I wanted to say back then, but I have learned to work in a variety of ways now.Ī lot of the lyrics were inspired by the feeling of being by yourself. Some of the vocal melodies and lyrics, I wrote while the other guys were tracking their instruments. We got signed, and 2 months later we were in the studio. Back in the SILENCE days, everything happened so fast, so it was hard to stay caught up. I try to stay ahead of the curve a little bit by constantly writing lyrics as well. Everyone in the band is constantly coming up with musical ideas, in which we all eventually work on together. The only thing that has really changed in the writing process, is where we are writing. Hawthorne Heights have always written music as band, in a rehearsal space. It was meant to show that music can be a guiding light, in a world in a world in which the arrow is constantly pointed downward. The album was meant to sound bleak, desolate, sad, but hopeful. I think SILENCE will always be our landmark album, because it was the first thing anyone ever heard from us, and thankfully people developed a connection with it. Where do you think the album fits in the band's legacy? We knew that the road would soon become our home, and we were excited about that challenge. We all had zero expectations, and had no idea on how it would be received, but we knew we were ready to get to work.
I was genuinely scared, excited, proud, and invigorated when our SILENCE first came out. How did you feel when the album came out? Don't forget to pick up the acoustic version of TSIBAW as well. Enjoy the read and let us know your thoughts on The Silence in Black and White ten years later. We have commentary on the album from JT Woodruff himself.
Hawthorne Heights's The Silence in Black and White turns 10 next month (June 1st, to be exact), and we've decided to launch a new "10 Years" feature in celebration of the record.
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