When Keith Wallen opened up about his new music, “Headspace Vacation,” on Loudwire Nights Thursday (April 11), he was sincere about how essential it’s to him.
“I truly wrote this music with Cody [Quistad] from Wage Warfare,” Wallen advised host Chuck Armstrong. “He is killing it proper now with the writing and the riffs and man, he is simply an superior dude.”
Wallen stated that he and Quistad had been operating round in the identical circles in Tennessee and so after they lastly bought a while collectively to collaborate, they jumped proper in.
“We had been identical to, ‘Let’s write one thing that is bought some guitars and simply go for it, man,'” Wallen recalled. “We got here up with one thing cool. Between the each of us, we bought some riffs, a pleasant melodic hook and, clearly, [“Headspace Holiday” is] coping with psychological well being, too — one thing that’s extraordinarily essential these days.”
Whereas the subject of psychological well being might have been troublesome to debate in a rock music beforehand, over the past couple of years, it is change into increasingly widespread. “It is at all times been essential,” Wallen stated, “but it surely’s much more within the forefront now, correctly.”
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As Chuck thanked him for “Headspace Vacation,” Wallen admitted that what he and Quistad achieved with the music is one thing he actually cares about.
“I feel that is the purpose and that is my entire goal,” he stated about attempting to carry some positivity into the world via his songs.
“I do not actually have an excessive amount of of an agenda apart from I need my music to be an escape from all of the noise.”
What Else Did Keith Wallen Focus on on Loudwire Nights?
- Why he loves Metallica and why it could be a dream to collaborate with them
- What it’s about working with different artists that provides him life
- Why he enjoys staying busy with Breaking Benjamin, his solo music and several other different issues
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Keith Wallen joined Loudwire Nights on Thursday, April 11; the present replays on-line right here, and you’ll tune in stay each weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; it’s also possible to see if the present is accessible in your native radio station and take heed to interviews on-demand.
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