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Manda vs. The Cab
We here at The Sound Faction have absolutely fallen in love with the boys in The Cab. They're fantastic musicians and just generally good guys to hang out with and talk to. So when we found out they were going to be part of The Secret Valentine tour with other amazing bands like We The Kings, VersaEmerge and There For Tomorrow, we knew we were going to have to try and get a follow up with them when they hit up Toronto. Thankfully, we got the chance to talk with them again about their growing fan base, their songs, and... well, robots.
“As long as they're honest and approach us the right way. That helps us, we appreciate that.”
Ian Crawford - The Cab
I know we talked to you guys before, but roll call 2.0: For our readers who don't know who you are, can you introduce yourselves and tell us what you do for the band?
Alex M: I'm Alex Marshall, and I play the piano.
Alex D: I'm Alex Johnson, and I play drums.
Alex J: I'm Alex DeLeon and I sing.
Ian: And I... well, have no name.
Alex D: I'm Alex Johnson, and I play drums.
Alex J: I'm Alex DeLeon and I sing.
Ian: And I... well, have no name.
[Manda's note: The name switch up was intentional. Just an FYI.]
(Laughs) So what do you think each member of The Cab brings to the band that's special-
Ian: I bring the party. (nods) The party comes with me all the time.
Alex J: ...Okay! Cut to serious times!
(Laughs)
Alex J: What was the question again?
Alex J: ...Okay! Cut to serious times!
(Laughs)
Alex J: What was the question again?
What do you each bring to the dynamic of the band?
Alex D: I think Marshall brings the hair. Definitely like the... the hair chi. Feng shui. Ian does bring the party! That was serious.
Ian: Yeah, that was no joke!
Alex D: I don't think that that was a joke at all, actually.
Alex J: Now thinking about it, that is pretty serious.
Alex D: What do you think you bring?
Alex J: Uhm...
Ian: The ladies!
Alex J: ...(nods) The ladies.
Ian: Johnson brings the ladies!
Alex D: I think I bring the muscle. I think it's uh... one of those things, where people look at me, and they immediately take my band seriously. I kind of look like a brick wall.
Alex J: He's small, but ferocious.
Alex D: Yeah! So they see me, and I'm a little bit intimidating, but once you get past my extremely muscular build, you can see that I'm actually a pretty nice dude.
Ian: Remember when we met David Hasselhoff? He was very intimidated by you.
Alex D: Yeah.
Ian: .... It was kind of weird!
Ian: Yeah, that was no joke!
Alex D: I don't think that that was a joke at all, actually.
Alex J: Now thinking about it, that is pretty serious.
Alex D: What do you think you bring?
Alex J: Uhm...
Ian: The ladies!
Alex J: ...(nods) The ladies.
Ian: Johnson brings the ladies!
Alex D: I think I bring the muscle. I think it's uh... one of those things, where people look at me, and they immediately take my band seriously. I kind of look like a brick wall.
Alex J: He's small, but ferocious.
Alex D: Yeah! So they see me, and I'm a little bit intimidating, but once you get past my extremely muscular build, you can see that I'm actually a pretty nice dude.
Ian: Remember when we met David Hasselhoff? He was very intimidated by you.
Alex D: Yeah.
Ian: .... It was kind of weird!
(Laughs) And, since he's not here: What about Cash?
Alex D: Cash brings, uh...
Ian: Tattoo's.
Alex J: Hornswoggle.
All: ...(Laugh)!
Alex M: Cash brings the Hornswoggle to the group? Is that what you just said!?
Alex J: (laughs) Yes!
Alex M: ...I'll let Johnson just finish what he was saying.
Alex J: Oh my god I love wrestling.
(Laughs)
Alex D: You are going to get in SO much trouble! Don't google Hornswoggle and compare him to Cash! Don't do that.
Alex J: Please don't do that. He looks nothing like him.
Ian: ... Do it!
Alex M: ...(Laughs) Dammit Johnson!
Alex D: (Laughs) Alright! Next question!
Ian: Tattoo's.
Alex J: Hornswoggle.
All: ...(Laugh)!
Alex M: Cash brings the Hornswoggle to the group? Is that what you just said!?
Alex J: (laughs) Yes!
Alex M: ...I'll let Johnson just finish what he was saying.
Alex J: Oh my god I love wrestling.
(Laughs)
Alex D: You are going to get in SO much trouble! Don't google Hornswoggle and compare him to Cash! Don't do that.
Alex J: Please don't do that. He looks nothing like him.
Ian: ... Do it!
Alex M: ...(Laughs) Dammit Johnson!
Alex D: (Laughs) Alright! Next question!
(Laughs) So you guys are a fairly young band on the scene these days, and you've already accomplished quite a lot. Do you think there's any disadvantages to being so young and doing some of the things you've done, or do you see it as mainly advantageous?
Alex D: I think in the scheme of things, we haven't really accomplished much. You know, we did okay for ourselves, but in the scheme of music there's still so much to go, you know? There's so much space for improvement and everything, that hopefully we just keep building. Obviously you always want to keep going up, and never go down, so hopefully we keep building on what we've started, and... I think we'll be okay.
So since we talked to you last, you've been doing a lot of touring, you finished off the Rock Band Live tour, started on this one, so what do you guys take from the experience of touring, and what is it that keeps you pumped and energized when you have to be away from for so long?
Alex M: I think the kids keep fueling the fire to keep touring.
Ian: It's fun playing your instrument for people every night. I think that's my number one.
Alex J: I think that, just, every time you come back to a city, it's like, from the last time you played a show here, to this show, there will probably be more people who are excited to watch us play. It's like every time you play in the same place, you just look forward to playing-
Alex D: Like I said before, it's building.
Alex J: Yeah.
Ian: The same people, yeah. Like today, there's a few familiar faces at this venue that we've played to before, and before we even get here it's like, 'Oh, I can't wait to see this person, and this person,'!
Alex D: You start making friends out of those familiar faces. We start to know the areas of town, places that you've eaten before, it's just a lot more fun. You start feeling a lot more at home each time you play.
Ian: It's fun playing your instrument for people every night. I think that's my number one.
Alex J: I think that, just, every time you come back to a city, it's like, from the last time you played a show here, to this show, there will probably be more people who are excited to watch us play. It's like every time you play in the same place, you just look forward to playing-
Alex D: Like I said before, it's building.
Alex J: Yeah.
Ian: The same people, yeah. Like today, there's a few familiar faces at this venue that we've played to before, and before we even get here it's like, 'Oh, I can't wait to see this person, and this person,'!
Alex D: You start making friends out of those familiar faces. We start to know the areas of town, places that you've eaten before, it's just a lot more fun. You start feeling a lot more at home each time you play.
So when I was doing my research, I noticed on your MySpace blog that you had a couple "Ask The Cab anything!" things for your fans, and it kind of got me thinking: What's the best question you've ever been asked by a fan, and what's the weirdest question you've ever been asked?
Alex D: Oh my god! When we were at MTV! They asked about the robot! What did they ask?! How do you-.... oh my god! Remember? And you said 'stare at it in the eyes,'!
Ian: Oh!
Alex D: How do you tell if a robot is a boy or a girl or something? It was something weird!
Ian: Yeah!
Alex D: I don't know, all questions about robots are pretty out there. It makes you think. ...That was a weird question! If you can find that, on MTV-
Alex M: What did Ian say? Oh! I'd stare at it in the eyes, because I am, a robot.
Ian: No, no! You said you were a robot!
Alex D: I said I was a robot, too, so I'd know. You said stare it in the eyes.
Ian: It's like, blue... lights. Blue LED is for boy, and pink LED is for girl. There's only the two forms of LED lights for robot eyes. I know this for a fact, I do my research.
Ian: Oh!
Alex D: How do you tell if a robot is a boy or a girl or something? It was something weird!
Ian: Yeah!
Alex D: I don't know, all questions about robots are pretty out there. It makes you think. ...That was a weird question! If you can find that, on MTV-
Alex M: What did Ian say? Oh! I'd stare at it in the eyes, because I am, a robot.
Ian: No, no! You said you were a robot!
Alex D: I said I was a robot, too, so I'd know. You said stare it in the eyes.
Ian: It's like, blue... lights. Blue LED is for boy, and pink LED is for girl. There's only the two forms of LED lights for robot eyes. I know this for a fact, I do my research.
...That makes sense!
Alex J: ...What if it's a hermaphrodite robot?
Ian: Well-
Ian: Well-
It's purple!
Ian: Yeah! It's purple.
Alex J: Oh! Okay!
Ian: ...Those damn robots.
Alex J: Oh! Okay!
Ian: ...Those damn robots.
If you could rewrite any of your songs, which would it be and why? And if you wouldn't rewrite any of them, why not?
Alex J: ...Wow.
Alex D: Rewrite? ...Huh. To be honest, I've actually thought about this, if you want me to be completely serious, I've always thought that the chorus to "I'll Run" is a really good chorus, but I've never been as excited about the verses. I like the piano part, but I don't know. I think that song could have been a lot better than it is. I think in the studio especially it was a little rushed, but that's just me being honest. I think we definitely could have pent more time on that song perfecting it a little more would have made it a lot better, but what can you do, you know?
Alex D: Rewrite? ...Huh. To be honest, I've actually thought about this, if you want me to be completely serious, I've always thought that the chorus to "I'll Run" is a really good chorus, but I've never been as excited about the verses. I like the piano part, but I don't know. I think that song could have been a lot better than it is. I think in the studio especially it was a little rushed, but that's just me being honest. I think we definitely could have pent more time on that song perfecting it a little more would have made it a lot better, but what can you do, you know?
[Manda's note: We all love that song, and we just wanted to say we appreciate your honesty about it! <3)
There's always going to be someone who isn't a fan, so what, if anything, do you take from criticism?
Alex D: Actually, you know, I think we spend hours crying. We bottle our tears and sell them to little children on the streets-
Ian: Gypsy tears.
Alex J: I think there's a big difference between criticism and...
Ian: Constructive criticism.
Alex J: Yeah. I mean... jeeze, a couple of weeks ago we were on this tour, and there were these two guys at this venue who...were.. just not being "very nice", we'll say, and-
Ian: Meanie heads. (nods).
Alex J: They were totally just being jerks, and, again, not being "very nice", and just talking to them afterwards, just asking why they were being like that, I think their direct quote was, 'you need to learn to take criticism better,'. But I mean, criticism is you telling someone what you think they could do better, or-
Ian: Yeah, that's constructive criticism.
Alex J: Yeah, exactly.
Ian: But then criticism is just laying it out on somebody.
Alex D: Just being a douche bag. He was a big douche bag.
Ian: I think doing that is just horrible, but constructive criticism I think can actually help you.
Alex J: Oh definitely. We like hearing what people think of what we do.
Ian: As long as they're honest and approach us the right way. That helps us, we appreciate that.
Alex D: If they don't like our music, then hopefully they think we're good looking. If they don't think we're good looking, then... screw 'em!
Ian: And they're going to get attacked by my army of robots.
Ian: Gypsy tears.
Alex J: I think there's a big difference between criticism and...
Ian: Constructive criticism.
Alex J: Yeah. I mean... jeeze, a couple of weeks ago we were on this tour, and there were these two guys at this venue who...were.. just not being "very nice", we'll say, and-
Ian: Meanie heads. (nods).
Alex J: They were totally just being jerks, and, again, not being "very nice", and just talking to them afterwards, just asking why they were being like that, I think their direct quote was, 'you need to learn to take criticism better,'. But I mean, criticism is you telling someone what you think they could do better, or-
Ian: Yeah, that's constructive criticism.
Alex J: Yeah, exactly.
Ian: But then criticism is just laying it out on somebody.
Alex D: Just being a douche bag. He was a big douche bag.
Ian: I think doing that is just horrible, but constructive criticism I think can actually help you.
Alex J: Oh definitely. We like hearing what people think of what we do.
Ian: As long as they're honest and approach us the right way. That helps us, we appreciate that.
Alex D: If they don't like our music, then hopefully they think we're good looking. If they don't think we're good looking, then... screw 'em!
Ian: And they're going to get attacked by my army of robots.
If you were put in charge of the music industry, what would be the first thing you'd change?
Ian: The Cab on a major label.
Alex D: I would make it so that... all artists other than us disappeared, and we were the only band you were allowed to listen to! So when you bought iPods, they all came stocked with Cab songs. No others. Justin Timberlake would be working at the local gas station, Flo Rida would be flipping burgers-
Ian: Justin Timberlake would be my guitar tech.
Alex D: Taylor Swift might be uh... driving a dump truck.
Alex J: No, no, she'd be the Geico- you know those crazy Geico commercials?
ALex D: ...like the gecko? Taylor swift with her curly blond hair?
Alex J: No, they had those Geico commercials where this crazy lady sings all those crazy Geico songs, that would be Taylor Swift.
Alex D: ...And then the Jonas Brothers would be running hell.
(Laughs)
Alex D: I would make it so that... all artists other than us disappeared, and we were the only band you were allowed to listen to! So when you bought iPods, they all came stocked with Cab songs. No others. Justin Timberlake would be working at the local gas station, Flo Rida would be flipping burgers-
Ian: Justin Timberlake would be my guitar tech.
Alex D: Taylor Swift might be uh... driving a dump truck.
Alex J: No, no, she'd be the Geico- you know those crazy Geico commercials?
ALex D: ...like the gecko? Taylor swift with her curly blond hair?
Alex J: No, they had those Geico commercials where this crazy lady sings all those crazy Geico songs, that would be Taylor Swift.
Alex D: ...And then the Jonas Brothers would be running hell.
(Laughs)
Jen: ...That was awesome!
(Laughs) It's true. Music has impacted so many people, so how do you think it's impacted you?
Ian: I think, for me, it's everything. I just grew up with music since I can remember. Since I can remember my parents were really into music, and I've pretty much based my whole life around it, so to me, it's everything.
Alex J: That pretty much sums it up.
Alex J: That pretty much sums it up.
Nice. So it might be a little early to ask this, but I'm not sure if we're going to get a chance to talk to you before you go in to record a follow up for Whisper War, what can we expect to hear from you guys in the future, and how do you think your music will be evolving?
Alex D: Uh...
Ian: We've got a nice polka compilation coming out.
Ian: We've got a nice polka compilation coming out.
Nice! Who doesn't like polka?
Ian: Exactly!
Alex J: A nice waltz. A nice waltz jingle for ya.
Alex D: I don't know! I don't think we care what people- ... we've never been one of those bands that's afraid to be too poppy, or afraid to be too rock, or afraid to be too R&B, so we're going to have a lot of variety on the next record.
Ian: Extremes.
Alex D: Yeah, we're not afraid to cross the line, like, 'wow, that's too poppy,'! it's almost like, whatever, you know? If we want to have a song- me and Marshall wrote a song the other day, and it's like, not metal, so don't go saying that The Cab is writing a metal record, but it's really rocky. The guitar in it is really, really heavy, and then we have another song that's straight Natasha Bedingfield with Justin Timberlake. It depends on the song I think, and we don't want to write the same thing twice.
Alex J: A nice waltz. A nice waltz jingle for ya.
Alex D: I don't know! I don't think we care what people- ... we've never been one of those bands that's afraid to be too poppy, or afraid to be too rock, or afraid to be too R&B, so we're going to have a lot of variety on the next record.
Ian: Extremes.
Alex D: Yeah, we're not afraid to cross the line, like, 'wow, that's too poppy,'! it's almost like, whatever, you know? If we want to have a song- me and Marshall wrote a song the other day, and it's like, not metal, so don't go saying that The Cab is writing a metal record, but it's really rocky. The guitar in it is really, really heavy, and then we have another song that's straight Natasha Bedingfield with Justin Timberlake. It depends on the song I think, and we don't want to write the same thing twice.
Always good. So, I don't know if you remember, but we like to end our interviews with just five random questions-
Alex M: Yup!
(Ian and Alex J nod)
(Ian and Alex J nod)
[Manda's note: ...Ian, you weren't there the first time we interviewed you guys...]
You guys up for that?
Alex D: Yes!
Awesome! So what's one fashion trend, male or female, that confuses you?
Alex M: The uh...
Alex D: CROCS!
Alex M: Dude, that's what I was just about to say! The Croc shoes, they've gotta go. They're not in.
Alex D: You couldn't pay me to wear Crocs.
Alex J: Couldn't do it.
Alex M: Oh, and the female Uggs! I hate Uggs.
Alex D: The worst thing about the Crocs, are the little like, pins? The little like... fashion statement- 'Oh! Look at my new Mickey Mouse Croc pin! Let me put it in my little Croc hole, and show off!'
Ian: Shoes that look like Disney characters!
Alex D: ...That can go.
Alex M: Anything else?
Alex J: Uh...
Alex M: I just really hate the Uggs.
Alex D: I don't think Uggs are bad.
Ian: You said female Uggs though. Are there male Uggs? Do you like the male Uggs?
Alex M: Uh...
Ian: I've never seen male Uggs!
Alex M: ...Well, I've only seen the girls wear Uggs, and they're pretty bad.
Alex D: CROCS!
Alex M: Dude, that's what I was just about to say! The Croc shoes, they've gotta go. They're not in.
Alex D: You couldn't pay me to wear Crocs.
Alex J: Couldn't do it.
Alex M: Oh, and the female Uggs! I hate Uggs.
Alex D: The worst thing about the Crocs, are the little like, pins? The little like... fashion statement- 'Oh! Look at my new Mickey Mouse Croc pin! Let me put it in my little Croc hole, and show off!'
Ian: Shoes that look like Disney characters!
Alex D: ...That can go.
Alex M: Anything else?
Alex J: Uh...
Alex M: I just really hate the Uggs.
Alex D: I don't think Uggs are bad.
Ian: You said female Uggs though. Are there male Uggs? Do you like the male Uggs?
Alex M: Uh...
Ian: I've never seen male Uggs!
Alex M: ...Well, I've only seen the girls wear Uggs, and they're pretty bad.
If you could have any super power, what would it be and why? You get extra points for creativity!
Alex D: Every time I blinked, an article of women's clothing fell off. With every blink, some woman, somewhere, her clothes just fell off! ... So I'd be blinking a lot. I'd look like a spaz, but I think that'd be pretty cool.
It'd probably be worth it in the long run.
Alex D: Yeah! Just imagine, every time you blinked, poof!
Ian: I wish I could morph into, well, myself, but at any age.
Ian: I wish I could morph into, well, myself, but at any age.
I like that!
Alex D: Any age?
Ian: Like, if I wanted to be myself when I was four, I could be myself when I was four. And lots of beautiful women will like- I'll just walk up to them and be like, 'hey ladies,' and they'll be like 'oh man, this boys adorable! I'm just going to give him lots of kisses!'
Alex M: Do you still have your mind-
Ian: - And then I'm going to grow up (stands up) in front of them-!
Alex J: Ian, Ian, let me ask you this-
Ian: - And they're going to be like, 'who is this sexy man?!' and they're just going to love me!
Alex J: But here's the thing though: If you go back to when you were four, are you going to have the mindset-
Ian: No!
Alex M: So you're going to be FOUR and walk in there like 'What's up, ladies, let's party!'
Ian: I'm going to walk in with a beer in both hands-
Alex M: ...But you're going to be FOUR. You're going to have the body of a four year old?
Ian: It's like 'Big', but I can change it! I'd just like, sit here and think: "I want to be six years old!" then-
Ian, Alex J: (make shrinking sound effect).
Alex M: If you're trying to pick up on a girl though, and you're four-
Ian: I'll change for her!
Alex M: - and you're like, seventy-five or whatever, don't you think she'd be weirded out?
Ian: I wouldn't want to go seventy-five, man!
Alex M: Well what if she's old and she's hot?!
Ian: ...well if she's old and she's hot then I'll turn seventy-five and I'll hit that sh*t!
Alex J: .....(Laughs)!
Alex M: But don't you think she'd be weirded out?
Ian: But then I'll go back! I'll go back to the bar at The Mod Club, and be twenty-five... or like, five-
Ian: Like, if I wanted to be myself when I was four, I could be myself when I was four. And lots of beautiful women will like- I'll just walk up to them and be like, 'hey ladies,' and they'll be like 'oh man, this boys adorable! I'm just going to give him lots of kisses!'
Alex M: Do you still have your mind-
Ian: - And then I'm going to grow up (stands up) in front of them-!
Alex J: Ian, Ian, let me ask you this-
Ian: - And they're going to be like, 'who is this sexy man?!' and they're just going to love me!
Alex J: But here's the thing though: If you go back to when you were four, are you going to have the mindset-
Ian: No!
Alex M: So you're going to be FOUR and walk in there like 'What's up, ladies, let's party!'
Ian: I'm going to walk in with a beer in both hands-
Alex M: ...But you're going to be FOUR. You're going to have the body of a four year old?
Ian: It's like 'Big', but I can change it! I'd just like, sit here and think: "I want to be six years old!" then-
Ian, Alex J: (make shrinking sound effect).
Alex M: If you're trying to pick up on a girl though, and you're four-
Ian: I'll change for her!
Alex M: - and you're like, seventy-five or whatever, don't you think she'd be weirded out?
Ian: I wouldn't want to go seventy-five, man!
Alex M: Well what if she's old and she's hot?!
Ian: ...well if she's old and she's hot then I'll turn seventy-five and I'll hit that sh*t!
Alex J: .....(Laughs)!
Alex M: But don't you think she'd be weirded out?
Ian: But then I'll go back! I'll go back to the bar at The Mod Club, and be twenty-five... or like, five-
...I don't think they'd let you in if you were five.
Ian: I like the drastic!
Alex M: The last question I had, you said you'd be four, why would they try to hit on-
Alex D: No, no! What he's saying is that all girls think that little kids are cute!
Ian: Cute! Yes! So they'll just come up to me like 'Oh this boys adorable!' Especially having the mind capacity of a much older person as a four year old, you can work that sh*t!
Alex J: Anyway! Yeah! What's the next question?
(Laughs)
Ian: THAT'S some extra credit points right there!
Alex M: The last question I had, you said you'd be four, why would they try to hit on-
Alex D: No, no! What he's saying is that all girls think that little kids are cute!
Ian: Cute! Yes! So they'll just come up to me like 'Oh this boys adorable!' Especially having the mind capacity of a much older person as a four year old, you can work that sh*t!
Alex J: Anyway! Yeah! What's the next question?
(Laughs)
Ian: THAT'S some extra credit points right there!
That is a lot of extra credit points there, yes! (Laughs) So, if 'that's what she said', what did she in fact say?
Alex J: Oh gosh...
Alex D: That's...
Alex J: That's... wrong.
Ian: I am the king of the 'that's what she said', I do it all the time!
Alex D: That's...
Alex J: That's... wrong.
Ian: I am the king of the 'that's what she said', I do it all the time!
That's usually my job!
Alex D: Use your imagination, because we don't want to get too vulgar.
Alex M: Next!
Alex M: Next!
[Manda's Note: ...I'm sorry, I have to do it:
"That's... wrong." - That's what she said.
"Use your imagination," - Also what she said.
and
"Next!" - ...She said that, too.
Bwahaha.]
What girly movie do you secretly love?
Alex D: You know what movie I went to, in high school, I went with a group of like, ten girls, and as I was walking in, I was like 'I'm going to shoot myself, I don't know why I'm here,' I don't know, I think I wanted to hook up with one of the girls that was there, and it was Freaky Friday. And I walked out, and I was like, 'that movie was hilarious' I died laughing. I didn't think I was going to like it, but it was pretty funny. When she was grabbing her boobs about checking the weather? That was funny. Who thinks of that?
Ian: I never saw that one.
Alex D: What's the weather going to be like? (grabs his chest) ...cloudy. It was awesome.
Ian: It sounds cool. I'll have to check that out.
Ian: I never saw that one.
Alex D: What's the weather going to be like? (grabs his chest) ...cloudy. It was awesome.
Ian: It sounds cool. I'll have to check that out.
Anyone else?
Alex J: Girly movie?
Alex M: Shooter is probably the girliest thing I've seen.
(Laughs)
Alex D: Johnson! Sometimes, when we get to venues early, we'll be like 'where's Johnson at?' and then like, we'll walk in, and he'll be like, watching The Notebook on a personal twelve inch, bawling. I'll come up to him, and I'll give him a little massage, I'll rub his back-
Alex J: It's a good movie! From the moment that movie starts, I just get so...connected with the movie and the characters.
Alex M: Shooter is probably the girliest thing I've seen.
(Laughs)
Alex D: Johnson! Sometimes, when we get to venues early, we'll be like 'where's Johnson at?' and then like, we'll walk in, and he'll be like, watching The Notebook on a personal twelve inch, bawling. I'll come up to him, and I'll give him a little massage, I'll rub his back-
Alex J: It's a good movie! From the moment that movie starts, I just get so...connected with the movie and the characters.
I've never seen it.
Alex J: You've never seen it??
No!
Alex J: It's a tear-jerker!
Ian: I turned you onto it!
Ian: I turned you onto it!
Jen: Have you read the book?
Alex J: No, I haven't read the book!
Jen: Read it!
Alex J: Really?
Jen: Seriously! It's amazing.
Alex M: Johnson is a huge Gossip Girl fan. ...I don't know why.
Alex J: Gossip Girl and The Notebook are definitely my thing.
Alex J: Gossip Girl and The Notebook are definitely my thing.
If you could morph into anything, what would it be and why- (looks at Ian) We have your answer!
Ian: (Laughs and bows) But can I have a separate one that isn't me?? Because anything else...
Yeah, of course! Anything!
Ian: Okay! Well, you guys ponder... I've gotta be creative with this.
Alex D: If we could morph into anything?
A;ex J: I would be a flamingo, because then I could sleep standing up on one leg. I think that's the coolest thing ever. They put one of their legs like this (Pulls his foot up to the inside of his opposite knee) and they just stand up with their head down for like, ten hours. It's pretty cool-
Ian: I would morph into Jessica Alba's bra.
Alex M: ... ... ... Very nice!
(They fist bump)
Alex M: I wanna turn into that pink dolphin!
Alex J: ...Oh!
Ian: The albino dolphin?
Alex D: ...dude, you just screwed yourself.
Alex M: I don't even care! I want to be that pink dolphin!
Alex D: Alex Marshall just said that he would morph into a dolphin.
Alex J: (Nods) A pink dolphin.
Alex D: Do you realize the hell this is going to start on the internet?
Alex M: That would be bad ass!
Alex D: You just gave FBR Trash, an erection!
Ian: (starts making dolphin sounds)
Alex J: (Joins in)
Alex D: I would morph into... Dude! I would morph into P. Diddy. I would throw parties! Travel the world! I would-
Ian: Probably get shot at some point in your life.
Alex D: get in on every possible aspect! I'd be rolling in dough, I'd have a Te-ality- ... I just said a teality show.
Alex M: Oh dude, no! I would go with Diddy's son! Because he was so bad ass!
Alex J: Yeah, let me say this: P. Diddy's son, is the most G little kid I've ever seen! He's got like, lightning bolts shaved into his hair-
Alex D: He forgot his cellphone in the room we were doing an interview in, and he walked in with like, this strut, I can't even say it! It was like, this G walk! And he looked at us, and he goes "Yao, lemme get dat," and he grabbed his cell phone, and he turned around, put it in his pocket, chomped on his gum and walked out and was like, "peace,", and he walked out! And I was like 'that is P.Diddy's kid!' and he looks just like P. Diddy!
Alex M: I remember when they got out of their Escalade Escort, and he looked at the security guard and was like, "yo, put me on your shoulders,'.
(Laughs)
Alex D: Did he really?
Alex M: And the guard's like 'No,' and he's like, '...put me on your shoulders.' and he just hopped on his shoulders and was on his Sidekick!
Alex D: If you're P. Diddy's kid, you're one bad ass eleven year old!
Alex M: Dude, he was like, eight!
Alex J: (Laughs) Yeah!
Alex D: Naw, he's gotta be at least eleven!
Alex M: We were doing the MTV interview and he was just like, 'pause. I need to get my Sidekick.'
(Laughs)
Alex D: If we could morph into anything?
A;ex J: I would be a flamingo, because then I could sleep standing up on one leg. I think that's the coolest thing ever. They put one of their legs like this (Pulls his foot up to the inside of his opposite knee) and they just stand up with their head down for like, ten hours. It's pretty cool-
Ian: I would morph into Jessica Alba's bra.
Alex M: ... ... ... Very nice!
(They fist bump)
Alex M: I wanna turn into that pink dolphin!
Alex J: ...Oh!
Ian: The albino dolphin?
Alex D: ...dude, you just screwed yourself.
Alex M: I don't even care! I want to be that pink dolphin!
Alex D: Alex Marshall just said that he would morph into a dolphin.
Alex J: (Nods) A pink dolphin.
Alex D: Do you realize the hell this is going to start on the internet?
Alex M: That would be bad ass!
Alex D: You just gave FBR Trash, an erection!
Ian: (starts making dolphin sounds)
Alex J: (Joins in)
Alex D: I would morph into... Dude! I would morph into P. Diddy. I would throw parties! Travel the world! I would-
Ian: Probably get shot at some point in your life.
Alex D: get in on every possible aspect! I'd be rolling in dough, I'd have a Te-ality- ... I just said a teality show.
Alex M: Oh dude, no! I would go with Diddy's son! Because he was so bad ass!
Alex J: Yeah, let me say this: P. Diddy's son, is the most G little kid I've ever seen! He's got like, lightning bolts shaved into his hair-
Alex D: He forgot his cellphone in the room we were doing an interview in, and he walked in with like, this strut, I can't even say it! It was like, this G walk! And he looked at us, and he goes "Yao, lemme get dat," and he grabbed his cell phone, and he turned around, put it in his pocket, chomped on his gum and walked out and was like, "peace,", and he walked out! And I was like 'that is P.Diddy's kid!' and he looks just like P. Diddy!
Alex M: I remember when they got out of their Escalade Escort, and he looked at the security guard and was like, "yo, put me on your shoulders,'.
(Laughs)
Alex D: Did he really?
Alex M: And the guard's like 'No,' and he's like, '...put me on your shoulders.' and he just hopped on his shoulders and was on his Sidekick!
Alex D: If you're P. Diddy's kid, you're one bad ass eleven year old!
Alex M: Dude, he was like, eight!
Alex J: (Laughs) Yeah!
Alex D: Naw, he's gotta be at least eleven!
Alex M: We were doing the MTV interview and he was just like, 'pause. I need to get my Sidekick.'
(Laughs)
...What?!
Alex D: ...'Yao, lemme get dat!'
Thank you again to the guys in The Cab for being amazingly fun to talk to, and, well, letting us still print the things that according to Alex D will, "give FBR Trash an erection"! It means a lot, haha! You should all definitely go check the band out. You can find their MySpace here.
