A few nights ago I sat down and had a little chat with Justin and Skip from The Classic Crime. They spoke of tomatoes and potatoes, Seattle and Twilight, and their new album, 'Albatross'.

Buzznet: What’re your plans for Thanksgiving?

The Classic Crime: We actually have some friends in Denver who are going to make us a nice Thanksgiving meal. We love Denver. It was either that or Walmart. Haha. No home cookinz for us, we’re from Seattle.

Buzznet: Is it really that rainy in Seattle?

The Classic Crime: Well right now…yeah. It’s not like South rain, it’s just lots of drizzly showers.

Buzznet: Have you guys read the Twilight books?

The Classic Crime:  No, but my wife has read three of them! She’s in love with that and I think its sounds stupid when she explains the books to me.

Buzznet: Its amazing! It takes place near Seattle, so…

The Classic Crime: We were actually just talking about this today! The book takes place in the rainiest spot in America…cause the vampires don’t like the sun! They actually have a Halloween type theme going on in Forks right now because of the books, I believe.

Buzznet: The movie comes out the 21^st, you should go.

The Classic Crime: That’s our Seattle show, I could actually go watch it with my wife!

Buzznet: How does this album differ from your last album?

The Classic Crime:  Albatross was written over a 4 year span, so it’s a wide range of songs put together. With this one, we wrote all the songs in a 4 month period so it focuses on who we are now as people. We’re more mature now. It’s not about lollipops and unicorns like our first record, haha. The first one wasn’t as cohesive as this one. And there was so to speak, pressure for hits. But with this one we could do whatever we wanted. Our producer is rad and let us do that, that’s why it came out how it did. You can’t force creativity. We put every song we wrote on the record.

Buzznet: If u had to choose, would u rather eat fruits or veggies for the rest of your life?

The Classic Crime: Fruits

Buzznet: Than you’d be short..

The Classic Crime: I’m already a decent height, so maybe if I chose fruits at birth I’d be screwed. Isn’t there a weird thing that’s both a fruit and veggie?

Buzznet: potato?

The Classic Crime: Tomato! I don’t like them.

Buzznet: Pizza?

The Classic Crime: Well yeah, I like pizza. I can eat tomatoes on a burger but I don’t like those little tomatoes…what’re they called?

Buzznet: Cherry tomatoes?

The Classic Crime: We get ‘em thrown at us every night so we don’t like ‘em…

Buzznet: Ever had NY or Chicago pizza?

The Classic Crime: Of course! Sometimes the sauce is only on the top. Thick crust. Its different. I’m a Philly cheese steak kinda guy.

Buzznet: East Coast, represent! What has been your favorite place to stop and eat on the road?

The Classic Crime: Universally? IN AND OUT. Your in and out, done. Bada bing bada boom! We like waffle house too , as gross as that is.

Buzznet: When your on the road, who annoys each other the most?

The Classic Crime: Our guitarist Robert Gabriel the 2^nd… Or 3^rd? …who cares, hes annoying. Haha, he’s the king of worst timing. Whenever we’re doing anything important, he calls.  A lot, until we pick up.

Buzznet: What’s your own personal worst habit?

Justin: I bite my finger nails.

Skip: I do the weird mustache rub.

Buzznet: You both kind of have a mini mustache going on…

The Classic Crime: Hahaha, whatever, we got cool mustaches!

Buzznet: If you could tour with anyone dead or alive, who would you most wanna tour with?

The Classic Crime: The biggest band of all time, The Beatles. Obviously, so the most people could see us, haha. Or Elvis. Or U2! I mean, who doesn’t like Bono? I bet he’d hook me up with something sweet. Led Zeppelin too! Classic rock is what’s up. I’d wanna play those rock arena shows.

Buzznet: Based on your shirt , you like As I Lay Dying?

The Classic Crime: Long story about our shirt… we were on the 2^nd half of Warped, they were on the first, and we shared the same bus. They actually left a buncha shirts on the bus.

Buzznet: Haha, to end the interview…I have an Important question! What’s your  favourite skittle flavor and why?

Justin: Def the pink one. No I take it back, the red one. What flavor is that?

Buzznet: Generic cherry. Aha.

Justin: It won’t ever disappoint you.

Skip: Umm I like the passion fruit. The pastel colors. Purple pack. Wild berry or whatever? Tropical something? Oh and sour skittles!

Buzznet: I can’t handle those.

The Classic Crime: When you were little, I bet your mom wouldn’t let you eat cry babies.

Buzznet: Yeah I was upset about it.

The Classic Crime: Some people get grounded, some people can’t have cry babies.