Nick Hexum
Nick Hexum
Nicholas Lofton "Nick" Hexumis an American musician and songwriter, currently the vocalist and guitarist for the multi-platinum alternative rock band 311 and The Nick Hexum Quintet...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth12 April 1970
CityMadison, WI
band bands dare expand gone hardcore law love melodic modern moving package papa second straight unwritten wind
What I really like about the package is that Unwritten Law was first a straight hardcore band and now they've gone more modern rock, and Papa Roach was like a rap-rock band and they've gone more melodic rock, and I love to see bands that have a second wind and dare to expand their horizons, ... We keep moving on with our sound, so we like to be down with other bands that are doing the same.
band bands practice
Other bands will have one band practice before they go on tour,
time
Every time I'm here in New Orleans, I'm usually so (drunk),
lucky option thank
I did think it was going to go that way. There was no other option than success. Every day I thank my lucky stars.
consider darker generally people realize solution upbeat
It's generally an upbeat album. Sonically, it's uptempo and danceable. I like that people consider us positive, but I want people to realize that we're delving into sometimes painful, sometimes darker issues, but that we find a way to find a solution to it.
age album comments crisis feeling few frustrated love needing particular personal phrase political tread volatile
I just love the phrase 'don't tread on me,' and it usually has political connotations, but in this particular song, it's not a political song, it's more about feeling frustrated and feeling volatile and just needing some space, ... It's a very personal song. But then titling the album Don't Tread on Me and the artwork, there's a few pretty scathing political comments made on there. We didn't want to go all political, but I think in this day and age you kind of need to say what you think about things 'cause it is such a crisis situation.
love-you stay-positive and-love
Stay positive and love your life.
sadness silence comfort
There's nothing like the comfort of a silence that's comfortable.
bowls
Life's a bowl of punch, go ahead and spike it!
song rap political
We've got the slowest 311 song ever, called 'Solar Flare,' which is a scathing political rap that [vocalist] S.A. [Martinez] puts over a really slow, heavy thing, And then there's also a really fast one called 'It's Getting OK Now,' which is [guitarist] Tim Mahoney channeling Dimebag Darrell [Abbott of Pantera].
swimming firsts chill
The fish who keeps on swimming is the first to chill upstream.