Chat about "Happiness Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch"

September 13, 1999

Our Lady Peace chat about their new album, "Happiness Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch," their love for their fans and their musical influences.

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SonyMusicCanada: Thank you for joining the Our Lady Peace Online Listening Party. Raine, Mike, Duncan, and Jeremy are happy to welcome you this evening to the official Online Listening Party for Our Lady Peace's new album, "Happiness Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch." And now, chatting with us, Our Lady Peace.

Congressman: Where did the name of the album come from?

Duncan: It came from a lyric in a song called "Happiness and the fish" and once you get a chance to live with the record, you'll understand its meaning within the context of all the songs.

Neeta: Worst joke Jeremy has ever told?

Duncan: He just told one, he's been living with the record for a couple of weeks and it still hasn't cleaned up yet.

Neeta: How would you describe your latest experience in the studio?

Jer: This one, in terms of execution, was the easiest to make and in terms of song writing was the most mature.

Fatima: What was Woodstock '99 like?

Duncan: Smelly

Jer: Great and smelly

Duncan: Our performance was very, (thinking) there was a neat vibe about it cuz it was in the middle of the afternoon, lots of Canadian flags, lots of people trying to sing along with the new music. But the smell of the port-o-lets was pretty awful.

Drummer99: Percussion wise, it sounds like more than drums were used. What else did you experiment with?

Jer: Sheet metal, pots and pans, fruit shakers, gasoline cans and Elvin Jones' head.

Luckybum: Jeremy, what's up with the number 7?

Jer: Micky Mantle was my hero because of his batting prowess. The number seven means a lot of different things; it's also open to interpretation just like everything else we do.

Dude98: Aside from playing a blowout show in Ottawa, what are your plans for the year 2000?

Jer: We're starting a tour across Canada right after the blowout show.

Peace In: What/who are you a fan of?

Mike: Flaming Lips and Japanese food.

Raine: PJ Harvey.

Jer: Frank Lloyd Wright.

Duncan: Reunion tours.

Kelly680: Are you going to be doing a Canadian tour?

Mike: Of course!

CC-EdgyTheFish289: Did you guys see American Pie? What did ya think?

Raine: Forget about American Pie, go see American Beauty.

Jer: It was a little bald on jokes but Eugene Levy took it to the top.

OLP 1485: How was it to make the OMA video? Was it difficult to get the effect that Raine was flying?

Mike: We sat and played for a couple of hours and then Raine got tortured for the next couple of days.

Raine: I threw up profusely.

CC Ams335: Are you aware of this fish conspiracy taking over the Canadian music empire?! Mother Earth's Scenery and Fish, your Happiness and the Fish, Moist's Fish, just to name a few! (Yes us Congressors have actually thought this through!)

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