A PASSION TO PLAY

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Photo by Lainee Kirk. A PASSION FOR MUSIC

JACK FELLMY (LEFT) EXPRESSES LOVE FOR MUSIC THROUGH BAND

When did you start learning how to sing and play instruments? I began to simultaneously sing and play guitar my freshman year in my bedroom as means of expression.

How did you find your passion for music? I began listening to The Strokes heading into freshman year and their music inspired me to express myself through similar means. Modern Baseball heavily influenced my style even more so however, that being writing about love and high school.

When did you start a band? I started an informal band my freshman year, although, I began playing with the people I am now with my junior year.

Would you like to pursue a career in music or continue playing in a band? I do not plan on monetizing my hobby as I fear it may lead to me taking the whole ordeal too seriously. The very moment I try to force any music to flow I lock up. It’s as if I let what I do write, write itself.

How has starting a band effected your life? Being in a little band has positively impacted my life in several ways, the most obvious being the connections I’ve made through my love of music. Music has made my free time that I would have otherwise spent doing consuming into a creative session. This creative session I speak of though, tends to never cease.

What is your favorite type of music to listen/play and are they the same? Although my favorite music is dependent upon my mood, I must say I find myself listening to Modern Baseball the most. Mobo was a Midwestern Pop-Punk band from a suburb outside of Philadelphia who wrote about young love and their high school stories. Perhaps it isn’t the most objectively beautiful genre, but I find myself relating to their music to a degree I simply cannot communicate. Our band covers loads of their songs. I find myself writing originals with very similar styles to Brendan Lukens and Jake Ewald of Mobo. Q & A by Madeline Nelsen HSENEWS 3