Marc Roberge
Marc Roberge
O.A.R.is an American rock, jam band founded in 1996 in Rockville, Maryland. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Marc Roberge, drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Gershman and saxophonist/guitarist Jerry DePizzo. Together, the band has released eight studio albums, including their latest release, The Rockville LP, in June 2014. The band is well known for their live shows and extensive summer touring, and have released five records of various live performances to date. Four of the band members...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth4 October 1978
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In the past, we let ourselves be limited by time or attitudes or whatever. This time I just thought, 'Why not do the best we can?'
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If you spend all your time reading these message boards and things, you listen to the folks who say: 'I loved the old stuff - it had an innocence to it. It was really bad, which is why I liked it.' People don't want you to change. I'd be miserable.
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Don't be afraid to dance with the person next to you as long as they are cool with it.
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I tried to put myself in the character and within three minutes described how frustrating it is to watch a woman, like, systematically erase you from her mind. Like, if that were to happen, how would you capture it? So that's where the song came from.
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Honestly, this is the best record - obviously - that we've ever done in the studio. You can't argue with that. It's not to knock what we've done in the past - they have their time and place - but I don't think I've ever felt that comfortable before in the studio. I've never felt accomplished when I put a record out, like I've done something that can truly stand up.
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I was definitely difficult. I definitely had to be - not pushed into it, but say it's OK to go and write with other people.
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If I have a bad night, kids are going to hear about it, so they might as well be able to download it.
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He wasn't this thing that everybody always paints him to be. He wasn't a devil who got with Dave Matthews and changed everything. He's just a dude. He's completely natural. That threw me off and got me so excited.
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It's really an homage to back in the day, when I'd sit in the basement with my buddies when we were 10 and call and request a song - and they'd play it! That -- doesn't happen any more. If I could redo the song, it would change a little bit, because it's not completely finished. But the idea's right - one of our goals is to get into this system like a virus and then open the doors for other bands like us. Our intentions are good.
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We were never burdened with the ability to solo for 20 minutes. It wasn't really an option. If I could do a solo like half the guys out there, I would.
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We're basically capturing that same emotion. I think a lot of folks miss out on the art of things these days, so we're gonna try to find it.