A Three Word Breakdown with Phil Kosch of Treaty of Paris
When I think of Irving Plaza in New York City, I think of a hip-hop show I attended, circa 2000. MC Supernatural played a game with the audience called, “three words,” in which he solicited the crowd for three random words. Anything. Everything. The only stipulation was that the words had to fit into the concept of the rhyme he was freestyling. I know one of the words was “antiseptic” and I believe another might have been “prophylactic.” Whatever it was, it all worked, and it was an extraordinary feat.
I recently returned to Irving Plaza (newly re-christened The Fillmore at Irving Plaza, like so many of our nations’ mid-size music clubs) as a guest of my friend, Phil Kosch, to see his band, Treaty of Paris. I decided that an abridged, more interview-like, version of Supernatural’s three word game would be a different, if not better, way of conducting an ‘interview’ with someone I know, whom I feel weird ‘interviewing’ in the first place. Here’s what Phil had to say:
Three Words:
1) To describe Yellowcard: acoustic. pop. tour.
2) Best Things About The Road In General: freedom. monotony. food.
3) Worst Things About The Road In General: not. seeing. friends/family.
4) To Describe The 2008 Presidential Race: too. much. press.
5) To Describe Your Hometown Of Woodridge, Illiniois: twenty-five. thousand. people.
6) That You Think When You See A Hot Girl At A Treaty Of Paris Show: my girlfriend. is. sexier. (I gave him four words on this one)
7) That Sum Up Your Experience(s) In Las Vegas While Making Your Record: I. cannot. tell.
8) People You Want To Invite To Dinner: Don Cheadle. Ghandhi. Sylvester Stallone.
9) Wishes That You Have For This Year: Spain. success. touring.
10) Things That Get You Out Of Bed In The Morning: music. the girl. the family.
11) Reasons You Think People Should Take The Time To Listen To Your Band: new. fresh. sexy.
Treaty of Paris recently released their label-debut, “Sweet Dreams, Suckers” on Andrew McMahon’s (Jack’s Mannequin/Something Corporate) Airport Tapes And Records. They are currently on tour with Yellowcard.
