(compelling electronic music) (logo buzzing) (rock music) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) ♪ Bright lights in a Sunday morning ♪ ♪ Painted white with your curse ♪ ♪ Stepping in with your best foot forward ♪ ♪ Occupied with your curse ♪ ♪ Red nails and your DJ friend ♪ ♪ Lots of time with the girls ♪ ♪ I don't fight or call ♪ ♪ Since you're leaving, fine ♪ (rock music continues) ♪ I got out what I put in ♪ ♪ And surprisingly it's nothing ♪ ♪ While that might not do the trick ♪ ♪ It's the best I could come up with ♪ ♪ Since you're leaving, fine ♪ (rock music continues) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) ♪ Surprisingly it's nothing ♪ ♪ Yeah, it might not do the trick ♪ ♪ It's the best I could come up with ♪ ♪ In and out without a word ♪ ♪ It's the best that I could wish for ♪ ♪ Since you're leaving, fine ♪ ♪ Since you're leaving, fine ♪ ♪ Since you're leaving, fine ♪ ♪ Since you're leaving, fine ♪ (rock music continues) (slow-tempo rock music) (slow-tempo rock music continues) (slow-tempo rock music continues) (slow-tempo rock music continues) (slow-tempo rock music continues) (slow-tempo rock music continues) (slow-tempo rock music continues) (slow-tempo rock music continues) (rock music) ♪ We give in too easily ♪ ♪ Set you down like you're used to ♪ ♪ Come on back when you need to ♪ ♪ Always leaving a hand out ♪ ♪ Leave it to me ♪ ♪ Just 'cause it's a promise ♪ ♪ Doesn't make the words come true ♪ ♪ Some feelings I'll never know ♪ ♪ But how confused you must be with me ♪ ♪ Stay inside, you may never see ♪ ♪ Leave with our hands out ♪ ♪ Easy to please ♪ ♪ Just 'cause it's a promise ♪ ♪ Doesn't make the words come true ♪ (rock music continues) ♪ Now I'm pulling punches ♪ ♪ It sure feels like it used to ♪ ♪ If you see, I'll be here with you ♪ ♪ Girl, we will make it out ♪ ♪ Surely, we'll see ♪ ♪ Just 'cause it's a promise ♪ ♪ Doesn't make the words come true ♪ ♪ Just 'cause it's a promise ♪ ♪ Doesn't make the words come true ♪ ♪ Just 'cause it's a promise ♪ ♪ Doesn't make the words come true ♪ (rock music continues) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) (gentle rock music) (gentle rock music continues) (gentle rock music continues) (gentle rock music continues) (gentle rock music continues) (gentle rock music continues) - After a while, my anxiety got to the point where I was, you know, really questioning like, why am I... Like, every show I go to, I'm just like, you know, a ball of nerves, panicking almost.

And I was like, you know, if I'm gonna feel like this no matter what, I might as well do it on my terms, you know?

So Thousandaire, I started writing songs sort of in this vein around like 2008.

You know, I want to play with my friends, like I got some riffs, but I don't wanna, like, start a band.

I don't, you know.

I just wanna get together on Sundays and hang out and play music 'cause that's what I like to do.

And then after about a year of that, playing with a bunch of people, I found Adam and Chad.

And I was like, "Yeah, if you guys wanna be in a band, let's do this," but with the stipulations that, like, I'm kind of calling the shots, I get the last word on everything, because that's just how it's gotta be with me.

(gentle rock music) (gentle rock music continues) (rock music) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) ♪ Excited to see you, honey ♪ ♪ Things I can't afford ♪ ♪ Well, I'm dying to see you, money ♪ ♪ A feeling I can't ignore ♪ ♪ It's kind of strange ♪ ♪ Not to feel it when it's done ♪ ♪ It's kind of painful ♪ ♪ Not to see that when it's done ♪ ♪ But if I wanted to be that funny ♪ ♪ I guess I'll never know ♪ ♪ If I had enough to see that money ♪ ♪ A feeling I'll never show ♪ ♪ It's kind of strange ♪ ♪ Kind of painful ♪ ♪ Not to feel it when it's done ♪ (gentle rock music) (gentle rock music continues) (rock music) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) ♪ I wanted to see that money ♪ ♪ The heat's on everyone ♪ ♪ Trying hard to see that money ♪ ♪ The heat's on everyone ♪ ♪ It's kind of strange ♪ ♪ Kind of shameful ♪ ♪ Not to feel it when it's done ♪ (rock music continues) (rock music continues) (rock music continues) - Up until recently, you know, Chad, our old bass player, was a barback.

I was a sound guy at a club.

Tom is an accountant, but he usually works remotely.

We are kind of, like, I hate booking shows and I hate booking tours.

I think our attitude towards it last year, and it'll remain this way going forward, is like, if it sounds like fun for us and we can do it in five days, then, sure, let's go.

But we're totally not trying to, you know, make it and tour a whole lot anymore.

I don't see that as viable for a band like Thousandaire to, like, be sustainable.

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