An interview with The Rockit King
An interview with The Rockit King
What inspired the name of the band? What are your influences?
Jes Beveridge (Vocals). I’m not sure where the band name originated from. In that era, late 2001, we were what you might call, intoxicated more often than not. When we started the band we were all about ‘70’s GuitarRock. The Rockit King began as a purposeful cross between Thin Lizzy & Boston.
How do you approach songwriting? Are there any themes that you are keen to explore when you start off?
JB. It could be anything really, as long as it’s impactful. That’s the main thing, that a song be high-impact. Lyrically, TRK songs are typically honest representations of life in the moment. Personal.
How do you approach songwriting? Are there any themes that you are keen to explore when you start off?
JB. It could be anything really, as long as it’s impactful. That’s the main thing, that a song be high-impact. Lyrically, TRK songs are typically honest representations of life in the moment. Personal.
Why do you write the sort of music that you do?
JB. I think that’s just what comes out of us naturally. It’s not contrived.
How do you decide what songs to perform live and how do you transpose them into that live setting?
JB. That can be tough. Having just released our fourth studio album, quite a catalogue has developed over time. It can be difficult cutting songs from a set. You do your best.
How do you decide what songs to perform live and how do you transpose them into that live setting?
JB. That can be tough. Having just released our fourth studio album, quite a catalogue has developed over time. It can be difficult cutting songs from a set. You do your best.
What plans do you have for the future?
JB. We’ll release another single off of Fourth Turning. After that we’re scheduled to return to the studio in December to record songs for a 7” that is set to release in April of ‘22.