How has the pandemic affected your creative process? I really thought someone was going to die out there.ġ0. It was hard not to watch and lose track of what I was doing onstage. It felt like they were going 100 feet into the air and then falling back into the quilt. What’s the wildest thing you’ve seen happen in the crowd of one of your sets?Īt a show in South America, the crowd grabbed a big quilt and were holding onto the sides and launching people incredibly high into the air out in the field while we were performing. If you could see any artist in concert, dead or alive, who would it be?ĩ. “Motorcycle Drive By” by Third Eye Blind.Ĩ. And I’ll be damned if my therapist didn’t point out that correlation for me personally a long time ago. It’s also a town of high highs and low lows. Because we grew up performing in those casinos on the strip, I think that performer spirit is embodied in everything we do as a band. I certainly try to embrace all those qualities. Everything is over the top and over blown. A town of high stakes, drama and eccentricity. How did your hometown/city shape who you are? I think it’s a dangerous game to continually chase some thing more, instead of just focusing on what you have been given. Once I achieved that, the rest really has just been a cherry on the top. I would’ve felt completely fulfilled just to be able to provide for my family while being a full-time musician. I have done everything I could have ever dreamed and more.
What’s at the top of your professional bucket list? He still watches every show he can, either in person or on YouTube, and gives me feedback to this day.ĥ. He would share his favorite records with me.
When I started writing songs at the age of 12 my dad would come home from work each day and sit down and listen. Who made you realize you could be an artist full-time?
My mother is a homemaker and teacher, and my dad is an attorney.Ĥ. What did your parents do for a living when you were a kid? Love & Special Sauce in Las Vegas around the age of 18.ģ. The first show I paid a ticket to see was G. The first show/festival I ever attended I was performing at. Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson on CD. What’s the first piece of music that you bought for yourself, and what was the medium? During Pride Month, he has been known for also holding up a Rainbow-Colored flag, the Pride flag.Reynolds marked the release of Imagine Dragons’ new opus by answering Billboard’s 20 questions on the album’s creation, his musical beginnings and his hopes to soon take Mercury – Act 1 on the road.ġ. Typically, during Live Performances, between the First Chorus and Second Verse, Dan Reynolds gives a speech usually regarding Pride, as well as motivation for dealing with Depression or any sort of Discrimination. It has also been a moderate commercial success worldwide, charting in several countries. It has sold over 3 million copies in the US as of January 2014. It spent twelve weeks in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been a commercial success, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their second top ten single after Radioactive. Finally, it was released to contemporary hit radio stations on 17 September 2013 as an official single. It serves as the Night Visions' fifth single overall and was released as the third single from the album in the United States. It is written in the key of E flat major.ĭemons was sent to American Triple A radio stations on Januand to modern rock stations on April 1. Demons is an indie rock ballad where the lyrics portray the protagonist warning their significant other of their flaws. It also makes an appearance on their debut studio album Night Visions, where it appears as the fourth track. On Top of the World Demons is a song recorded by American rock band Imagine Dragons and was produced and written by record producer Alex da Kid, recorded by the band for their major-label debut EP Continued Silence.