We wish they had specified which Hanson said what, but they didn't. Sorry...
Hanson Interview, June 22, 1998
(Cheering)
Rick the Temp: HANSON! HANSON! (Cheering) A BUNCH OF HANSON FANS SURROUNDING US. NOW, YOU GUYS ARE NO STRANGERS TO THIS. WHEN YOU WALK INTO A ROOM, YOU GET > EVERYONE YELLING, YELLING, YELLING. >
NOT ALL THE TIME. JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE FRIGHTENED. OH, MY GOD! (Laughter)
Rick the Temp: HOW'S THE HEARING DOING? BECAUSE MINE RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T REALLY HEAR TOO WELL. THANK GOODNESS WE DON'T HAVE QUITE SUCH A LOUD, CLOSE AUDIENCE ALL THE TIME.
WHEN WE DID A SHOW IN MONTREAL, OUR EARS -- MY EARS WAS RINGING THE WHOLE DAY, THE AFTERNOON SHOW.
Rick the Temp: WHEREABOUTS IN MONTREAL? THE MOLSON CENTRE?
YEAH.
Rick the Temp: THE BIG HOCKEY ARENA. BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, I KNOW YOU KNOW THEIR NAMES, BUT I LIKE INTRODUCING NAMES. I'M GOING TO ADD MIDDLE NAMES AS WELL. SO OVER HERE TO MY LEFT, ZACHARY WALKER HANSON.
OKAY, COOL.
Rick the Temp: OVER HERE, JORDAN TAYLOR HANSON. (Cheering) AT THE END THERE, CLARK ISAAC HANSON. WELCOME. (Cheering and Applause)
WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME OR FIRST NAME, I GUESS?
Rick the Temp: MY NAME'S RICK "THE TEMP" CAMPANELLI.
OKAY.
Rick the Temp: YOU GUYS COME FROM TULSA, OKLAHOMA. OKLAHOMA, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IS THE SOONER STATE, DID YOU KNOW THAT?
I THOUGHT YOU KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT HANSON. HA! WE'VE FLUNKED YOU.
Rick the Temp: WHAT'S THE SOONER STATE MEAN? THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.
WELL, THE SOONERS -- WELL, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT GET A LITTLE BIT MESSED UP, BUT THE SOONERS WERE PEOPLE THAT WENT AHEAD OF THE GUN WHEN THERE WAS THE LAND RUN.
Rick the Temp: THAT'S RIGHT. THE GENERAL SETTLEMENT, WHEN THEY CAME OUT -- I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS NOON, APRIL 22nd, 1889.
WOW! YOU HAVE REALLY STUDIED!
Rick the Temp: AND THE PEOPLE THAT CAME BEFORE THAT TIME WERE CALLED...
THE SOONERS.
Rick the Temp: THEY APPROACHED TOO SOON, SO THEY WERE CALLED THE SOONERS.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
Rick the Temp: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF TORONTO? YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.
YES. TORONTO'S VERY COOL.
WE LOVE TORONTO. (Cheering and screaming)
Rick the Temp: A LOT OF TRAVELLING STARTING OFF AT YOUNGER AGES, BECAUSE OF YOUR FATHER DOING HIS TRAVELLING, ECUADOR, VENEZUELA, TRINIDAD.
YEAH.
Rick the Temp: DID YOU GUYS LEARN ANYTHING FROM THESE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES? DID YOU BRING ANYTHING BACK WITH YOU?
UHMM, YOU KNOW, WE USED TO...
WE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT OF SPANISH.
AND WE FORGOT IT ALL.
SEE THE PROBLEM WAS WE STARTED REALLY GETTING INTO SPANISH AND WE LEFT. SO IT'S LIKE -- NO!
Rick the Temp: IF YOU STAYED, YOU'D BE FLUENT.
WE WERE LIKE BLAH-BLAH.
Rick the Temp: THAT'S GERMAN.
GERMAN IS, LIKE, YOU KNOW WE'RE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS AFTER THE SHOW, AND THEIR NAMES ARE LIKE -- IT'S LIKE, HI, THIS IS "HOCK-K-K." WE'RE LIKE, HOW DO YOU SPELL THAT? (Laughter)
Rick the Temp: EXCUSE ME? PARDON ME?
EXACTLY. THAT'S WHAT WE SAID.
I LIKE THE NAME, NOT THE WEATHER.
Rick the Temp: EXACTLY. YOU GUYS, COMING FROM TULSA, ARE GOING DOWN DO L.A. TO RECORD "MIDDLE OF NOWHERE." YOU SPENT FIVE MONTHS DOWN THERE. WAS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME IN L.A?
ACTUALLY, NO, IT WAS NOT. WE HAD BEEN THERE DIFFERENT TIMES.
THREE TIMES BEFORE.
BEFORE THAT, YEAH, WE HAD GONE -- WE HAD DRIVEN UP. ACTUALLY OUR DAD'S COMPANY FLEW US UP A FEW TIMES JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE REALLY SUPPORTIVE.
BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING AND THEY JUST LET US ON THE PLANE.
BASICALLY "GET IN THE LUGGAGE RACK."
Rick the Temp: WHAT I'M GETTING AT, YOUR FIRST TIME THERE, IT MUST HAVE BEEN QUITE A CULTURE SHOCK FOR YOU GUYS COMING FROM TULSA. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO TULSA, BUT IS IT A BIG...
WELL, SEE, THE THING IS, TULSA IS NOT LIKE, "HI, I'M BILLY. ALL I DO IS FARM AND SHOOT SHOTGUNS." (Spitting) (Laughter)
TULSA'S A PRETTY GOOD-SIZED CITY. YOU KNOW, ABOUT A MILLION PEOPLE THERE.
IT'S HOME. WE'RE NOT EXACTLY THAT -- YOU KNOW.
L.A. IS VERY COOL, BUT TULSA'S HOME.
Rick the Temp: YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, "MIDDLE OF NOWHERE," OVER 12 MILLION AROUND THE WORLD, THANKS TO YOU GUYS HERE AND MANY OUT THERE. (Cheering) HAS THIS SUCCESS, HAS IT AFFECTED YOU IN A WAY?
I SURE HOPE NOT.
I HOPE NOT.
WE HAVE EXTRA ARMS THAT WE'VE HIDDEN BEHIND OUR SHIRT ACTUALLY. (Laughter) OH, MY GOD, I TOLD YOU!
WE STARTED GROWING OTHER THINGS INVOLUNTARILY.
I'M ACTUALLY GROWING WINGS AND AN EXTRA NOSE THAT I HAD SURGERY TO TAKE OFF.
NOW, THAT'S AFFECTED US INVOLUNTARILY GROWING OTHER...
WELL, SEE, IT DIDN'T COST MUCH BECAUSE I JUST MET THIS GUY WHO HAD A CHAIN SAW AND JUST... AUGHH...
Rick the Temp: TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE.
IT WAS FAIRLY BLOODY.
Rick the Temp: WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH HANSON. YOU GUYS DON'T MIND THAT?
The Crowd: NO!
Rick the Temp: BUT FIRST WE'RE GOING TO GET THE VIDEO THAT ACTUALLY START IT ALL OUT FOR YOU GUYS. IT'S CALLED "M BOP," RIGHT.
NO, "MMM BOP." NOT "M" BOP, "MMM BOP."
Rick the Temp: OKAY. SORRY, HOW DO YOU SAY IT?
The Crowd: "MMM BOP."
Rick the Temp: OKAY, HANSON. WATCH THIS VIDEO. (Cheering and Applause) (Video played)
(Commercial)
Rick the Temp: YOU ARE WATCHING MuchMusic. HANSON ARE JOINING US TODAY. (Cheering) (Girls screaming) WE CAN'T GET PAST THAT WORD WITHOUT THERE BEING LIKE A LOUD CHEER AND EVERYTHING.
WHAT? YOU MEAN HANSON? (Cheering)
Rick the Temp: ONE THING THAT'S GOING TO BE A SURPRISE TO YOU GUYS AND TO US AS WELL, THE NEW VIDEO, "RIVER," WE'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING THAT FOR YOU... (Cheering and screaming)
SAY SOMETHING. (Whispering: "Hanson")
Rick the Temp: IT WORKS. YOU WIN. BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AUDIENCE RIGHT HERE. I THINK YOU HAVE THE FIRST QUESTION. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
A: HI. I'M ASHLEY FROM ETOBICOKE. WE DITCHED OUR GRADUATION JUST TO SEE YOU GUYS.
I'M SORRY.
A: I WAS WONDERING, IF YOU WEREN'T FAMOUS, WHAT IS THE CRAZIEST THING YOU WOULD DO TO MEET A CELEBRITY?
TO BE A CELEBRITY?
A: TO MEET A CELEBRITY.
I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT THAT --
CHASE THEM DOWN THE ROAD ON ROLLERBLADES. (Laughter) TIE A ROPE ON THE BACK OF THEIR TOUR BUS AND BE DRAGGED.
NO. HONESTLY I...
CHASE THEM DOWN ON A DIRT BIKE.
I'M ACTUALLY QUITE IMPRESSED BECAUSE I HONESTLY WOULD NOT DO SOMETHING...
THEY MISSED THEIR GRADUATION.
I MIGHT SHOW UP AT A STUDIO AND WATCH SOMEBODY THAT I LIKED.
DEFINITELY. IT'S THE ENVIRONMENT. THE ENVIRONMENT.
Rick the Temp: YOU GUYS...
ARE YOU ENVIRONMENTAL?
Rick the Temp: FRIENDLY. (Laughter)
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.
Rick the Temp: YOU'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF AWARDS SHOWS, RIGHT?
YEAH.
Rick the Temp: YOU MUST HAVE MET A LOT OF, LIKE, BIG-NAME STARS AND PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE LOOKED UP TO.
WE MET A LOT OF WOMEN. WE MET JEWEL, AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, UHH....
SLASH
SLASH. JONNY LANG.
HE'S VERY COOL.
JONNY LANG, HE'S VERY COOL.
VERY COOL GUY. VERY NICE.
Rick the Temp: ANYONE ELSE? SOMEONE BACK HERE I THINK IN THE GREEN T-SHIRT. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? APRIL?
A: WHAT WOULD A DATE WITH YOU ENTITLE?
OKAY, WHAT WOULD A DATE WITH ME -- I DON'T -- I DON'T KNOW ACTUALLY. IT WOULD JUST DEPEND ON, LIKE, WHO THE PERSON WAS AND WHAT THE SITUATION WAS I GUESS.
Rick the Temp: HAVE YOU BEEN ON DATES?
YEAH, BUT...
Rick the Temp: I'M SURE YOU'VE BEEN ON A FEW DATES SINCE THESE C.D.s HAVE COME OUT.
YEAH, WE'VE BEEN TO A FEW DATES, A FEW HANSON DATES, AND SHOW DATES.
UHMM...
Rick the Temp: GOOD TIMES? ARE YOU HAVING SOME GOOD TIMES, I'M SURE?
DEFINITELY.
ABSOLUTELY.
YES, AND THE TIME IS FOUR...
WE TAKE EVERYTHING VERY LITERALLY.
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU GOTTA BE A POLITICIAN.
Rick the Temp: THESE GUYS WOULD BE GREAT SLALOM SKIERS AS WELL. YOU GOT A QUESTION OVER THERE? HI, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
D: I'M DONNA FROM ETOBICOKE. I'M JUST WONDERING, YOU BASICALLY ALREADY KNOW THAT MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF YOUR FANS ARE ALL GIRLS. DOES IT BOTHER YOU THAT HAVE YOU THIS SORT OF TEENY-BOPPER IMAGE IN MEDIA? IN MAGAZINES, HONESTLY, YOU'RE PORTRAYED AS REALLY THESE...
REALLY, GUYS, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU GUYS ARE THE MAIN PEOPLE WHO BUY RECORDS, SO...
YEAH. YOU GUYS ARE THE BOMB, MAN. IT'S ABOUT YOU! (Cheering and Applause)
I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, WITH REGARD TO ALL THAT... WE JUST DO WHAT WE DO. I THINK, YOU KNOW, IF PEOPLE THINK OF YOU IN CERTAIN WAYS, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN -- PEOPLE WILL TAKE YOU MORE SERIOUSLY AS TIME GOES ON.
I THINK THE SHOW -- THE SHOW THAT WE'RE DOING TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY COOL. HOPEFULLY A LOT OF PEOPLE... (Cheering)
(Girls screaming)
Rick the Temp: ARE YOU OKAY BACK THERE? I'M LOOKING OVER AT YOU. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO FAINT. DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A SEAT BESIDE ME HERE? SIT RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, TAKE A SEAT. (Girls screaming)
Rick the Temp: AHH, THERE YOU GO. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY. CAN WE GET SOME WATER OVER HERE?
I HAVE WATER.
Rick the Temp: WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE NEW VIDEO. THE NEW VIDEO. (Cheering and Applause) DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT?
FIRST OF ALL, A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHED THE VIDEO -- IT'S NOT A FULL SPOOF BECAUSE, LIKE, WE DIDN'T TAKE THE ENTIRE VIDEO AND MAKE IT A "TITANIC" SPOOF. BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCH IT AND DON'T NOTICE WEIRD AL. SO LOOK FOR --
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD THEM THAT.
WEIRD AL DIRECTED THIS VIDEO. IT'S A SPOOF ON "TITANIC."
AND AS YOU GUYS PROBABLY KNOW, HE'S USUALLY IN EVERY VIDEO HE DOES SOMETHING IN.
SO WE'LL SHOW IT FOR YOU.
Rick the Temp: ARE WE ALL READY TO SEE THIS? (Cheering) YOU CALM DOWN. WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE VIDEO OVER THERE. IT'S CALLED "RIVER." HANSON'S NEW ONE. CHECK THIS OUT. (Video played) (Cheering) (Girls screaming)
Rick the Temp: BRAND-NEW VIDEO FROM HANSON RIGHT HERE ON MuchMusic. DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT?
YOU HAVE TO PLUG YOUR EARS TO HEAR YOURSELF TALK.
Rick the Temp: YOU ACTUALLY DO.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
Rick the Temp: I SOUND LIKE -- I DON'T KNOW WHO I SOUND LIKE, A LOWER-SOUNDING DUDE. ANYWAY, MY QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS, YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
YEAH.
Rick the Temp: DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST SONG YOU EVER WROTE?
FIRST SONG WE EVER WROTE?
YES, WE DO.
Rick the Temp: AND HOW OLD WERE YOU?
REAL YOUNG.
HE WAS VERY YOUNG. I GUESS ZAC WAS 6. NO, ACTUALLY I THINK HE WAS YOUNGER THAN THAT. I THINK HE WAS FOUR.
Rick the Temp: AND WHAT'S THE SONG CALLED?
WE CANNOT TELL YOU.
WE CAN'T TELL YOU. IT'S LIKE "AH, OOH, UGH."
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE SONGS YOU JUST...
IT WAS KIND OF A GRUNTAL SONG.
Rick the Temp: AND ZAC WAS IN THE BACKGROUND DOING LIKE "MAMA, DADA."
(Laughter)
OH, GOD, MAN. YOU'RE IN FOR IT. (Cheering)
Rick the Temp: SECURITY! THEY'RE JUST STANDING IN THEIR SPOTS, THE SECURITY GUYS. ANYWAY, I GOT SOME FAXES HERE. ACTUALLY, THESE AREN'T MY WORDS, SO IF THEY OFFEND YOU, DON'T DO THAT TO ME AGAIN. IT SAYS, "HEY, HANSON AND RICK, I'D LIKE TO GET YOUR PERSONAL FEELINGS ON WHAT YOU THINK AND FEEL WHEN PEOPLE SAY YOU SING AND LOOK LIKE GIRLS, ALTHOUGH YOU GUYS ARE TRULY TALENTED AND SEXY." CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? THAT'S FROM ASHLEY IN ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA.
WELL, PERSONALLY, IF WE ARE GIRLS, WE ARE THE UGLIEST GIRLS I'VE EVER SEEN. (Cheering and Applause)
I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I SOUND LIKE A GIRL, YOU KNOW. OTHERWISE I'D BE A VERY BUTCH GIRL.
(Grunting voice)
Rick the Temp: AGAIN THAT'S ASHLEY IN ANTIGONISH, AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA IS, IT'S EASTERN CANADA, OKAY? SO THERE YOU GO.
COOL.
Rick the Temp: "WE WERE JUST WONDERING IF YOU FEEL YOU'VE BROKEN ANY BARRIERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY REACHING THE HEIGHT OF SUCCESS AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE." THAT'S FROM LAURA FROM ETOBICOKE.
WE -- THERE'S A TON OF GROUPS THAT ARE WAY HUGER THAN WE ARE. WE HAVE HOPEFULLY A LONG WAY TO GO.
Rick the Temp: BACKSTREET BOYS, NSYNC?
LOTS OF OTHER GROUPS.
I HEAR THIS UH-HUH, UH-HUH.
Rick the Temp: BUT BEING SUCH A YOUNG BAND IN, LIKE, AN INDUSTRY THAT'S SORT OF RUN BY, LIKE, OLDER PEOPLE...
NOT FOR LONG, MAN.
Rick the Temp: THERE YOU GO.
THERE WE GO. THEY'RE ALL GOING DOWN.
WE'RE GETTING THEM ASSASSINATED.
I THINK WE LOVE DOING MUSIC AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ABOUT. AND, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER STUFF COMES WITH THE PACKAGE, I GUESS.
Rick the Temp: GOOD FOR YOU. IF THE MUSIC WERE TO COME TO AN END TOMORROW, WHAT WOULD BE IN YOUR FUTURE, HANSON'S FUTURE? ACTING FOR THIS GUY MAYBE?
NO. I'M A TERRIBLE ACTOR. I CAN'T TELL A JOKE. BOP!
Rick the Temp: WERE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING? SORRY. NO, NO, GO AHEAD IF YOU WERE.
NO, ZAC JUST COMPLETED IT FOR ME.
Rick the Temp: I'M PRETTY SURE WE HAVE SOMEONE ON THE LINE. HELLO?
A: HI.
Rick the Temp: WHO WOULD THIS BE?
A: ASHLEY MOLLICK
Rick the Temp: ANOTHER ASHLEY. YOU'RE NOT FROM ANTIGONISH, ARE YOU?
A: NO, BUT I'M FROM NOVA SCOTIA.
Rick the Temp: SAY HI TO THE GUYS.
A: HI.
Rick the Temp: WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION, ASHLEY?
A: SINCE YOU GUYS ARE BROTHERS, DO YOU GET ON EACH OTHER'S NERVES?
UHMM...
ONLY A FEW TIMES.
ONLY A LITTLE BIT SOMETIMES. BAM! (Laughter)
I ACTUALLY ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIM THAT TIME.
Rick the Temp: YOU GUYS ARE AGGRESSIVE.
WE'RE VERY AGGRESSIVE. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE BROTHERS; YOU START HITTING EACH OTHER.
BROTHERLY LOVE.
WE ACTUALLY GET ALONG REALLY, REALLY WELL. ACTUALLY, HE MADE CONTACT. BUT, YOU KNOW...
NO, IT'S LIKE THAT. YOU'RE ALWAYS HITTING EACH OTHER. BROTHERLY LOVE. BOP!
I'M IN THE MIDDLE. YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO MOVE, ZAC.
Rick the Temp: MY BROTHERS AND MYSELF, WE USED TO FIGHT. ASHLEY, DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
A: YEAH. I WANT TO SAY I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU, TOO!
A: BYE.
Rick the Temp: BYE, ASHLEY. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALL CLASSICALLY TRAINED ON THE PIANO.
A LITTLE BIT.
WE USED TO BE.
Rick the Temp: YOU USED TO BE? WELL, YOU PLAY A LITTLE BIT -- HE CAN PLAY A MEAN KEYBOARD.
MY PIANO TEACHER NEVER LIKED ME. I BANGED. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CURVE YOUR FINGERS. I WAS LIKE THIS.
HE ACTUALLY CORRECTED HIS BAD HABIT NOW.
WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF THE PIANO LESSON THING.
WE TOOK CLASSICAL PIANO FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.
FUNNY THING WAS, IN PIANO LESSONS, I ALWAYS HATED COUNTING. BUT NOW I AM DOOMED TO COUNT BECAUSE I'M THE DRUMMER NOW. IT'S LIKE I CAN'T NOT COUNT.
Rick the Temp: GOOD THING YOU LOVE MATH SO MUCH, RIGHT?
YEAH. I REALLY LOVE MATH. (Laughter)
Rick the Temp: YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BACKSTREET BOYS EARLIER, NSYNC EARLIER.
DOES IT BOTHER YOU TO GET THROWN INTO, LIKE, A CATEGORY WITH ARTISTS LIKE THAT, OR IS IT A GOOD THING?
I THINK EVERY BAND IS VERY DIFFERENT. I MEAN, EVERY BAND HAS THEIR OWN THING THAT THEY DO, AND WE HAVE OUR OWN THING THAT WE DO. AND, YOU KNOW, I HATE TO THROW ANY BAND INTO ANY CATEGORY. (Applause and Cheering)
Rick the Temp: GOOD WORDS, GUYS. GOOD WORDS. TOMORROW, WHO'S THE BAND OPENING UP? BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE HERE WITH US.
YEAH. THE BAND'S CALLED ADMIRAL TWIN, FRIENDS OF OURS FROM TULSA, A GREAT BAND.
Rick the Temp: THE SHOW IS AT M.L.G., MAPLE LEAF GARDENS?
Crowd: NO, NO.
ACTUALLY, NO. IT'S AT THE MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE.
Rick the Temp: DO THE STRANGLEHOLD ON ME AGAIN. WE'RE FRIENDS NOW. THE MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE TOMORROW; THAT WOULD BE TUESDAY, JUNE 23rd.
COOL.
Rick the Temp: AGAIN WITH YOUR FRIENDS FROM TULSA.
YES.
Rick the Temp: WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ANOTHER -- WE HAVE ANOTHER MINUTE. OKAY, WE CAN HANG OUT FOR ANOTHER LITTLE WHILE.
YES!
Rick the Temp: YOU WANT SOME WATER? THERE YOU GO.
OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH! (Laughter)
Rick the Temp: YOU CAME OUT WITH "3 CAR GARAGE" AFTER COMING OUT WITH "MIDDLE OF NOWHERE," AND THAT'S SOME OLDER MATERIAL.
YEAH.
Rick the Temp: WHY DID YOU DO THAT INSTEAD OF GOING BACK INTO THE STUDIOS TO WORK ON NEW STUFF?
BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GO PLAY. BECAUSE WE WANTED TO COME HERE AND...
SEE, THE THING WAS WE TOLD EVERYONE WE WERE GOING TO PLAY. SO THEN IF WE WENT BACK INTO THE STUDIO, IT WOULD BE EVEN LONGER 'TIL WE PLAYED.
Rick the Temp: YOU'D MAKE THEM ALL MAD.
ACTUALLY THEY WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY.
THEY WOULD BE COMING WITH STICKS AND TORCHES AND GUNS.
Rick the Temp: THESE NICE PEOPLE HERE? THEY WOULDN'T BE DOING THAT.
Crowd: NO.
ALL RIGHT. ACTUALLY, NO. THE REASON WE REALLY RELEASED "3 CAR GARAGE," BESIDES THE FACT WE REALLY DID WANT TO GO ON TOUR, WAS THAT THESE GUYS HERE...
WE GOT A LOT OF LETTERS SAYING WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR MUSIC.
WE GOT A LOT OF REQUESTS, AND THAT'S REALLY THE MAIN REASON WHY WE DID RELEASE IT. WE'RE PLAYING A LOT OF SONGS FROM THAT ALBUM ON TOUR ALSO WHICH -- THAT WAY, PEOPLE KNOW THE MUSIC.
BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO PLAY THOSE SONGS ANYWAY, SO...
KIND OF MAKE PEOPLE MORE FAMILIAR.
Rick the Temp: YOU GUYS HAVE FUN TOMORROW.NICE MEETING YOU GUYS.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
Rick the Temp: YOU GUYS HAVE FUN IF YOU'RE GOING... (Cheering and Applause) RIGHT HERE, HANSON, EVERYBODY.
The Crowd: WE LOVE YOU, HANSON!
Rick the Temp: AW, THAT'S NICE. THANKS FOR COMING, GUYS. (Applause and Cheering) (Video played)