11 Danielle: Let's start with the name of the band.
Chris: Hi, we're the Bull Dogs. I'm Chris, the singer. That's David, he plays guitar. John plays bass, and Ian is the drummer. We're here in the studio recording our second album. Actually, we're recording our last song on the second album.
David: Chris has to finish his part and we're done.
John: He's having a bit of trouble.
Chris: "I was told I could be a star in New York City. I was told I might have a hit song every day. But it's been more than five years since I've -"
Danielle: How was the band named?
David: It was named after our pets, actually. My cat, "Bull"...
Chris: And my dog, "Dog."
Danielle: You have a dog named "Dog"? That's creative.
John: That's why we don't let him write lyrics.
Danielle: How would you describe your music?
Chris: I'd say we fall into the Rock/Hip-Hop/Jazz/Pop category. That's our music.
Chris: "I was told I could be a star in New York City. I was told I might have a hit song every... I might have a hit song ever... every -"
Danielle: And tell me, how was the band formed?
Chris: Great story there. The band was started in college.
David: By some other people. Four women. But then all the women left, and we stayed.
Chris: And the name was changed to Bull Dogs.
Danielle: What was it before?
David: The Princesses.
Danielle: Good change.
David: Yeah.
Danielle: Have you had much success yet?
Chris: We've had some success already. We're a well-known band.
John: We're not a well-known band.
Chris: We're well-known here in the city.
John: No, we're not. We're not.
Chris: We're well-known here in the neighborhood. And we've recorded one album already.
John: We've recorded one, but none have sold yet.
Chris: We've sold a few...
John: Five.
Chris: And we're an award-winning band.
John: We're not an award-winning band.
Chris: We were given an award!
John: For best costume in a contest at college.
Chris: It's an award.
John: We were dressed in dog costumes. It was horrible.
Danielle: What's it like to play in a band?
David: We have a lot of fun.
Chris: "I was told I might have a hit song every day. But it's been more than five years since I've been in the city. And I haven't found success yet, and I've nothing left to say. I'm going home! I'm going home! Yeah! I'm going home!"
Danielle: How were your songs written?
Chris: It's easy, really. To start, we choose a style of music. Say, the blues. The first thing to do is come up with a hook. Show her, guys. Then we come up with some lyrics. "I don't know but I've been told my little finger is ten years old. I've already seen a bear. Nothing's happened yet, I don't care." It's a start.
John: That's why we don't let him write the lyrics.
Danielle: So, who writes your lyrics?
John: Ian writes the lyrics. He has a way with words.
Chris: "I was told I could be a star in New York City. I was told I might have a hit song every day. But it's been more than five years since I've been in the city. And I haven't found success yet, and I have nothing left to say. I'm going home! I'm going home! Yeah! I'm going home!" Hey, guys!
Chris: Yes! That was it! It was perfect! Perfect! It was recorded, right? You recorded it?
John: We were recording?
Ian: Now that's funny.