Weren’t you afraid you’d lose your street cred with a reality show? The current INXS sounds so commercial now than they ever were.
Mark: Rivermaya has never been about “street cred.” It’s up to those who don’t understand if they want to be stuck in the ’90s. It’s a free world. Music is simple. Let’s not complicate it. If you like the song, go buy it. If you don’t, then don’t buy it. Also, just to end this, the TV show was also suggested to us by a lot of people from the street.
What is the biggest adjustment you had to go through and how were you able to get past that?
Mike: No adjustments for me. I think everything fell into place right away. The main difference between our three-piece phase and now is that I’m not stuck in front of the microphone anymore.
Japs: To me, singing the songs live. I haven’t really gone past that adjustment yet. I’m hoping things will be better soon.
Jayson: Ang biggest adjustment ay lumayo ako sa family ko dahil kailangang mag-focus sa recording. Pero nalilibang naman ako. Masaya kasi ako sa ginagawa ko kaya mabilis akong naka-adjust.
Mark: It’s been a very positive adjustment period for me. Up until March of 2007 Mike, Japs, and I were living a dream. Unfortunately, we were intentionally put in very grave danger for the few months that followed. Jayson came in at a very crucial time. Right now all I’m adjusting to is resuming, living the dream. It’s not hard to adjust to good times and lots of laughs.
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