KC: Yeah, which sometimes I feel really weird about, but I‘ve gone into writing fictional songs with stories that I find intriguing. I’ll take real life and mix it with an interesting story. I’m evolving that way. That way they aren’t all so personal. After a while the guys make a big joke out of it and call it, “Things That Happened in Kenn’s Life Vol 2” (laughter). I mean come on, how many break ups can a guy have (laughter)?

JC: Has it been hard trying to make it big in Canada?

KC: I don’t know, is it? I hope we find out. I think because of the type of music we play, we’ve been lumped in with Nickelback and Theory of a Dead Man and so we have had some backlash.

JC: What are the band’s short-term goals?

KC: The short-term goal is to do in Vancouver, what we’ve done here. Maybe that’s small thinking on my part but we want to slowly build our way east. The east has a really different music scene. And the States! We’ve got a lot of fans in Washington and out that way.

JC: Long-term goals?

KC: The Long-term goal is to make this a career that lasts longer than five years. The music industry is really fickle. But the music industry needs you. They need musicians to fill those spots. Who is the next, Our Lady Peace? Who is the next, Matt Good Band? So musicians are in demand as much as they think they are not.

JC: If there were one thing that you would want everyone to know about the Armchair Cynics, what would it be?

KC: It’s all about the songs. We just try to touch people. That’s all I want to do. You know? Just make that good moment in a song. Just to make people stop in their car when you’re driving down the road and scream, “Yeah!”

JC: So that’s all I’ve got. Thank you.

KC: Thank you, very much.