Interview with Atom Willard about Angels And Airwaves and much more

How did you initially get involved with AVA?

Tom called me and said hey I’m starting a new band do you wanna be in it

Favorite AVA memories?

I have never laughed so hard, or for so long than those times with Matt and David making the videos for Modlife

Do you stay in touch with Tom/David/Matt?

Yes

Favorite AVA song? Fav AVA song to play live?

I loved so many...you can’t make me choose!!! Call to arms and breathe and flight of Apollo and...

Were there any wild AVA ideas that the band told Tom NO to?

always. He wanted us to descend from the ceiling.

During Love 2, did you get the vibe that the songs were beginning to sound too similar to previous songs?

we were working on that record at separate times, often not in the studio together... it was a different thing.

Difference between playing in Against Me! vs. AVA?

angels was all about trying to recreate the records as closely as possible, AM! is all about crowd to band interaction and the level of that determines the direction of the shows.