by David Bell
Q: Joel, when did you start taking it really seriously?
Joel: We were lucky to be part of the Halifax scene in the early 1990s, and by the time we were 16 we had our band called Thrush Hermit. We went from Nabisco Fonzie to the Hoods to the Hermit. And we met the Sloan guys, I saw their second show and they saw one of our early shows.
Chris Murphy said "Hey, you guys are great, you should play with us," and we did a show together and then they got signed to Geffen and all these record companies started coming to Halifax.
We had a publishing deal with BMG in New York before we graduated high school, 17 or 18, and then we hit the road and started touring, so I was really fortunate to be in the right place at the right time with great people to help mentor us and take us on the road and all sorts of stuff.
So we were just really lucky. I guess I took it pretty seriously, quickly. You know we graduated high school and hit the road.
--taken from: CBC News (see more here)
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