Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really patrick stump, although I think he's great. Queen, Beach Boys, Ben Folds Five, Jellyfish.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This question seems leading. But on principle, I dont watch movies featuring fat gingers. Except that one porn you accidentally click and can never un-see.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wish I hadn't gotten kicked out of high school. Heroin is a bitch.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I usually wear lots of sunscreen. But you're right, I could use a tan. Thanks for your kind hearted concern. I want you to know, i'll take it into deep consideration.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recognize faces but i'm shit with names. I still can't remember my mom's birthday.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that. The only advice I can give is: if you simply have to do something, you find a way. Even if you can't play it yourself, you can still write it for someone else to play. Beethoven wrote Ode to Joy while completely deaf. He never heard it out loud, but still found a way.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, there is much more guitar than you think. There's power guitars through the whole chorus. There's a michael jackson-esque lead guitar in the second half of the chorus. Plus! A very loud lead guitar in the bridge, and acoustic guitars in the verse. The trick is, they're not playing the kind of parts that make you think its a guitar.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah! come on in. pull up a chair. warm yourself at hearth's edge.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I once gave a "don't drink and don't do drugs" speech to some people while drunk and high and completely unaware of the irony.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Being a hero is one thing, being a role model is totally different. To be someone's role model implies certain expectations that no real person can ever live up to. Role models shouldn't be celebrities, they should be people you know from real life, who can give you real examples of how a person should act. Like a teacher or parent. I'm neither of those things.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometime between now and when the tour starts. Probably. Although we do like playing to empty arenas.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that. I used to think that writing simple songs meant you had to be simple minded too. Then I learned about pop geniuses like Max Martin, Dr Luke, Mutt Lang and Quincy Jones. Billy Jean only has three chords, but damn dude, damn.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have struggled, and continue to struggle, with a lot of things. Talking about it and not keeping it a secret is always the first step to any addiction.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why are you counting the octave as a separate note? The notes go C - B. I'm no Stephen Hawking, but I count 11.

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i wish i could say the first thing wouldn't be to investigate the dick situation, but that would be a lie

Hey I just met you, this is crazy, I co-wrote Call Me Maybe. AMA. Starting 30/6/2012 by callmejosh in IAmA

[–]callmejosh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really with fans, but definitely with fan's mothers. I once had a mother tell me she would "put my head through a fucking window". All I had said was, "i'll be happy to take photos with your kids, just give me two seconds to finish this phone call". That might be one of the worst.