An Interview with Nyk Baglio

Here is the inside scoop on one of the Triangle’s best drummers.  Sarah Berger had the chance to interview Nyk Baglio, the drummer from the rock band MorissonPoe.  Nyk explained how he became interested in drums after admiring his father’s musical career, which included playing with the band Steam, whose number one hit song was “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.”

Q: How did you get interested in drums?
A: My dad was a professional musician, and he started teaching me when I was like 3.

Q: What was the first concert that you went to?
A: First concert that I went to see was Huey Lewis and the News.

Q: What’s your favorite band?
A: Depends on the style of music.  Ahh, that’s an impossible question.

Q: If there was one band you could play with, who would it be?
A: Dream Theatre.  Just because of the level of musicianship of the band.  Every guy is incredible with their instruments.

Q: How did your band get started?
A: When I went to school for music, the band had fired their drummer and they had hired me to help finish their album since it was in recording.  They basically got me to do one show and that was that.  I was hooked.

Q: What’s the most exciting show you’ve played?
A: I would have to say…opening for My Chemical Romance and HIM at Skate and Surf Fest in New Jersey.  I think that’s what they call Bamboozle now, but before it was Skate and Surf Fest.

Q: Do you have any advice for high school kids who are thinking about starting a band?
A: I think it’s easiest to start it with friends.  The most important thing is about having fun.  It’s also a good way to meet people.  A jam session is the best way because people just show up with their instruments and make music.

Q: How do you decide what to wear before you play a show?
A: Basically [with] what we do it’s very important you look like no one else in the building.  We usually choose a color scheme like black and red.  And everyone in the band will wear those colors and it looks a lot more unified on sage.  And you can always tell who’s who.

Q: Do you have any tattoos?
A: Actually I don’t.  I’ve tried to get a tattoo so many times but I couldn’t make up my mind.  I just don’t want to get something stupid that will be on me forever.  I haven’t had anything meaningful in my life that I want to be permanently on me.

MorissonPoe’s next show is November 16^that The Office.  Go to their MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/morissonpoe and check them out!

By Sarah Berger
( November 2007 Volume 5, Issue 1 )