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When As a People lead singer Adam Yas moved back from Los Angeles in 2004, he and his best friend, Tim Way, started writing songs. Later they started looking for band players, and, after a year of auditions, he and Way found a bass player on Craig’s list. The house mate of the bass player later became the lead guitarist, and they became As A People.
Yas is the lead singer. Tim Way plays the drums. Nigel Sussman plays bass. Nate Link plays the guitar.
Yas and Tim Way are both from Boston, MA, Nigel Sussman is from Pennsylvania, PA, and Nate Link is from Maryland, MA.
Diverse Treasure interviewed Yas at LLA:
Q: What made you be an artist?
A: I love music, and my brothers would play records from ages 3 until I was old enough to write my own.
Q: What is lead singer Adam Yas playing for?
A: I am playing for the audience and going for the goal [of] support[ing] my future family and being able to play music for a living.
Q:What was the best performance you performed?
A:The next show will be my best performance.
Q: What or who inspired you?
A: My mom has always supported me in everything I’ve done. She’d never put me down or say ‘you should try something other than music’ which was great of her.
Q: Is their a message you guys are putting out in your lyrics?
A: People are people. For good and for bad.
Q: Do you write your own lyrics?
A: Yes, I’m always writing on my own songs. Usually I write them on like scraps [of paper] such as napkins, receipts, etc. I write a lot of things that come into my head.
Q: What is the audience you guys want to receive?
A: Open minded people.
Q: How would you categorize you style of music?
A: We’re the music type that isn’t always the “Top 40.” [We’re] the artsy, rock, eclectic style, more the uncategorized genre, for example, the type of sandwich that includes ham, tomatoes, cookies, bananas, etc.
For more info about Yas or As A People, visit www.asapeople.com or www.myspace.com/asapeople.
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