OUR NEXT GUEST SAY TALENTED SINGER, SONGWRITER,
AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE BAND THE
SHINS, WE LOVE IT WHEN HE STOPS BY, THE PHENOMENAL, THE
TBLORIOUS JAMES MERCER IS HERE ON THE SHOW.
HOW ARE YOU, JAMES, YEAH, DID YOU IT, HOW IS EVERYTHING, ARE
YOU WELL?
>> I'M VERY WELL, YES, THANK YOU.
>> James: NOW WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
I DIDN'T KNOW THIS, WE HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN, YOU HAVE
THREE YOUNG CHILDREN, HOW IS IT TRYING TO WORK IF HOME WITH ZOOM
SCHOOLING AND ALL OF THAT JAZZ?
>> WELL, IT IS MORE OF A CHALLENGE THAN I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE, I TELL YOU THAT, I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR
TEACHERS NOW MORE THAN I DID IN HIGH SCHOOL.
THE SIX YEAR OLD IS THE CHALLENGE KEEPING HER IN FRONT
OF THE ZOOM.
>> I FEEL LIKE, THE BIGGEST NIGHT MAYOR, ALL OF US PARENTS
HAVE BEEN SPENDING THE LAST FIVE YEARS, EIGHT YEARS GOING LIMIT
SCREEN TIME.
>> WE FOUND OUR SIX YEAR OLD THE OTHER DAY SHOW FIGURED OUT HOW
TO GET YOUTUBE UP WHILE SHE'S ZOOMING SO THE TEACHER IS
LOOKING AT HER, SHE SEEMS TO BE PAYING ATTENTION BUT SHE IS
WATCHING MERMAID VIDEONESS WHICH I HAVE GOT TO BE HONEST, I THINK
YOU HAVE A GENIUS ON YOUR HANDS.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION CALLED
SAVE OUR STAGES.
AND FOR ANYONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW, EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS ABOUT AND
YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND HOW PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED IN IT
THEMSELVES.
>> WELL, PRETTY EASILY G TO THE SAVE OUR STAGES.COM AND THERE'S
ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION THERE.
BUT THE IDEA IS BASICALLY THAT THESE INDEPENDENT SCREN US, THE
SMALL LITTLE THEATERS AND NIGHTCLUBS, THE PLACES WHERE YOU
GO ON A FIRST DATE, MAYBE YOU MET YOUR WIFE AT ONE OF THESE
PLACES, THEY ARE STRUGGLING HORRIBLY THROUGH THIS COVID ERA.
AND THE IDEA IS STO TRY AND GET SOME LEGISLATIO TOGETHER TO
HELP, GET SOME OF THE STIMULUS MONEY TO GO TO THESE INDEPENDENT
VENUES AND HELP THEM THROUGH.
IF WE COULD GET A YEAR, YOU KNOW, THEN WE'RE GOING TO COME
OUT OF THIS WHOLE THING AND WE WANT TO RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE.
BUT IF EVERYTHING IS CLOSED, WHAT HAVE WE GOT.
>> James: AND WITHOUT THOSE VENUES, SO MANY GREAT ARTISTS
WON'T GET THE CHANCE TO CARRY ON WITH INCREDIBLE CAREERS AND THE
IMPACT THAT THEY WILL HAVE ON SO MANY OF OUR LIVES.
I MEAN IT IS TWENTY YEARS SINCE THE SHINS DEBUT ALBUM.
THAT, IS THAT NEXT YEAR IS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY?
>> THAT IS RIGHT, JUNE OF 2021.
>> James: DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO CELEBRATE SUCH A THING?
>> YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO REMASTER OUR FIRST RECORD, AND RELEASE IT
AGAIN AND JUST PUT SOME COOL PHOTOGRAPHS, ANYTHINGS NO TAL
GUK IN THE PAST.
WE USED TO MAKE FLYERS BY HAND AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
>> THAT IS SO EXCITING.
HAVE I HEARD IN THIS REALLY, REALLY EXCITES ME, THAT YOU AND
BRIAN ARE WORK ON SOME NEW BROKEN BELLS MUSIC.
THIS-- WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS?
>> WELL, BRIAN AND HAVE I BEEN WORKING ON A NEW RECORD FOR THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU KNOW, HE IS AN EXTREMELY BUSY GUY.
>> YES.
>> SO IT IS FINDING TIME WITH HIM.
IT LOOKS LIKE JANUARY WE'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER.
WE THINK WE NEED ABOUT 10 TO 14 DAYS AND WE CAN FINISH THIS
RECORD AND GET THAT OUT.
>> I CANNOT WAIT FOR THAT.
I'M SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE.
EVERY TIME YOU STOP BY THE SHOW, RIGHT AFTER THIS BREAK.
THE SHINS WILL BE PERFORMING RIGHT HERE ON THE "LATE, LATE
SHOW," COME ON BACK, EVERYBODY.