Gojira frontman Joseph Duplantier recently sat down with Overdrive and discussed Gojira’s career. While speaking about the band’s latest record, the musician also revealed how he has protected his band from falling apart.
It might be a tough job to keep bands together since even the most promising or commercially successful ones can dissolute when no one expects them to. It was apparent Joe also worried about that, so when the host asked whether there would be a quick follow-up for their latest album, ‘Fortitude,’ the frontman disclosed how having no current plans helped the act stay together.
He discussed why taking things slow helped them cool off in a way, as the band recently poured all their creative ideas into ‘Fortitude.’ The rocker then noted how he had witnessed acts release numerous albums in short periods, draining all their creativity at once and ultimately imploding.
So, to keep them from imploding, Joe and his bandmates had no follow-up ideas about their next record, and they weren’t in any ‘writing or composing process’ for the time being. However, when the inspiration came and they felt ready, it was apparent that Gojira would get into the studio and start working on their next project.
Joseph’s words on how he had no current projects with Gojira and why it helped them out:
“Actually, Mario [Duplantier] was very busy recording drum patterns and song structures over the pandemic period, and I have a few new things also, but we’re not really in a ‘writing the next album’ situation right now. We’re just sending a few ideas to each other here and there.
Right now, I feel like I squeezed myself like a lemon for ‘Fortitude,’ and I have nothing left in the tank. I believe that the slow process is best for us. Some bands just pump out new music with lightning speed, and from what I’ve seen with a few bands, it’s not a good vibe.
In fact, it’s very stressful and can cause bands to implode. I don’t want that to happen to Gojira. I want to take it slow and do the very best that we can do when it comes to writing music and lyrics.”
Gojira felt that moving at a slower pace helped them stay together and not drain all their creativity at once, so Joe was firm about not getting into the studio until the next creative session came into play naturally rather than pushing himself to come up with different ideas.
