Kelly: How’s it goin? You don’t look very excited.
Ace: I’m doing good, how are you guys?
Simon: Good!
Kelly: I’m great. You came to Seattle on the right day, the weather’s been crappy all week.
Ace: Yeah.. Really? This is nice?
Kelly: Yep, is it bad for you?
Ace: Bad? Um.. It’s a little… damp… and cold…
Kelly: Damp?! No, this is beautiful.
Ace: Well that’s good news.
Kelly: Alright, so you’ve had quite a few different projects in your time-
Ace: In my time!
Kelly: In your time. That makes you sound old, I’m sorry.
Ace: It does. How old are you guys?
Simon: 19
Kelly: I’m 20
Ace: You’re 20?
Kelly: Yeah
Ace: You’re lying.
Kelly: No, I swear!
Simon: She’s 20
Ace: She’s 16.
Kelly: No I’m not!! Okay this interview is done now…
Ace: 17?
Kelly: Do you want to see my ID?!
Ace: Nah I’m kidding.
Kelly: Okay, so what made this project really stick for you?
Ace: After the last band I did and whatnot, doing something like this made the most sense. It’s been a ton of fun. It’s been a mess, obviously, because that’s how things go. Nothing can go right all the time, so it’s been wild, but it’s been cool. I guess I can’t really run away from myself, so that’s why I just called it by my name.
Kelly: Who are the million different people?
Ace: The million different people are like, everybody! You’re one of them.
Kelly: Oh shoot, I was wondering if I was one of these people!
Ace: Yeah, yeah. Well we’re talking right now. It’s cool to know ya.

Kelly: What would you say is different about this band… From the Early November? I’m sure you’re sick of TEN questions…
Ace: No, no I’m down for whatever. I think there’s a lot of things that are different. It’s more of just like, with the Early November we just kind of kept a young mentality because we started so young, you know? And sometimes to get a fresh start you really truly get a fresh start. I think that this is more like, I know where I made all of my mistakes before, and trying to correct them.
Kelly: Right on.

Kelly: If you could play a show with any band or artist in the history of the world, who would it be and why?
Ace: Pearl Jam. Obviously.
Kelly: Obviously? That wasn’t very obvious to me! (laughs)
Ace: Obviously Pearl Jam, and Bruce Springsteen.
Kelly: Awesome. That would be an interesting line-up.

Kelly: How was working with Jostin and Tim for The Only Thing I Have music video?
Ace: It was pretty awesome. They did such a great job, I can’t even thank them enough.
Kelly: That little boy in the video melts my heart.
Ace: He’s adorable. Such a sweetie.

Kelly: What is the craziest thing a fan has done for/to you?
Ace: Ooo. Sheesh. I usually don’t like to tell these stories, because if a fan is like, wild and whatnot, they’ll read it and be like “hey…”
Kelly: You can change the names! Or the city.. Then they’ll read it and be like “oh some other person did that too..”
Ace: Some people are really weird and do weird things… I don’t know. I try and block it out of my head most of the time. People can be really creepy.
Kelly: Do you get like… stalkers?
Ace: Once in a while you get people who try to. There’s been some weird stuff, but most of the fans now that I remember and try and keep track of are the nice ones who come to every show and bring cookies and stuff.

Kelly: You recently did a cover of Bittersweet Symphony for VH1’s Save the Music project… Do you have anymore charity projects in the pipeline?
Ace: We have a few things we’re thinking of. Right now we are thinking about doing a full CD and donating everything to an organization. Not sure what yet, but just like an EP that is just about whatever charity it is for. Maybe a few different CDs for a few different charities. We’ll see what happens.
Kelly: Very cool. Do you have any charities in mind?
Ace: There’s a few that we have been throwing around, obviously we are looking for something that is geared toward music, but I’d also like to do things for families that are going through rough times with like, paying bills and getting kicked out of their houses and stuff.

Kelly: How is your label, Regular Music, going?
Ace: I try and keep up with that, but financially right now it’s just not in the cards. We’ve had to put everything on hold.
Kelly: Are there any acts that you are wanting to sign?
Ace: Yeah, there are times when we’re like, this band’s really good, but unfortunately we can’t do that to them. It would be too mean.
Kelly: That sucks! What kind of feel is the label going for in terms of ethic and genre?
Ace: Genre is more like, whatever feels real. Whatever people can relate to and not be a trendy type thing. I try to stay away from that stuff. Mostly something that doesn’t need to sell a million records. It just needs to be people doing the right thing and doing it the right way. That’s all.
(Guy from another band walks in)
Guy: Sup!
Ace: What’s up with you, man?
Guy: Just interrupting your interview.
Ace: It’s alright. Say something nice.
Guy: Ace Enders is-
Ace: Not about me!
Guy: Oh. Ace Enders’ wife is the best thing to happen to planet earth.
Kelly: Oh yeah isn’t she having a baby soon?
Ace: Yes she is. Three and a half months preggo.
Kelly: Ahh, then are you going to take some time off?
Ace: In the fall, when the baby comes I will take some time off.
Kelly: Aww, do you know if it’s a boy or girl?
Ace: We’re gonna be surprised!
Kelly: Do you have names?
Ace: Yep.
Kelly: Like Kelly and Simon?
Ace: Yeah, probably Kelly and Simon.
Simon: Yeah, we’re pretty inspirational.

Kelly: So what do you think about the digital music takeover like iTunes and Amazon mp3, the death of the major label and 360 deals?
Ace: You mean like, the death of the 360 deals? Because the 360 deal is all that they do anymore..
Kelly: No, just the whole.. like.. ahh I don’t know!
Ace: Okay (laughs). Well I think it’s good to have digital because everyone in the world is the most impatient person ever, so I guess people need that, but then they’re more impatient and they are not even buying music. I feel like I hate it, but what can you do?
Kelly: It’s kind of sad, the thrill of buying a new album is going away… Going through the booklet and everything..
Ace: Yeah, and that stuff is no more. The people who listen don’t realize that the bands that stick around aren’t going to get into all these trends like Myspace and get into all the Twitter and all the stupid stuff like that, you know?
Kelly (laughs): Yeah I was like “Hmm I wonder if Ace has a Twitter.”
Simon: She was Googling it before.
Ace: Most bands that are in it for the long haul are in it because they are playing music that they care about, not because of all the stuff that people can subscribe to and buy. And fans don’t realize that by not supporting that band and doing something stupid like subscribing to stupid crap that doesn’t make any sense, or buying like… stupid trendy merch, that they could be buying a CD, because that’s the only thing that keeps music going. The reason labels are having so many problems is because people don’t buy records anymore. That’s the only way labels can gauge how successful a band is by album sales, and if you don’t sell the label will drop you or put you on hold—which is even worse than being dropped.
Kelly: Alright, well that’s all we have. Thank you for the interview!
Ace: It’s been a pleasure.