Music Offspring Complete Tour in Brazil ‘Supercharged’ with fan energy: ‘There is no better interview with Rolling Stone Brazil, guitarist Noodles talked about the album Supercharged and tribute to Brazilian fans with’ Come To Brazil’Por

The offspring continues in Brazil, but fans are already asking: “Eat back to brazil” -” Return to Brazil “, in free translation. The band, which passed through Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Curitiba last week, completes the tour Supercharged For the country this Tuesday, 11, in Porto Alegre.

Mixing classics, such as “The Kids Aren’t Alright“, with covers and tracks from your latest album – Supercharged (2024) – The group is “ready to go out and conquer the world,” according to Noodles.

In an interview with Rolling Stone Brazil Held in November 2024, the guitarist talked about the new album, the feature-back relationship with the vocalist and guitarist Dexter and expectations for the reunion with Brazilian fans.

“The title Supercharged It is kind of as we feel that we are as a band. We really feel that we are ready to go out and conquer the world. Let’s not let anything hold on, “said the musician. Sharing decades of friendship with Dexter, Noodles He still took freedom to confess that “his way of playing guitar is very frustrating,” because the vocalist “does a lot of slides” with the instrument.

Last year, The offspring was in the line-up of the Brazilian edition of Lollapaloozaplaying only in São Paulo. This time, the Americans remained accompanied by other bands in two of the five shows here. Sublime, Rise Against, The Damned, Amyl & The Sniffers and The Warning celebrated the trajectory of The offspring and Punk Rock with opening performances in São Paulo and Curitiba.

Besides the relatively early return to Brazil – just under a year since the last visit -, The offspring contemplated fans of the country with the track “Eat to brazil“, referring to the incessant requests that always appear on social networks of this and other foreign groups and artists.

About the composition process of music, Noodles He said: “This was the first time we started with the lyrics. But we knew that Brazilian fans like something heavy and intense. So we did something kind of thrash metal and we wanted the chorus to be really epic and sing along, so that Brazilian fans could sing with us. We always hear the ‘olé, olé, olé’ between the songs when we are there.

“There is no better audience to play anywhere in the world“Said the guitarist.

Check out the full interview with The offspring:

Rolling Stone Brazil: I think The Offspring always hears the requests of Brazilians. You were here in Brazil earlier this year, will come back next year … What makes us Brazilians so special?
Noodles: I think it’s the passion Brazilians have for music. There is no better audience to play anywhere in the world. They get very excited. And that! Whenever we post something on social networks, the answers of all Brazilian fans are: “Eat to Brazil, eat to Brazil, eat to Brazil, eat to Brazil.” So we think it is a funny phenomenon, but we also appreciate the passion and affection of Brazilian fans. So we wanted to return a love letter. “Eat to Brazil” is about it.

Rolling Stone Brazil: Since you played on the subject, let’s talk about the song “Come To Brazil”. Tell me all about the track. How did this idea come about and how was the recording process?
Noodles: It was fun! This is a rare example of a song where we had the idea of ​​the lyrics first and built it from it. Usually we started with a drum beaten, a rhythm, guitar riff or even a vocal melody. This was the first time we started with the lyrics. But we knew that Brazilian fans like something heavy and intense. So, we did something kind of thrash metal and wanted the chorus to be really epic and to sing along, so that Brazilian fans could sing with us. We always hear “Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé” between the songs when we are there. So we thought, “Let’s keep it. Let’s put it on music.”

Rolling Stone Brazil: What is it like to work for so long with Dexter? How can you maintain this healthy relationship?
Noodles: Drinking together is something we do a lot – that’s true. He probably doesn’t drink as often as me, but when he drinks, he drinks more than me. We have worked together for so long, and I really admire him for several reasons. I love his way of playing guitar … In fact, his way of playing guitar is very frustrating for me. But I love his composition – his singing and his composition are amazing. Many times he appears with parts of guitar that frustrate me, but I learned a lot from that. I think he learned me a lot for my way of playing guitar too. You know, we are very different musicians. So, kind of … you know, we work well together, kind of Mick and the Ronnieor the Keith and the Ronnieof the Stones. We have been working together for so long. We share the same love for the same type of music, we always had it. Now we are like brothers, friends, confidants … We support each other when things are going badly.

Rolling Stone Brazil: Why do you say you don’t like how he plays guitar?
Noodles: It slides up and down. I do a lot of bend, which is a little different, but it does a lot of slides. Like, he squeezes once and makes three chords with it. It was a difficult learning curve for me. I still don’t touch that way. I can, but I don’t touch. It’s not like I would play, but it results in great songs. “Come out and play” is a perfect example. “Pretty Fly (for White Guy)” has a lot of these slides. There are guitar solos in this song that he made me play like this, making a lot of slide. So it’s just a rope and slide by, like eight frets. Guitarists will understand.

Rolling Stone Brazil: What is the narrative behind Supercharged?
Noodles: The Title Supercharged It is kind of as we feel that we are as a band. We really feel that we are ready to go out and conquer the world. Let’s not let anything hold on. We have songs that are about it, such as “Light It Up”, which is about forces that try to hold you, prevent you from moving on. And you are there, saying, “No, I won’t let it happen. I will go through it, ‘GOT A ROCKET ON MY BACK‘”. It’s like a fight song, right? This is the main point. There’s a lot of different subjects. Each song is kind of different. But in fact, we only feel that we are overloaded. There are songs about relationships that give you a gas, even if they can be a little complicated, a little harsh, you still feel energy in these relationships …

Rolling Stone Brazil: And what is your favorite song from the album?
Noodles: Changes from time to time. Now, I think my favorite song is “Hanging by a Thread”, one of the oldest. I always liked this one. I get it singing her several times in my head.

Rolling Stone Brazil: Tom Morello tweeted a few days ago that he met fans who did not draw the lyrics of Rage Against the Machine. I wondered: How do you deal with such things?
Noodles: We are not politically progressive like the Rage. We talk about things that happen in the world, but we don’t try to tell people what they should think. Sometimes there will be a message about what is right or wrong. But it is usually more about the difficulty of discovering this than saying that to someone. It’s funny … In the punk rock scene, there are many punks my age that became right. These were people who loved and still love the songs of the Dead Kennedysbut they are extremely right. There are many of them in Orange County. I just don’t understand that. But people who do not understand what Rage Against the Machine It’s playing are kind of silly. I think it is idiot to be angry with it. Rock and Roll has always been rebellious and progressive. So I don’t understand conservative anger about Rock and Roll. I don’t think they understood the point.

Never Ceases To Amaze Me How Many Folks Who’ve Heard Ratm are in Paul Ryan Mode, Having literally zero Understanding of Anything That Band Was About and Even Less Understanding Where Any of Us Might Stand On Contemporary Issues. RECENTLY WAS TALKING TO A COUPLE TO THE RESTAURANT…

– Tom Morello (@tmorello) November 3, 2024

Rolling Stone Brazil: How is your relationship with bands like Rise Against and The Warning, which will play with you on the tour here in Brazil?
Noodles: Great! Rise Against It’s great, a phenomenal band. I love them. We made a tour with the Zach[Flattus Maximus] When he was playing in Hagfish. It’s a super cool guy. They have great songs and perform very well. I don’t know The Warning So well … I know that Amyl and the sniffers It will be on this tour too and I’m a big fan. I haven’t seen them yet, so I’m really excited about it. I hope I can have a beer with them, it would be great.

Rolling Stone Brazil: How was it to perform at Lollapalooza Brazil?
Noodles: It was very good! I know it was strange to go to Brazil to play only one city, but the show was phenomenal. It looked like a punk version of Rock in Riobut not as big as the Rock in Rioof course. But the energy was there – it was giant.

Rolling Stone Brazil: How different believes next year’s shows will be from Lollapalooza?
Noodles: We’ll be headliners, so it will be bigger. We will count on our entire production, there will be more things on stage, we will play more songs, we will have more time … We are very anxious to finally eat back to BRAZIL – To coin a sentence. A great thanks to Brazilian fans. They have been watching us for almost 30 years and are our most fervent fans in the world. So, thank you [em português].