jeopardy

Interviewer: What do you think people want to know about you?

Taylor: I think they kind of want to know that you're a normal person. They just want to talk to you . . . I think it's just cool. I mean, if you have a band that you like, you just want to talk to them to find out if they're not stuck up . . . if they're just normal people. And if they are, then that makes you feel really good . . .

Zac: It'd be awfully weird if we weren't normal people (chuckle) . . .

Isaac: I definitely think that we're pretty much normal kids.

— "MMTalk" an interview CD

What's new with Hanson?
How many of you have been overheard saying, during a Hanson interview, "Geeze, I could have answered half of these questions in my sleep, already!" Well, this has been my general feeling on many occasions. So, this is a page of the answers to the TOP TEN most annoying questions that the band has had to answer in interviews. As in "Jeopardy!" your challenge is to come up with the questions to these answers (or a question that could be answered). I chose these "answers" based on how often the band has had to give them or on the lameness of the question itself. Many of you have already sent me some great ideas for other FAQs. Just click on the link below the list to see the ones I was thinking of and check out some that others have sent in (Just e-mail me with the word "Jeopardy" as the subject. You can also include questions or answers you find annoying and I'll add them to the page as well.).

Unlike quizzes in teen magazines, I will not give a rating system, but this quiz is for "true, psycho fans" only (Taylor's term for people who know the answers to the band's FAQs. Hehe).

Again, I have the highest respect for Hanson ~ I mean, I can't think of many other people who have had to speak this often about the same topics over and over and over again!!! (Well, maybe some recent college grads get a general sense of what the band goes through. Have any of you had to answer the same boring questions about your future plans with every living relative and friend? . . . grin.)

NOTE: This idea came after a conversation with Jenn on this same topic. Thanks Jenn!

Answers to the Top Ten Most Annoying Questions asked of Hanson:

10) I'm Isaac. I'm Taylor. I'm Zac. And we're Hanson.
9) Just think of us as old guys with high voices.
8) Actually, we can't stand each other (smirk). We're basically best friends.
7) They're very supportive. They were the ones who financed our first two independent albums.
6) We're doing what we like to do. They'll do what they want to do, you know?
5) Everything from Aerosmith to En Vogue. (1997) All the Crows. (2000)
4) It's called "home." We're homeschooled.
3) A frame of time: an instant.
2) Otis Redding, Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin. Late fifties, early sixties rock and roll.
1) No. You ask us that every time and it's still the same answer. (1997) There's a lot of things that people don't know about us and hopefully it will stay that way. (2000)

Questions: Here's the link for the "Jeopardy" responses that were originally on my mind.

The Good Journalism Guide to Getting a Straight Answer out of Hanson. This guide was submitted by Nick who kindly offered to have it posted on this page. You will find out how the ideal Hanson interview should be conducted. (smirk)