Interviewer doing his best Howard Stern impression

I chilled with AAF on their tour bus back in 2011 before a show in NYC....these guys are genuinely nice and they really care about their fans. They played two acoustic songs and were giving out beers..really cool, I never will forget that day. Thanks Dryden and company.

Smooth Criminal was definitely their most known, and most played song. But anyone who explores music beyond what's just on the radio knows how great they actually are tough.

Movies >>>>> smooth criminal

Love this band, been into them since 2002. Dryden seems really cool. Interviewer not so much.

He’s got a very good voice. And STILL DOES.

Dj: "How old were you when you first got laid" Dryden: "I don't wanna talk about it". I love Dryden.

This guy interviews for a living? Jesus id do better than this jobber

Their second album truant is unbelievably underrated. I think it runs laps around the first record. It’s catchy, groovy and at times, even becomes very experimental. There is one song where they completely play around with Latin jazz and it’s amazing. I’m really quite surprised that album did not elevate them to a bigger status.

I met the band at Morning View the coolest group of guys. So humble I even got to play a song with the band. Didn't realize how lucky I was back then!

Mike Cosgrove is a phenomenal drummer!

One of my favorite bands ever. Been a fan since like day 1! ♡♡

Dryden and the bass guy will always be my favorite AAF members

What's wrong with this interviewer why is he being douchey about the questions he's asking?! U could literally ask the same questions in a different way...

Been a fan of AAF for a time now, though not overly, other than 'These Days' being easily one of my top 20 songs of all time, I'm recently getting into the albums more, purchased FAF, and really getting into them now. After this interview, respect level has increased and I hope, REALLY hope more albums are in the future!

Dryden is wise. He's real with himself.

Dryden is such a cool guy.

Seems like such a cool ass dude, and humble. Movies is their best song hands down.

This is a great interview! I'm a hip hop artist. But I had their first CD. This interview is way more interesting than I thought. Props to the dj for asking all the right questions.

Cool interview. I saw them in Riverside on March 16, 2001 at the Rocks club I think it was? Funny I was from Orange county too and moved to Riverside and am the same age as Dryden. I wanted to be in a rock band but it never really happened for me. Now I just write books.

Is it just me or dude doing the interview completely takes over...Dryden is a cool cat if you let the interview be about him

Super honest, that's exactly how every interview should be. Really hoping for an AAF strong return!

Beautiful voice. Love that song ❤️

I bought their album when I heard movies the first time it was released. Before smooth criminal. To this day movies is one of my all time favorite songs

Great interview. So real ❤️ so raw 👅

it was because of the Smooth Criminal song I searched for other songs by The Band. now I have all 5 albums and they are my favourite albums of all time!!!!

"spraying those guts" lmao that was funny as hell.

alien ant farm's version of smooth criminal is the only smooth criminal i like to listen to

The guitarist nailed it! that was some super tight playing, it sounded hard to play on an acoustic but he did it flawlessly

That whole album was fire!!!

how did this guy ever get his own show?! good lord what a terrible interviewer

Dryden is a real dude. Cool as hell.

I had such a huge crush on Dryden. 💕Love Alien Ant Farm 💕

interviewer is awful.

These days goes hard

Bought Anthology on a whim 20 yrs ago after I heard movies. Will never forget hearing it and going holy shit this band is sick✌🏼

I knew them before Smooth Criminal. They r great.

Love Dryden 💘

Dryden you guys are lucky to be alive after that bus crash. R.I.P. to the driver.

Whenever these guys came to Portland OR my dad was basically who they hung out with and my dad woke up with dryden runnin around naked in the earlt 2000s

That is so fuckin cool that Michael said.."You know what, the kid can wear the mask."

Alien ant farm is one of the best band's ever

But I love bass players.

These guys rock. Nice interview.

Love the acoustic version of movies at the end of this.

just finished listening to "Attitude" fkn great song You Are Welcome #AAF4L

Rover is a Radio host in my town in my county in Ohio and there's only two opinions on Rover, either you hate him or love him.

Born and raised in riverside. Riverside in 97' it was its own thing for sure.

Luckily, Dryden is so personable. He really drove this conversation. 😅

Anyone else find it funny mike told the little kid dancing to put the mask back on

Dryden is cool 😎 Dude

Where is the whole interview?

Real people listen to all the music anyway.

Take the interviewer out if the equation.. a perfect interview

29:38 is movies acoustic

Great interview (aside from Dj) ... fantastic version of “movies” at the end.

imo, Movies is 1st, These Days is 2nd, and Smooth Criminal is 3rd.

Interviewer sounds like the Head Radio guy in GTA.

Why did Larry King dub his voice over the interviewer?

Rover is a quintessential example of why terrestrial radio is all but dead.

Why does the radio host sounds like he wants to bother Dryden because of Smooth Criminal being their first single and breakthrough success? it was a brilliant cover! one of the best covers ever! but MOVIES is more like their anthem

These days I pray for new AAF music

I never heard of Rover before, but I'm not sure why he is getting so much hate in this interview. People love what Dryden was saying and how honest he was. He was telling great stories because he was being asked the kind of questions to get him to spill that much information. I say job well done. I think Dryden felt comfortable with Rover, and getting someone to feel comfortable and be brutally honest is not easy.

I want this guy on joe rogan podcast I feel like they'd get on well.

Love how Dryden subtly fucks with the host.

Affiliates? Not in Chicago, not Minneapolis. Where?

I liked them for Movies way before they covered Smooth Criminal.

Mark Roper is doing well I see

Holy shit he said spaying those guts lol he would sneak in shit & they didn't hit the dump button

Anyone got the story on the These days shoot ? pm me i promise im not a journo

Book•kaki lmao

Ask him is Annie ok

Just think, in 2021 that little boy and MJ in the mask would just be daily life.

Why is he wearing sunglasses in a radio studio?

Where did they get this interviewer? Learn to interview. Geez.

Masters of the universe would have been a good name

Idk I kinda like the interviewer

Movies and these days were way better than smooth criminal

I much prefer Movies to smooth criminal. Movies and Courage are some of my favorite songs.

I utterly despise the whole “I don’t need to be polite cuz I says it how it is! I says it straight!”-style of radio host. They get talented artists on their couch and they “put stuff bluntly” and passive aggressively “Say what the people at home are thinkin’!!” but really it’s just them thinking it. Kudos to him for a moment of brief self-deprecation with his looks, but when he says how being on the radio makes up for that kind of proves me right. They want to be in that world of music and artists, but haven’t created a single thing, themselves. No research. Bitter. Insecure. Just the worst.

Shoe string budget.......have you seen this video?

Man . Hard to write good songs.

lol what a stern wanna be

MOVIES >>>>>>> SMOOTH CRIMINAL

I love the music video and it fits the song but 02:55 «one of the most expensive videoes for that time» i so doubt that. Or I can believe they mismanaged the money so badly, but the video does in no way reflect that statement. There is absolutely nothing impressive about the video. It’s a video with a bunch of kids jumping around a wrestling ring and a sidewalk with lights on. How on earth did that become on of the most expensive videoes lol.

Man... bad questions..

Interviewer is super annoying. Like stop interrupting. It’s not your interview. Bleh

Is Dryden bi tho?

Frustrating interview, I loved Anthology from start to finish

bob and tom show > paint drying > rovers stupid show

It's based off the Matrix!?! ...and Ancient Aliens

This was such an awful interview, their anthology album was an amazing album and he should have focused on that instead of adding to the "your only known for one song" thing

INTERVIEWER IS A FLOG!

You can tell this host hates this guy.

Hey my name is dryden

*Here's what I'm hearing inside of 4 minutes.* "I'm disappointed that Mike Jackson's song put us more on the map, it wasn't supposed to go down that way. It should have been a backup. ...and yet, somehow, it was the 2nd most expensive video ever, to that point."

First impressions are everything and this radio host is horrible!

intervewier sucks plays smooth criminal like playing teen spirit for kurt

rover is a hater

Y'all are way too harsh, didn't think the interviewer did a bad job at all.