Dave Bowman of soulDecision Interview

The Facts

Name: David Bowman

Birth Date: February 11, 1972

Birth Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

His Big Break: Is one-third of the Canadian group soulDecision

I know that you guys were on the Psykoblast tour this summer that went across Canada. You just got off the Christina Aguilera tour and today you're starting the *NSYNC tour? Is there any specific reason that you're joining one tour right after another?
Dave Bowman: Is there a reason why? Not really. We enjoy to work, we like working, and the more we're working, the happier we are. No I mean, what are you going to say? "Uh, no. I'm sorry, I can't go on tour with *NSYNC"? Even if we didn't feel like it, but we do, you know what I mean? It's a wonderful opportunity. We're getting to play in front of even MORE people now so it's awesome for us.

You guys are getting more exposure in the States that way?
For sure we are. You know playing in front of packed houses every night; you know it only helps our cause.

You mentioned that this year you guys are nominated for a Juno award.
Apparently, we're going to be, yes.

Congratulations on the nomination.
Yeah, thank you!

I was just curious to know if you knew what category, or categories you're nominated in and will you be performing at this year's show?
We don't even know what categories we're in. We heard through the grapevine that it might even be multiple awards.

That would be great.
That would be nice.

Did you guys ever thinking that back in the days of Indecision that you would be as successful as you are right now in the American and Canadian music market?
I don't know -- we've always wanted to be successful as is to like -- I don't know, I really don't know. We were just really more just into doing our music and hopefully it's just working out, do you know what I mean? Like we didn't really think too much like, "Ok, well, we want to be here by this time." You know what I mean? You really can't put a timeline on something like that because you know for all we know, people aren't going to like us, and aren't going to like our music. I don't know. I can't say if we expected this. We were hoping to be successful, we thought we were pretty good so you know, so far so good. I'm not complaining.

How much creative input you guys have in the concepts of your music videos? Or do you usually leave the concepts up to the director?
Concepts -- we have extremely LARGE amounts of creative control. We pretty much won't even shoot a video. We only shot ONE video that we didn't like and that we had NO creative control in because we were on tour, we didn't really have time. And that was No One Does It Better. And it f-----g stinks. We hate the video and we're going to reshoot it. Annnnd it's terrible, and basically that's the only one we never, you know, had any control over. Ooh It's Kinda Crazy -- we had utter complete control over, and the same with the new one Gravity coming out.

What about the Indecision videos, like Tonight?
Indecision videos, yeah a little bit but not really. Back then, we were still kind of rookies. We really didn't know what the hell the deal was, and what was going on really we were just kind of more kind of happy to be shooting a video, you know what I mean?

So basically, the record labels didn't have any input on what you're going to do as far as music videos or your songs are concerned?
No, songs are concerned they have absolutely no input.

That's good.
That's a VERY good thing, we're lucky. Others don't have that. We pretty much write what we write, you know what I mean? We took out a few swear words to make them happy, because you know, they have no input. We make it Wal-Mart friendly.

Hopefully, we'll be remembered that we were good songwriters and good musicians and good performers.

Since Gravity is coming out, can you tell us what the video is about?
We're in a bowling alley, we suck, a whole bunch of really hot chicks come in and kick our ass. We had to pretend to be bad. I won't say who was REALLY bad but yeah. It was funny. That's pretty much the jist of it. It's simple, it's cool -- we're bowling, we're just sitting there having a good time. Ken actually plays a lot better.

Have you guys already decided what the next single in the United States is going to be?
Ooh It's Kinda Crazy. I'm pretty sure that's going to be the next single.

There's a rumor floating around that you're getting married.
[Loudly] HA.

Am I taking that as a no? Or yes?
Who's getting married?

YOU.
ME? No, definitely not. [Laughs] Oh, I'm REALLY sure about that one. It says it on the chatboard? That I was getting married? To who?

I have no idea.
It says "Dave's getting married." "Dave is not getting married, Dave's not even in love, Dave doesn't even have a girlfriend." Feel free to put that in the chatboard. I don't mind being unhappy. I have no girlfriend. Getting married...wow, that would be funny. My mum would be happy to hear that.

What do you love the most about being from Vancouver?
My friends and my family, being home. Someplace that I know like the back of my hand.

If reincarnation exists, what would you like to come back as and why?
I would probably come back as another human being.

Would you like to come back as a musician?
I'd probably like to do something important like, go into politics.

Is there any specific reason you're keeping your ages a secret?
We're quite open with our ages. The record company told us not to tell our ages for the longest time in the beginning, but we just pretty much said "F--k that." We readily tell our ages.

How old are you guys?
I'm 28. If you talk to Trevor and Ken, if you ever talk to them.

I heard that Trevor was 27.
Yes he is.

And that Ken was the youngest?
Ken is not the youngest. Actually, he's the oldest.

Wow, the oldest?
Yes, Ken is 29.

29?! Wow. Do you think you're going to leave your imprint in the music world if you guys ever decide to stop performing and doing all of this?
That's the plan. I don't think that we're ever going to stop. I'm sure that we'll be moving to different areas. I don't think you know, we'll always be doing music. And I think that that was always our goal to. Hopefully, we'll be remembered that we were good songwriters, and good musicians and good performers. Hopefully, we will be remembered. We didn't get into this to you know, only be around for two years or three years, that's not our goal.

I would like to see you guys around for a long time.
So would I. That would make mum and dad happy.