Ask Akwid One Question

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yesenia: Do you guys get into fights with each other?

Sergio: No...we don't. No we don't fight. No physical fights...It's just, umm...arguments. Like regular people, I guess.

Francisco: You're not gonna say the mental thing?

Sergio: I'm not gonna say the mental thing...you can do it, if you want.

Francisco: We get into mental fights. We have, uh, telekinesis.

Sergio: No we don't.

Francisco: And, uh, we fight with our minds–

Sergio: We don't, he watches "Family Guy."

Francisco: and our souls. (Laughter.)

Sergio: That's what he does...we don't have telekinesis.

Francisco: Nah, we don't get into fights.

Sergio: But I have a brand new DVR – pause live TV

Jesenia: How did you guys get into music?

Sergio: Uh, I guess there wasn't a spot that defines – a time in our lives that defines when we got into it, you know. It's just some interests that you have artistically, you know, both in music and writing, and umm...painting, drawing, you know...it's something you like since you're little. It's more of...uh...when can you start doing it, when...you know, when you can getting equipment, when you start recording yourself, you know, it's more of that thing.

Francisco: It's also like when some people hear music, and they just hear the song for what it is. I think, uh, what started it for us was we actually started wanting to know how they actually make that sound, or how did they make that happen within the song, and that's how we got actually more involved.

Sergio: Yeah, we see waveforms.

Francisco: Yep, we can actually see the music.

Sergio: I can see a sine wave, triangle wave, sawtooth wave, square wave, e=mc 2 , i = i x r, v = r x i, all that
stuff – it's visual.

Francisco: It is.

jeannine alvarado What is the worse thing that has happen to you on stage?

Sergio: (Whistles.)

Francisco: Uh...the worst thing?

Sergio: I, I don't think...

Francisco: (Laughter.) Well, actually, him! (Points at DJ Massive.) He's the worst thing. Come here. (pulls DJ Massive next to him.) He is the worst thing that has happened to us onstage. He's our DJ.

Sergio: He's a disaster.

DJ Massive: Hello.

Francisco: He...there has been a time that I can remember – I'm not gonna mention any names of who's concert it was or nothing but we were in front of like around 10,000 people.

DJ Massive: Aww...16,000

Sergio: Not only that, live on TV shows, he screws up the sound – live.

Francisco: But, but, just so you know, being the professionals that me and him are...

DJ Massive: We

Sergio: No, not we...um, we...we...we're able to...come out of it

Francisco: He forgot the question.

Sergio: We're able to come out of it, other than his screw-ups. Whatever, you know – cause all our shows, we don't rehearse, we don't, uh...

Francisco: I'm sure if you've been to our concerts you can tell we don't rehearse.

Sergio: Nah, I mean, we improvise our whole show, whether it's songs, whatever we do in the whole thing. And you know, we just like having fun, so when he screws up, we just make it part of the act.

Sergio: But we've tripped on stage, I've fallen on tables...

Francisco: Fell off a tricycle

Sergio: Yeah...we've...you know, we've done it all, it comes with the territory, but the show must go on.

Francisco: (To DJ Massive)Yeah, you could leave the shot now, you could leave the shot now, that's it.

Sergio: Go away.

Francisco: Go. (Pushes DJ Massive away.)

mun2: If you weren't Mexican what nationality would you be?

Sergio: Uh, I'd be Hispanic from Hispania.

Francisco: (Laughter.)

Sergio: You know, because its, uh...no, I don't know, I think that's a difficult question to answer because, uh, I love where I come from, personally, but there are other cultures, you know, that you like...certain things, you know – whether it's their women, their food, whatever it is.

Francisco: Actually, there is nothing other...I picture myself as that, that question is not eligible.

Sergio: Yeah, you know, this is what God wanted me to be, and this is what I am.

Francisco:I'm Mexican and that's it. There's nothing else to be. For me.

Sergio: Yep, don't forget that.

mun2: Do people treat you differently because of how you dress or look?

Sergio: Uh...yes, that's a definitely yes.

Francisco: Depends on where you go, too. I mean you can't, we can't go dressed like this to the opera, you know, or...

Sergio: No, it's the stereotype. You know, because of the way we look, what we're dressed like and the way we talk, you know, they assume...but, you know, um...yeah, the answer is yes, who cares.

Francisco: It's called racial profiling.

Sergio: Yeah, look at me, I'm on TV dressed like this.

elizabeth: What do you guys think about the immigration issue and the issue about letting students study here illegally?

Sergio: (Whistles.) Well, anybody that's Mexican or an immigrant or has families that are Mexican knows the answer to that, you know.

Francisco: Whatever it takes.

Sergio: Whatever it takes, man.

Francisco: To get your education and to do what you have to do, it's whatever it takes, no matter where you're at or where you're from or where you're going...if you are somewhere and you can get an education, you gotta do what you gotta do to make it happen. Whatever it takes.

Sergio: We crossed over as "wetbacks"...you know, I still...you know, I'm a "mojado" and that's the racial...or the profiling...or whatever that word as we're labeled by, but it's not something that kept us from doing what we wanted to do. I'm proud of being who I am and where I come from.

Francisco: I'm still not a citizen.

Sergio: Me either.

mun2: How do you feel about companies making money off cholo culture?

Sergio: Uh...

Francisco: I don't look at it as them trying to make, uh...I actually look at it as a good thing. I don't look at it as them trying to make money out of the lowrider or cholo culture. I look at the whole situation as them actually looking into our culture, and accepting our culture for...the anglo market, mainstream america – whatever you want to call it. It just actually shows the world what our culture is about and you know, things that we do, just like any other culture that exists anywhere.

Sergio: And if they're capitalizing on that, and they're making a profit out of it, you know...um, again, we come to this country, I think, to make a better life and to learn the way of the business, you know, so...I think you can take things like that as a learning experience and learn to do it yourself.

Francisco: At the end of the day, them exploiting that, it just gives you more of an opportunity to success, whether it's...

Sergio: Succeed.

Francisco: Yeah, succeed. Whether it is you wanna do, if you wanna get into the business, it's just opening up more doors for you.

mun2: When I say GRINGO, you say...

Sergio: Gabacho.

Francisco: I was gonna say "gringa." (Laughter.) Güerita.

Francisco: We took...we're gonna take you back into time in a couple of minutes.

Sergio: Yeah, we're gonna delete all this, it's OK.

Francisco: Yeah, peace.