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| Speed Round Elias Soriano Nonpoint |
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| Karma: Here’s a Speed Round of Questions. Elias: Okay [with enthused look on his face] Karma: What’s your favorite pastime? Elias: Pastime, huhmmm… I like movie watching. Karma: Spiritual or religious? Elias: Both Karma: What’s your favorite comfort food? Elias: Favorite comfort food…wow, that’s a good one! [Smiles] Candy! Karma: Candy?! [Smiles and chuckles] Elias: [Smiles brightly] Chocolate!! Karma: Chocolate, any one in particular? Elias: Chocolate!! Karma: Doesn’t make a difference! Elias: [laughing] Any kind of chocolate with peanut butter is even better! Karma: Introvert or extrovert? Elias: Wow! That’s a good one! [Smiles] Karma: [laughs] Elias: Introvert Karma: Favorite childhood memory? Elias: Going to Disney World with my parents! Karma: [Smiles] How old were you? Elias: [Beaming] Every single time! The family vacations were always very cool! Karma: Is your glass half empty or full? Elias: It’s half full no doubt Karma: Favorite TV show? Elias: I don’t watch a lot of TV but I’ve been watching something that’s on TV on DVD now, it’s called “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”. [Smiling] It’s on Comedy Central/Adult Swim. It’s like this cartoon, it’s hilarious!! Absolutely! Karma: What’s your favorite quote? Elias: My favorite quote…ohh, I had one too! [Pause] Erika: Aww, see you stumped him! [Everyone laughs] Elias: Yeah, yeah…you got me on that one! [Laughing] I’m just trying to think of a very, very good one. Karma: Okay, we can swap it with what’s your mantra? Elias: [Smiling] Ummm, I just try to stay positive. Karma:That’s a good one. Elias: Yeah! [Smiling] Karma: Of course with your family trips and etc I take it that you are very close to your family? Elias: Yes, very!! Karma: First job? Elias: My first job was a lifeguard Karma: Really? Wow! Elias: Yeah, City of Ft. Lauderdale. Karma: First car? Elias: Was an ’88 Chevy Nova Karma: What color? Elias: It was Pearl white with ground effects! [Snickers] Karma & Erika: [Simultaneously] AHHH!! [Everyone laughs] Elias: It was nice!! It was nice! Karma: What’s the most embarrassing thing a lover has ever called you which will be interesting you being an introvert answering this question and all. Elias: Yeah! What’s the most embarrassing thing a lover has ever called you…hummm… A lot of cute pet names but I don’t think they’ve ever called me anything that’s embarrassing. Luckily!! [Smiling] I’ve been lucky I guess! Karma: [Laughing] What’s your favorite holiday? Elias: Christmas Karma: If not music, then what? Elias: If not music… Wow!! I don’t know what I’d do without music right now. I’d probably be running a company; I’m not a base level kind of guy!! [Smiling] I want to claw my way through the ranks and see how high I can get! No pun intended! [As he puts his fingers to his face like he’s smoking weed while posing for the camera] [Everybody cracks up in uproarious laughter] You took that picture at the right time. [Laughing] Erika:That came out QUITE nicely I might add! [Everyone laughs] Karma: What’s the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? Elias: [Looks bashful] and put head on the table] That I have to call my girlfriend! Karma & Erika: Ahh!! That’s so sweet!! Elias: Ohh man!! [Head still down on table] That’s horrible, I’m just embarrassed that’s the God honest truth! Karma: Why? That’s a wonderful thing!! Elias: You think? Karma: Yeah!! Oh my God! It’s a beautiful thing! You shouldn’t be embarrassed! Elias: [Cheeks still flushed] Karma: Games: video or board? Elias: Video Karma: X-Box or Play Station? Elias: X-BOX! All The way! [Smiling] Karma: Okay! [Laughing] What’s your favorite drink? Elias: Most drunk drink I think… [Smiling] is Jack & Coke. Karma: [Laughing] Okay!! Elias: But I’m a sucker for a good beer! Karma: Bacon bits or croutons? Elias: Fake bacon bits or real bacon bits? Karma: REAL bacon bits! [Laughing] Elias: Okay! I’ll take the real ones then! [Laughs] Karma: If stranded on a desert island, who would you take with you? Elias: Dead or alive? Karma: Sure! Elias: Bill Hicks, he’s a comedian. Karma: Okay! Elias: He’s very very funny, very very spiritual, very very cynical…my kind of guy either him or George Carlin. It would be fun to just sit around and talk. Karma: And you have 5 CD's to take with you. Elias: I’d take Deftones White Pony; I would take glassJAw Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Silence and Worship and Tribute; I’d probably take Around The Fur and one of the Pink Floyd records Dark Side of the Moon. Karma: If you were to do another cover tune from any genre or decade, which one would you do? Elias: Ohhh, that’s another good one!! [Smiling] Karma: [Laughing] Elias: I’m sorry this is taking so long! Karma: [Laughing] That is quite okay! Go ahead…. Elias: It would probably be a Deftones song Karma: They’re obviously one of your favorite bands… I think I am sensing a theme here! [Laughing] Elias: [Laughing] Most definitely! Karma: Well thank you very much! I really appreciate it! Elias: Thank you! It was a pleasure to meet you Karma: Likewise |
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| Click here for Elias' in-depth interview as this is an excerpt of the original |
| Nonpoint's vocalist, Elias Soriano Bottom Lounge 9/24/04 Interviewer: Karma E. Omowale Photos: Erika Kristen Watt |
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