Hey Monday's female powerhouse singer, Cassadee Pope, is fresh out of the water of West Palm Beach, FL! She's been compared to Avril Lavigne and Paramore's Hayley Williams. J-14 spoke exclusively with the spunky singer about being "one of the guys," hanging out with cute musicians and more!
J-14: What's it like being the only girl in Hey Monday?
Cassadee: They treat me like a guy, but they also know what's disrespectful. They let me have my own bed and stuff like that, and they give me enough time in the bathroom in the morning to get ready. For the most part I'm just treated like another one of the guys.
J-14: What's your favorite track off your album Hold On Tight?
Cassadee: "Should've Tried Harder." I like the message it has. Giving a relationship your all and then it ending and the person wants to come back, but why should I take you back when I was the one who was giving and you would just take? There was no give from you, so you should have tried harder when we were together. I like that.
J-14: Who writes the songs?
Cassadee: Me and my guitar player, Mike. Mike writes the music and then brings it to me, and I'd put my lyrics and melodies to them. "Should've Tried Harder" and "Six Months" were the only songs on the record that I wrote completely by myself.
J-14: What's it like being compared to Avril Lavigne and Paramore?
Cassadee: I honestly think that it's a huge compliment. Someone said that they think Columbia found their new Avril Lavigne, and that choked me up because she's a huge inspiration to me. Paramore is a compliment because we like them a lot as a band. But there's a lot of people who just take that and fabricate on it and say that we're trying to copy them. That's not the case at all because we're a lot more pop and mainstream than them.
J-14: You're on Pete Wentz's label Decaydance with bands like The Academy Is... What's it like hanging out with William Beckett of The Academy Is...?
Cassadee: It's fun. William for me is like more of an inspiration then a crush. I think he's amazing and he's like a really cute guy -- tall and handsome. He's a huge inspiration and he's turned into one of my idols. On stage he demands everybody's attention, and he gets their attention. He pulls everybody in. I look up to him a lot.
J-14: You also had a small role on Degrassi. Do you like the acting thing or is mainly music for you?
Cassadee: My first priority and my real passion is music, but I love doing stuff like that.
J-14: Do you have any advice for girls who want to form their own band?
Cassadee: I've met so many girls who've said that I've inspired them on tour and that's awesome, but I always tell them: Don't give up, and if you don't have a band already, definitely start looking for one because you need to start as soon as possible. You really just want to have that solid foundation, like a friend in a band with you. Make sure that you get along with them. Don't be afraid of rejection and don't quit after rejection.
yeah first comment
i dont know who they are
i'm with the 1st comment. i just wanted to be 2nd.
I havent been on in a loong time!!! LOL.
Im not getting lost in my house anymore!!! Thats the only new thing with me. Well wait- this morning I accidently went into this spare room we have where we dont really have anything yet. IDK why I went there. Oh well that doesnt count. LOL!!!
Whats new with you??? Anything totally awesome???? LOL
The weather is warming up!!! Im glad :}! LOL
Sorry if I'm saying LOL a lot. I am bored. But you probably figured that out by now. LOL (again). Wow two sets of parentisis. I am getting weirder. LOL. Stop saying that Sarah!!! LOL. What am I doing??? LOL. I really need to stop saying that. LOL. Im gonna get off before this is a never-ending post of LOLs. LOL
Hey Sarah!!
Thatz good you aren't getting lost anymore!!!LOL
Nothing really new for me.
LOL About the LOLing!! LOL!!!!
Hey Ty!!!
Believe me, I am very glad Im not getting lost anymore!!! My head was spinning, Im just like "Go left Sarah!" and stuff. LOL. I was just mumbling my directions around the first few days.....LOL
So far I have only LOLed a normal amount. LOL. Im going to stop now. LOL
Nothing new with you??? Me either.......
Im trying to think of something we can talk about........da da da.........thinking.......
I GOT IT!!!!! Lets go and have a paintball fight!!! JK JK JK!!!!! LOL it came to me......
Have you ever had a paintball fight??? I remember I had one when I was like, 10. I have this guy cousin that is 7 years older than me, and at the time he tricked me into doing it. It is not fun at all!!!!!
Last weekend I was at my friends house and we threw darts and balloons filled with paint. It was funny!!! But the balloon splattered all over me.....LOL why me??? JK
This is a long post. As you can see, I am bored.
OMG OMG HEY MONDAY ROX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CASSADEE IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!! ME AND MY BFF MICHELLE LOVE HEY MONDAY!!!!! HEY MONDAY IS THE BETEST BAND EVVERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO IS WE THE KINGS, DEMI LOVATO, AND THE JONAS BROTHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM LIKE THE JONAS BROTHERS #1 FAN EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEY MONDAY FAN'S 4EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LUV: Karina Jonas!! haha! : )
hey, hey monday!!! i luv your music so freakin much lol and i def wouldnt comment if i didnt know who you were but i do know who you guys are. i take that interview in a really inspiration as also cassadee does. and i try and try and try but it fails. but im only 14 so i still got alot of time but its true to get it now then wait to long and never get what your dream might be. cassadee is one of my new idols! and im proud to say that. and i can see her being compared with avril and hailey. you gurlz rock the world! my fave song of urz is HOMECOMING!! theres something in that song that tellz me to listen to it a billlllion timez a day!and i wanna say that ur guys are sooooooooooooo lucky to be signed by PETE WENTZ!! i luv him to death. lol and thats my dream for him to like my music as he likes urz!! keep rockin' the world
luv ur best fan in ze world
BRIANNA
Yeah, I once was in a paintball fight. Me and my friends went to this huge stadium (for paintballing) in Toronto. It was alot of fun!!!!!!!
It hurts though when you get shot!!!! LOL!!!!!
I LOVE HEY MONDAY I ALSO LUV THEIR SONG HOMECOMING ITS SO CATCHING
That is such a cute interview :) hey monday is one of my favorite bands. they definitely have their own unique style (and cassadee's voice is WAY better than avril's) and Hold On Tight is easily the best album of 2008. I can't wait to see them on the Believers Never Die tour! :)
I have no idea who they r!
LOL I never got shot! And Im happy about that. I was like, 8, and my cousin tricked me into it, so I dont remember having a whole lot of fun!!!! LOL
Last night at a school dance, there was this guy who asked me to dance with him. I turned around to all my friends and they were telling me to do it. We were dancing and stuff, and he was freaking me out! He was gazing right into my eyes and it did not feel normal. By the end of the dance, he said we were dating!!! Now everybody thinks that I am dating him, when I am seriously not interested in him. AT ALL!!!!! LOL he's a good guy, but me dating him??? LOL!!!!
Do you have any idea how to tell him nicely that we are sooooo not dating???? LOL I've been thinking about it all last night. Do you know how to do it without hurting his feelings????? LOL
Hey Monday is too mainstream for me, but Cassadee seems to be a very likeable girl :) I wouldn't compare her to Avril, more like Hayley. Cady, Avril is a very talented singer and is a better singer than Cassadee because she is more experienced, but Cassadee does have potential to become as famous as Avril.
I'm going to see them along with FOB,Cobra starship,Metro Station and All Time Low :)
Okay, that one above is not me. I did go to a Valentines Day dance, but that never happened!!! LOL Jesikah. That was a very random thing.
Whatz new??? I am probs going to British Columbia this week. So here I am, packing again. LOL thats I've been doing lately!!! And Jenny and some other cousins are coming. We are flying this time, which is good. We usually go to all these random states and drive there. Flying is so much better, a lot funner, and more entertaining. And if you take a certain airline you get cookies, which I enjoy. LOL they make them on the plane!!! They rule. Have you been to British Columbia??? IDK if there is anything to do there........
Cassadee is LOVE :"> I really love this band. :D I'll post this to my multips. :)
i know the band hey monday, and i think their music is really good. i love their song homecoming. when their albumn comes out i will definitly get it :)
BC is pretty!!!! You'll like it!!!!!
PS Don't fall off one of those mountains. That will hurt. LOL
Sarah H, you have amazing taste in music! i am going to that concert too! i cant wait to see them all live! and hey monday rocks and they are wayy better then paramore, so as far as im concerned, paramore copied them. and cassadee is an awesome name!
they rock they are soooo awesome i mean come on i love their song homecoming!!!!
hey the the one second to the left i think your kind of cute do you want to go out some time:]
I dont have much time on here!!! LOL
Your right it is pretty here!
And I dont intend to fall off one of those mountains. That would hurt. LOL!!!
This time change is confusing me. Its like 11:20 J-14 time Im guessing. LOL
hey the one second to the left i think your kind of cute do you want to go out some time please send me a comment:]
Not funny, Sarah.
Lets not do this interview thing anymore. Its kinda weird. Because you have a crush on me.
That isn't me above!!! LOL Sarah. IK, Ilove BC.
IM HERE!!!!!
Okay, Im sorry about this being akward, but I dont really have a crush on you anymore....I see you as more of a friend now. LOL I hate this akwardness. Im done talking about it now. LOL
Isnt BC awesome? It is so beautiful there.
Im still laughing about the "dramarama" that happened on the main post. LOL
LOL IK, that was funny!!!!!!!! Jesikah is only shooting herself in the foot.......you'll see! LOL
Yeah, IK about the awkwardness.......I've felt for a long time that you weren't really crushing on me anymore....I could just tell.....IDKH though!!!LOL
ARe you in BC or Maryland right now???? I'm confused!!!!!!
Im in Maryland right now :(. I wish I was still in BC. It was fun there.
I really want to go on a vacation. And somewhere warm!!! The cold air is getting to me!!! LOL
I am so bored. Bailey just left a really long post on the FAME thing. I dont feel like replying back right now. I will later. LOL sometimes I just go read the comments, and then post back later. LOL sometimes I just dont feel like typing.
My grandpa, (the one who put the turkey on his head), came to BC with us, and hes gettin' a little fuzzy around the edges. Sometimes, sometimes. LOL he called Jenny Lila. Who is Lila? I dont know. LOL but it was funny. She just looked so darn confused, and I was holding in my laughter. And sorry if this sounds a little gross, but he has a bit of a gas problem too. LOL sorry about that.
um catie, have you ever heard avril sing live? it would make you reconsider.
Yeah I know!!! I totes want to go somewhere warm!!!!
Where are you??? You haven't been on for like, ever!!! LOL
Hopefully my parents are planning a vaca to like Florida or Hawaii or somewhere where there is warm weather. Tina is lucky.....I think its summer in Australia. Im not sure though. Its only me. Ive realized that once I start to think, its time for me to stop thinking. LOL
I have been busy with some of my friends. We have this Science Fair project, and its the 4 of us, so yeah. We have been at my house a lot lately. The first few times we ended up throwing objects at each other, but now we are actually working. LOL
Okay, I need to tell you this because it is so incredibly stupid. I got lost today. Its like I knew where I was going, I just wasnt listening to myself and ended up in a place I did NOT want to be. I accidently went into the bathroom next door to my bedroom.......and my dad was in the shower!!! No, thankfully I saw nothing, but it was uncomfortable and weird. I went to leave and my dad was like "Annette,[my mom's name], is that you?" in this you-know-what voice. I froze. I was just like, "Yes its me, Im just getting something from the cabinet!" I slammed the cabinet door and ran out. I think he still thinks it was my mom. But that tought me a lesson to ALWAYS make sure you are at the right room before you enter it!!!!
LOL Im disturbed and I cant really face my dad anymore.
Okay the one talking about the shower is NOT me. LOL I think I would have stronger things to say if I was really in that situation. LOL Jeiskah.
I'm just sitting here, and am I bored............
F*** you Sarah. All you do is babble about yourself.
Im done on here. Thats why I havent been on in 5 days. Sick and tired of you. I'm actually mad at you cuz you dont have a crush on me anymore.
LOL Jesikah!!!!!!
That impersonation was REALLY bad......
OMG I JUST FOUND OUT IM...IM...IM A BIG FAT AND I MEAN FAT LOSER!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Hey!
I havent been on for a while. Sorry for the language, but I feel like absolute s*** right now. LOL
I have this disease called hypothyroidism. They did the blood test yesterday, and they gave me some medication. Im going back to the doctor on Wednesday to see improvments. Im going to go do something that doesnt involve moving at all. LOL
sarah, that absolutely sux. I was reading about it, and I think there is a cure. :)
It does suck. LOL yes there is a cure!!! Im on medicine right now, so yeah, Im feeling better. I have more energy, I dont feel as tired, and my skin isnt as dry anymore. YAY!!! My fingernails were really brittle and disgusting. LOL
ENERGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL IT FEELS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whatz new?????? LOL I am so bored......School tomorrow.........waking up early.........
It would be nice to have one more day of the weekend still............
LOL
I broke another lamp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cant believe it, but I did it!!!!!!!!!
My mom got a new lamp and put it right in the spot the other one was. I banged my head on it a few times, but it shattered today!!!!! Thats why I wasnt on really today. I was coming on but......disaster striked. LOL
There will be no ceremony. I AM NOT SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL sorry that was really weird.
Hopefully my mom will get the hint and not buy another stinkin lamp!!!!! Me and my head will be happy without it. LOL
um, cady, I like, have heard her sing live! Yeah, i know she's not the best performer live, but still, a lot of her songs on her new album are more chanting than singing! Plus, she makes good clothes!
Sarah, you like me a little too much. You said that you dont have a crush on me anymore, but I can tell that you do. You still come on here, and I dont know why. So Im done on here because you are really retarded.
WOW some people on here are realyyyy RETARTDED!!!! anyway...I LOVE hey monday I look up to Cassadee Pope alot and also Hayley Williams! but yeah I LOVE LOVE LOVE Hey monday's music!!!
Sarah meet me on the top post so we can chat there!!!
i love hey monday so much. cassadee is a huge inspiration to me. my two favorite songs ever are Josey (hey monday) and Skyway Avenue (we the kings)
LOvE&hUGs,
Lea C.
hey monday really rocks!
keep on rocking harder.. i love yah guyz..
am rachel from philippines.. hope u'l have a time visiting us here..
Saw them on the Believers Never Die Tour. They were amazing. (:
Saw them on the Believers Never Die Tour. They were amazing. (:
i saww them on the BND tourr :)
i am in love with themm & cassadee is a huge inspiration. we need more girls like her out touring
HEY MONDAY = LOVE
I love Cassadee Pope so much!!!!!!!! She rocks! :)))))) Hey monday is my FAVORITE band!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Them!!!!!! cant wait to see u guys!!!!!!!
Hey Monday!!!!!
cassadee is amazing. i think it would be cool to be in a band. i am seriously obsessed with this band!
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