EXCLUSIVE8 Things You Didn’t Know About Restless Road

Nov 16, 2014 10:00 am

Restless Road's departure from The X Factor felt like it happened way too early, but the band has been doing amazing things since then! They recently performed along a few stops on Demi Lovato's world tour, and have been busy in the studio working on their album.

Since we're so excited about what they have planned, we got Andrew Scholz, Jared Keim, and Zach Beeken to EXCLUSIVELY tell us crazy facts about everything from their favorite Internet meme to their favorite types of music (other than country, obviously).

Click through to see facts you didn't know about the band, and let us know which one shocked you the most in the comments!

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They start singing in public whenever they hear Christmas music.

"We sing, like, Bing Crosby in public places when we hear Christmas music playing," Andrew told us.

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Their favorite musical styles (besides country) aren't what you'd expect.

Jared loves alternative, Zach loves EDM, and Andrew loves hip hop.

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The first song they ever sang together was "Amazed" by Lonestar.

The track is a country ballad from 1999.

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They all had their first jobs on a farm.

Zach's first job was on a corn farm, Jared's was on his family's farm, and Andrew's was on a horse farm.

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Their favorite Internet celebrity is the 'Apparently' Kid.

The five-year-old Internet sensation was super-enthusiastic at his county fair, and apparently made Restless Road LOL too!

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They like to reinterpret current songs, sing them in a retro style, and then perform them in front of other people.

"In public, we randomly take modern songs from different genres and sing them swing style like Frank Sinatra," Jared told us.

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They have a go-to song to get pumped up in the car.

It's "Africa" by Toto.

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Their new hobby is golfing.

And Zach says that he's "terrible" at it.