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FOR AN Y OF YOU W H O H AVE SEEN T H E W ALK I NG D EAD , YOU KNOW T H AT BEI NG I N T H AT W ORLD , AN D FOLLOW I NG T H EI R ST ORI ES I S T H E ULT I M AT E M I SAD VEN T URE. RI VI T I NG, UN N ERVI NG, YET FUN ALL AT T H E SAM E T I M E W E KN EW W E W AN T ED T O AD D SOM E OF T H AT CRAZ I N ESS T O T H E I SSUE. T H I S M ON T H W E SI T D OW N W I T H ON E OF T H E SH OW ?S STARS KAT ELYN N ACON W H O PLAYS ON E OF T H E SH OW S M O ST M YST ERI OUS CH ARACT ERS EN I D .

T H I S SUM M ER SH E?LL ALSO BE ON A FEW N EW SH OW S I N CLUD I NG GO 90?S N EW SERI ES T @GGED , W E SI T D OW N FOR A QU I CK CH AT T O FI N D OUT M ORE.

CA N YOU T ELL U S A LI T T LE BI T A BOU T T H E SH OW A N D YOU R CH A R A CT ER ?

I PL AY A TROUBL ED TEENAGE GI RL NAM ED EL I SI A W HO GETS DRAGGED I NTO SOM E TROUBL E ONL I NE W I TH THESE TWO OTHER GI RL S AND W E FOL L OW THESE THREE GI RL S THROUGH AN AM AZI NG THRI L L ER SERI ES

SU M M ER I S JU ST K I CK I N G OFF, D O YOU H A V E A N Y SU M M ER A D V EN T U R ES T H AT YOU WA N T T O EM BA R K ON ?

M Y ENTI RE FAM I L Y USUAL L Y TRY TO GET TOGETHER AND GO TO A L AK E W HI CH W E HAVEN?T BEEN ABL E TO DO I N A W HI L E SO I ?M HOPI NG THAT CAN BE A POSSI BI L I TY FOR THI S SUM M ER

I N A D D I T I ON T O BEI N G A N A CT R ESS YOU ?R E A L SO A M U SI CI A N , H OW D I D YOU GET I N T O M U SI C? I ?VE JUST ALWAY S SUNG SI NCE I WAS REAL L Y L I TTL E. I N AL M OST AL L M Y HOM E VI DEOS I END UP SI NGI NG SOM EHOW.

W H AT ?S ON YOU R SU M M ER PLA Y LI ST ?

W HATEVER PL AY L I ST I FI ND ON SPOTI FY THAT I NTERESTS M E. I T?S USUAL L Y SOM ETHI NG VERY I NDI E OR ALTERNATI VE.

CA N YOU T ELL U S A LI T T LE BI T ON H OW YOU GOT I N T O A CT I N G, H A S I T A LWA Y S BEEN SOM ET H I N G YOU WA N T ED T O D O ?

I STARTED OUT W I TH DANCI NG AND SI NGI NG W HI CH EVENTUAL L Y L EAD M E TO M USI CAL S AND THEN TO ON SCREEN ACTI NG.

YOU R ELEA SED A N EP LA ST Y EA R CA LLED LOVE I N M AY, CA N YOU T ELL U S A LI T T LE BI T A BOU T T H E PROJECT A N D H OW I T CA M E A BOU T ?

W H AT H A S BEEN YOU R FA VOR I T E PA RT A BOU T BEI N G ON WA LK I N G D EA D ?

BEI NG ABL E TO DO W HAT I L OVE AROUND SUCH AM AZI NG PEOPL E T H I S SU M M ER W E CA N SEE YOU ON T H E @A W ESOM EN ESST V / @GO 90 SH OW , T @GGED

W EL L I HAD COM PI L ED A FEW SONGS I HAD W RI TTEN AND WAS LUCK Y ENOUGH TO BE ABL E TO RECORD THEM AND PUT THEM TOGETHER ON AN EP. A R E YOU CU R R EN T LY WOR K I N G ON M U SI C? I ?M ALWAY S W RI TI NG NEW M USI C OR L EARNI NG NEW COVERS, BUT ACTI NG HAS BEEN K EEPI NG M E BUSY.

W H ER E CA N W E SEE YOU N EX T ?

T@GGED COM ES OUT ON GO90 ON JUL Y 19TH , AND THEN A NEW EPI SODE EVERY W EEK . W HEN SEASON 6 ENDED ON THE WAL K I NG DEAD I WAS L OCK ED I N A CL OSET, SO HOPEFUL L Y I GET OUT I N SEASON 7. SEASON 7 SHOUL D RETURN SOM E TI M E I N OCTOBER.

M IS A D V EN T U R ES. A POET RY SERI ES BY T.M AN D ERSON I G: @T.M ._AN D ERS

HERE W E ARE AGAI N M AK I NG SECRETS W HERE SECRETS DON?T CARE TO GO//

BUT SOM ETI M ES BEI NG W I TH SOM EONE I S BETTER THAN BEI NG AL ONE I CAN?T STAND M Y SHADOW OR M Y THOUGHTS W HEN I T?S QUI ET. //

I THI NK W HAT I FEL L I N L OVE W I TH WAS YOUR AM BI TI ON YOUR CHI L D- L I K E WONDERL AND M AY BE, JUST A L I TTL E BI T, YOUR HEART//

W E NEVER TAL K ED ABOUT OUR DREAM S OUR FEAR OF DY I NG OR FEAR OF L I FE THE ABI L I TY TO BRUSH OFF FEEL I NGS BASED ON L OCATI ON YOU WOUL D NEVER ADM I T THI S WAS A REL ATI ONSHI P BEI NG THI S CL OSE, ANY THI NG I S I ?L L M I SS YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY OH, HOW EASI L Y YOU BROK E M E//.

I NEED A NEW HEART M I NE M UST HAVE SL I PPED THROUGH YOUR GODDAM N FI NGERS THE L AST TI M E YOU K I SSED M E. I T HAD AL READY BEEN STI TCHED BACK TOGETHER SO M ANY TI M ES. I T M UST HAVE BEEN THE L AST STRAW. YOU W ERE CLUM SY AND CAREL ESS FROM THE START. YOU EVEN WARNED M E THAT YOU WOUL D HURT M E. ?I K NOW M Y SEL F.?

W EL L , I GUESS I DON?T K NOW M E BECAUSE I L ET YOU.

I NTERESTI NG. I THI NK THAT?S W HAT DAN KORNEFF, OUR PRODUCER WAS ALWAY S JUST L I K E, ?I DON?T CARE W HAT YOU GUY S PL AY, I DON?T CARE HOW L ONG YOUR SONGS ARE, JUST M AK E THEM I NTERESTI NG, M AK E THEM ENTERTAI N M E.??

REGARDI NG SOM E OF THE FEEDBACK FROM FANS, JAI M E SAI D, ?I ?VE HEARD A L OT OF PEOPL E SAY THEY CAN?T REAL L Y GET THE RECORD ON ONE L I STEN, THEY K I ND OF HAVE TO GO AND DI VE I N YOU K NOW, AND REAL L Y K I ND OF L I STEN TO EVERY SONG A COUPL E TI M ES TO K I NDA HEAR W HAT?S GOI NG ON SO, I L I K E THAT.?

THE AL BUM DEFI NI TEL Y, HAD SOM E SURPRI SES W I TH M ORE RADI O FRI ENDL Y TRACK S L I K E FL ORAL AND FADI NG, AND CI RCL ES. TWO Y EARS I N THE M AK I NG, BREAK I NG UP THE RECORDI NG PROCESS W I TH A WORL D TOUR, AND FOUR Y EARS AFTER THEI R BREAK THROUGH REL EASE COL L I DE W I TH THE SK Y I N JUL Y OF 2012, M I SADVENTURES FI NAL L Y M ADE I TS DEBUT. SO W HAT I NSPI RED M I SADVENTURES? .

?W EL L M I SADVENTURES, I T COM ES FROM THE ACTUAL JOURNEY W E TOOK TO CREATE THI S AL BUM . I T WAS SUCH AN UNORTHODOX AL BUM FOR US TO CREATE, PROBABL Y THE GNARL I EST ONE. I T TOOK US ON SUCH A CRAZY RI DE TO FI NI SH THI S AL BUM . DI FFERENT THAN ANY OTHER RECORD THAT W E?VE EVER DONE, SO W E NAM ED I T THAT BECAUSE OF THAT EX ACT REASON.?

THE BAND THOUGHT THERE WOUL D BE A SHORT PERI OD OF TI M E BEFORE THEY COUL D REL EASE THEI R NEW L Y W RI TTEN SONGS. I NSTEAD, THEY ENCOUNTERED TW I STS AND TURNS, M AK I NG THE PROCESS A M UCH BI GGER JOURNEY THAN EX PECTED. ?I T WAS JUST SO DI FFERENT FOR US. I T WAS NOT PL ANNED. W E DI D SO M ANY THI NGS TO TRY TO M AK E THESE DEADL I NES, AND TRY TO FI NI SH THE RECORD I N A TI M EL Y M ANNER, BUT I T JUST, I T WASN?T READY. W E DI DN?T FEEL THAT THE RECORD WAS READY.?

ON TOP OF PL AY I NG WARPED TOUR 2015 W HI L E I N THE M I DDL E

OF RECORDI NG, PI ERCE THE VEI L?S SI NGER VI C FUENTES DECI DED I T WOUL D BE BEST TO TAK E A BREAK FROM THE STUDI O AND ROADTRI P TO DI FFERENT PL ACES I N SEARCH FOR FURTHER I NSPI RATI ON TO FI NI SH W RI TI NG THE L Y RI CS FOR THE RECORD. L EAViNG L ONG I SL AND, W HERE THE BAND HAD BEEN WORK I NG W I TH PRODUCER DAN KORNEFF, W HO CO- PRODUCED COL L I DE W I TH THE SK Y, VI C TRAVEL ED TO DI FFERENT CI TI ES I N CAL I FORNI A. APART FROM SAN DI EGO, VI C VI SI TED THE BI G BEAR M OUNTAI N RESORT I N SOUTHERN CAL I FORNI A, L OS ANGEL ES, AND SANTA BARBARA. VI C AL SO W ENT TO NEW YORK , W HERE HE THEN FI NI SHED UP W RI TI NG I N SEATTL E. ?W E WORK ED SO HARD ON THE M USI C, W HERE I T GOT TO THE POI NT W HERE, THE REGUL AR DEADL I NE THAT W E HAD, THE TWO OR THREE M ONTH DEADL I NE, W E JUST K I ND OF JUM PED RI GHT OVER THAT.? ?AT THE END OF THE DAY W E JUST WANTED TO PUT OUT THE RECORD THAT W E FELT M OST STRONG ABOUT,

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