{"id":6010,"date":"2025-10-17T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/a-day-in-the-life-ofall-time-lows-alex-gaskarth\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:00:00","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-ofall-time-lows-alex-gaskarth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/a-day-in-the-life-ofall-time-lows-alex-gaskarth\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in the Life of\u2026All Time Low\u2019s Alex Gaskarth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/leadATL-press-image.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"All Time Low. (Credit: Nick Stafford)\"><\/figure>\n<p>Alex Gaskarth, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for pop-punk band All Time Low, says the group\u2019s new album, <em>Everyone\u2019s Talking<\/em>, out October 17, was inspired by the 20th anniversary shows they were playing in 2024. \u201cThere was such an outpouring of love and support from the fans, and that invigorated us to start writing new material,\u201d he says. \u201cWe were impassioned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The release of their newest record makes 10 albums in 20 years, roughly an album every two years, an accomplishment many recording artists are unable to achieve.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/10\/ace-frehley-tributes\/\">Rock Luminaries Salute KISS\u2019 Ace Frehley<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/10\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-anton-newcombe-of-the-brian-jonestown-massacre\/\">5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without: Anton Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/10\/deep-cut-friday-sweet-dreams-by-split-enz\/\">Deep Cut Friday: \u2018Sweet Dreams\u2019 by Split Enz<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Formed when Gaskarth and lead guitarist Jack Barakat were in eighth grade in Towson, Maryland, the group took its name from the New Found Glory song, \u201cHead On Collision,\u201d which was, as Gaskarth admits, \u201cthe best sounding band name on a list of pretty mediocre potential band names.\u201d As Gaskarth and Barakat both learned guitar and jammed in the comfort of each other\u2019s bedrooms and parents\u2019 basements over the next couple of years, they met drummer Rian Dawson. \u201cAt that point, it really started to feel like we had a band, so naturally we needed a bass player.\u201d<strong> <\/strong>Eventually, Zack Merrick joined on bass.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/Sitting-1-Final.jpg\" alt=\"(Credit: Nick Stafford)\" class=\"wp-image-528423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/Sitting-1-Final.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/Sitting-1-Final-340x510.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/Sitting-1-Final-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/Sitting-1-Final-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/Sitting-1-Final-498x747.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Credit: Nick Stafford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All Time Low released their debut EP, <em>The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End EP<\/em>, in 2004, followed by <em>The Party Scene<\/em> in 2005, the band\u2019s first album.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They were still in high school.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween Homecoming and Algebra 2, I guess we fit in some band practice,\u201d Gaskarth says.<\/p>\n<p>Once they graduated, Gaskarth and his bandmates focused their energy full-time on the band, releasing their next album, <em>So Wrong, It\u2019s Right,<\/em> in 2007, followed by the group\u2019s first tour in 2008.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02360.jpg\" alt=\"(Credit: Nick Stafford)\" class=\"wp-image-528426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02360.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02360-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02360-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02360-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02360-498x332.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Credit: Nick Stafford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While <em>So Wrong, It\u2019s Right <\/em>wasn\u2019t necessarily a commercial success, it produced the fan-favorite song, \u201cDear Maria, Count Me In.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until they released their third album, <em>Nothing Personal<\/em>, in 2009, that the band began to see widespread fame, with the album selling 63,000 copies in its first week and debuting at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All Time Low continued churning out records over the years, all with varying degrees of success. 2020\u2019s <em>Wake Up Sunshine<\/em>, however, marked the release of the album\u2019s fourth single, \u201cMonsters,\u201d featuring singer-songwriter-producer Blackbear, which became the highest-charting song of the band\u2019s career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, with <em>Everyone\u2019s Talking, <\/em>Gaskarth says that the new album is a nod to the marketing process and \u201cthe need to drum up a groundswell to get people paying attention again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two years can be an eternity in the lifespan of a band, invoking a need to stay relevant in whichever way it can. After 20 years, All Time Low has been able to achieve that. But Gaskarth says that staying relevant is only part of being successful; it\u2019s also about \u201crecognizing that as a human being, you\u2019re putting yourself through his public tumble-dryer every time you step into the spotlight. The whole album wrestles with those themes. It\u2019s an exploration of self within the context of being in a band for 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a Day in the Life of All Time Low\u2019s Alex Gaskarth.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/player.target-video.com\/player\/build\/targetvideo.min.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"TargetVideo_60621111\" style=\"width:16;height:9;\"> <\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"TargetVideo_60621111\", {\"video\":\"2374646\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"id\":\"24448\"}); <\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date (when you are writing this) <\/strong>\u00a0September 23, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time I woke up<\/strong>\u00a0 8:00 a.m.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Every day starts with<\/strong>\u00a0 A series of yawns followed by some doom-scrolling, mild existential dread, and then a vast appreciation for another day on this planet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breakfast consists of<\/strong>\u00a0 Today it was a crappy coffee from a highway truckstop, an energy bar, and half a chocolate glazed donut. But I swear, usually it\u2019s way more chic, healthy, and mindful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To get going I always listen to<\/strong>\u00a0 Prince.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I don\u2019t feel dressed without <\/strong>\u00a0A hoodie and a hat with the brim pulled down for that low-key stealth vibe where it feels like maybe I\u2019m still in the womb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before I start working I must <\/strong>\u00a0Endure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Currently working on<\/strong>\u00a0 Finding a place to do laundry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But I\u2019d really love to be<\/strong> Finding a place where someone else will do my laundry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02409.jpg\" alt=\"(Credit: Nick Stafford)\" class=\"wp-image-528425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02409.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02409-340x228.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02409-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02409-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02409-498x334.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Credit: Nick Stafford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Book I\u2019m reading<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55399.Gardens_of_the_Moon\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gardens of the Moon<\/em><\/a> by Steven Erikson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I don\u2019t know how anyone ever<\/strong>\u00a0 Makes it through a day without at least one little sweet treat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If I had to play one album on repeat, it would be<\/strong>\u00a0 Pink Floyd\u2019s <em>The<\/em> <em>Dark Side of the Moon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The perfect midday consists of<\/strong>\u00a0 A second (or third) coffee and a really good sandwich.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To help get through the day<\/strong>\u00a0 The sound of a loved one\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not a day goes by without speaking to<\/strong>\u00a0 My wife.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My daydreams consist of <\/strong>\u00a0Ambition, longing, whimsy, faraway places, a really good slice of pizza.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02696.jpg\" alt=\"(Credit: Nick Stafford)\" class=\"wp-image-528427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02696.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02696-340x216.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02696-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/DSC02696-498x317.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Credit: Nick Stafford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ll always fight for<\/strong>\u00a0 Trying to do the right thing.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Currently in love with<\/strong>\u00a0 Small, potted succulents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoping to make time to watch<\/strong>\u00a0 The next sunset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By my bedside I always have<\/strong> An unopened sparkling water that I forget to drink.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To help get through the night<\/strong>\u00a0 A small amount of THC.<strong>When I think about tomorrow<\/strong> I hope for a better future for all the lovely people.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; 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