On This Episode of Bonus Tracks from KXCI Tucson, 16-year-old Andrew, a sophomore at the Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind, talks about his favorite Band, Three Days Grace. He focuses on their song Animal I Have Become, exploring its themes of addiction, struggle, and the power to change. This episode was written and recorded during a KXCI Education team field trip to ASDB, highlighting student voices through community radio.
Transcript:
0:02: This is Bonus Tracks from KXCI Tucson.
0:05: Hello, my name is Andrew.
0:06: I am a 16-year-old sophomore at the Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind.
0:10: And today I’m going to talk about the band Three Days Grace.
0:18: Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band that was founded in Norwood, Ontario in 1992 by their lead singer, Adam Wade Gontier.
0:27: My favorite song written by them is Animal I Have Become.
0:31: The song is about Adam going to stay at a rehabilitation center and his addiction to OxyContin.
0:58: And now he felt untamable and wild when he didn’t have it.
1:02: The song was a cry for help and a realization that something needed to change.
1:22: Yeah.
1:31: The song should encourage you that whatever addiction you may have, you have the power to break it off.
1:37: This is Bonus Tracks from KXCI Tucson.
1:40: This is Andrew.
1:41: Thank you for your time.
1:42: For more information and episodes, visit KXCI.org.
Song sampled:
Three Days Grace, “Animal I Have Become“-from the album “One-X“, Zomba recording 2006
Recorded by KXCIs education team
Edited and Produced by Bridgitte Thum
