Anonymous asked: Oh, Mr. Matt! Why not? I have a friend, if you are interested. :)

Nope. I’m already married. And Armine is already in a committed relationship — with psychologically unstable pit bulls. He’ll be allowed to start dating when he’s 55, which is in about three years.

(Previously)

Anonymous asked: For Matt: I'm pretty sure I saw somewhere you play in Drop Bb. Do you use baritone guitars ? Wouldn't regular 25" scale guitars be out of tune when tuned this low ?

Both of the guitars I use with Rosetta are normal 24.75” scale Gibsons. The low tuning works because the guitars use heavier (.013-.062) strings and have been set up specifically for that tuning. Action is a little higher than normal, but that’s just a necessary tradeoff.

Anonymous asked: Are there any plans for a new production?

Right now we’re working on new songs for what will probably be a 4-song EP. We still don’t know what the timeline will be for this release, but we’d tentatively like to record it before the end of the year.

We’ve been in a holding pattern for a while now, largely due to various life complications and the horrendous saga of our van. That’s beginning to change; after this summer’s touring, we’ll be getting to work on lots of new stuff.

egoverdrive asked: which would be your demands to come to south america?

We don’t really have any demands. We WANT to come to South America very very much. The main thing is finding the right people for booking, backline, and transportation. That stuff seems stupid but it’s important to ensure that the shows are worthwhile for the people who come.

Anonymous asked: Does the band ever get writer's block musically? If so, how do you overcome it? Also, I would like to see y'all come to Memphis one day.

Yeah it happens all the time. Tonight at practice we overcame it by shifting the key of a new but underwhelming song up a major 3rd, and it totally transformed it. Opened it up. Then we wrote yet another 4 minute hardcore song.

Anonymous asked: Did you ever seen somebody with tattoo with your lyrics, or band name, or something like this?

All the time. We don’t recommend it, but if people feel they need to do it, that’s their call.

Anonymous asked: How do you come up with the set list for when you play live; moreover, is it the same set list for the entire tour or do you change it nightly to keep things interesting for the guys in the band? Is there more of an emphesis on the latest releases or does everyone have a personal favorite? I've read of your reluctance to play some of the older stuff; however, do you think that would change with time?

We almost always decide the set about 5 minutes before we go on. In between songs, you’ll often see us reminding each other of what’s next. We try to pick songs that we think the particular crowd will like, and usually play material from at least two or three different releases. We won’t play certain songs at all, but if someone asks for a song that is in our rotation, we’ll usually play it for them.

I don’t think we necessarily have personal favorites, most songs are what you make them as you perform them — they can almost be remade every time they’re played.

Anonymous asked: Mr. Armine, you're so awesome and gorgeous! Please, marry me?!

As “band dad”, I (Matt) am going to have to put my foot down here and not allow this. Nothing personal.

Besides, you didn’t include your contact info.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Kj1IBLcgQ&feature=related

Anonymous asked: What are the birthdates of Rosetta members?

Haha, we’re not giving this information out (although it should be readily accessible on Facebook…). But I can tell you that Dave, BJ, and Matt were all born in 1983, and Armine was born sometime between 1935 and 1960. We keep asking to see the birth certificate, but he won’t show it. Probably because he was born in Kenya.