gavin hyde, live on twitch 14/06/2022. Hey guys! Sorry I’m running a little late, we were having some technical difficulties out here. Jo, you want to say hi? No. She doesn’t want to be on camera. Everyone say hi to my best friend Jo, she’s going to be moderating and picking questions, but apparently she doesn’t want to show her face on camera. Lame. How are you guys doing? The chat is definitely alive tonight. Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve been on. Tour has been insane.
We have any questions coming in yet?
Okay, first question asked is what things calm you?
Music, always music. But really, it’s never soft ballads or anything like that, I always find myself putting on something guitar heavy or just heavy music in general if I feel like listening to music, but if I decide to calm myself down by playing something, it’s usually on the piano or my very old acoustic guitar. Is that weird? I’m scanning the chat and people think it’s weird. Uhm, but other than music I would say that I always feel more calm if I have a couple of my pets around. Moose and South are good at calming me down, but actually, my cat Jerry is the best at it. He always seems to like me best when I’ve been stressed out and crawls out of whatever hiding space he’s in to find me.
Uhm, yeah. Next question. Are you close with your family?
Yeah, very close with my family. My dad moved here from home and is currently living with me. I don’t have a very large family to begin with — I only have two cousins but yeah, as a whole my small unit is very close. I love them very much, it sucks to be so far away from them so much.
Joey, are you paying attention? She just flipped me off. Okay, what’s something you regret?
Pfft, I have a lot of regrets. What’s one I can talk about in a public forum, Jo? Don’t shrug at me. Go with something light, maybe. Some of my hair color choices are definitely at the top of my list, like the red hair lasted maybe a little too long. I think that’s going to be my answer. Hair and style choices I’ve made especially in the early days… yeah, definitely those.
Things you love.
That’s not a question, but I like it so I’ll answer it. I love my band — my band mates specifically — and that I get to do what I love with the coolest people I know. I love my job and I love being able to step away from it to do other things, like producing music for other artists and all the work I do with Joey and the sanctuary. I love art, and reading, and spending time with my amazing group of friends, and getting to know all of you guys. I do have a beautiful life, there’s a lot to love about it. Really.
Joey just sent me the opposite of that, things you hate.
Only fair to do that one too, I think. It’s a harder one for me. Uhm, I hate avocado and I won’t apologize for it no matter how much outrage is already starting in the chat. I also hate people who take advantage of other people. That’s kind of the big one, I guess. People just need to be kind to others, when it’s allowed of course, we don’t let people walk all over us. Uh — yeah. That’s all I can think of right now.
Do you believe in soulmates?
I don’t think it’s impossible. I can name some people platonically who I would count as soulmates, so why not in other ways? Sure. Yeah for soulmates.
How do you handle conflict?
It depends. Yeah, it depends. I usually walk away and cool down a little bit if things aren’t cooling off and come back with my head on straight. I’m not really someone who enjoys conflict. It’s different if it’s for someone else though, I’ll go to bat for my people any time.
What bad habits do you have? Probably a lot. Joey, what would you say?
I’m horrible at getting back to texts quickly. Yeah, I’ll give you that one. I tend to get distracted and not reply to people for a while, so most people just call me instead now. Uhm — I say uhm a lot when I’m thinking and I have a water bottle beside my bed and use it every day, but i probably only wash it once a week. Overdramatize stupid sh*t, Joey said too.
What are your friendships like?
Oh, this one is kind of deep, isn’t it? It varies a lot depending on the friendship, but when it comes to the people I’m closest with, I guess it’s kind of what I imagine a good marriage being like, you know? Long lasting, understanding, occasional tiffs. Very loyal. I love people that I can cry with one minute and not being able to breathe from laughing the next. Those are my people, yeah.
How do you show your love or affection?
A lot of gentle bullying and just as many hugs. That’s pretty much it.
What keeps you awake at night? Jesus, Joey, why are you picking the heavy hitters?
There are a lot of real-world answers that I could give, like I hate the fact that I know there are still people going to bed without food and stuff like that, but I think that deserves a better forum for me to discuss those issues in. So on a lighter note, usually it’s Moose kicking me.
What do your home and bedroom look like?
Uh, I don’t know? Very white and kinda modern with a lot of wood. I think my game room, my studio and my bedroom are the only dark rooms in the house. I am good at keeping a tidy house though, I’ll make someone a good housewife if this music thing suddenly decides not to pan out. Yeah, I don’t know how to describe it. I just live here, what do I know?
Things that scare you?
Fire scares me now — maybe that’s too real of an answer, but definitely fire. Losing people close to me, that’s always been a big one. Uhm, yeah. Next question.
How do you express your feelings?
Bit of isolation, bit of crying. No, I’m actually pretty good at just talking about things when I need to. Find someone I trust and who’s willing to listen and just get things out when I can, but if I can’t then I just write it all out. Put it in a journal or write a song. It all depends on the situation. I don’t like being a nuisance to people though, so sometimes things just store up until I can find a healthy outlet. Both good and bad, you know. Anything to add, Jo? You looked like you had something you wanted to say. No? Alright then.
Something embarrassing about you?
My entire existence, probably. Next question.
No really, what else do you got? Okay, do you have any pet peeves?
Oh, yeah. People not washing their hands properly. I’ve got this weird thing and I always have, where I wash my hands kind of to an obsessive degree. It’s worse now with everything going on in the world, but yeah. Chewing with your mouth open, not putting things away when you’re in someone else’s space. Those are the biggest ones. Traffic, just in general.
Your thoughts on love?
Love is great. Yeah, don’t have much to say about that right now but love is beautiful when it’s right. Spread more love. I want to see the whole chat filled with i love you’s now. Thank you. I saw that comment, Rory. Shouldn’t you be doing something else? Go be a menace elsewhere. Kidding, I miss you.
Your most/least admirable quality?
Let’s bring back my tendency to isolate for my least admirable quality. For my most, I don’t know. Jo, can you give me an answer? Like a real one. I’m kind to a fault, thanks for that. Aw wait, that was sweet. You think I’m cool under pressure, that’s cute. My best quality is either my loyalty, my drive or my creativity. I feel like I should circle back around to my least admirable quality now. I’m impatient and anxious to an unnerving degree. I feel better now.
Okay, two more questions and then we’ll do a short tier list before I have to go. Give me a banger and then let’s end light if we can. If present you could write a letter to your younger self, what would you say?
Damn. A lot, actually. That’s a difficult one, maybe I’ll have to write one and if it’s any good I’ll post it on insta or something. Erm — well kid, you f***ing did it. You got out of Quaker’s Hill, made five albums and saw more of the world than you ever imagined. Hug mum and tell people you love them a lot more often. Things are good and things are bad, but you’re still killin’ it. I don’t know what else I would say right now. Probably that I was right and didn’t need a traditional education to get by, validate younger me a bit more. That’s a really good one, thank you. I’ll have to think on it more.
Last question, Jo. No pressure. Seriously, quit flipping me off, you ass. Favorite childhood memory?
Most of my favorite childhood memories were at my parent’s shop, uhm, but probably my favorite memory is my first time playing a guitar. I thought it would be easy because I killed it at guitar hero, but I wanted to quit almost right away. Just sitting in the back room with my dad and an employee, who I won’t name because he likes his privacy, but yeah he taught me three basic chords and I’ve been obsessed since. There’s probably a better one, but that one means a lot to me. Started this whole journey for me, so I think that has to be my favorite.
Okay, thank you for that. I’ll try to do another when tour’s over. Let’s find a tier list quick. Ranking 5SOS hairstyles, I think all of mine are going to be D tier.
