We caught up with Jeremy McKinnon of A Day To Remember shortly after the band finished their full US headliner. Read everything Jeremy has to say about the tour, ADTR’s continuous growth, and more!

How was Toursick? Every date has sold out, how does it feel?
Toursick was incredible. We had a lot of amazing bands on the tour, and it was one of the best tours weve ever been on because of it. To be honest it feels wild. I didn’t even know stuff like that happened these days. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported it.

Do you feel like your growth has been a rapid-fire growth or do you feel like it was a long time coming?
It’s definitely been a slow growth over time. We’ve been a band now for about 7 years, and it seemed like every tour we’ve went on, we did a little bit better than the last.

How would you say since first forming, that you’ve grown as both a person and an artist/band?
We were young, so we were still trying to find out what we wanted to do really. I think you can see that progression across our 3 records. We learned how to be a band the hard way… by touring. I think that’s a huge part of what sets us apart from bands today.

What messages do you try to give across or focus on with your music?
Our message is that, you can do whatever you want if you just go out and do it. Seriously, pop punk and breakdowns? Anything can happen if you want it bad enough. Work for it.

Has there been any point in your career yet where you’ve had to step back for a moment because the enormity of your career has surprised you?
All the time. This band wasn’t supposed to be this big. We were all friends who just wanted to play music. It was never meant to be something that people really got. It was for us, and it’s incredible that people have connected with that as well.

How do you feel about not being on Warped Tour this year?
Kind of a bummer because i love that tour, but we’re recording a new record and I’ve never been more excited to record in my life, so Warped will just have to wait.

Your music merges both pop-punk and more “hardcore” genres into one. How would you say this has affected your fanbase and how other bands treat you?
A lot of bands didn’t use to get it and we would get a lot of flack for it, but kids have always been supportive. When it comes to a fan base, I think it’s a huge reason we do as well as we do. We’ve created something unique to us. We can tour with almost anyone and it makes sense where most bands can’t. It allows us to pull from a bunch of different markets, and never have a tour lineup that feels stale. We are lucky.

You played an outdoor show not too long ago and it was so big that it shut down the entire block. How does something like that make you feel about how far you’ve come?
It’s wild. It makes me proud of what we’ve done. A lot of these kids really love these songs. They mean a lot to them, and that is the most rewarding feeling in the world.

Is there a chance that all of your albums will ever be released on vinyl?
All of them have been so far, so i think there is a pretty good chance that will continue.