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For a band that started with such humble and small expectations, Deez Nuts have enjoyed a quick and popular rise. With a new studio album, ‘Bout It’ due out in March, Killyourstereo.com caught up with Deez Nuts frontman JJ Peters late last year to talk about music, plans for the future and the Boys of Summer tour.

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“We all grew up listening to the same music, so we know where things are going and we don’t have to talk about it. "

"I guess discussion is healthy, but slagging off Vampire Weekend isn’t contributing much to the greater good.”

"That was the whole thing: to make an organic and real sound, like a band playing live.”

“It’s kinda weird doing a six-track EP, I can never seem to do a proper size EP, like just three or four tracks – I find it hard to stop."

“When we were finishing Reign Of Terror, the last track we did was Comeback Kid. And Comeback Kid is the most representative of the direction that we’ve headed now, with this new record."

"It’s impossible for me to step away from the music… But that’s fine. I guess it’s the only thing I love to do except getting drunk and screwing. But you can’t really pay your bills with those.”

“It’s not the way this band works. We don’t really compliment each other very much. But as long as they didn’t tell me to change it or anything then they must have liked it.”

“We just play all the time, which is great – it’s really improving our live show and we’re becoming better musicians and we’re learning a hell of a lot about what it means to be on tour."

“Man, I think it’s expanded greatly with the band all coming together and us finally reaching a solidified line-up now.”