Gym Class Heroes: ’The Papercut Chronicles II’ - Buzzine Interviews... (Excerpt)

Travie McCoy and Matt McGinley met in 9th grade gym class in Geneva, New York. Honest. They officially formed Gym Class Heroes in 1997 and recorded three self-released albums between 1999 and 2004. Everything changed in 2005 with the solidifying of the line-up (Travie and Matt, joined by Eric Roberts and Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo have all been ever-constant musical companions since then) and the release of The Papercut Chronicles on Pete Wentz’s Decaydance Records. Over the seven years since, GCH have enjoyed global success, MTV Music Awards, and multiple laps of the country as a headlining act on the Warped Tour. A couple of months before the release of the new GCH album, The Papercut Chronicles II, Buzzine’s Stefan Goldby headed down to Carson, California to catch up with Travie in a backstage shady spot to talk about how far the band has come since their first Warped Tour chat back in 2005... Watch this complete episode of Buzzine Interviews at: Find out about