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“I was right there in the thick of it, and I watched everybody band together in a way that I'd never seen anyone do anywhere,” he said.
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And what Boyd witnessed following the collapse of the Twin Towers changed his heart and mind. “My impression was it was a kind of brash, rude in your face, but in a charming way and say what you mean, speak your mind, and which is awesome, but it was kind of coming from California, it was also a little bit shocking the first few times,” Boyd said.īut in the days after the attack, the band found itself in a new New York. There were limited movements around town.”īoyd had been in New York City many times before the attacks and had a distinct impression of New Yorkers. If, in fact, by the weekend came if they would be able to do it, even. I thought that was so wonderful that somebody was going to do it.But I was wondering what that would be like, what the feeling would be like. “They were at the forefront of rock bands at the time and rock bands meant something at that time,” Farber said. for lack of a better word, successful.”Īs Farber aided in the reporting out of the attacks and their devastating impact, he heard that Incubus were promising to continue with their gigs just days after the attacks.įarber, who was a casual listener of the band, was more concerned about what the concerts and the crowd would be like given the moment, rather than going to check out a band he would have to write about.
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And sometimes when you mourn together, it actually makes the process of mourning more. “It doesn't mean that we stop desiring to congregate. Obviously we're mourning, collectively we're mourning and collectively we're cautious and collectively we're afraid, but that doesn't mean that we stop being human,” he said. “I think the place that we landed collectively was, I think this is the time for music. Incubus in Concert at Hammerstein Ballroom After the 9/11 Attacks - Getty Images Making a concerted effort to stay safe but also show resilience, they opted to move forward with their scheduled shows anyway. “All shows are canceled, everyone's canceling, this is not the time for music,” Boyd said he was told by promoters and those in the business. We also didn't know if it was ethically appropriate to put on a concert, and we deliberated as a band about these things.”Īnd so, the band had no choice but to sit tight and see what happened next. We didn't know if there was other stuff that was going to continue to happen, it was such an uncertain moment. We didn't know if it was still dangerous. With the band in panic and everything in the city shut down, no one knew when things would return to normal or reopen. Incubus was in town to promote their forthcoming record, “Morning View,” which would be out the following month, and to perform at the historic Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan on Sept. Two planes have been flown intentionally into The World Trade Center and we need everybody to come in and help cover it,’” he said. “Then the phone rang, and it was from an editor of mine at the News, and I let the machine pick it up, and very dryly, the message was, ‘Oh, Jim. He watched from his apartment window as hoards of people walked uptown, recalling, “I knew that was kind of odd.”įarber had covered the Jackson 5 reunion at Madison Square Garden the night before and slept in a little later than usual because he was working late. New York music critic and journalist Jim Farber also remembers the calamity and confusion of that morning.