Connections Magazine Interview- August 2010



"We're a little different. I would describe our music as lyrical alternative," said singer/songwriter Sanja Jovanovic of Anyone's Guess, "but there's no such genre. We're inspired by sounds, not necessarily music. Sometimes I hear the vacuum cleaner and I get the best melody out of it, but I guess the vacuum cleaner description doesn't sell concert tickets. We've been described as the musical love child of Alanis Morissette and 30 Seconds to Mars, so let's go with that."

With there current line-up consisting of Jovanovic, Clint Chambers (lead guitar), Jack Demetree (drums), and Benjamin Hernandez (bass), Anyone's Guess initially started as a living room jam project. It wasn't supposed to go anywhere, but there was something about the work chemistry between Chambers and Jovanovic that took things to the next level. "I could not ask for a better work partner," said Jovanovic. "Of course, we both share a lot of passion for music and the business in general, so from time to time there are bridges to be crossed, but we always manage to find a successful compromise and launch it into action. We don't spend much time talking the talk, we're walkers."

The past 12 months have really been a big psychological test for the band. They had to part with two band members, cancel their tour and make some really difficult personal decisions. But here they are today, stronger than ever. "Since we're incapable of writing anything happy, there was really a massive amount of fuel added to our creative fires," explained Jovanovic. "The single, 'Finality,' from our new CD, Cost of Silence, is a four-minute summary of the crap we went through and our new outlook on life. It's about being able to end those things that are dragging you down. We realized that the only person standing between us and success were ourselves. The 'Finality' video is being released in August, and we are all set for our Break the Silence 2010 tour this fall."

Regarding the band's name, Anyone's Guess stands for something uncertain, of questionable nature. The name initially fit the members' attitudes really well, because they had no idea here they were headed. It still describes them, but in a different light. "Things are really falling into place," said Jovanovic. "I don't know if it's just the fact that we've reached that maturity level in business management and did our homework right, or what. But things are going so well that we're sort of waiting for something to go wrong." Anyone's Guess will hold their CD release party at The Haven on August 21st. The band plans to take the production from that release show on tour with them. Should be something people will remember and talk about for a while. Hit the band's web site (www.anyonesguessmusic.com) for video blogs and other info.