Jake Kiszka On Preventing Family Feuds In Greta Van Fleet

Jake Kiszka recently joined Guitar World and shared how he and his brothers, Josh and Sam, [plus drummer Danny Wagner] prevented family feuds in Greta Van Fleet and made sure everything went down smoothly.

The band only recently released their latest studio album, ‘Starcatcher,’ and with all the attention they’d received in the last few years, the host decided to ask Jake how the act managed to get a hold of all that with no visible trouble, comparing the ‘peaceful’ Kiszka brothers to other ‘family’ bands that ended in disasters.

Well, after that specific comparison, Jake seemed to agree with the host’s point as he shared the ‘secret’ of his band’s healthy relationships, saying:

“We do seem to be doing alright. [Laughs] But, man, you’re right; the list of family bands that have shredded themselves to the point of self-implosion is pretty extensive. But I guess the secret is we’re good to each other. We try not to get aggressive, and we give each other space if we need it. And honestly, a lot of that stuff that could have hurt us; we got most of it out early on.”

Still, although the act ‘now’ had smooth relationships, the guitarist also couldn’t help but point out how there also had been times when things heated up in the studio or during rehearsals:

“Sure, we’d get together to play or rehearse, and sometimes things would happen where someone throws a chair across a room or a door gets broken down, but we learned how to navigate all that.”

Kiszka also emphasized how inevitable it was to have ‘bloodsheds’ and ‘feuds’ in family bands like Greta Van Fleet but then stated how he and his bandmates had matured enough to go past those disagreements and differences:

“In any band – especially one you share with family – there’s always gonna be some bloodshed. And we get into those arguments, have creative differences and all of that, but we’ve always let the passion we share guide us rather than whatever momentary thing stands in our way.”

Well, it seemed that Jake believed that Greta Van Fleet had matured enough to go past their differences, and, perhaps, that was the secret to their ‘healthy’ relationship. However, not every family band was as lucky as the young Kiszkas [plus Wagner], as you can check out how Oasis’ Liam and Noel Gallagher still refuse to kiss and make up.