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The AU-A me ri can Rejects have a "Dirty Little Secret" and it is how to make top-40 hits while still keeping true to their sound. This rock band has sold more than 10 million albums with such memorable songs as "Swing, Swing," "Move Along," and "Gives You Hell." The members formed the group in Oklahoma with Tyson Ritter; Lead guitarist and backing vocalist Nick Wheeler; rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Mike Kennerty; and drummer and percussionist Chris GayLor making up the current line-up.
Windy City Times talked with Kennerty before the Rejects swung into town.
Windy City Times: Hi, Mike. Guess where I was last week? Oklahoma!
Mike Kennerty: Small world!
WCT: The band is all from Oklahoma?
MK: Yes, everybody.
WCT: How did the Rejects get together?
MK: Nick and Tyson started the band in Stillwater, OkIa., when they were in high school. They played for a couple of years and things developed. They met Chris and I who are from the Oklahoma City area. We joined on and it has been a decade now.
WCT: The group has had a lot of radio hits.
MK: We have been very Lucky.
WCT: Who does the writing on the songs?
MK: ALL the songs start with Tyson's melodies. Him and Nick will create a skeleton to the song. We will all...