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Created on 2002-06-26 20:35:11 (#608858), last updated 2007-03-01
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Basic Info| Name: | David |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | 02-17 |
| Location: | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Website: | MySpace |
BioQ: It seems one of the characteristics of underground musical movements has been youth. But there's not a lot of people involved here that are around your age.
Ian: I think there are a lot of people and a lot of great bands, but I think they're intimidated by the degree of professionalism out there. I know we were initially encouraged, but the encouragement didn't last long once it became evident that we really didn't know how to play our instruments. I think that's a really bad thing. All you need is a concept. There's no reason you have to sound like Led Zeppelin.
Tim: Yeah, exactly. When I first saw you guys, you really sucked. But you had the coolest ideas.
Steve K: Jeff Turner said to us, "I thought you were just a conceptual band, but now that I see you put it into motion, it's great." I thought about it - I knew that the music sounded like shit. I knew people were lying through their teeth when they said the music sounded good, but what they were saying was that the concept was good.
James: I love the music we used to do. It was incredibly raw. We'd come up with this insanely amateurish stuff that was really great. Just parts thrown together. We knew how to play them and it was important to us that we played them right. That's all that counts - doing something that's important to you.
[Ian: If I wanted to just rock then we could play Tom Petty covers at proms and people would dance their butts off, and they'd genuinely enjoy it. But that's not what I want to do. I'd rather suck poop.]
James: One thing that's constant is that I look forward to every show being the biggest show.
Ian: We've never stuck with the same thing; we've never clung onto anything. We've had so many songs and we have no problem evolving.
Steve K: That's the only way a band should be - you develop. How many other people would just go out there hardly knowing shit about their instruments?
Ian: Well, a lot of people do, but not in this city. That's why I think people are intimidated and there's not a groundswell of bands. But then again, I don't want it to become some piss poor joke where people just get up on stage.
Steve K: With no conception.
Ian: Then it gets really old too.
James: Yeah, just for the sake of doing it.
Ian: Just 'cause they wanna be wanking and playing some guitar hero role.
Ian: I think there are a lot of people and a lot of great bands, but I think they're intimidated by the degree of professionalism out there. I know we were initially encouraged, but the encouragement didn't last long once it became evident that we really didn't know how to play our instruments. I think that's a really bad thing. All you need is a concept. There's no reason you have to sound like Led Zeppelin.
Tim: Yeah, exactly. When I first saw you guys, you really sucked. But you had the coolest ideas.
Steve K: Jeff Turner said to us, "I thought you were just a conceptual band, but now that I see you put it into motion, it's great." I thought about it - I knew that the music sounded like shit. I knew people were lying through their teeth when they said the music sounded good, but what they were saying was that the concept was good.
James: I love the music we used to do. It was incredibly raw. We'd come up with this insanely amateurish stuff that was really great. Just parts thrown together. We knew how to play them and it was important to us that we played them right. That's all that counts - doing something that's important to you.
[Ian: If I wanted to just rock then we could play Tom Petty covers at proms and people would dance their butts off, and they'd genuinely enjoy it. But that's not what I want to do. I'd rather suck poop.]
James: One thing that's constant is that I look forward to every show being the biggest show.
Ian: We've never stuck with the same thing; we've never clung onto anything. We've had so many songs and we have no problem evolving.
Steve K: That's the only way a band should be - you develop. How many other people would just go out there hardly knowing shit about their instruments?
Ian: Well, a lot of people do, but not in this city. That's why I think people are intimidated and there's not a groundswell of bands. But then again, I don't want it to become some piss poor joke where people just get up on stage.
Steve K: With no conception.
Ian: Then it gets really old too.
James: Yeah, just for the sake of doing it.
Ian: Just 'cause they wanna be wanking and playing some guitar hero role.
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elaborate high fives, freddie mercury's moustache, getting awesome, playing distortion-only bass, sleeping 12 hours, the krack attack krew, very long video games, wearing a scarf
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