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I need to broaden my horizons.
Bungle is definitely a priority right now.
NYC is chaotic. And I am attracted to chaos.
I have no inflated ideas about success anyway.
I've experienced as much fame as I ever want to.
I take all of my music seriously and personally.
Being in several, disparate bands is what I thrive on.
Now I am obsessed with collecting Platypus paraphernalia.
Music is a very personal and emotional form of communication.
Different people bring out different aspects of ones personality.
It's too hard for me to comment on the sorry state of our culture.
I never understood why the metal heads in my school hated the punks.
Harry Patch didn't get enough recognition. Jerry Garcia got too much.
I'm comfortable, but not satisfied and I hope to always feel that way.
I love playing in Fantomas, which is very strict in terms of composition.
Hopefully, as a band, it will grow and develop for a good length of time.
I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.
But I also like to be in control, like anyone else. I try to achieve a balance.
Pop culture is not about depth. It's about marketing, supply and demand, consumerism.
I mean, I would hope that I have a style or personality that is evident wherever I go.
Mullets are still going strong in the south and places like St Louis or the Carolinas.
I think it was more personal, but I certainly tried to adapt certain concepts of Surrealism.
There's a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary.
If I can introduce someone to something new, as is constantly happening to me, then I am elated
If I can introduce someone to something new, as is constantly happening to me, then I am elated.
I remember when metal was something you really had to search out, and now I hear it on car commercials.
I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard.
The bungle tour is a bit up in the air due to the fact this at we are getting screwed by our overseas label.
Well, I've never been to Japan so I couldn't say. I do know that we have a bit of a following there however.
I love being a musician. I love the lifestyle. But I think it's probably as difficult and frustrating as anything.
After realising my natural affinity towards surrealism several years ago I decided to study it's origins and definitions.
It wasn't until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was listening to at that age. My ears were blown wide open.
If you want music that speaks to you, that LISTENS to you, you have to go out of your way, which I enjoy actually. I'm constantly on a private-eye kick to find the totally obscure
If you want music that speaks to you, that LISTENS to you, you have to go out of your way, which I enjoy actually. I'm constantly on a private-eye kick to find the totally obscure.
I guess the two Manifesto, Communicating Vessels, Mad Love, and some of his poetry made a significant mark on me but as far as bringing a literary element into the music I see it as a much broader assimilation.