When You're In A Band And Write

Truth Is, Right Now Two Bombs Could Drop Out Of The Sky And Blow Up This House And Whatever Building You're In And Just Obliterate Dischord And Pitchfork. And There'll Be Some People Crying, There'll Be Some Slow Singing, But For 99% Of The World, It Won't Even Affect The Fly On Their Soup. Most Of The World Never Have, Or Ever Will Hear Of Me, Fugazi, Or Pitchfork. Right Now, Someone Just Got Killed In Ukraine. Do You Feel Any Different?

Trenchmouth, Really Great Band. Here's A Photo Of Them In 1979 Playing The Valley Green Projects. It Was An Incredible, Unusual Experience. We Ran A Cord Through The Window And Plugged The Pa And Amps Into That And Played Right In The Courtyard. It Was An Incredible Experience. It Was Just Local Kids.

I Do Feel Like I Have Always, In My Life, Been Inclined To Be On The Outside, Walk A Different Path Or Something. Because Of That, And Increasingly Over The Years, My Sense Of Distance From Mainstream Society Or From The Way Culture Works, I Have A Different Kind Of Perception Of It.

In The Late 90s, There Was A Reverse. Everyone Would Stand Stock Still And Be So Attentive And Quiet. But Then, It Was Almost Like, "c'mon People! Engage - Make A Show With Us!" You Can Hear These Different Eras Pass Through In The Recordings.

Structures Can Be Manipulated For Ill As Well, Especially When People Are Dealing With Issues Of Power, Or Control, Or Violence.