In Their Own Words
Select excerpts from various conversations with the band seasoned with the insight of their own lyrics
"Rage is subdued by repetition Makes the minutes seem like hours, makes the months seem like days." -"even" from HELLBENDER CD
"...When we started this band, we had that discovery of doing it yourself. 'We can just book a tour...we can just put out records' and then you start getting overcompetent : "We can book a tour of Europe.' ...It'll all work out, but it's just a matter of hard work." -#2 fanzine (Issue #5)
"Do you remember when we were young? Revolution seemed like fun. And I thought I could get things done just by yelling at the top of my lungs." -"retread" from HELLBENDER CD
..."People are in bands ,to some extent, because they have some concept of glory, or of it being cool. But to me, being in a band has always been humbling all the time..." -#2 fanzine (Issue #5)
"If I wrote a thousand songs
they would all just come out wrong.
It would be a waste of time
and you would still probably miss my point"
-"half driven" from
FOOTPRINT OF THE AMERICAN CHICKEN CD
All lyrics by Al Burian
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