| 1. How did the band get started? How did you meet
and how long have you been together? Skinny: Mushroomhead started in 1993 as a side project - we'd known each other and played in bands together since high school. 2. How would you describe your music? Skinny: Fucked up, large buckets of blood dumped on young children at recess in wintertime. 3. What are your biggest influences? Skinny: The Residents, Pink Floyd - bands that wrote tunes to express themselves and didn't really care too much about whether people liked them or not. 4. What influence do you think your bands has in music and metal today? Skinny: Hopefully something substantial that will last - we get the sense fans are having a good time with it - more and more are showing up to shows in costume. 5. What made you want to be in the band? And if you weren't in the band what would you be doing now? Skinny: I've never second guessed it - I have always been in a band and always will be. Doing anything else was never an option. 6. Are any band members in side projects? If so what are they, and explain a little about them. Skinny: Just about everyone has one or more side projects. You can check out Mushroomhead.com for the details 7. How would you feel if a band took their sound from yours and became very well known? Skinny: I'd feel special! 8. What current bands do you like or respect? Skinny: Mindless Self Indulgence, Krazy Bone 9. How many demos/albums do you have? Tell me about them!! Skinny: We've put out four releases independently; M3 in 1999, Remix in 1997, Superbuick in 1996 and our self-titled debut in 1995. 10. What demo/album do you like the best? Skinny: The remix because its out of print! 11. What is the meaning behind the songs? Skinny: Brutal honesty 12. What are the bands favorite songs? Skinny: "Before I Die" and "43" from our new album ?XX?. 13. What does the future hold for the band? Skinny: A bigger bus! 14. If you could play with any band who would it be and why? Skinny: Fear Factory, because they shred! 15. Who writes the majority of the music? Skinny: Depends who you ask. Seriously. 16. Who has been the favorite band you've played with and why? Skinny: GWAR - they are really nice guys. 17. Where did you get the band name from? Skinny: Actually, I had the name before the band even existed. I just thought it was a cool word. 18. Describe what the band is like live? Skinny: A memorable experience, we think. 19. If you are gonna do any kind of video what would be in it? Skinny: It would be stark with just enough going on to keep the imagination flowing. And NO product endorsements! 20. Are there any touring plans made; if so tell me about them? Skinny: We just finished up with WASP and everyone is working on some very cool possibilities for the fall and winter. 21. Where do you think the band will be 20 years from now? Skinny: On an even bigger bus! |
