Gothic Theatre

8 Bucks Experiment

We started this in the spring of 95. I don’t know why we did it, or what the hell we were thinking. Bored, restless, or just stupid. Maybe all three, but really I think for me it was something else. Some people start bands because they want to have fun. I think I got into this because I hate mainstream music. Since I was a child I remember hating the radio. When the Experiment started punk rock had been mined out by the powers that be. Pop punk, and Sca (third, fifth, ninth, I don’t know what wave), were just a flick of the radio away.

Punk rock had left the dirty clubs and basements, and found it’s way to the mall. Yikes. I got into this as a big middle finger to how lame punk rock had become. Hack bands ripping off other bands trying to be the next big thing (and look Blink did it!). Originality, guts, and volume, had been replaced by a tidal wave of banality. Crybaby Emo bands, and sissy PC zines with bad writers and shity layouts, (hopefully Hit List will destroy them), made punk rock about as cutting edge as nerf.

Anyway I read this quote the other day and it really hit me. Not Iggy Pop or the Stooges but the idea he conveys if anything is why the Eight Bucks Experiment is

“I was transformed into a dork in high school, when I first became exposed to the incredible cruelty that children have at their disposal. . . and there’s nobody more equipped or inclined towards cruelty than upper-middle-class children whose folks have lots of spare money and big cars and glib speed. I was burdened by that fact that whenever I tried to express myself I would be laughed at. I was also very very shy. Very unhip. Very unglib, and never wore the right clothes. But those days were numbered as soon as I learned how to become excessively aggressive towards others. I learned a unique and indispensable skill, which is to make rock & roll. I stopped my parents dressing me and started becoming a conniving cold-hearted son of a bitch, which I’ve always been since the beginning of the Stooges right up until the here and now!” -Iggy Pop

Evan is a cynical mean bitch, the main reason why I (Paige) play in this band is for Fun! While some other guys in this band play because they have anger management issues, I do it for the love of music I have, and for me to be able to express my self artistically. I have zero artistic abilities outside of music, so this is it for me! We have also met many cool and interesting people all over the country, and that is obviously a big added bonus. (On a side note, this project was never started for us to be able to fit in with any certain cliques or groups, and all of the friends we have made are genuine).

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Joey Decline here, just want to thank all the fans for their support, and havoc through this crazy lifestyle of being broke and living in a van with stinky ass people (myself included). Half the time on tour I live on a bag of chips (which I bring) and steal hot sauce packets from gas stations to make ghetto-chips-and-salsa, but when you guys keep coming to the shows I wont mind eating my g.c.a.s. so we will see you all next time, you know we will play our asses off for you.