Present yourself to the audience
HELLO ALL, I AM GARY FROM KILL YOUR IDOLS. I PLAY GUITAR AND I AM ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE BAND
What musicstyle do you prefer personaly and what are your influences ?
HARDCORE/PUNK MUSIC AND UNDERGROUND METAL, CROSSOVER IS WHAT I LISTEN TO MOSTLY. THE BAND HAS MIXED INFLUENCES, BUT MOSTLY HARDCORE. WE ARE A HARDCORE-PUNK BAND.
What's your opinion about the actual métal scene ?
METAL IS THE NEW HARDCORE. I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT THE FANBASE IS WAY MORE LOYAL TO THE FORM AND ALOT LESS TRENDY. A METAL KID IS INTO METAL FOR GOOD. LOTS OF HARDCORE KIDS GROW UP AND GET INTO SOMETHING ELSE THATS "COOL" OR "DIFFERENT" AND THEN FROWN ON WHAT THEY USED TO BE INTO LIKE IT WAS SO CHILDISH. KIDS WHO LOVE METAL HATE EVERYTHING ELSE, AND ARE ALMOST TOTALLY CUT OFF FROM THE MAINSTREAM. A METAL KID HAS NO IDEA WHO TAKING BACK SUNDAY IS, AND COULD CARE LESS. METAL KIDS SEEM TO REALLY HATE TRENDY MALL PUNKS, TOO. IN FACT, THE ONLY CHARACTERISTIC THAT IS MISSING FROM THE METAL SCENE THAT REMAINS INTACT IN HARDCORE/PUNK IS POLITICAL STANCE AND ACTIVISM. AND THATS A GENERAL STATEMENT, BECAUSE I AM SURE THERE ARE PLENTY OF SMART KIDS INTO METAL THAT HAVE PASSIONS OUTSIDE THE METAL SCENE.
What is your best live memorie ? And why ?
I HAVE SO MANY, THATS HARD. I'LL PICK A RECENT ONE. WE PLAYED POSI NUMBERS FEST AND KIDS WENT BEZERK. WE PLAYED BEFORE UNDERDOG, AND THOSE GUYS COMPLIMENTED US. IT WAS VERY AWESOME TO GET RAVE REVIEWS FROM SUCH INFLUENTIAL GUYS.
What would be the festival of your dreams ? (with you playing in it of course !)
SLAYER, SICK OF IT ALL, DEAD KENNEDY'S WITH JELLO, MINOR THREAT, CELTIC FROST(PERFORMING ONLY MORBID TALES AND MEGA THERION), BAD RELIGION, D.I., ANGRY SAMOANS, AGNOSTIC FRONT, BREAKDOWN, CIRCLE JERKS, MOTORHEAD, 7 SECONDS, BLACK FLAG WITH ROLLINS, BAD BRAINS, IMMORTAL,MARDUK, DISSECTION, DISASSOCIATE, AND GHOU
What do you expect from the future ?
WE ARE DOING AN EP ON VICIOUS CIRCLE RECORDS, AND HOPEFULLY EUROPE IN SUMMER 2006
What is your motto in life ?
DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT, AND WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART.
Is there something you'd like to say to the audience ?
DONT FOLLOW THE FLOCK. IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW YOUR LIFE SHOULD BE, THEN DO IT. SAY IT. LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS HOW YOU FEEL. SOME THINGS ARE NOT BLACK AND WHITE. JUST BECAUSE CRASS AND DISCHARGE SAY IT, DOESNT MEAN IT IS LAW. MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING WIDELY ACCEPTED BY THE HARDCORE SCENE OR THE WHOLE WORLD YOU REJECT. SO REJECT IT. PEOPLE MAY GIVE YOU SHIT, BUT YOU WILL BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND OTHERS. MOST PEOPLE PREACH TO THE CONVERTED AND LIVE THIS ELITIST FAKE LIFESTYLE. SOME PEOPLE WALK IT LIKE THEY TALK IT. PAY ATTENTION TO PEOPLE AND YOU WILL SEE. OPEN YOUR MIND TO NEW IDEAS. EVEN IF YOU DONT AGREE, AT LEAST YOU UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE
