From: dlm4731@zeus.tamu.edu (MAREK, DAVID LESLIE)
Subject: MISFITS interview 1
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 17:53:00 GMT

This interview is taken from "We Got Power #3 " zine.  I've no idea when 
exactly, but it's around 82 or so.

   The MISFITS were interviewed at Rachel's house after their April 13 Whiskey 
show.  Dave, Ru and Jordan talked mostly with singer Glenn Danzig.  Doyle
(guitar) and Googey (drums) were also present at times.

Dave: I wanted to ask the bass player why he smashed up his bass onstage, but
	he's not here.
Glenn: Because he's fucking cool.  He said it didn't work, so he fucked it up.
Ru: Can you compare the New York scene to the way it is here, like with the 
	cops,etc?
Glenn: Cops are cool in New York.  They know that they got better things to do 
	than be bothering little kids.  They're assholes here!  And the kids 
	would crack a few heads if they knew what was good for them.  They 
	should just take the cops and beat the shit out of them.  If the cops 
	got guns, they should get guns.  Because it's ridiculous here.  It's
	more than just harassment.  You should take the cops out and shoot 
	'em around here.
Jordan: Is there a good scene in New York?
Glenn: Now there is.  It died for a while 'cause people were watering it 
	down with faggy disco new wave shit.
Dave: What L.A. bands do you like?
Glenn: Black Flag
Ru: That's it? That's all that appeals to you?
Glenn: That's it.  Black Flag
Jordan: What kind of people go to your gigs--like, are the punks, or paying 
	customers, or...
Glenn: Punks?? What do you mean " are the punks???"
Ru: Uh, Glenn...try to lower yourself to our level, please.
Dave: Yeah...We're kinda stupid.
Glenn: Well, do you mean trendy mohawk people, or people in leather jackets,
	or skins?? We got everything.  L.A. isn't the only place with people
	who're into punk music.  That's another thing I don't like about
	L.A., they think they got the market cornered on punk.  We had a 
	thousand people at our last New York show.
Ru: Is Washington D.C. happening?
Glenn: No. Not anymore.  Maybe now that Minor Threat's back together it
	will be--when they broke up, the D.C. scene sorta fizzled.  It
	was real good.  But the Midwest scene's the best.  Better than L.A.
	or New York.  Detroit especially.
Jordan: So when are you coming back to L.A.?
Glenn: In June or July.
Ru: Have you ever played in L.A. before?
Glenn: No  They wouldn't let us last time.  We played at the Nest, and a 
	couple gigs in Frisco in November.  We tried to get some dates in L.A.
	but they told us we were too violent, too loud, too fast, and there'd
	be lots of fights.  Slash got us the show at the Whiskey--that's the
	only reason we got it, because of Slash.
Googey:(entering room) So,like, what kind of magazine is this?
Dave: A really good fanzine
Glenn: Tell your readers to send us all their skulls.  Any skulls you got.  
	We collect 'em.  If your baby brother dies, just cut off his head and 
	send it to us.  I collect horror movies, too, shit like that...
	horror posters.  I like blood.
Dave: What about your name, "THE MISFITS"? Do you think that its in with the
	skulls and all?
Glenn: I think it's a great name.  I don't care if it fits in or not.  What do
	I care?  If you don't like it, don't come see us.  Don't buy our 
	records.  What do we care?  But you will, 'cause you'll love us.
Dave: Tell us about the FIEND CLUB.
Glenn: It's a fan club.  It's basically so we can get feedback from our fans,
	and we send 'em free shit.  Whenever new buttons or pictures come
	out, we mail 'em out free.  They can order t-shirts through us for
	five dollars instead of ten.  Print our new address:
                       MISFITS FIEND CLUB
                       P.O.BOX 3112
                       GRAND CENTRAL STATION, 
                       N.Y.,N.Y. 10163
Dave: What's the radio scene like in New York?  Do you get much airplay?
Glenn: Yeah.  Timmy Summers has a hardcore show, he always play us.  There's
	the New Afternoon show on right before that on Wednesdays.
Ru: What other N.Y. bands get airplay?
Glenn:  He plays a lot of British stuff lately, but some good N.Y. bands are 
	Reagan Youth and Kraut.  That's about it.  The Beastie Boys were good,
	but they broke up.  I don't like N.Y. bands that say,"American music
	sucks.  The British are more emotional, more into what they're doing."
	I hate British bands.  There's more talent in one acre of America than
	there is in all of fucking Britain.
Dave: It's kinda ironic, how the L.A. Oi scene really seems to like you guys
	alot, and you're definately American.  They hate every L.A. band.
Glenn: Do they like Black Flag.
Ru: They despise Black Flag.
Googey: They're assholes then.  Besides us, Black Flag's the best band in 
	America.
Glenn: Oi is alright.  It's just like everybody singing along and shit.  I'm
	into singalongs.  Besides me having a good time onstage, I want other
	people to have a good time, too

That's it guys,....Dave

	
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