Band History | Don | Ian | Mark | Morgan

Don.

choices.

• math or english? math.
• hot or cold? cold.
• puppies or kitties? kitties.
• blue or yellow? blue.
• simple or complex? yes.

numbers.

• years? 27
• bands? 2
• fingers? 9.99
• blankets? 2
• everything? 42

essay question.

what is your quest?

you see, i'm still unsure about that. i mean, i'm just a guy trying to do the things i love. one of those things is singing. i used to just sing about my general failure with women, and that is a valid problem with me, but in this band i'm trying to balance the subjects of the songs more. it is a challenge, i must admit. but one of my theories about song creation is that these are really *our* songs. so i try to talk about things that maybe everyone could sing along with. almost like they know the songs before they know the words. i try not to be obscure but try to state my ideas in an interesting fashion. so i talk about world politics, nice days, the gulf between boys and girls, and whatever else, all in the same set of songs. it is my dream that one day i'll be walking down the street and on the other side, walking the other way, a kid will be singing or humming or whistling one of my (sorry, *our*) songs out loud. that kid will get it. and go on to start their own band and keep making *our* music. because the bottom line is the creation of music. *our* music.

see you at the shows, i'll be singing along too.

most used equipment:

• Shure SM-58 Mic
• spiral notebook
• random slips of paper