Yeah, that was a learning and growing experience because that’s what life’s all about right? You live and you learn man. It’s funny because whenever I want to do something authentically from my heart and my soul, there’s a lot of people out there who want to see you fail. They don’t understand what you’re doing, and fuck them you know, I don’t do it for them. Just like Ian Curtis said, “Sons of chance, take good care for the people not there” that’s exactly how it is for me. I mean people hated that band, didn’t understand it, but then I had tons of fans who didn’t know anything about me or Kommunity FK who fucking loved the band! It was just a thing, just like Bowie with Tin Machine, it was just a thing. KFK is from my heart and my soul.
HIP: The name of your new album is “Hydro Carbons from a Meteorite (Green)” and it’s a solo release?
Yeah, I was in Amok Bookstore, which is now called Koma, and this guy from Transparency walked up to me and he said “Do you want to do an album for my label?” and I said “Sure!” It’s totally stripped down Goth, Death rock, ghouly shit. There’s some other stuff, experimental instrumentals, I love it. I think you’ll dig it man, because it’s a great record to put headphones on and get totally high, it really is, because I made it high.
HIP: You’ve also got a song on the new Cleopatra compilation, “Witchcraft”.
It’s a song called “23rd Curse”. That was the last song we played before the encore at the Sunset Junction Festival. It’s kind of like a tribute to William Burroughs and witchcraft itself. The release party for that is supposed to be October 22nd at Release the Bats, which is my favorite club ever, besides The Krypt. I still talk to Frank and Susan (Krypt owners), they’re in London and they’re still tight with Andi Sex Gang. There’s still people like you and me who still have the death rock spirit, and it’s coming back.
HIP: Are you going to be playing at the release party, because I always dig seeing you guys.
Yeah? Thanks a lot, you’ve been there since day one man, we’ve had some good times together. No, I really want to play there but we can’t. We aren’t going to probably play until around Christmas.........You know, someone told me that they read on the Internet a story you wrote about the time You, Me, and Rozz went to San Diego. Where do I go to read that?
HIP: Oh yeah? That’s an excerpt from the novel I’m writing about the late 80’s Deathrock scene in L.A., it’s on HIPMAGAZINE.COM along with some of my other published pieces.
There’s a lot of people writing books about that scene you know? There’s a girl writing a book about the days between 1985-1989, the Scream days. I’ve been interviewed for that already. There’s a guy writing a book called Scary Monsters & Super Creeps: Shock Rock. It’s by Andy Bailey and I’m in that one too. There’s a documentary about the Goth scene in the United States ("Sex, Death and Eyeliner") and that’s premiering in Mill Valley, outside San Francisco, Oct. 9th. Then it’s going to play in Orsini’s (Beverly Hills) on Oct. 27th. They interviewed Sherry and me in our apartment and they’ve got us live during the 20th anniversary of Al’s Bar. So it’s going to be my solo album, the Kommunity FK song on the comp, and the documentary all out in October. You can’t say that Kommunity FK isn’t back.
HIP: I heard that two of your labelmates are Aleister Crowley and Charles Manson. How do you fit in with those two?
Yeah, Aleister Crowley, the 1910-1914 wax cylinder recordings. They found some recordings of his chants and things, so they put that out, and then they put out the Charles Manson Family. The real Manson family from 1970, doing Charlie Manson songs on an album that was never released until now. The tapes are actually from the Manson members themselves, given to somebody at the label. It’s Charlie’s songs, all psychedelic folk songs. Both have been very inspirational, Manson has always inspired me as far as his will. His will to do something and have others do things, and what he stood for. You know, against the system and everything like that. Then Aleister Crowley, his inspirational texts. I know I fit in there, just because I have my vision as well, and I’m a little mad, believe me.
HIP: I know you got the name The Vision and the Voice from Crowley. Do you practice Thelemic magick or any kind of magick for that matter?
Let’s put it this way, I practice certain kinds of magick that are helping me with my inner revolution.
HIP: Are you doing now what you’ve always wanted to do?
Yeah, actually I am. Nothing’s changed. I’m still a starving artist, I’m still doing things when I can. There’s no other place I’d rather be except maybe have some money in my pocket. Other than that I’m fine, it’s better than being dead, because I have things to do in this plane. Things to do at this timeline, that’s why I’m focusing and going forward.
HIP: As a kid what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a rock star. I did! When I got into Bowie I just knew I had to do this. So this is what I’ve always wanted to do.
HIP: What about the other band you’re in with you’re wife Sherry, The Legendary Wrong People?
Our inspiration are the Stooges, MC5, Motorhead, and the Spiders from Mars. That’s basically what we’re going to keep that band focused into. The thing about that band is it’s two bands actually, in one band. When Sherry comes on it’s balls out, bitch in your face, kick ass punk rock. Sometimes I get a rock and roll bug up my ass and I want to play kick ass power chords, so we switch. We both get off at least twice during the set.
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