I co-wrote this one with Jon (Decious, The Pink Spiders) who played all the bass guitars on the EP and is one of my oldest friends. The chorus was an attempt to write something that The Clash would be proud of, and the verses are meant to be played by a high school marching band.

It was Jon who insisted on the one note guitar solo, which I originally hated. I wanted to have Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo for Michael Jackson's Beat It, but he wouldn't let it go. In the end, I find it to be the most charming moment on the whole record. I guess there's a reason why he's got a record deal and I don't. I wrote most of the lyrics right before I left Memphis- all the stuff about hating my job, getting dropped by girls, and not wanting anything that was offered to me comes from there. It's not a happy place, and I realize in retrospect that I sound like a brat. I guess that's rock and roll, though...take it or leave it.

Now go learn more about the group, check out some songs from the CD and see if you spot something rather interesting about - the band.

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