issue #07 pdf - Razorcake

like, “Shut up” and rolling their eyes, butthere’s new people coming in and theywant you to play songs that you wereplaying eight years ago and it just got toa point where, “Uhmm, that’s not funnyanymore.” To us. If it was still funny tous, we’d still be doing FYP.Retodd: What’s the law of three for youguys? Why is every album three words?Sean: I think it’s just fun.Todd C: I think it’s just coincidence.Retodd: Coincidence?Todd C: Until My Man Grumpy waswhen we actually figured it out. It definitelywasn’t planned.Retodd: Is it planned now?Todd C: No. Toys That Kill, The CitizenAbortion, I had no idea. I mean, I knewwas all planned. (The last Descendentsalbum was called All. Milo split to getmore of that edumacation, and the rest ofthe band continued as the band, All. -Retodd)Sean: I think, too, using the Toys ThatKill title and then into the band name, it’skind of reflective of bands that do that.We’re continuing on a cycle. Some of theToys That Kill songs were going to benew FYP songs. And Todd and I aretwo-thirds of FYP and, in a sense, wewanted to have a clean slate but it’s notlike we’re playing prog metal all of asudden. We wanted there to be somerelation.Retodd: So, how did these two guys findyou, Casey?Casey: I don’t know. They moved to Sanyears ago.Todd C: He has the aura of Chachi. He usedto wear the sleeveless shirts.Sean: He’s an amalgamation of RalphMacchio and Scott Baio. Originally, it wasChachi-o.Retodd: How do you feel about that?Casey: I don’t care. Whatever. I used to beChachi-o Viagra.Todd C: Now it’s Chachi Ferrari.Retodd: Casey, have you ever misinterpretedand lyrics to a Toys That Kill song?Casey: Actually, the first tour, I sang thebackups wrong every night. In“Amphetamine Street,” I would sing “whenthe scream…” I got it wrong.Sean: “When the scream MU330.”Todd C: Todd had the lyrics printed up so ICasey: I remember going to see FYP a few times and Jed getting chased by a bunchof skinheads. Todd C: Because he would always try to make out with their girlfriends.Even the ones with the chelseas.those were three words. I didn’t thinkabout it.Sean: Autism.Todd C: Yeah. I didn’t even think aboutthat until the record was out. Then I waslike, “Oh, man.” Me, personally, I don’twant to continue with things, eventhough we did the Descendents thingwhere we called our last record the newband that we were going to be and thatPedro and they couldn’t get rid of me,pretty much.Retodd: When was the first time theystarted calling you Chachi?Casey: That must have been Hal. A coupleyears ago.Sean: A real trend setter, that guy.Retodd: Do you really look like ScottBaio?Casey: I don’t think so. Maybe a couplecould practice, and I was, like, “What?”“Where the scream mutes the sound”?Retodd: Everyone has to answer this question.What does your dad do?Sean: My real dad? [laughter] He works at amental hospital driving medical supplies. Mylatest step dad is a sales representative for anoptical lens company and the stepdad thatraised me works at an oil refinery.Casey: My dad’s a longshoreman down onthe docks and he’s been doing61