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Brian Curtis James Alex
Photo: Ant
We are her with Gen Why and will start
with introductions?
Brian: My name is Brian, I play the drums and have
been playing for 20 years and favorite band is Global
Threat or Complete Control if you want to keep it
Texas, formally known as the Strap-ons.
Curtis: I am Curtis, I play guitar and have been in
the band 2 or 3 months and favorite band is Berkeley
from Sweden and will keep it short. That’s all I got!
James: James, I play guitar and have been playing
like forever, since I was like 13,12, 11, I don’t even
remember. My favorite band was going to be Global
Threat, however at the same time I have a lot of
favorite bands. Trombones has always been one of
my biggest influences being from Texas after all and
honestly I’m going to go ahead and give it to Alex
right here.
Alex: play bass and do vocals every now and then. I
have been playing, coming up on 5 years now, something
like that. Favorite band, Flatliners.
Band: AAHHHHH!!!
Alex: Fuck you dudes, Flatliners are amazing and I
fucking love those guys.
Why the name Gen Why?
James: Alright, real answer time, so Gen Why, this
band called FIDLAR, not punk band, had a song Why
Generation and I liked it a lot and I kind of like their
take on the generation we live in and how everyone
is always on the phones. Even in their music video
people were on the phones while they were playing
taking selfies with the band and they were kicking
the phones out of their hands. It was just a good way
to display our generation right now and what kind
of ridiculousness goes on in it. I’m not saying our
generation is bad but, there is a lot of fucking people
in our generation that I think are ridiculous. Either
way I came up with the name because of that song
basically and it also kind of makes you think Gen Y,
Generation Y, because we are generation Y, millennials.
And that’s about it.
How long have you guys been playing together?
Alex: Since about mid-June.