Vassar Davis - Bass, Vocals
Katie McAllister - Vocals, Percussion, Drums, Guitar
Matt Wilken - Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
SCOTT E. BONES: I started musical life in school. Around 10 or 11, I started playing drums and percussion in concert band. Nice, organized classical type stuff, then, when I got home from school, I would bash out beats on my '65 Slingerlands. Playing along with many of my early influences such as, but not limited to, AC/DC, Metallica, Def Leppard (the old two armed stuff) and so on.
Around this time, I also started experimenting on guitar, but my primary focus was on the drums. Then comes high school. This had to be the most influential stages of my life. Now cue the psychedelics. Shortly after high school, I started jamming with some buddies from school. We formed a band, which formed a different band, which formed a different band. It was like some sick cloning machine fueled by LSD and stimulants.
One of the most interesting things that I’ve experienced was the time when one of the aforementioned incarnations decided to try something. We all thought it would be a good idea to eat "treats" moments before show time, kind of a Butthole Surfers/Skinny Puppy concept. Son of a bitch, let me tell ya, 3:00 in the afternoon, 700 people in the audience, so flung out on acid that you drool on your snare drum throughout the 1 hour set. Ahh, good times!
Moving on, right before I hooked up with Pawnshop, I had just ended a stint with a band, playing rhythm guitar. Pissed off and full of angst, I sought out an old friend, Matt Wilken. I proposed starting a band with him, but to my dismay, that had already been done. So, moments before I climbed a clock tower to "vent" my frustrations, Matt tells me that they are soon to be in the market for a drummer. Enter Scott E. Bones.
It’s cool being with these guys, They are all very accomplished musicians, and they don’t lock the door and shut off the lights when I pull up. Man, I would if I were them!
Be nice to animals, except the ones you’re supposed to eat.