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Tim Burton Saxophone

Joe Gittleman "The Bass Fiddleman"

Ben Carr Boss-tone

Joe Sirois Drums

Kevin Lenear Saxophone

Dicky Barrett Vocal noise

Dennis Brockenborough Trombone

Nate Albert Guitar

The Axes:

Quotables:

Dicky:

"I don't want to have to get my hair died blond or get a face lift or squeeze into tight pants when I'm fifty. I want to get old and comfortable as I play." -- Musician Magazine March 1998

"I don't care about MTV, I don't watch it, they ask me to be on it, I go on it. I think that it exists and that it's gonna exist, and as long as it exists, there might as well be something good on it." -- The Glass Eye, December 1997

"Look at it this way, the Beatles had those haircuts for what, two years? We were wearing plaid for about six." -- The Glass Eye, December 1997

"Ben Carr is the nicest guy in the world. He's a friend, he's been there since the very beginning, he's never missed a show...I can't imagine doing it without him. If you don't know what Ben's purpose in the band is then you don't get it, and if you don't get it, I don't care." --The Glass Eye, December 1997

"You've gotta love this life. If you're not out there lovin' it every night, then don't do it. I say, 300 nights a year going to cities where people are excited that you are there -- that's great. Anyone who tells you differently, if you can, you should strip them of their dream. Take it away and say, 'OK, it's back to the car wash, my friend.' And then you see if they complain about touring." -- Request, August 1997

"Hey, if you spend twelve or fifteen bucks to come see the show, and me writing on a shirt or saying hello can make it into a more special evening, that's nothing....Look, I work an hour onstage and sit around for half an hour afterwards and meet people. Out of an eight-hour day, only two of them are filled with anything remotely taxing. It's not like I'm back roofing houses. I respect the people who come to see us, and I don't take that lightly." --Musician Magazine, March 1998

"We liked the idea of dressing in plaid suits because of the checkboard look that the old Two-Tone thing had. And plaid was kind of a mix of black and white and more, like it is in the world and in our music. Plaid became our flag for a long time." --Musician Magazine, March 1998

Joe Gittleman:

"Back then we were in a fifteen-passenger van, just so happy to be out that it was fun. We were shit-faced on a big trip. We didnt' really know where we were going, we didn't know if the next show was going to happen. We were just out there." --Musician Magazine, March 1998

Dennis:

"We're kind of meatheads, because we like to play as loud as the drummer, and we've got a very loud drummer....As a last-ditch effort, I'll wear earplugs, because it's important that we hear each other. We always fuck around with little variations on the parts, and one of us will always respond to whatever the other does." --Musician Magazine, March 1998

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