Garza Podcast

84 - MUGSHOT: 1st Interview Ever, Nasty Riffs, Ego & Being Sober

06.26.2023 - By Chris GarzaPlay

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Garza sits down with San Jose, California's MUGSHOT. https://www.linktr.ee/mugshotca

MUGSHOT is:

Ringo Waterman - Vocals

Michael Demko - Guitar

Connor Haines - Drums

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) & Seth Rogen Reboot

03:56 - Suicide Silence Guitar Play-throughs Embarrassment

06:24 - Taking Heavy Music to a New Level

08:35 - Member Intros

09:56 - Finding Band Members, Writing First Songs

13:04 - Learning Guitar by Jamming to My Chemical Romance Songs

15:45 - C Standard & Other Tunings

17:56 - First Interview Ever

19:25 - Formation of the Band (2015)

25:30 - Writing New Music with Live Shows in Mind

28:12 - Ringo Joining as Vocalist

31:56 - The First Show/Tour

35:34 - Moving While Playing Difficult Riffs

40:25 - Band Social Media & Growth

43:12 - On Tour with MyChildren MyBride 

45:00 - Seeing a Band’s Live Energy

45:55 - Growth & Success So Far

47:37 - “Egodystonic”

50:00 - Dealing With Ego

53:08 - Being Sober, Legal States, Avoiding Trouble

01:01:14 - Finding Like-Minded People to Work With

01:02:43 - Writing Riffs While High (or Not)

01:08:21 - Simple vs Complex Riffs/Good Songwriting

01:13:48 - From the Bay Area to Worldwide Touring 

01:17:04 - Milwaukee Metal Fest

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