Poorman's 15 Minutes of Fame

“Change your story is what I teach these kids. It's not about what you did in the past. It's about who you are today and what you're gonna do in the future. I think everybody deserves a second chance, or many chances for that matter. And I admire the fact that, you know, you use it as a springboard to better yourself.” —Mike Davenport, The Ataris

“I'm a life member of the Magic Castle, proudly, where I've been a member for 25 years. When I was transitioning out of music, I fell into magic, and it changed the course of my life..” —Rob Zabrecky, Magician, Author, Mentalist, frontman Possum Dixon

“[About her costumes, designed by her sister, Carmen] I got to be always with the same size. If I change, if I put two pounds, trust me, if I put two pounds, then the zipper don’t close. That’s why the reason that I never change in my size because if I like it to dress the costume that my sister designed, I got to have the same weight like when I was 17 or 18 year old. Seriously, Jim, I’m telling you the truth. She make a mannequin with my size a long time ago. And that’s the one that I got to remember if I wanna wear her clothes.” —Charo, actress, singer, comedian, guitarist

“And then when we finally get started to put the band together, it was like, let's call it Das Klown, you know? So we did that. And then we were practicing and we had some songs. We were getting ready to play at a party and I was like, I'm gonna get a ball and cut a hole in it, tie it to my face, you know. And I did that and I was like, man, that was good. It was like Halloween, you know. It's like I became like there was no longer being, like, shy or like stage fright. It was like I was a superhero.” —AJ Ransdell, Singer of Das Klown Band, Poorman's 15 Minutes of Fame Interview

“Another bombshell. Let's see. I got several. I have a book out, Juicy Divas! Confessions of a Limo Driver.” —Jim Francis Meza, Poorman's 15 Minutes of Fame Interview

“I was always thinking outside the box even as a child, even as a kid, I always thought outside the box. And one of my big dreams was to be on TV and, you know, that whole thing, and then be a producer in Hollywood and do movies. And I actually have done a lot of stuff. I looked at my resume the other day, and I was like, wow, Peter, you know, you don't give yourself enough credit, which I don't. I'm just kinda yes. I did that. Move on. Let's go. Next.” — Peter Madrigal Owner/CEO The Reality Network, Poorman's 15 Minutes of Fame Interview

“So it's technique and soul. And you take your technique and then you put your soul on the line. That's what I'm here for, and that's what you do, and that's what we do. And, LSD with the great Gigi on vocals. She's a superstar, and Damien on bass, Oscar on drums, and my son, Eden, on guitar and vocals. Me and Jesse (of the Perkins/Jesse Hughes duo, Piece and Quiet) will see you on May 10. I'll be Quiet. He'll be Piece or vice versa. And, you know, we'll make some noise with our toys and and go bowling and have a beer and a slice of pizza and and celebrate, you know, life, today, you know, and here we are. And, don't forget that we live in the now.” — Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros), Poorman's 15 Minutes of Fame interview

“Alright. We are back with Shant from Archie’s Ice Cream. He has an ice cream truck that he takes backstage to concerts, and it is the best green room in the world. And he joins me right now, and he has good ice cream, great ice cream, as well as Clive Farrington, who’s been in that green room numerous times, from When in Rome.” — Clive Farrington (When in Rome UK) and Shant Keuilian (Archie's Ice Cream), Poorman's 15 Minutes of Fame interview

“You know, I got married and had a kid and wanted to be a square and it's just, you know, the gods of rock decided one day to just give me a mustache and the incredible propensity for dancing. And, you know, here I am. Thank the gods. Thank the gods.”
—Jesse Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal), Poorman's 15 Minutes of Fame interview

“And then, you know, a lot of the stuff that we grew up on at that time is a lot of the spandex, pretty hairdo type things, and we always thought you had to be someone special to put out a record or something. You know? So here punk rock started, so we'd do it ourselves. We'll make our own records, and that's exactly what we did. You know? And we built our own followings and everything. We even blazed our own tour routes across the whole United States that we used for, like, eighteen years, and we just did everything ourselves.”
—Vex Billingsgate & George Hurley (Suburban John), Poorman's 15 Minutes of Fame interview