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Screaming Monkey Boner - Interview

Here's an interview with Screaming Monkey Boner.

Question:
"Names of the members of the band and the instruments they play?"

Answer:
"Rev. John Wheeler IV - Vocals, Keyboards, Samples.  Owen 'Obie The Clown' Good III - Guitars, Harpsimoron, Cartoon Baby Vocals.  Graham 'Gramykins' Ravdin - Bass.  Bryan 'Da Gimp' - Digital/analog drums, backing screams additional samples and sequences."

Question:
"How did the band get its name?"

Answer:
"The same acronym as Super Mario Bros.  We were once a nintendo music cover band."

Question:
"How long has this group of people made up the band?"

Answer:
"A little over a year."

Question:
"How long has the band been in existence?"

Answer:
"Nearly 5 years, we've had 10 ex members, and sucked horribly with all of them.  Bryan Da Gimp is the most recent and final member."

Question:
"Album(s) the band has released and the year(s) they were released?"

Answer:
"'Fun With Poop' - 2001.  'Masturbatorium' three song demo - 2000."

Question:
"First single released?"

Answer:
"Singles are more of a pop music industry thing, which is now dying."

Question:
"Where's your favorite place to perform and why?"

Answer:
"The Garage.  It's big, all ages, smart staff, nice system, and we always pack the place."

Question:
"What's your favorite thing about entertaining?"

Answer:
"We all get off on attention.  We need it desperately, good or bad.  Plus, we hate boring stuff, we see what we are doing as a war against mediocrity."

Question:
"What's your least favorite thing about entertaining?"

Answer:
"There is no such thing."

Question:
"What's your most memorable moment on stage?"

Answer:
"We nearly burned down a (expletive) club called The Inferno.  The irony was ridiculous."

Question:
"What's your most memorable moment off stage, music related?"

Answer:
"The first time someone I didn't know randomly came up to me and yelled 'Screaming Monkey Boner!'"

Question:
"Is there anything that your fans don't know about your band that you think they should?"

Answer:
"We're actually aliens in the form of humans trying to understand music."

Question:
"Is there anything that you want to say to your fans?"

Answer:
"Thank you for harassing 93X, keep up the good work, and a band couldn't hope for better fans."

Question:
"Is there anything that you want to add?"

Answer:
"Yes, 39+3."
 

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