by Dege Legg
~~~ POSTHASTE VS. JON SANCHEZ ~~~
History of Jon Sanchez in five
words, more or less?
Found
music, stayed alive, play.
Why music? Why not Jon Sanchez:
false-proselytizing preacher man?
It was
the only thing I wanted to do.
You were a founding member of
the legendary, Baton Rouge Chimes street
The
craziest Chaos Horde gig was a street party in front of the Ghetto apts. on Chimes street . That
was the "tear gas" gig. Somebody through a teargas bomb at us in the
middle of our set and everybody thought it was some kind of stage gimmick.
People were getting wild and excited until the cloud really hit. Then everybody
ran screaming. The most unlikely person to bring up Chaos Horde to me was
Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Down. He said that he loved C.H. and wanted me to
sing it.
Chaos Horde, Baton Rouge, LA
Chaos Horde on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4miK0zT5jfc
Chaos Horde / Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/chaoshorde
Any other cool memories of the
80s hardcore scene in Baton Rouge
Me and
Sloan played in No More Fun together for years. He was the most committed and
fearless skater I've ever met. Sloan was raw. I knew him when he lived in Austin , but by that time
he was on the streets. Oh god, we were so lucky to have Jacy's. Hank cooking duck-neck gumbo in
the back for Black Flag on the My War
tour? Thanks to Larry Sorehead, I got to open for Ed Sanders of the Fugs
there...I'll never forget that. I had read "The Family" and got to
ask him about it.
I was
tuning in a federal prison and found a nice, long, sharpened screwdriver hidden
in the piano. A dwarf told me to keep it. I still have it. I've found drugs, Polaroids,
weapons, you name it. I want to find a little gold in one.
You’ve got the craziest resume
of any musician I know. Tell me about your time as a member of Agnostic
Front? Squatting in NYC? Vinnie Stigma? How’d you end up in the band? And
what was that like?
I met the
AF guys when we opened for them at Jacy's in '85. A few months later, they
asked me to join. "Only if Stigma's cool with that.” I ended up staying
with Stigma on Mott St.
in the Lower East Side and using his Marshall .
Stigma is the coolest, sweetest, guy you could ever meet. Funny thing is, he
thought he was getting too old back then...and that was over 25 yrs ago. He's
still with AF. The shows were wild and violent. Hammers, guns, pitbulls, skinheads. I
squatted with Roger on C &3rd for a while. Rough neighborhood back then. I
lasted 2 tours, then moved on.
Agnostic Front
What was it like playing on
Conan or was it Letterman – I can’t remember which – with the Flying Saucers?
Do you get hooked up in the green room?
That was
Conan with Abra Moore. It was a great experience! Conan's a good guitar player
and jammed for an hour or so when we first got there with Max Weinberg. They
all were super cool and treated us well. Conan liked my Casino. The one thing
they stressed was "Don't ever, ever play along to Max, EVER.” To this day,
I will not.
What happened to the art of the
badass riff? When are these bitches going to bring back some AMERICAN STEEL?
The
badass riff is alive and well in America . Those devilish
Scandinavians took that game to a whole new level, though. They kill each
other.
Do you ever get tired of
hearing indie dudes dropping spaghetti arms, lazily strumming cowboy chords and
singing about their girlfriends? Don’t you ever feel like saying, “F Art. I
must now BRING THE STEEL!”
Yes, I
do. Too much man-child. I have the goods, but I'm waiting for this 2012 thing
to play out.
When is appropriate to
wear emerald encrusted, fringed suede vest?
It's
appropriate to pawn that.
What’s the number one rule when
jamming with famous guys like Billy Gibbons?
Treat'em like friends and band mates,
but don't let him clip his beard over your crotch. It takes forever to get that
shit out.
What’s the most profoundly
weird thing Roky Erickson has said or done on the road?
He wandered
the hallways at night like a ghost. He thought a hammer dulcimer was a BBQ pit
being hit with wooden spoons. There's
this British writer that wore striped pants and Roky thought he was trying to
attack him on stage in various cities.
Roky Erickson
Flashback. First time I dropped acid - it was me, you, and Steve Jacobsen - still in our teens - cruising around in your dad’s
Cadillac in Baton Rouge
I remember we saw an old man named Pops die after he'd been hit by a car. We heard a crash and sirens, and finally dared to walk out and see what had happened. Pops was surrounded by paramedics in an inflatable spinal body suit that looked like space age wetsuit to keep his spine intact, but it was too late. He probably died before our eyes. Then we got in the car and “DOA” by Bloodrock came on the radio. Scared me.
I remember we saw an old man named Pops die after he'd been hit by a car. We heard a crash and sirens, and finally dared to walk out and see what had happened. Pops was surrounded by paramedics in an inflatable spinal body suit that looked like space age wetsuit to keep his spine intact, but it was too late. He probably died before our eyes. Then we got in the car and “DOA” by Bloodrock came on the radio. Scared me.
Oh man, that was weird! What was the most valuable music industry lesson learned while fronting influential
Oh, good one! If there's a great
indie label that wants you badly, as opposed to a huge label that's interested
but not devoted, go with the indie. Can't stress that enough. Always listen to
your heart...I mean that. Whenever I didn't, things sucked.
Summer Wardrobe
What’s up with your new band
I'm
using electronic gear, which is new to me. We roll slow sometimes. Claire
Hamilton sings like a bird, George Duron is my brother, and Rudy Eccles came
straight out of King Tubby's basement.
Name one thing no one knows
about Jon Sanchez?
I've got
a phobia about eating messy food in bright light.
