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Long Beach Dub All Stars
ARTISTdirect chat with Long Beach Dub All Stars

May 26, 2000

The Long Beach Dub All Stars chat about their music, albums and the various artists they have worked with.

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ARTISTdirect: The Long Beach Dub guys are here and ready for your questions. So ask away!

LA River: The band gives off a pretty strong "tough" vibe. That isn't to say that you're not about a good time. So, tell us about some "sensitive" sides to the band? Anyone have a teddy bear on the tour bus, etc.? Thanks! LA River

Ras1: I have a Furby.

Opie: We all have, well, a lot of us have kids and stuff, so that's pretty sensitive right there.

Bud: Speak for yourself, I don't have no kids!

Das Klown Ca: I want to be part of the skunk team and I am a big skunk family promoter, what kind of sound or level of vibes can we expect from the new album and are there any collaborations with Dangr or Barrington Levy on the new album?

Bud: The new album hasn't been really started yet.

Marshall: I hope that Dangr can be on the next album, but there's a solo album he'll probably have out about the same time.

Son Goku36: I wanted to know if you guys have trouble thinking of song lyrics and music, and was it hard to get everybody together to put out your record, considering that you're made up of all different bands.

Opie: No problem with coming up with ideas. Bud and Eric and Marshall are always coming up with new ideas.

Bud: What's an idea? It's an electrical charge. It has no bearing in this court of law!

Ras1: I would like to say that all stuff that comes from everyday life, we've all seen a lot, and have a lot to write about.

Itsok2sk8: Hey! You guys were great at Jamboree in Chicago last weekend. I was wondering, does Lou Dog travel with you guys?

Jack: Louie is with us today, he's not on the planes because he's not much of a flying dog.

Labratt82: Jack, Opie, RAS1, and Tim, what bands were you in prior to LBDAS? Were there any recordings/demos?

Ras1: I was in Ja Children and All Day, and I recorded with both bands.

Opie: I was in a band with Jack Maness called the Opie and Jack Band.

Tim: I was in a band called Pocket Lint, a local Long Beach band.

Jack: I was in a band called Shotgun Fling, we got really drunk and tried to play music.

Marshall: Numerous bands throughout my life, Backlash, Frija, Garble Brat.

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