As part of the seminal LA band X, Doe helped create the West Coast's explosive late '70s and early '80s punk scene.John Doe serves as an inspiring example of an artist who has remained vital over decades by expanding his vision and trying his hand at new things.
When I think about X, part of what makes that band so special is the harmonies. They're untrained and almost country in a way. Did you grow up listening to country music? I don't want people to be separate, but if it's gonna be a hybrid, I want to be able to feel something of whatever individual strains were brought to the hybrid. If that makes sense.where somebody says,"Punk music is folk music because it's just people saying what's on their minds."I listened to folk music when I was a kid. I don't think my parents really listened to the songs. They saw the record is by Pete Seeger — he seems to be a pretty good guy.
I've been in Austin for six years. I've been coming to Austin since 1980, played with the Big Boys a dozen times at least. Played with The Dicks, Scratch Acid. I knew the Butthole Surfers but never played with them. And, of course, Alejandro [Escovedo], and Jon Dee Graham was on my first solo record. My wife Krissy is a native Texan and we just decided to move.
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