Interview with Jimbo Ramen
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What challenges are you up against being a solo artist?
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I can’t play my music live. I guess I could, but would you pay to watch me
with a guitar and a laptop? Otherwise, I like having the control over every
step of the process. Of course, I’m a victim to my own lassitude.
How has being a music artist improved your life?
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Well, it hasn’t made it suck, so I guess that’s an improvement. Listening to
bands over the course of my life has affected who I am. I certainly hope I
never have that kind of effect on anyone. That shit is creepy.
*It’s also provided me with a great excuse to be a drunkard.
What influences your music?
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Frustration. When life gives you an avalanche, music digs you out. It seems
the more unpleasant or unsettling my life becomes, the more prolific I get.
Conversely, my life was pretty good for a couple years and I didn’t write
shit. How would you rather live?
What has been your greatest experience as an artist?
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I loved being in a band. Playing shows in front of energetic crowds and
having cool practice jams come out of nowhere was something I am really
grateful to have been able to experience.The other side of that coin is the experience of writing a song, especially
a song that ends up being pretty decent. I guess I’ve tried to focus on that
lately. I’m trying to get my setup so that I can capture things as soon as
they come to me and not be stalled by having to patch stuff together.
What other bands have you played with?
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In my current incarnation: none I used to be in a couple of punk bands and we played with other area bands.
Punk sort of taught you that anyone could get up there and play. That’s a
wonderful thing.
What plans do you have in the future for you?
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I just take it day by day like AA. Lately I’ve been getting more comfortable
with some synthesizers and their ilk, but I don’t know if I’ll ever veer
far from straight-ahead rock. And I guess that’s okay. I try not to focus on
being creative or unique and just concentrate on kicking ass.
Do you have other hobbies other than music?
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I have the blessing of being okay at a lot of things, but not excelling in
any. When I’m not using my computer for audio I like to photoshop my
friend’s heads onto stuff and mess with pictures of my dog. Right now it’s
winter in Chicago and I miss cooking on my grill.
Who has been your craziest fan?
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I’ve only had one person cyber-stalk me. But as anyone with a stalker can
tell you, one is enough.
Before you got into a band, did you start with other instruments?
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I started with guitar because there was one in my basement. I figured out
how to hook it up to my stereo and turn it up until it distorted. I was in a
two man punk band for half a dozen years and it was a great experience, some
of the best years of my life really. After that I got into computer based
recording and started trying to make myself sound like a full band. And
basically, I’m still trying. But along the way I also bought a bass and
played drums for a while in another band. I wasn’t much of a drummer, but
learning my way around a kit helped me learn how to use drum software
realistically.
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What do you think was your biggest mosh pit?
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I think the most intense pit I’ve played was about 40 to 60 people going
apeshit in Jose’s living room in Michigan City, Indiana. God I miss that
place. Sure, I’d love to play to a thousand people, but 40 people in a front
room is like a powder keg.
Anybody ever get hurt at one of your shows?
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Sure, myself included. I’d play shows where I was the only singer that
needed a mic stand because I was playing guitar too. It was very easy for
someone from the pit to crash into my mic stand and I’ve taken a SM58 to the
teeth a couple times.
Is there anything you would like your fans to know about that I havent asked?
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Google “Lisa McPherson”