Evan

Name:My name is Evan, and that's what I prefer to be called.

Email:I have 2 e-mail addresses: MadSeasn11@aol.com and AICSG@aol.com. You can send stuff to either one, but I primarily use MadSeasn11.

Age: DOB: 9-20-77, which makes me 20.

Location: I live in Chattanooga TN, not exactly a haven for Soundgarden fans (or for people like me in general, I need to move...).

What I do: I work full time and go to school part time. I'm studying computer programming at Chatt. State Tech. Community College (hopefully not for long, I'm planning to transfer next fall), and I want to be a computer programmer (since I can't quite sing like Chris...lol).

How i Discovered SG: I started listening to Soundgarden when I was in the 7th grade. A friend of mine had bought Badmotorfinger, and when I heard it I had to have it. I've been a huge fan ever since.

Favourite Album/Songs: I have several favorite SG songs, but my top 5 would have to be "Outshined", "Holy Water", "Fell on Black Days", "Ugly Truth", and "Tighter & Tighter" (it's hard for me to narrow it down that much, but there you go). I also have to throw "Like Suicide" in there (especially the accoustic version). My favorite album was, is, and probably always will be Badmotorfinger cause it was the first one I heard, and because I think that Chris Cornell's vocals were in peak form on that album (with the exception of Temple of the Dog). Cornell's vocals are probably my favorite aspect of Soundgarden because I am a singer myself, and I can really appreciate how incredible his voice really is.

Live Experiences:Sadly, I never had the chance to see them live. Bands like SG hardly ever (if ever) come to this town because most of the people around here listen to country and shit like that, and when a good band does come not enough people go to see them, so they don't come back.

Other Bands I like: I'm pretty selective when it comes to music, so this list won't be too long. My two favorite bands by far are Alice In Chains and Soundgarden, but I also like Pearl Jam, STP, Metallica, and Black Sabbath (old Sabbath). There are a lot of other bands that I like a little bit, but not enough to buy their albums or anything.

Any Comments: I just want to make a few comments about Soundgarden, and music in general. Music is extremely important to me, it's my only real escape from my everyday life. I have a lot of problems and I've been though a lot of shit in my life, and listening to bands like AIC and SG is my solice, something I can identify with...I guess you could say that it's therapeutic in a way, it helps me feel better when I get depressed. I think that Chris said it best when he said that "music is my drug". So, obviously it was quite a blow to me when SG broke up. And when I look at the state of the music industry today, it really saddens me to see that there is so much shit and so little good out there anymore, bands like Soundgarden are so very rare in this world. But this doesn't mean that I'm mad or upset with SG for breaking up, I probably wouldn't have lasted as long as they did. Instead, I am that much more appreciative for what they contributed to the world, and especially for myself. I really don't know what I would do without it. Anyway, that's about all I have to say right now so I'm gonna wrap this up. I hope you read all this cause it took me a fucking long time to write it...lol. Later. - Evan