Gallagwar

Name:Mike, but I prefer Gallagwar

E-Mail: Gallagwar@aol.com

Age: Wise beyond my years at 16.

Location: Wayside, Ocean Twp., NJ, the shittiest place on the planet. I live in a rich neighborhood with all the snobby posers who couldn't buy themselves a brain of their own.

What I do: I go to Ocean High School, am constantly between jobs at music or grocery stores, and I spend my spare time jammin' on my bass, playing baseball and hockey (real sports), watching TV, getting drunk, and practicing my Jesus Christ pose.

How I discovered SG: I was eight years old and for my birthday, my uncle gives me Louder Than Love. I really never listened to music before except for Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson (what a tormented youth I was), and the Beatles. I listened to the tape (my dad didn't have a CD player yet although LTL later became the first CD I ever purchased) and I was like, "cool." I didn't really care for it at the time because I didn't have much interest in music. But as I got older I became enfatuated with music and Soundgarden was the reason.

Favorite Song/Album: My favorite album is Superunknown. There has never been an album better than this one by anybody. It's the cream of the crop as far as music is concerned. Ultramega OK and DOTU are my second favorites. My favorite songs are Fell On Black Days, The Day I Tried to Live and No Attention. The first two are just pure musical genius while the latter just makes you wanna get up and break something.

Live Experiences:I saw them live at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park for the last fifteen minutes of the show when I was 12. The fifteen minutes I saw were great though. They played Gun and an extended version of Jesus Christ Pose. When they got called out for an encore, some moron shouted out, "Play 'Freebird'". Chris went, "You know what, we know Freebird and we can play the longest fuckin' version of Freebird you've ever heard." They ended up playing Spoonman for the encore. I missed most of the show because there was a drive-by down the street and no was allowed to get through. Asbury Park is the filthiest, most crime-ridden city in New Jersey.

Other Bands: I am very picky, hate anything that is unjustly popular, and can't stand most forms of music. I worship Soundgarden and what they stood for. Other respectable acts I listen to are Live, The Nixons, Everclear, Alice In Chains, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Phish, a little Metallica (Load only), some Pearl Jam (Vs. and of course Temple of the Dog), Hendrix, and Pink Floyd.

My Comments: I have no further comments, I just told you my whole life basically.