interview with scuffproof
What´s the name of your band? scuffproof. the word "unbreakable" means almost the same.
How was the band formed? Kubo (Ex ZeroZero, Ex Paranoid,Ex Sterbehilfe) started the band in 2007 with Tobi (The Savants) and Ferdi (Ex Celestial Ashes)
Can you tell about your band? You have to listen to the band. Talking about would not make much sense.
Where are all band members from?/Who does what in the band? The Band members are all from the Southern Germany Area. Simon - is playing drums. Kubo is the vocalist. Ferdi and Flörg are the guitarplayers and Jürgen is the Bassplayer.
What was the ambitions of the band when you started? The basic-concept was to make something different than the fucked up industry-chart-punk-pop-crap-bullshit music that tells you how to live - how to act – how to think - what to say, hear and dress like and of course other Problems in the society and in the world, the everyday-struggle.
Where was your first gig? Kircheim Teck early 2008.
Where was the latest gig? Dont know becuz there were a lot.
Who writes your songs?/Who writes the music who writes lyrics? The Lyrics are Kubos job. The rest is the Job of the rest. But nothing works without the others.
Who has the best since of humor in the band? hahah what fucking kind of humor do you mean?!
Why did you pick that particular style?/What are your songs about? The songs are about everyday life, everyday struggle. The fucked up fakeass politics, the liars and fake friendships,fascism and idiocracy, dumbness and charts music, drug abuse and suicide, lowlifes and living under the knife.
Have you made any albums?/If yes what are they? we made 3 DIY CDs. One of them is a full length album called "moshpitstyle". New record will be done in the end of 2014.
Do you have any clips on YouTube? Yes. A lot - check em out! type in youtube "scuffproof" and you will find it!
How old are you?/What got you started in music? Music is fucking important. Its the biggest force on earth after these real creepy religions. Its an unexplainable lifestyle we live, not like these monotypes out there. The Age of the members is between 21 and 34.
What year was the band started? 2007
Best/worst gig you've played? Best? Should be the Gig 2013 in Esslingen Germany with EKTOMORF.
Worst gig was back in 2008 in Reutlingen Germany at a venue called "Hades"...in front of 3 people hahaha but hey, we had our party so - we didnt gave a fuck bout that.
What places will you be playing in in the imidate future? On every fucking stage in this world we will be invited!!
Where have you played from then till now? All over Germany and Switzerland.
Is it always the same songs live? No. we change the playlist a lot, becuz we also have new songs that have to be tried live on stage.
What has been the best/most promising gig so far? Playing at HELL OVER ESSLINGEN I think..
Have you had any bigger tours from start to now? this Bandproject is a neverending Tour from 2007 till now. and it never stops.
How big crowds do you usually play for? haha ok... lets be serious... between 20 and 200.
What are the plans for the rest of the year? making a new asskicking Longplayer and also play facesmashing Concerts.
Where do you usually play? in front of people. on stage. or whatcha mean?!
How do you get psyched up for a gig? mostly the vocalist is pissed of the people/society so extremely, he also "lives" the songs on stage. So the Power and Rage you feel live onstage are fucking real.
What are your goals with your music? open the eyes and the mind of the people out there and make them move to our music.
Is it easier to get your inspiration from older bands or from bands more modern? the older bandmembers from the older bands, and the younger bandmembers from the younger bands. so its a good mixture and maybe the spirit of the band.
What are your sources of inspiration? C´mon. just take a look arround.what u see? thats right. Bullshit all arround. this is our inspiration.
What's the first step when making a new song? one of the bandmembers has an idea and walks into the rehearsal room and begins to rape his instrument. OR the vocalist is fucking pissed about a "theme" and writes down the lyrics with a half-finished song in the head.
How do you feel about the downloading of music instead of buying albums? Thats the new level of music. A Musician WILL NEVER live from the music he makes, but for selling his ass for the cash and the industry.so we only want to be heard and dont make a minus deal.
What would be your dreams for the band? gettin a fucked up Label or good Booking agency to play more shows, create more and better records and write new songs.
Besides your own music, what genres and bands do you listen to? Too much. Everything. Really from A to Z.
What would be your greatest fears for the future? Stop making music.
When you are on stage, what do you fear most then? A fucking hillbilly is killing one of the band, like that shit that happened to dimebag. rip bro!
Have you been part of any other projects? Kubo is making some other Rap projects.
Have you been in any other bands? Kubo: sterbehilfe, ZeroZero, Paranoid. / Ferdi: celestial Ashes / Simon: As darkness returns / Jürgen: Adjusters of Hate, Rebel Angels
What would you do if there was no music? Start making Music.
How important are your fans? Very important. Without good Fans the whole thing would not be so important like it is.
What's the funniest/most memorable thing a fan has done for you? A dude got naked on stage and showed his wiener to the audience.
How often do you rehearse? 2 times a week if possible.
Where do you rehearse? In the rehearsal room. sorry xD its one of the rooms in the basements in an Old dead Brewery that is called "the catacombs" .
Name 2 of your own songs you like at the moment? "the solution" and "Say hi to the bad guys"
What drives a band that isn't all that famous and renowned to try to make a living on their music and to keep playing? Be alive, dont be a dead fish swimming in this pool full of other dead fishes.
Do you have any webpages? www.scuffproof.de
Any pearls of wisdom for all other bands out there? Do what you want as long as you DONT: Harm others, fuck up others, lie to others, AND OF COURSE - NEVER LIE TO YOURSELF.
Would you like to add anything else? yeah - dont believe in this lies they tell you everyday in the media, tv, internet and so on. Believe in yourself! Get wisdom and unlock your soul!
How do you view the musicindurty of today? fucked up bottomfeeding commercial sellout puppets with their puppetmasters, Liars telling true lies to sell bullshit to the kids and keep them dumb and blind. Its so sad to see that the industry rapes a very important thing, called MUSIC, in everybodys life without regrets.
What advice would you like to give other bands? Be yourself.
What are the biggest obstacles for a band? earning money AND making this music without earning any money, and of course share the time with family AND the band.
What is best/worst with playing the clubs? free Beer, good audience, good food and a clean place to sleep. worst would be the opposite.
Tell us about upcomming gigs and why we should be at them? If you wanna see real people making real music - than you have to come to our shows! We will do a tour in autumn 2014 and perhaps in your area, you can check it on our website!
How would you describe your sound in one sentence? straight-in-your-fucking-face-music. or simplified: scuffproof.
Whats your Pre-show ritual? The Instruments warm up. The vocalist ties arround his bandana.
What Won't you spend money on? pay to play with the "big stars"
What do you feel a band should spend their money on? Instruments!! and a good record!!
Do you have anything to add? nope. or - hey if anyone is interested to book us - dont hesitate! write a mail to [email protected]or go to our website. Cheeerzz!!
How was the band formed? Kubo (Ex ZeroZero, Ex Paranoid,Ex Sterbehilfe) started the band in 2007 with Tobi (The Savants) and Ferdi (Ex Celestial Ashes)
Can you tell about your band? You have to listen to the band. Talking about would not make much sense.
Where are all band members from?/Who does what in the band? The Band members are all from the Southern Germany Area. Simon - is playing drums. Kubo is the vocalist. Ferdi and Flörg are the guitarplayers and Jürgen is the Bassplayer.
What was the ambitions of the band when you started? The basic-concept was to make something different than the fucked up industry-chart-punk-pop-crap-bullshit music that tells you how to live - how to act – how to think - what to say, hear and dress like and of course other Problems in the society and in the world, the everyday-struggle.
Where was your first gig? Kircheim Teck early 2008.
Where was the latest gig? Dont know becuz there were a lot.
Who writes your songs?/Who writes the music who writes lyrics? The Lyrics are Kubos job. The rest is the Job of the rest. But nothing works without the others.
Who has the best since of humor in the band? hahah what fucking kind of humor do you mean?!
Why did you pick that particular style?/What are your songs about? The songs are about everyday life, everyday struggle. The fucked up fakeass politics, the liars and fake friendships,fascism and idiocracy, dumbness and charts music, drug abuse and suicide, lowlifes and living under the knife.
Have you made any albums?/If yes what are they? we made 3 DIY CDs. One of them is a full length album called "moshpitstyle". New record will be done in the end of 2014.
Do you have any clips on YouTube? Yes. A lot - check em out! type in youtube "scuffproof" and you will find it!
How old are you?/What got you started in music? Music is fucking important. Its the biggest force on earth after these real creepy religions. Its an unexplainable lifestyle we live, not like these monotypes out there. The Age of the members is between 21 and 34.
What year was the band started? 2007
Best/worst gig you've played? Best? Should be the Gig 2013 in Esslingen Germany with EKTOMORF.
Worst gig was back in 2008 in Reutlingen Germany at a venue called "Hades"...in front of 3 people hahaha but hey, we had our party so - we didnt gave a fuck bout that.
What places will you be playing in in the imidate future? On every fucking stage in this world we will be invited!!
Where have you played from then till now? All over Germany and Switzerland.
Is it always the same songs live? No. we change the playlist a lot, becuz we also have new songs that have to be tried live on stage.
What has been the best/most promising gig so far? Playing at HELL OVER ESSLINGEN I think..
Have you had any bigger tours from start to now? this Bandproject is a neverending Tour from 2007 till now. and it never stops.
How big crowds do you usually play for? haha ok... lets be serious... between 20 and 200.
What are the plans for the rest of the year? making a new asskicking Longplayer and also play facesmashing Concerts.
Where do you usually play? in front of people. on stage. or whatcha mean?!
How do you get psyched up for a gig? mostly the vocalist is pissed of the people/society so extremely, he also "lives" the songs on stage. So the Power and Rage you feel live onstage are fucking real.
What are your goals with your music? open the eyes and the mind of the people out there and make them move to our music.
Is it easier to get your inspiration from older bands or from bands more modern? the older bandmembers from the older bands, and the younger bandmembers from the younger bands. so its a good mixture and maybe the spirit of the band.
What are your sources of inspiration? C´mon. just take a look arround.what u see? thats right. Bullshit all arround. this is our inspiration.
What's the first step when making a new song? one of the bandmembers has an idea and walks into the rehearsal room and begins to rape his instrument. OR the vocalist is fucking pissed about a "theme" and writes down the lyrics with a half-finished song in the head.
How do you feel about the downloading of music instead of buying albums? Thats the new level of music. A Musician WILL NEVER live from the music he makes, but for selling his ass for the cash and the industry.so we only want to be heard and dont make a minus deal.
What would be your dreams for the band? gettin a fucked up Label or good Booking agency to play more shows, create more and better records and write new songs.
Besides your own music, what genres and bands do you listen to? Too much. Everything. Really from A to Z.
What would be your greatest fears for the future? Stop making music.
When you are on stage, what do you fear most then? A fucking hillbilly is killing one of the band, like that shit that happened to dimebag. rip bro!
Have you been part of any other projects? Kubo is making some other Rap projects.
Have you been in any other bands? Kubo: sterbehilfe, ZeroZero, Paranoid. / Ferdi: celestial Ashes / Simon: As darkness returns / Jürgen: Adjusters of Hate, Rebel Angels
What would you do if there was no music? Start making Music.
How important are your fans? Very important. Without good Fans the whole thing would not be so important like it is.
What's the funniest/most memorable thing a fan has done for you? A dude got naked on stage and showed his wiener to the audience.
How often do you rehearse? 2 times a week if possible.
Where do you rehearse? In the rehearsal room. sorry xD its one of the rooms in the basements in an Old dead Brewery that is called "the catacombs" .
Name 2 of your own songs you like at the moment? "the solution" and "Say hi to the bad guys"
What drives a band that isn't all that famous and renowned to try to make a living on their music and to keep playing? Be alive, dont be a dead fish swimming in this pool full of other dead fishes.
Do you have any webpages? www.scuffproof.de
Any pearls of wisdom for all other bands out there? Do what you want as long as you DONT: Harm others, fuck up others, lie to others, AND OF COURSE - NEVER LIE TO YOURSELF.
Would you like to add anything else? yeah - dont believe in this lies they tell you everyday in the media, tv, internet and so on. Believe in yourself! Get wisdom and unlock your soul!
How do you view the musicindurty of today? fucked up bottomfeeding commercial sellout puppets with their puppetmasters, Liars telling true lies to sell bullshit to the kids and keep them dumb and blind. Its so sad to see that the industry rapes a very important thing, called MUSIC, in everybodys life without regrets.
What advice would you like to give other bands? Be yourself.
What are the biggest obstacles for a band? earning money AND making this music without earning any money, and of course share the time with family AND the band.
What is best/worst with playing the clubs? free Beer, good audience, good food and a clean place to sleep. worst would be the opposite.
Tell us about upcomming gigs and why we should be at them? If you wanna see real people making real music - than you have to come to our shows! We will do a tour in autumn 2014 and perhaps in your area, you can check it on our website!
How would you describe your sound in one sentence? straight-in-your-fucking-face-music. or simplified: scuffproof.
Whats your Pre-show ritual? The Instruments warm up. The vocalist ties arround his bandana.
What Won't you spend money on? pay to play with the "big stars"
What do you feel a band should spend their money on? Instruments!! and a good record!!
Do you have anything to add? nope. or - hey if anyone is interested to book us - dont hesitate! write a mail to [email protected]or go to our website. Cheeerzz!!