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Have any of you played in other bands? Gary: Many! Members of KYI have also been in Warzone, Cause For Alarm, Black Anvil, Deathcycle, Celebrity Murders, CR, Milhouse, Serpico, Grey Area, Sheer Terror, No Redeeming Social Value, None More Black... 
How is it that you started playing music? Gary: I have always been musical. I learned how to play music on a keyboard first, then on guitar later. My grandfather played guitar and keyboard, so he let me learn on his stuff growing up. I never took lessons. I played by ear, and learned by watching and listening closely to people with experience. Once I got into metal, punk and hardcore, I found friends to play with and always kept at it. 
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you? Gary: The current line-up of KYI is myself, Gary Bennett on guitar, Andy West on vocals, Mike Delorenzo on bass, and Vinnie Value on drums. This Line-up recorded the final LP. 
Have you had other previous members? Gary: The current Line-up and the previous Line-up are the most well known. Previously, we were playing with Paul Delaney on Bass and Raeph Glicken on drums. Both are continuing in Black Anvil, which is a band I started with those guys. They are on tour in Europe now. I left that band last year. We are all very good friends still, and I would never do KYI without either of these 2 line-ups, or, any combination of the two. Besides that, we've had many, many past members. Andy and I are the 2 original that started he band in 1995. 

Did you make music even when you were young? Gary: Always. I played drums on shoe boxes with pencils. I had a miniature keyboard, I always had a guitar laying around. If it had one string on it, I would play on one string. Whatever it took. I always wanted to play music of my own. 
Where are you from? Gary: West Babylon. It's a town in Long Island, NY. Andy was from Plainview, LI. All our members were either from LI, or Queens/Brooklyn, NY. 
What year did the band form? Gary: 1995
What's your style of genre? Gary: Hardcore
What inspires you? Gary: Music still inspires me. Young bands with the energy to conquer the world inspire me to stay hungry and do this with passion. Old bands that are classic that still play as good as they did 20 yrs ago inspires me. These days, my son inspires me to keep doing what I love, because I want him to see his dad happy and not just a boring dad that works constantly. I need to work a lot to support a family, but I look forward to my gigs. 
How often and where do you reherse? Gary: I rehearse with a full band at least once a week, either KYI or Sheer Terror, depends on who is playing a show or writing new songs to record.. sometimes we fall off for a few weeks.. but we've all been playing so long, we don't need to rehearse constantly. 
How have you developed since you started with the music? Gary: I have definitely developed. I'm not as good a player as some guys who have been playing 30 yrs, but I HAVE improved and see myself improving still, slowly. Guitar is a wondrous invention. You can learn something new each day on it.  
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? Gary: When I'm not working my job, I spend time with my Wife and Son. I try to go to other shows as much as I can. I like movies. 
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? Gary: I've worked with booking agents before. Right now I do not, because KYI plays a lot less than in the past, so it's easier for me to handle it. In the past, when we were on tour all the time, it was harder for us to handle it from the road, so, we took on a booking agent. We don't tour like that anymore. If we were playing more often, I would take one on. It's easier to let the booking agent worry about all the details and let the band worry about playing the music. But for now, we are not as busy, and I can manage it myself. We were mostly a DIY band, and we prided ourselves on that. But at some point, we needed the help. 
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? Gary: We are just playing our old songs that are released already on various labels. No real plans to write anymore... maybe. We think about it. Blackout! Records might release a box set of our Blackout! Releases. We shall see. 
What made you decide to make this music? Gary: I was inspired by bands like Misfits, Agnostic Front, 7-seconds.. I wanted to do what they did. I wanted to make a record and put it on my record shelf next to all the records I listened to! We all did. We made our dream come true many times over! 
What are your songs about? Gary: Mostly things we'd like to change. 
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Gary: I wrote most of the music. Andy wrote most of the lyrics. Other members have always contributed both. 
Do you start with the music or the lyrics? Gary: Either. Whichever presents itself first. Mostly with music first. 
Do you compose in a certain environment? Gary: I prefer to come up with something on the spot out of thin air, like 100% inspiration. That's always the best stuff. The stuff you work on for weeks and weeks sounds too planned. Hardcore should be on the spot. Like 4 kids getting together for the first time and writing their first songs with primitive skills. 
Have you done any covers live? Gary: Many! Covers are important. They are fun and if no one knows your band, they get to know you by what kind of bands you like to listen to. Then people share something in common with you! We play covers by Negative Approach, Slapshot, 7seconds... so many. 
What language do you sing in? Gary: English
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? Gary: We've played to 2 people, 20 200, 2,000... at the fests, maybe more. We've played basements, garages, bars, clubs, halls, and huge fests. 
What ages are most of your concert attendants? Gary: We try to do all ages shows.