7/26/95 Filter in the MTV Arena MTVibes : Welcome to the MTV Arena for tonight's live event with FILTER, whose self-produced debut MTVibes : features the current MTV Buzz Clip "Hey Man, Nice Shot." MTVibes : FILTER has been nominated for a VMA for Best New Artist in a video. Fi1ter : hello Fi1ter : is anyone out there? it's pretty embaressing when no one shows up. Question : How long have you guys been together? Fi1ter : rich and I have been together for about 14-15 months right now... its been pretty busy/ MTVibes : Destiny88 Question : What is going to be the next song to have a video? Fi1ter : dose is our new single...coming out in august..with a video directed by kevin kerslake.... we just Fi1ter : shot it in l.a..... it involcves us playing in the back of a truck.... and unfortunately we had Fi1ter : to doctor some of the lyrics... MTVibes : AKopelson Question : I have a video that has that guy shooting himself in the head. Is that really what your Question : song is based on? Fi1ter : no. there are a buch of events that led up to hey man nice shot... one of which was the public Fi1ter : suicide of R. Bud Doiyer... but we in no way wanted to drag his family into this... MTVixen : Chuckles1 Question : Do you guys come online a lot? Fi1ter : we come online when we get free time..which for us no longer exists.. we have been meaning to get Fi1ter : a powerbook so we can answer mail etc. from the road... but we haven't yet.. so we only are able to Fi1ter : access the net etc when we are home... which is not very often....... MTVibes : CMcleran Question : hey where did you come up with the name Fi1ter : filter is roughly based on a theory of consciousness. inbetween the phenomena and our Fi1ter : consciousness there is a device, your brain, which "filters" or tracks the environment. We live in Fi1ter : an infinate world with finite minds...so everyone has a different filter based on their own personal Fi1ter : life experience.... or maybe it's just about cigarette filters....? MTVibes : NINvinyl1 MTVibes : How hard was the decision to include other members to tour with...? Fi1ter : well we just had to find the right people. the drummer was the hardest to find and he is the best Fi1ter : musician in the band. his name is matt walker. We have a bass player named frank cavanagh and Fi1ter : another guitariust names geno lenardo. we just had auditions..and these guys worked out perfectly. .. Fi1ter : we have been friends with geno and frank for years, but matt was a fortunate find... MTVixen : Gas Cow Question : Who are youre major influences? Fi1ter : rich and brian Fi1ter : but we also like everything from brian eno to neil young to ween to chokebore to the jesus lizard to Fi1ter : the replacements.... we listen to a lot of different stuff. essentially anything of quality. MTVibes : Phrend43 Fi1ter : of course quality is relative. Question : Do you consider what MTV or the mass media might think when you write your songs? Fi1ter : no way. we had no idea any of this was going to happen. one second we are in this house messing Fi1ter : around with noise and guitars...and the next second we are a buzz bin band nominated for best new band Fi1ter : of the year by mtv.. the second you think about what others think you suck. it's not art anymore.. Fi1ter : it's product... and we have enough of that.. you know what i mean? MTVibes : JCSCOTTI Question : Why are all these faggots allowed online? MTVibes : sorry, wrong question everyone!!!! MTVixen : FilterBan Question : What is the best part of playing in a concert? Fi1ter : gee, well it's good to see we have such an enlightened asshole onboard tonight. go fuck yourself.. MTVibes : RASTERBAI Question : Who did the cocept for your cd design? Fi1ter : imagine if everyday when you went to work there were 2000 kids yelling your name, cheering, and you Fi1ter : you could drink beer. its noise. it' Fi1ter : it's music. we have fun. and the reaction so far has been great. MTVibes : ZAEMEAL Question : You guys rock! Do you have any tour dates planned in the future, and have you ever Question : considered making a Filter Web Page? Fi1ter : We do have a filter web page..it is http:/www.repriserec.com/filter. seems fun Fi1ter : to type that huh? kinda like those cruddy ibm computers.... and yes we have tour dates planned Fi1ter : for the future.... all over the u.s. europe, australia.... 15 months of grueling mind numbing Fi1ter : monkey dancing.. MTVibes : Brewla Question : How is your relationship with Trent? I'd expect there wouldn't be any animosity, yet is Question : there any competition (Friendly or not) towards your past bandmate? Fi1ter : we haven't spoken in awhile, but there is no animosity. and we didn't really have that much Fi1ter : to do with nails anyway. MTVibes : JreeveB Question : WHO IS OPENING FOR YOU ON YOUR NEXT TOUR Fi1ter : well Die Cheerleader is playing with us now, they have been great, but I hear we are doing some Fi1ter : dates with everclear and silverfish on the east coast.... MTVibes : Bubbles75 Question : How do you decide on a director for your videos. Is it totally your decision? Fi1ter : it is totally our decision. we went through demo reels, and to be honest, kevin is an intelligent MTVixen : CDR20057 Question : What is your favoret track from your album. Fi1ter : i don't know. right now probably under and stuck in here, but i don't think that's a question Fi1ter : I am not really qualified to answer. MTVixen : Juanjo89 Question : What kind of programming does Filter do exactely? Do they spend a lot of time on computers Question : like us? Fi1ter : we spend a fair amount of time in front of computers. we recorded our record on a mac, Fi1ter : we recorded the vocals and guitars and keyboards etc right into studiovision pro.... but it has Fi1ter : been a little while since I booted up a sequencer... i guess we are somewhat computer geeks. MTVixen : MatSymond Question : are you guy's going to be playing mostly small places, like the horizontal boogie bar next Question : week in Rochester NY? Fi1ter : well the venues vary in size from 500 to 6000. it depends on the area... we like playing smaller Fi1ter : venues because of the interaction. MTVixen : Filter will host 120 Minutes on MTV this Sunday night @ 12 Midnight. MTVixen : B23 Question : Do you guys plan to add anymore members to your band anytime soon? Fi1ter : no. we don't really need anyone else. we are a self contained unit so to speak..... MTVixen : HALOxTENx Question : How did you come up with the name Short Bus? Fi1ter : out of a respect for the different. it is not derogatory towards handicapped. MTVixen : Frobozzle Question : Who is there? Is it just rich or is brian and the other guys there too? Fi1ter : hi shane. its just rich and I. rich says hi. glad you got in. Fi1ter : frobozzle is my brother MTVibes : Lushmuse MTVibes : who might you consider to work with in the future? Fi1ter : i don't know.... we haven't really thought about it to tell the truth.... there are producers i Fi1ter : really respect like flood etc.... but bandwise it will probably just remain rich and i. MTVixen : WOW FLAK Question : What is your favorite breakfast cereal? Fi1ter : beer. Fi1ter : actually.... i don't know...michael jordan endorses wheaties...so.... MTVibes : I NATAS Question : What (musical) gear do you use on stage...besides guitars/drums? Fi1ter : besides the biggest amps that marshall makes we have a couple of akai samplers which we use to Fi1ter : trigger parts that can't be created in real time.. such as backwards feedback, keybaords (we don't Fi1ter : have a keyboard player onstage), kicks and snares and such.... maybe a wah pedal.... but that is Fi1ter : really about it... MTVixen : Terminal9 Question : What do you do for fun/entertainment? Will you be coming to Arizona? Fi1ter : for fun we like to mountain bike, jet ski (if we can find someone with one), read, video games, Fi1ter : travel..... i don't know...just about anything we have time for. and yes we are coming to arizona Fi1ter : i believe in september... Fi1ter : la di da... MTVixen : DeadBudda what happened in danbury ct at tuxedo junction on monday night? Fi1ter : danbury,,, what a nightmare. well we accidently put out the house p.a. with a well aimed shot from Fi1ter : rich, then we wrongly blamed the promoter,... because we thought it was his fight. after the Fi1ter : show, i (brian) was manhandled by several 300+ pound small dicked security dickheads, a fight Fi1ter : almost ensued, but we got out of their intact. sorry to our fans in danbury, but tell those pricks Fi1ter : to stay off the steroids. MTVixen : UNSCARRED Question : Did Brian lose some teeth in Houston last month while performing? Fi1ter : yeah I lost some teeth, it was an accident... rich and i were playing guitar and he jumped over a Fi1ter : moniter wedge and his guitar went right through my lip, splitting it up to the nose, and i lost two Fi1ter : teeth... luckily they were able to put them back in... but it was a bad couyple of days.. things have Fi1ter : gotten better since. I guess we do have a bit of a violent tour. MTVixen : KC1967to9 Question : what kinda beer do u drink? Fi1ter : budweiser, guiness, (i like dark beer but it's better in winter)... we do not drink o'doulles or Fi1ter : miller genuine draft. warm cow piss. however we do have a penchant for heineken as well. MTVibes : Capt Hutt Question : what is your favorite vidoe game? Fi1ter : I just got a sega saturn and I really like that system although there are not many games out yet,.. Fi1ter : we have panzer dragon, virtua fighter, and daytona racing. we alse have genesis and snes. Fi1ter : we tend to like things like nba jams te, and all EASN games... but shodowrunner and donkey kong Fi1ter : country are compelling as well. MTVixen : KY MTB Question : i mountain bike too, what kinds of bikes do you all ride? Fi1ter : I have a specialized rockhopper comp a1, rich rides a trek 930.... but he wants a rockhopeer like Fi1ter : mine because he says the trek is too heavy. he is a pretty good rider... i'm a little more of an Fi1ter : amatuer. MTVibes : CD Bass3 Question : Do you prefer digital or analog for recording purposes? Fi1ter : digital for convenience, but we like mixing on analog because of the warm tape compression. Fi1ter : digital can be sometimes a little harsh, but our mac doesn't record analog.... Fi1ter : digital is so much easier to manipulate as well. Question : who put together the hey man nice shot remix Fi1ter : the dust brothers who worked on beastie boys' pauls boutique did the funky one.... we are pretty happy Fi1ter : with that. Ben Grosse, our loyal and talented mix engineer did another.. we like that as well., Fi1ter : our friend critter just did some amazing mixes for dose which you will see in the future,.... MTVixen : Malandore Question : Did you keep playing after you were hit or did you walk off stage get things patched up? Fi1ter : i had a choice. be punk rock and keep going with all the blood and loose teeth, or finish the show Fi1ter : early and keep my smile. I guess i'm vain.. oh well. I don't think we could have kept going anyway.. Fi1ter : everyone was a little shaken up. MTVixen : PIXIEdust Question : HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE THING ABOUT NOT LEAVING A HAT ON A BED? Fi1ter : drugstore cowboy. yep. we don't wear hats anyway. any signifigance to that question? MTVibes : Chewbbacc Question : Filter: If you could have one thing in the world, no matter what cost, or what is Question : was.......what would it be? Fi1ter : we're thinking... Fi1ter : .... Fi1ter : .... Fi1ter : worldwide intellignece and understanding? compassion? i don't know... too many short sighted Fi1ter : people out there and they really make the world a cruddy place. read some more books dummy. MTVixen : Suspect Question : what's a good program to use for recording or mixing on a computer? Fi1ter : opcode's studiovision pro. protools..... we are big digidesign fans.... MTVibes : FILTER's latest video "Hey Man, Nice Shot" is currently a MTV Buzz Clip. Fi1ter : and? MTVibes : FILTER's album "SHORT BUS," was self-produced, recorded, and engineered. Fi1ter : any questions? MTVibes : This will be our last question folks. . . MTVixen : Rimshak Question : What do you want to be when you grow up? Fi1ter : a philosophy teacher.... or just a bum. same thing i think. i don't really want to grow up. rich Fi1ter : wants to be a fireman. MTVibes : I'd like to thank everybody for coming down tonight, especially Brian and Richard- MTVibes : from Filter.