Beau Beau in Avail was hoping that I have some sense of humour and I hope you have that to. This interview was done 4/7-00 and I hope you enjoy it even if itīs not so long.
History?
-Yes we have a long history 11-12 years 5
full lenghts and way to
many tour to count on your fingures and toes
Please tell me a little about every member?
- Well I pay those other guys to play on the records and tour but Iīm the only one in the band that does anything i mean i write all the music lyrics and set up all the tours and all that stuff I give them $5 a day on tour to buy food and whatnot I think they got it good? Dont you?
Do you have any bands before or beside of
the Avail worth to
mention?
- No not at all I mean I was in NOFX and
LagWagon but they were just joke bands i started
Why did you go to Fat Wreck?
-Better distrubution and they gave us all
cars
Whatīs the difference if you compare with Lookout?
- Not as good distrubution and no cars
What do you like the other bands on Fat?
- Yeah I like most of them
How is the punkscene in USA right now?
-About the same as ever but there are way
to many bands with cds nowadays you cant tell if somethings
good untill you buy it and then you have to go try and sell it back to the store
cause it sucks cause every band in the us has a damn cd out.
Is there any good bands there?
- Like the questions before
What does punk mean to you?
- Having fun and not caring what people
think about it
Is it more important the word punk now or was it more important when you were younger?
-I think peole take that fact that they are
punk more serious now but I dont know if its more important as a "movement"
I donīt know how many punks do you know are in the government or makeing a
difference?
What do you know about Sweden ?
- That all were vikings or something once
and that I like playing there
Have you heard any good swedish bands?
- I dont think so?
Which are your advice to new bands to get anywhere in the musicbusiness when they recently started a band?
-Dont think
your gonna make a living from music and just have fun dont take yourself to
serious
How is a good concert with Avail?
- When we have fun and the poeple there do
to
How does the average Avail fan look like?
- Kinda like you look
Do you have good contact with your fans?
- Yeah totally we love our fans hahha what a
silly word fans
You have an own homesite, please tell me who is doing it and so...?
- I do it and its www.avail-avail.com
i check it every day so leave me a message
What do you think about the new way to communicate with email and internet?
- Itīs the damn devil
Do you have an own favouritesite?
- No not really
Whats the best and whats the worst of being in a band?
- The freedom to do whatever i want and the
fact that i cant go anywhere with out someone
talking to me about AVAIL
Is it many interviews?
- Yes a tons of them
Is it boring to being interviewed?
- Only if I dont have fun with it
What is most frequent asked question?
- What does Beau Beau do?
What does Avail mean(the word I mean)?
- Look it up
Are you reading any fanzines, someone to recommend?
- No
Five records you can be without?
- Minor Threat ,Adolscents, Youth Brigade,Gorilla
Biscuts, Avail
The last record you bought?
-Daltonic
Are record collectors pretentious arseholes?
- Yeah but I collect records so wait what
the hell are you calling me?
Which is the most expensive record you have bought?
- Maybe 50 dollars
What is the future in rock?
- ME in the future
What does love mean for you?
- uhhhhhh
Which are your future plans?
- To tour a lot and put out a record then
tour some more
Wisdomword?
- uhmmmmmm
Something more to add
- Damn you ask a lot of qustions what are
you gonna
do with this again your not going to send this to my mom are you?