YOUR QUESTION

03/25/2020 Gloria Stone

Was the jumpsuits and masks bit from the early days inspired by Devo?

MY ANSWER

The masks started out from having Halloween masks lying around in November right before our very first gig and being somewhat sardonic about the metal ethos and machismo. KISS was a personal influence for me. Then there were the days when The Deli Creeps (feat. Buckethead) opened for us in SF. The sheer dedication Buckethead had to staying in character and freaking everyone out was enough to push us further. Devo were certainly influential but I think Halloween and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer were also.