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The Unofficial Fansite
Rob: How did you first get into music?
Rob: Did you always want to play in a band?
Rob: What was your favorite song and/or band/artist growing up, and has this song and/or band/artist changed since then?
Rob: What would you say was the highlight or highlights of your days with White Zombie?
Rob: Do you miss the days of White Zombie, and do you still keep in contact with any of your former bandmates?
Rob: What was the original idea behind Famous Monsters, and what happened to the band?
Rob: Rock City Morgue. How did that come about, and what's in the band's future?
Rob: I read recently that you're playing bass for The Cramps. If true, is this a permanent thing?
Rob: Where were you when you learned of the untimely death of Dimebag Darrell?
Rob: What is your opinion of Rob Zombie's movie career?
Rob: Why do you feel that there are so few women participants in the heavy metal scene?
Rob: What is your opinion on the frequency in which heavy music is often made a scapegoat by the mainstream media?
Rob: What decade do you think was the best or most influential for the world of music?
Rob: What do you think about artists that only make music for money and don't give much of a damn about their fans?
Rob: What was the inspiration behind designing your own fashions and starting Yseult Designs?
Rob: What's your perspective on the music and fashion industries today?
Rob: Do you have any other passions not reflected in your current careers?
Rob: Are there any projects you're considering in the future?
Rob: To what or whom would you say you owe your success?
Rob: We all know about Sean Yseult, bassist (or "Goddess of Thunder", if you don't mind my saying so) and Sean Yseult, designer, but it there anything you'd like to share with us about Sean Yseult, the person?
Rob: And... what do you think of the site? (please permit us just a bit of egotism here, LOL)
Thank you again for taking the time out of your busy schedule to do this for us, Sean!
Special thanks to Ryan Loker, Mike Plasket and everybody over on The Third Moon for all of your help!
This exclusive interview is � 2007 Sean Yseult: The Unofficial Fansite. Use without permission is strictly prohibited.
Around the beginning of February, I was actually able to get in contact with Sean and request an interview for the site (and don't ask me how I did it, because I'm not telling :D ). She agreed, and... well, I'm not going to make this intro any longer than it needs to be, so read on!
Sean: My Dad was always blasting Hendrix, Rolling Stones and other great music when I was little. I'm sure that had something to do with it.
Sean: Not until I was in high school, and started hearing punk bands.
Sean: I always loved Bowie, and still do: especially Diamond Dogs. Rebel Rebel has always been one of my favorite songs.
Sean: That's hard to say - either the huge shows like Castle Donnington with Metallica or Rock in Rio (300,000 people), touring Japan with Pantera, or filming Airheads and getting to hang out with Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Chris Farley and Brendan Frasier for a day!
Sean: I don't really miss those days, but J is still one of my best friends and we see each other or talk daily, and Tempesta and I talk all the time - he's such a good guy!
Sean: Josie and the Pussycats meets The Munsters: all girl monster surf rock! It was kind of funny, because no one in that band had ever attempted to play the instrument they play in that band: Katie (Vampire Girl) and I were both bass players, and Carol (SheZilla) had never played anything: I made her learn drums standing up, in 6 inch platform boots! So it was very silly, and just a lot of fun with no pressure or expectations. We did get to tour Japan and the UK, which definitely surpassed any of our wildest dreams! It was great to do something so ridiculous and fun after the many years of White Zombie got so serious and intense. I still know people who can't get my guitar lines from those records out of their head, so I'm proud of that.
Sean: That emerged from moving to New Orleans, and running into an old NYC friend, Rik Slave. He sang for a great punk band up there, the Kretins but was from N.O. and had moved back. We basically wanted to form a band just to play with him, because he is such a great singer and frontman. As for the band's future, we have recorded a lot of new songs with J producing, but everyone is caught up in other projects too, so I don't know when we'll put that out or play any shows.
Sean: I did play bass for the Cramps this past October/November tour, but just as a special guest bassist for this one Halloween tour. I don't think they want a permanent bassist, and I don't have the time to do that, even for one of my all-time favorite bands.
Sean: In New Orleans, at home. Too horrible to think about, really.
Sean: It is something he was always more obsessed with than music, so it's a good thing he's gone that direction. I haven't seen the movies, as I like horror but was never a fan of gore.
Sean: I'm actually surprised there's as many as there are! I guess heavy metal is innately a dude thing, I don't know. Our band started off more punk, but I always was influenced by Sabbath, even on the first 7". Not that you can tell - we played way too fast!
Sean: It would be doing heavy music a favor to get it any press these days, really! As they say, No such thing as bad press. All I've read about in mainstream media lately is all of the awful crap that is popular.
Sean: I don't know if it's the best, but the 60's were obviously the most revolutionary for rock and all popular music to follow...
Sean: There are lip-synching assholes trained like monkeys to dance and told what to perform that perhaps fit that category, but I don't believe there are any true artists making music just for money. As for caring about their fans, some do and some don't: I can tell you right now, if you toured a lot and ever interacted with your fans, you care.
Sean: It's something I have planned on always ( White Zombie all met at design school), but when the Hurricane hit New Orleans, everyone got an extra kick in the butt to carry things out. My design line is really just a set of graphics, all drawn freehand pen on paper, that for now are applied to silk scarves. I would like to branch out and have them printed on other things in the future, like wallets, etc. I don't really know where the drawings or inspiration come from. I started filling up pieces of paper like this since I was 6 or younger.
Sean: I don't know a thing about the fashion industry, but the music industry appears to be gasping it's last breath. First the labels crumbled, now the record stores are all closing...it's strange to watch the whole business die, and see new bands take it into their own hands with homemade records, myspace, and downloads. It's still evolving, and pretty interesting, really. But I feel really bad for any band trying to make it right now; everything is still in so much transition.
Sean: Traveling, foreign languages, old cars, skeletal remains....
Sean: Besides working on the definitive WZ cd box set, which will have all of our recordings ( including early 7"s and other rarities!), videos/other footage, my only other work will be my design business right now, and hopefully for a long time.
Sean: To hard work: we practiced daily, and toured constantly, under the worst conditions for many years. Most bands have no idea what you really have to go through to even have a shot at making it, much less even surviving. And you have to have the passion to do what you're doing, and to continue what you're doing, for the love of doing it with no interest in success or money - otherwise you should just become a banker or something, if those are your goals.
Sean: I've always expressed myself through my music and designs, so there's not much else to tell, really.
Sean: It's really a surprise - this might sound untrue, but I never surf the web to look myself up - never. I just looked at your site now at your prompting, and really enjoyed seeing all of the photos - good times! Thank you for making such a comprehensive site, it's really nice.
- Rob
