| Ryan Shuck Interview by Orange County Weekly. |
| Orange County Weekly. Ryan Shuck. Interview by Alison M. Rosen. "We are now an unsigned band with a couple of million records under our belts," laughs Orgy guitarist/hairstylist extraordinaire Ryan Shuck, to which I say, "My God, how do you sit down?" But really: Orgy covered New Order�s "Blue Monday" some years ago and wrote their own dark electronic-sounding stuff, and somewhere along the way, they sold assloads of albums and wore makeup and played on the Family Values Tour. Now they�re home, and Mr. Shuck is cutting hair at Crew salon because he loves it, not because he needs the money. Because it�s just not like that, you asshole. OC Weekly: Are people surprised that you�re a straight hairdresser? Ryan Shuck: You know what? Being a hairdresser before I was in the band was like being a bigger rock star than in Orgy. There were so many girls. If you�re a straight hairdresser, you got it made. OC:There was a lot of hair groupie action? RS:It was pretty rad. I called them clients. OC:So where do you like to go? RS:I like the Lab. It�s where I formed my band; it�s where I used to connect with all these people who are now massive forces in the music industry�Korn, No Doubt. Also, I like the Lodge�this modern bar/lounge type place across the street from the Lab at the Camp. And my buddy David [Silviera] from Korn opened an insane restaurant in Huntington Beach called Tuna Town. It�s a steamroller of a restaurant�all the other businesses beware. It�s a nice restaurant. For some reason, people outside Huntington don�t know about it. OC:What else? RS:Detroit�that�s a great place. OC:Have you seen good shows there? RS:You know what? No. Because I bought this house, and anyone who�s bought a house knows that four months of your life are hard work just to get the fucking thing to happen. OC:You�re a homeowner who enjoys nice restaurants. What kind of rock star are you? RS:I have this monstrous party side of me, but I still get things done. I have the worst reputation on the road ever. I work so hard, but I still party a few times a week. I can bring a whole group of people down in flames. And I do regularly. OC:Do you and your little Korn buddies hang out with strippers all the time? RS:No. Sometimes. No. In music, everybody knows I�d be a liar to say there are not a lot of girls around, but to say more would be to name the unnameable. OC:Huh? RS:Yeah, I know that was a rambling nothingness. There�re a lot of girls around�it�s almost accidental. It�s not that people are necessarily hooking up with a lot of chicks or that they�re all strippers, but where people in bands tend to be, girls congregate. OC:What music are you into? RS:I�m into a band called Ladytron. I like Fisherspooner. I like Miss Kitten and the Hacker. There�s a band called Human Lab that I�m into�I just got their CD. There are a lot of friends bands that I think are great: Korn, (hed) pe, No Doubt. I like stuff that sounds like it�s jumping out of your speakers and sitting on your lap. |
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