Poison Ivy hung out with Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge (left), Pepper singer/guitarist Kaleo Wassman and Authority Zero frontman Jason DeVore after their epic NYC shows Saturday night, and chatted Dragge up about the Jagermeister Music Tour, playing CBGB in ’88, and what it takes to make a band successful for over 20 years.
Says Dragge:
“The first time [Pennywise] played New York was at CBGB and it was one of the best experiences of my life.”
Dragge later echoed those sentiments with the crowd during the band’s set, screaming “New York is the most hardcore city in the world!”
Agreed!!!!
“We go through phases as a band. ‘I’m mad at him, he hates me…’,” Dragge explains, “but at the end of the day, the reaction our audience has to our music and our shows is very powerful. That’s why we’re [still together] after 20 years.”
But two decades of touring also takes its toll.
“You can’t party for eight hours every night and still look like that,” Dragge says, pointing out Pepper shirtless wonders Bret Bollinger and Kaleo Wassman.
Hey, if you can’t join ’em…...
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