Evan Dando
Evan Dando
Evan Griffith Dandois an American musician, best known for fronting the alternative rock band The Lemonheads. He has served as the lead singer of the group since its formation in 1986. He has also embarked on a solo career and collaborated on various songs. In December 2015, he was inducted into the Boston Music Awards Hall Of Fame...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth4 March 1967
CityEssex, MA
rocks records
I have to make rock records occasionally.
band mass mass-consumption
Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption.
joyce
For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead.
real cds smell
CDs, too. Totally corporate. They look real cheap and soulless and they don't smell of anything.
taken vacation
Basically, between 1989 and 1994, I hadn't taken a vacation.
years sick velvet
When I was 14 years old, I was a huge fan of the Velvets, the Stooges and the Modern Lovers. They are my three favourite bands. I never get sick of 'em.
stars writing rocks
Rock stars wanting to write is even worse than wanting to act in movies, right?
song memories book
I don't write down my experiences, but I have a very decent memory. I have tons of books in which I write down phrases as they occur to me. That's how I write songs. I'll need a line and I'll go through the books and find it, the right rhyme and everything.
insecure way ready
I guess I'm about ready to promote myself in a more human way. I don't feel quite so insecure.
people band littles
I need the money. People don't understand how little money you make in a band.
lying thinking guitar
I lie around and play guitar, that's something I do for sure. In fact that's all I do, I think.
night lasts last-night
I was hanging out with Jonathan Richman last night.
bugs too-much sneaky
But Sneaky Pete was great. I didn't bug him about Gram. Not too much, anyway.
behaviour ugly awful
When there are no women on the tour it can get awful and ugly - constant horrible jokes and gross behaviour. It needs to be leavened with a feminine presence.