Drums. Drums. More drums. Aaaaand a few more drums with just a dash of, you guessed it, drums. Pure and driven percussive bliss. Bradley Bills is a bit of a mad genius. He’s is also one of the most insanely nice & interesting people I’ve met. Think I’m exaggerating? Read on and be sure to check out CHANT. Now go and read you crazy cats and kittens. Muwha!
The Same 7 With Bradley Bills
1) In 10 words or less tell us what makes you so freakin’ awesome…and don’t be modest. Let ‘er rip.
Nice, fun, mischievous: I drum, create art, and make breakfast!
2) Did you (or do you currently) have an imaginary friend(s)? If so, tell us a little about him/her/it/them.
Sort of… There was this baby that was born earlier in same week as me, in the same hospital, with the same birth defect. I lived and she didn’t. Part of the reason why I lived was that a member of the staff remembered what happened to her and had a hunch that perhaps the same thing was wrong with me; therefore, I was flown to a specialist and had surgery at 13 hours old and was saved. I was told that story when I was young and it had a lasting impact on me. Sometimes, when I was a kid, I used to imagine that girl’s spirit was hanging out with me – checking up on me – making sure I was going to live a good, honest life since her death made it possible for the staff to discover what was wrong with me.
3) Do you believe in ghosts?
Zero amount of experience in ever feeling, seeing, or witnessing a Ghost… but just because someone hasn’t seen something or felt something, doesn’t mean that entity or emotion doesn’t exist. So yes… I believe in the possibility for sure.
4) What one thing scares the ever-loving crap out of you more than anything else in the whole wide world?
5) Sunrise, sunset, new moon or full moon?
Hard choice. I love all of them, but I’ll say Sunrise, because when I see one it usually means I’ve made the most out of every minute of my night.
6) If you had to live the rest of your life inside one book or movie, what would it be and why?
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: That’s right… how can you beat skipping school and/or work every day with your girl and just living life and having fun? Hells yeah!
7) It’s the zombie apocalypse. The person you love more than anyone, anywhere, ever has been bitten by one of the walking dead. It is inevitable that they will turn into a flesh-eating monster. What do you do?
One last kiss my dear. Close your eyes now. This won’t hurt you near as much as it is going to hurt me.
Here’s a little space that’s all yours. Do with it what you will. Draw a picture, tell us about a current project, pet peeve, new product, write a haiku about unicorns, recount your bigfoot sighting…you get the idea. It’s all yours.
I think the fact that I continue to meet and connect with people I normally would not have met through playing music is why I never stop, and it’s one of my favorite things about being a musician. I play drums first and foremost, but love electronic and noise music too, so I’ve created a drum project called CHANT and make albums and tour.
(www.chantproject.com / www.facebook.com/chantproject / www.youtube.com/chantprojections)
Cheers and Thanks,
Bradley B.
PS – Alli ROCKS!
Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick
PS – Nooooooo, YOU rock. And a quick note to all my Texans out there: you can catch him drumming with Die Krupps at Elysium in Austin this Saturday (April 28, 2012). Goooooooooo.
