Ask Dexter Holland A Question

[Budzy]

Quick question: Will you be releasing any of the other nine or so demo'd songs on the b-side to any future singles?

No offense but I've never liked the idea of this. I mean sure it'd be awesome to listen to them, but I would have thought that maybe they'd like to keep it private so in future albums they can incorporate some parts of the demos into other songs they make. Like Dexter said TKAA was in the making for years, maybe this could just be the same with some of the demos?

[Omni]

Yeah, thats not really a bad idea. But I doubt all nine songs will find their way onto an album.


P.S. This thread needs more Pass Me By. Is that even the real name of the song, or just something we call it?

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

We actually did a video for Stuff Is Messed Up recently, but I guess that will have to wait for now...

Well, I suppose that puts an end to that mystery ... Thanks Dexter Now, the only question that is left ... when do we get see the masterpiece.

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Sorry for the double post, but I seriously would like to know the answer to the lyrics from I Choose.

... You just gotta do what you gotta do
'Born To Be Bad'
Now if I wasn't such a weenie ...

It is great to see you around Dexter, I didn't really think you would make another appearance because the tour had started

[Tomasisko]

Hey Dex, who is this skater in I Choose video?

[Free?]

Hey Dexter!

Was I right about calling Half Truism a self-liberation anthem with a strong social criticism?

Half-Truism... what do you think it's about?

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My recent analysis:

For various reasons (like envy or spite) we hurt each other. We know that and we don't admit it, so that "knife goes by itself" (since no one takes the blame), one that got hurt becomes aggressive and hurts another, who after that hurts the next one and so on, forming the vicious circle (so that "knife moves on to someone else") (I'm not sure about this part though). You should free yourself ("self-liberate") from that anger and aggression ("slings and arrows that rain on our minds") because it wouldn't do any good (only generating more hate) and move along.

If you lose that light (of being free from "slings and arrows") and give in, you are as good as dead; you shouldn't pretend that such thing (we hurt each other, but don't admit it) doesn't exist.

The motivation, force ("The banner") that moves us to "diamonds and pearls" makes us blind ("blackens the sunlight"), which means that on our way we prefer not to notice that we hurt others, just keep listening to the "voices inside your churn" and "burning the city".

All of that is the other half of truth that we usually don't see and the song points at it.

So let's don't come down.
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[ad8]

Dexter: What was your first guitar? Is it the one we see in the garage days video?(the one where you play the song which is rumored to be called sorority bitch... was it actually called sorority bitch?)

[KyleW]

Hey Dexter, your on right now so what are you up to at this very moment in time?

[Budzy]

Yeah, thats not really a bad idea. But I doubt all nine songs will find their way onto an album.


P.S. This thread needs more Pass Me By. Is that even the real name of the song, or just something we call it?

That's true too.
And I agree, we need to push Pass Me By more!

[RonWelty]

Can you tell us just a bit of "Stuff is Messed Up" video?
thanks.