What happened to Criss?
Kim said, in an interview with BAM Magazine: “I’d always wanted Roy (McDonald) in the band; he was our first choice,” says Shattuck. “But he was living in Texas, and kinda out of it, so he recommended Criss Crass, our first drummer. Criss was a great drummer and he sang great backups, but he was such a pain in the ass–so obnoxious on and off stage. I couldn’t take him anymore. So we got Jim Laspesa from Green Jelly. Jim was fantastic at first, but when we were learning the songs for the second record, he was too restrained. Then we found out Roy was coming back to LA, and we called him. And the rest is history. I guess everything works out after all.” Kim adds that Jim Laspesa and the band are still great friends.
