Why not bass or drums?
Dean: I was a super big Dag Nasty fan and I always loved the way Brian Baker played guitar, at least at that time and I just always thought it would be cool just to play guitar like that. I actually went to a show this one night at a record store in Vegas and this band Wax was playing. You know, this was when nobody knew who Wax was. I think this was the end of ’92, ’93. It was a Sunday night in the record store. I think it was like 50 kids jam-packed in. And Wax is kind of like a poppy, punky band. They’re not very aggressive, but Joe Sib is like jumping off the CD racks and knockin’ shit over and I was like, “Alright, you know what? I just need to start a fucking band.” (laughs) So, I talked to a friend of mine who played guitar in a band and I said, “Dude, sell me one of your guitars.” And, so he sold me one for like $150 and then I just locked myself in my room and tried to figure out the first Dag Nasty record. That’s what you weaned yourself on? Dean: Yeah. Dag Nasty, Dinosaur Jr
