Spawning from such bands as Handjob, Last Gasp, and Shattered Machine, and donning dildos and grass skirts come Seattle's most enter taining live band . Hate comics featured them, SubPop snatched 'em up, their single sold 5000 copies, and 10 Things seized the opportunity to talk to them before they set out to conquer the world . Who are they? They are the one, the only SICK & WRONG. Interviewed by Dan and Parker. 10 : Introduce yourselves please. Wendy: Hello, I'm Mr. Wendy and I enjoy rocking out with my cock out Johnny: I like food . (No one else acknowledges the question .) 10 : HoWd you come up with Sick & Wrong? W : A fiat boy called us Sick & Wrong. 10 : So you named yourself after a frat boy? W : Well, he called us that. Before that we were Beer for a while, but then we decided other people have that name. Besides, I thought it was stupid because I don't drink beer . And, uh, we got together. ..well, Jim and Sarah got together, Jim is no longer in the band, but will be performing tonight in Sourpuss. They got together and practiced up in Jim's room . Then they found me drunk at a party, and I went to high school with Sarah (our other singer) and they conned me in to going down and singing with them because I was really drunk at the time . And so they called me up the next day and made me do it again . So they gave me the sheet music to "Iron Man" 'cause I didn't know the words to anything, but I do know how to read sheet music . So they gave me the sheet music to "Iron Man" and said, "Hey, you're in!" That was back when we practiced in the Red Square parking garage. We had to stop practicing there because there were a couple of people on add watching us one time and uh. ..we have a tape of it its pretty cool, you hear the squeaking of the fire wheel being turned, and I go, "maybe you shouldn't fuck with that" and then you hear bbaaaaahhhh and the alarm rang . As we were pulling out, the fire trucks were coming in. 10 : Is ft illicit to go down there and set up? W : The guy knew that we were doing it, and he was pretty cool about going down there in the middle of the night. Cause you got a big space and ft echoes a lot No bathrooms though . I wouldn't walk into one of those stairways if I were you. 10 : How did you get power in there? W : Its all there, you just plug into the outlets. Guido : Its cool, little ska punks cruise by and check you out. W : But we didn't play there after the fire engines came. 10 : So did Jim just quit the band? G : Subversively . First he said he wanted another guitarist to play rhythm with, so he would have something to do . Then he quit. He didn't want to leave us stranded you know. Adam : Hello, I'm Adam, I play guitar. G : He took over Jim's spot. Glenda: I am Glenda, the sex goddess. G : He plays rhythm 10 : So how did you guys end up in HATE comix? G : That was through me and Helena. W : We slept with their bosses. GI : I got a lot of shit out of the deal. G : We just knew people at Fantagraphics, and everyone there was saying how cool we were and Peter Bagge wanted a band so they said go check out Sick & Wrong. W . So he gets into a costume and comes to one of our rehearsals in disguise . So our friend says, "oh, this is my friend Pete," and we didn't know who he was. G : I did. W : I didn't . I didn't feel good that night, I was passed out on the couch. G : I think it was a naked practice that day .
10 : Do you really practice naked? G: Oh, we used to, but I think Adam's shy. A: Yeah, I've never gotten naked with this band. W : Well, when its a naked practice, we, me and Sarah, are all out in front nude and these guys all lower their shit their straps, so they're covered. 10 : HoWd you hook up with SubPop? G : Well, the BBC was in town to do a thing on Seattle and they went to Fantagraphics and said they wanted a signed band and an unsigned band and they asked Fantagraphics if they knew any unsigned bands and they of course said Sick & Wrong . So they shot a video at the Storeroom, and the one time they shoot a video actually was our best show, and they loved it. People diving off bar stools ... W: So basically we were seen by three million people prancing around. G : SubPop has a big following in England, so they figured they'd put the single out W: They just liked the chick sucking my dick. G : Yeah, I think that Bruce liked you personally. W: There is pretty good nudity and also a lot of fellatio. G : Its called Burlesque Rock. 10 : Has the single done well? G : Yeah, 5000 copies sold, but we don't know where. W : And we won't get paid until April next year. G : The first pressing was of 2000 and they never gave it any promotion . K Records puts a little square in, but SubPop didn't do anything and it sold like 2000 the first day. 10: Was it just the cover? W : I'm sure it was . My Morn picked it up in Edenborough. 10: And what does your Mom think of it? W : She's very proud of me. G: All our families are very supportive. 10: Are you going to release something else? G: Poneman said we are going to do an LP . We were going to put out another single on our own, but then we heard this from SubPop. 10: Was the single recorded naked? W: Yes, it was. G : We got the soundman down to his underwear, but that was as far as he would go. W: I insisted that he was naked for at least the part we could see through the window. G : It was dassic, it was summer and it was really hot and Sarah
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said "I'm gonna take my shirt off," and everyone started saying, "Naked practice, naked practice ." W: And all the boys wanted it. G : Especially Johnny, his balls bounce around his snare drum. W: He won't do it anymore. J : 'Cause you guys make fun of me. 10 : What are your goals as a band? G : Free dildos for everybody. GI: Legalization of marijuana. W : We actually are getting sponsorship from Americans for Hemp and we are looking into getting irregulars from a dildo company. G : And to play at the strip joints all we can . And maybe we can make a little money on the side afterward. 10 : Will you ever drop the sex act? W : I'm not I truly believe in it. G : Ifs gotten us where we are now, hasn't it? 10 : How about touring, how did your 7" sell outside of Seattle? A : It must have done really well, 'cause some stores in Seattle wouldn't even carry it G : I think a lot sold in England. 10: Is it hard to get shows in Seattle? G : Not really, you go up to a dub and say we're Sick & Wrong and we want to play and they say get lost then we say we're on SubPop and they are like, come on in Friday night They don't ask for proof, you know. (laughter) GI: Hey, shut up. 10 : SubPop hasn't given you much promotion? G : Oh, it would be nice if they did, but no. A : They will if we do an album . Our single sold well so they can't hate us. 10 : Are you guys going to jump to a major label? W : Ohh yeah (laughter) I hear you're naked ." Bye guys, I have to go (Wendy leaves) 10 : So give us all the dirt on Wendy. A : The penis is real. ..hey, do you ever get home and find there's nothing on your tape? 10: It never happens to us . We're professionals . (Sarah, the other singer, wanders in) . Hey, you missed the interview, do you want to say something? S: Sorry I'm late man.
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