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WHAT IS THE SCENE LIKE IN ISRAEL? IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PLACE THAT WOULD HAVE A
BIG SCENE?
The scene in Israel was dead for awhile, but now it's back & there's a lot of good bands to check out like MAN
ALIVE, PUNKACHE, BETZEFER, D.P.A., BEER 7 & many more. We weren't here for 6 months cuz we were
touring a lot & then we came back & the whole Punk scene got much bigger & there's much more shows then
there were before & it's pretty nic here.
YOU'VE NOW TOURED THE U.S & EUROPE A FEW TIMES. HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE THE
TWO & WHICH DO YOU PREFER?
It's hard to tell, as things are different in one place in the U.S. compared to the other as well, but I can say for
sure that Europe is easier to tour in & also in the U.S. everyone seems to care for or like what ever is hyped now
& in Europe people actually judge the music & the scene by what their tastse are REALLY like.
ARE YOU INTO ANY OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC BESIDES WHAT YOU PLAY? WHO ARE SOME
OF THE BANDS YOUR CURRENTLY INTO?
I like a lot of un-Punk bands, but they are usually Rock bands like WEEZER, JETS TO BRAZIL, PAVEMENT,
THE PROMISE RING, GRANDADDY & such, so it's still like noisy & stuff & some people in our band like,
Guy & Ido really like reggae a lot, so that's another thing & Yotam really likes a lot of Pop music like Elvis
Castello & such.
WHAT DO THE MEMBERS OF USELESS I.D. DO WHEN NOT DOING WORK FOR THE BAND?
Guy works in a record store, Ido is a D.J. & he plays mostly dub & reggae & me & Yotar are currently
unemployed, so we really don't do much...I play a lot of guitar & hang out with friends all day & Yotam does the
same, maybe one day we'll get a real job, not now!
DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE & WHAT YOU WERE DOING WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD
ABOUT THE 9-11-01 ATTACKS ON THE U.S.? WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE LIKE IN ISRAEL? ANY
COMMENTS ON THIS TRAGEDY?
I was at home on the internet. It was shocking...there's a lot of bad stuff going on in the world all the time so it
actually took me like a few days to actually realize what happened.
IF YOU WEREN'T IN USELESS I.D. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE DOING NOW?
Most likely I'd just be playing in another Punk band, hehe!
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE NEXT FROM USELESS I.D.?
Hopefully a lot of touring. Everyone should check out our new CD "No Vacation From The World" when it
comes out. We have 2 new songs on mp3.com so you should check them out.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU STARTED ANSWERING THIS INTERVIEW? WHAT WILL
YOU DO ONCE IT'S DONE?
I was listening to that M.T.X. record & soon my ex-girlfriend is coming here. Should be weird.
WE'RE DONE, THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR YOU. THANX A LOT FOR ANSWERING
THESE QUESTIONS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO CLOSE OUT?
Everyone feel free to write me if they want to know anything about USELESS I.D. or the Israeli Punk scene!
BIG SCENE?
The scene in Israel was dead for awhile, but now it's back & there's a lot of good bands to check out like MAN
ALIVE, PUNKACHE, BETZEFER, D.P.A., BEER 7 & many more. We weren't here for 6 months cuz we were
touring a lot & then we came back & the whole Punk scene got much bigger & there's much more shows then
there were before & it's pretty nic here.
YOU'VE NOW TOURED THE U.S & EUROPE A FEW TIMES. HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE THE
TWO & WHICH DO YOU PREFER?
It's hard to tell, as things are different in one place in the U.S. compared to the other as well, but I can say for
sure that Europe is easier to tour in & also in the U.S. everyone seems to care for or like what ever is hyped now
& in Europe people actually judge the music & the scene by what their tastse are REALLY like.
ARE YOU INTO ANY OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC BESIDES WHAT YOU PLAY? WHO ARE SOME
OF THE BANDS YOUR CURRENTLY INTO?
I like a lot of un-Punk bands, but they are usually Rock bands like WEEZER, JETS TO BRAZIL, PAVEMENT,
THE PROMISE RING, GRANDADDY & such, so it's still like noisy & stuff & some people in our band like,
Guy & Ido really like reggae a lot, so that's another thing & Yotam really likes a lot of Pop music like Elvis
Castello & such.
WHAT DO THE MEMBERS OF USELESS I.D. DO WHEN NOT DOING WORK FOR THE BAND?
Guy works in a record store, Ido is a D.J. & he plays mostly dub & reggae & me & Yotar are currently
unemployed, so we really don't do much...I play a lot of guitar & hang out with friends all day & Yotam does the
same, maybe one day we'll get a real job, not now!
DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE & WHAT YOU WERE DOING WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD
ABOUT THE 9-11-01 ATTACKS ON THE U.S.? WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE LIKE IN ISRAEL? ANY
COMMENTS ON THIS TRAGEDY?
I was at home on the internet. It was shocking...there's a lot of bad stuff going on in the world all the time so it
actually took me like a few days to actually realize what happened.
IF YOU WEREN'T IN USELESS I.D. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE DOING NOW?
Most likely I'd just be playing in another Punk band, hehe!
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE NEXT FROM USELESS I.D.?
Hopefully a lot of touring. Everyone should check out our new CD "No Vacation From The World" when it
comes out. We have 2 new songs on mp3.com so you should check them out.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU STARTED ANSWERING THIS INTERVIEW? WHAT WILL
YOU DO ONCE IT'S DONE?
I was listening to that M.T.X. record & soon my ex-girlfriend is coming here. Should be weird.
WE'RE DONE, THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR YOU. THANX A LOT FOR ANSWERING
THESE QUESTIONS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO CLOSE OUT?
Everyone feel free to write me if they want to know anything about USELESS I.D. or the Israeli Punk scene!
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