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Geza X
Geza X
Geza X, LA 1998
What was your role in the band The Bags?
The Bags was one of L.A.’s first punk bands, along with The Germs, Weirdos, Screamers, Controllers. I was lead guitarist and we all wore bags on our heads.
Did you enjoy being one of The Deadbeats?
Yes, it was one of the best musical experiences of my life. Back in the ’70s, I idolized Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and loved ’60s underground music. The Deadbeats played jazz-punk—really rude, loud, and rowdy, with power chords off flat 5s in a primitive rhythmic setting. At one gig at The Whisky, I threw seaweed at the audience. We were either loved or hated by the punk audiences.
Were you the boss in The Mommymen?
Yes, I was a total totalitarian. I thought we were going to be huge, my version of Beefheart meets The Knack, with nasal vocals courtesy of me as the lead singer known as “Victim,” a whining psycho kid. Socially aware but very neurotic.