Butthole Surfers concert events are the stuff of legend: debauched, extreme, and with a component of bodily hazard. And it’s for that very purpose that the avant-rock legends are refusing to reunite.
In a brand new interview with The Guardian, authentic members Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary mentioned the present state of the band, which is at the moment within the midst of a serious vinyl reissue marketing campaign.
With Butthole Surfers LPs again in print for the primary time in years, now is an ideal time for the band to return to the stage. Nevertheless, Haynes and Leary are hesitant to re-open that door contemplating the inherent dangers concerned.
“We’re not so good as we could possibly be at the moment, and that’s as a result of I misplaced my shit,” admitted Haynes, whose on-stage episodes are effectively documented. “I did too many medicine. I completely screwed up the deal. It’s my dangerous. It’s on me.”
Added Leary: “We have been some genuinely fucked up individuals. We’re good individuals, however we’re fucked up — we’re broken.”
Leary went on to say that the Buttholes have been receiving sizeable provides to reunite and ostensibly play pageant dates, however even the cash isn’t sufficient to sway their reluctance.
“We’ve been getting six-figure provides to play dwell, however I simply don’t wish to do it,” Leary mentioned. “We’re actually fortunate to not be in jail and I don’t wish to push that anymore. I don’t wish to be sending a bandmate residence in a physique bag or for a venue to burn down.”
Since 2011, Butthole Surfers have solely performed a pair one-off performances in 2016 and 2017, and it feels like these will stay the band’s last exhibits — a minimum of for now. In stark distinction to his unhinged persona because the Buttholes frontman, Haynes mentioned he has embraced the comforts of household life.
“I’ve a 13-year-old son, who’s the fucking mild of my life,” mentioned Haynes. “I’ve obtained an precise household and it’s superior. Little league baseball and center faculty basketball? Dude, it’s the shit.”
For extra on the Butthole Surfers’ vinyl reissues, head over to Matador’s web site.