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Zander Schloss from Circle Jerks, The Weirdos, Repo Man and Joe Strummer

Feb 16, 2022

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Initial Punk Impression

Zander Schloss's introduction to punk rock in 1979 wasn't love at first sight.
He was focused on jazz, and punk's aesthetics initially seemed "weird" to him.

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Punk Attitude

Zander Schloss believes his "punkness" comes from his "inhorrible, shitty attitude".
This contrasts with his genuinely nice, principled, and moral nature.

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The Clash and Genre Experimentation

Schloss found The Clash's first album "ok", not groundbreaking.
He later became Joe Strummer's musical director, appreciating The Clash's genre experimentation.

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Zander Schlass On, Turned Out a Punk.

03:59 • 2min

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The First Time You Heard of Punk?

06:16 • 3min

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What Makes Me Punk Rock?

09:16 • 2min

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The Circle Jersks - I Will Not Listen to the Judge and the Jury

11:10 • 2min

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The Circle Jersks Are Coming In, You Know?

13:40 • 3min

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The Juicy Bananas - The Repo Man Sound Track

16:18 • 2min

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I've No Idea What a Lungre Show Is, Right?

18:30 • 2min

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I'll Learn These Three Records and Come in and Blow Away All the Fuck

20:50 • 4min

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How Did You Wind Up Getting Into a Repo Man?

24:59 • 3min

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You're Making a Big Mistake, You Know?

27:40 • 3min

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What's the Sound Trac?

30:28 • 2min

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Is There a Rehab in Ten Ther?

32:34 • 2min

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What Was It Like Playing With the Circle Jers?

34:54 • 2min

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Hate and Love Are Rising at the Same Time

37:23 • 2min

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Was It Violence in the Eighties?

39:36 • 2min

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Canadian Music, You Know?

41:54 • 2min

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You Grind Up Doing Straight to Hell?

44:11 • 2min

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You Can Really Tell Joe's Influence

46:39 • 3min

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I'm Joe Strummer. I' Fun Use Whatever of Music

49:17 • 2min

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Om Straight to Hell - What's It Like to Be a Latino

51:39 • 4min

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I'm a Fuckin Mercenary, You're a Mercenary.

55:54 • 4min

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Is That Something That You Guys Did?

01:00:14 • 3min

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Is That a New Trivil From That Thing?

01:03:06 • 2min

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I Want to Get High, You Know?

01:05:31 • 2min

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It's Hard to Go to Sleep After That, You Know?

01:07:38 • 3min

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You Know What I Mean?

01:10:20 • 2min

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I've Played So Much Violence, You Know?

01:11:52 • 2min

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I Have Loved the Story of My Life Is Coming Out

01:14:11 • 3min

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Tapeheads - I Dare You to Call Me a FCK and Pussy When You Hear This Record

01:16:49 • 2min

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Zander's Solo Record, Songs About Songs, Coming Out Soon!

01:19:05 • 3min

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Speak About Feeling Better

01:22:01 • 3min

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Feelin’ Turned Out A Punk, I'm feelin' Turned Out A Punk. Today on the show we are joined by Repo Man's “Kevin the Nerd” & music virtuoso: ZANDER SCHLOOS! Join Damian as he sits down with the Circle Jerk & Weirdo to discuss his journey from playing in a funk band at the Watts Tower Jazz Festival to being one of (Mike) Watt's favourite guitarists! Mike Nesmith’s casting genius, “Piss Bottle Man” memories, jam sessions with Joe Strummer & so much more: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!

Also, don’t miss Zander’s fantastic new solo album “Song About Songs”, out March 4th on Blind Owl Records!

Also, don’t miss the Circle Jerks on their 40th anniversary tour, more info at circlejerks.net !

Also, head over to turnedoutapunk.com and grab a shirt for this show!

Also Touched On:

Not really liking punk

Hating the punk rock cops

The first Clash record is “ok”

playing the Watt’s Tower Festival with the Juicy Bananas

“like a fucking human hurricane”

“You look like you could use a break”: getting told about the Circle Jerks audition

Running into Suicidal Tendencies’ bass player at 7-11

Meeting Alex Cox while hanging around UCLA

Getting a break on Repo Man from Mike Nesmith

Replacing Chris Penn after he replaced you

Getting hazed by the Circle Jerks

“What are you doing playing bass in the Circle Jerks for?!”: Becoming Joe Strummers’ Guitarist

The highest praise from Watt

The Piss Bottleman video shoot

Tapeheads

& SO MUCH MORE!!!!!

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