DAVE STEPHENS
WHAT ’STHEMOST ILEGAL THING YOU ’VEEVERDONE?
“I play by the rules pretty well but I snuck some liquor shooters into a hockey game once. I also snuck some onto a plane and I later found out it wasn’t illegal so that doesn’t count.
Most of the laws we break involve sneaking alcohol into places.”
WHAT ’STHEMOST METAL ALBUMYOU OWN ?
“I’ve got the new Thy Art Is Murder album, Dear Desolation, which is very metal compared to the hardcore I normally listen to. Their vocalist, CJ McMahon, is super-solid too so that helps me listen to it better. I’m a vocalist who listens to vocalists first.”
WHAT ’S THE WORST
INJURY YOU ’VE EVER HAD?
“I went to culinary school and I hadn’t taken my cutlery class yet. I was trying to cut this bacon really fast and I cut off an entire corner of my finger! They couldn’t find the chunk I’d cut off so they had to throw out the huge tub of bacon and then the hospital had to burn my finger shut. Now it has a weird sharp point.”
WHAT ’S THE MOST YOU ’VEEVERBENSICK ?
“One day on tour I woke up vomiting like crazy after we partied the night before, but I never throw up when I’m hungover or drunk. I threw up all day for three days straight – I even needed a bucket with me onstage. I thought it was swine flu at the time but it was probably just a bug.”
WHAT ’S THE GROSSEST THING YOU IN YOUR MOUTH?
’VEEVERHAD
“Well, I’m interested in different cuisines so
I’m the guy that will try anything. I’ve had jellyfish, a fish that was still alive, sea urchin and stingray – our Japanese friends love it because I’m the one that tries everything.”
WHAT ’S THE WORST
FIGHTYOU ’VEEVERBENIN?
“In hockey in my senior year, I dropped gloves with this kid because he crosschecked me in the throat. I lost my temper and got him down onto the ice, the ref had to pull me away and I got suspended. My team were going nuts because I never fought with anyone but in that situation it was justified.”
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU BLED?
“We bring our own gear to set up street hockey on the road and I scraped my knee on the concrete last week. We try not to go too crazy because we have shows to do, but it’s harder to find an ice rink on tour than finding a car park to set up in.”
WHAT ’STHERAREST PIECE OF MERCHANDISE YOU OWN ?
“I have a novelty New Found Glory shirt from 2002 when they were just starting off after Sticks And Stones and I’ve never seen anyone else wearing it. I don’t know if it’s rare but it’s definitely old!”
WHAT ’S YOUR MOST PAINFUL TATTOO ORPIERCING ?
“I made the mistake of getting the back of my knee tattooed and it’s not worth it, nobody ever sees it. It’s the head of a giant squid on a huge piece that goes up the back of my leg. I wanted to do my kneecap but I heard the back was more painful so I had to try it.”
WHAT ’STHEMOST METAL PICTUREYOU HAVE ON YOUR PHONE?
“One of my friends is a movie stunt guy so I went to the gun range with him and I have this video of me shooting an AK-47 and it scared my mom when I showed her. I guess that’s pretty metal – I look cool but I don’t know what I’m doing!”
“I’ve eaten sea urchin, Jellyfish and afish that was sti ll alive …”
FINAL SCORE: 6/10. AN AVERAGE SHOWING FROM DAVE, MOSTLY SAVED BY BEING A HOCKEY BADASS AND EATING LIVE ANIMALS. THE MONSTER.
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