Ruth Buzzy

I like Ruth Buzzy. I like the guys in Ruth Buzzy. Even my little brother Jim. And my adopted little brother Matthew. Phil is the head singer, but we are really stealing his thunder, now that we are all being head singers.

I'm not a bass player, but Buzzy needs a bass player. Same as in '98, more so now. So I play bass. I try to be like a Bill Wyman, or John Deacon, or that dude who was in Ben Folds Five. Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones, those guys are bass players.

We're not particularly cool or stylish (except for maybe Jim) but as a band we may be kind of geek cool. The reward, for me, is probably when we hit on a bridge or modified third verse in practice. You get to stay up late when you're in a band. That helps explain why you keep at it.

I think I would like Ruth Buzzy if I wasn't in Ruth Buzzy. I'd probably never have heard of us, but I think I'd like us. It'd fit in good on shuffle with Built To Spill, Guided By Voices, Flaming Lips, and Uncle Tupelo. For me, anyway.

Paul Kamp plays bass in Ruth Buzzy.