I don't know if it was related to the type of music that we were doing at that time or what, but Todd Cook actually just turned to me and was like, "You know what would be a great name for a metal band? Dead Child." We talked half-jokingly that we were going to do a band. I guess as time went on, I started writing songs that were more metal sounding, and it just evolved from there. It actually started with the name first, and then the songs came second.

As I got older, it turned into hardcore punk. I started getting into more aggressive music.

I think the majority of the people in the band still play in other bands, because we're not that active. But for me, it's the only thing I want to do and it's the only thing I'm focused on. I've always played in a couple of different bands at once, but now I'm only interested in the Dead Child stuff.

People like a story that has a lot of blood, sweat and tears. But I don't think the Slint story really has that.

The thing I like about the band [Dead Child] is that there's no pretense. We aren't even trying to be artists or poets.

I stayed a kid for a pretty long time, and the logistics of being in a band, I did not take seriously at all.

There are so many things that kept forcing metal back down to the underground. It survives everywhere on the planet.