Chuck Shute Podcast
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Chuck Shute Podcast
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (The Misfits)
Doyle makes a rare podcast appearance for a bizarre interview.
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Shitty Interview
12:31 - My Thoughts
Doyle website:
http://officialdoyle.com
Catskill Sanctuary website:
https://casanctuary.org
Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com
Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!
Okay, so here's the part of the interviews where I usually give you a quick sell as to why you should stick around and watch this interview. all this great stuff that we're going to talk about. This interview was a train wreck. And that's all I'm gonna say. I'll let the interview speak for itself. And then I'll give you my thoughts and opinions after the interview. It's a very short interview. So here you go. It's with Doyle from the misfits and it's short one so just check it out and I'll give you my thoughts afterwards if you can make it through the whole thing I had to I don't know if I could so I guess I did in real life, but don't forget listen to it. See if you can it's going to be a test it will be a struggle for you enjoy
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Hello, yeah, well yeah,
Chuck Shute:welcome to the show. How's it going?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Good. How are you doing? Good, good.
Chuck Shute:So yeah, you're on tour. The tour is called abominate the world as we die tour and opening band Salem's Child How did you discover that band? Or how did you find them?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:I haven't even met them yet. Oh, I don't
Chuck Shute:Okay, well, yeah, and I've never seen you live what can I expect if I come to a show like how crazy do these Doyle's shows get like is there a mosh pit and stuff are
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:you will be entertained.
Chuck Shute:Okay, I will be entertained Awesome. Well, I want to ask you about the singer Alex story. I think he's phenomenal and I know you played with him and other bands. Cancer slug but do you remember like how did you first find him? Was it through cancer slog
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:you sent me a trail of money it's the only one and throwing the garbage
Chuck Shute:Okay, and then so what about your wage your drummer and Brandon your bass player? Is it the same thing they send you the taper
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:I think Alex Brandon the manager found the drums
Chuck Shute:Okay, cool. Well, how about the setlist? Can we talk about the setlist there's a song that you used to have on the setlist blood on the X I love that song. And that is that not on the set anymore and what can you tell me what inspired that song because I just I like that song is so awesome.
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:I only write the music so first lyrics melody has nothing inspired except to write a song.
Chuck Shute:Gotcha. Okay. So previously on other tours you've done there's been like a no phones allowed rule. What is the rule with phones on this tour? If because I've seen I've heard you say if people get too close, you'll take the phone and throw it away.
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Again in my face
Chuck Shute:Okay, is there a rule though? No phones on this one are you there's no rules, okay. That's a good rule. Don't be a jerk off. I like that. I like what your singer said about how you guys are like more like a traveling T Shirt Company with jingles to sell the T shirts. And you guys have such cool merch. And one of the things I saw on your website was a Beavis and Butthead t shirt. How did that come about? Are you are you a Beavis and Butthead fan or is he a fan of you guys or is it go both ways
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:just appeared one
Chuck Shute:Okay, fair enough. Well, you've got you know, the thing you have on the website that's really cool is the arm bands and the neck bolts that you have that and you wear but why don't you sell the makeup and like the hair product like if I wanted to do the devil lock hairstyle
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:so you and that's on you
Chuck Shute:all right, fair enough. Mean greets. I think that's I think I've heard you say kind of it's a necessary evil but so will there be a meet and greets on this tour and what does that package include?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:There is no main reason hopefully there never ever will be again.
Chuck Shute:Oh really? Never. When why's that? I hate I love the honesty. So Oh, you know, so if there's no meet and greets, that means people can spend more money on the merch is now how much of that cool merch do you guys bring on tour? Is everything I see on the website? Gonna be at the show too or is it only but you only bring like half of it.
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Never looked at the website.
Chuck Shute:Okay. All right. It's a cool website, you should check it out. Is there any cities or venues or restaurants that you're most looking forward to on this tour?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:We already did it was.
Chuck Shute:Which one was it?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Whiskey.
Chuck Shute:Oh, the whiskey. I was gonna ask you about that because I've only been to one show. But I was at a show at the whisky and the singer from us was the audience and there was like, it seems like there's always some sort of special guests that show up. Was there any special guests that showed up at this? You had two shows there?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Yeah. I don't know. Man. I knew.
Chuck Shute:Okay. Spain. I think that's on the itinerary. I heard Spain is amazing. I've never been there. But everyone I know. What's up? Spain. Aren't you going to Spain?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Spain? Yeah.
Chuck Shute:Do you have a favorite thing about Spain? Like what's your Can you tell me anything about Spain?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:I don't know. Anything.
Chuck Shute:Okay, let's well let's talk about you have your protein powder, vegan monster protein, and it's got 25 grams of protein, six different kinds of vegan protein but I noticed there's no soy protein in it. And I've heard soy is bad, but it's not bad. If it's not for only if it's if it's fermented. It's okay. But what are your thoughts on soy? Because I noticed that like you said like I said you don't have it in your in your protein Okay, well, what is it? What is the typical breakfast lunch and dinner for you on the vegan diet that you're on? Whatever Are you worried about like sugar and stuff? Like having too much sugar? Does that make a difference?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:I love sugar, sugar, carbs calories.
Chuck Shute:Okay, what about your your hot sauce made in hell? Hot sauce? I heard it sells out in minutes. Why can't they make more because I want some of this. So is there a problem keeping it in stock or
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:in? Well, hard to do? We're trying to have a manufacturer do it now. And he's kind of pulling our dicks Yeah, you know, otherwise, my manager makes it in his fucking kitchen.
Chuck Shute:Oh, really? Oh, that's awesome. Why
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:not for him? Not for him. Yeah,
Chuck Shute:no, but that's cool that it's like legit and homemade and not you know, just made in some factory that you don't know what's what's going on in it. It's legit homemade stuff. That's really cool. What do you think about like, the food that kids are eating in schools? Like do you think schools should go vegan and only serve vegan meals? Because I feel like that could solve a lot of problems. I think it would help a lot of diabetes. Eating animals right. Well, besides your diet, you're doing the barbells and the weights are you still as 45 minutes to an hour a day that you work out?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Yeah, whatever it is. I don't
Chuck Shute:do you use a weight or like a medicine ball for your crunches because I've heard that if you just do crunches it's not the same if you've put a weight on there that's how you get the six pack
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:everybody's got a six pack it's just that
Chuck Shute:gotcha it's oh, I want to talk about your your guitar. The design that of it. It's kind of like sharp. Have you ever poked yourself or poked anybody else while jumping? Because you're running around and that's like, I feel like that guitar is like a weapon.
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:You No
Chuck Shute:What was that because I heard you tell some story about how you your plate you played really fast and aggressive. And you tape on your fingers or your cut yourself. And one time you cut yourself so bad that you Is it true. You sprayed blood into the crowd?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Yeah, it looked like a spray gun.
Chuck Shute:Did they think how did they react? Did they think it was part of the show? Or were they like freaked out? Out All right, your string company explain guitar strings to people who maybe don't know a lot about guitar strings because are guitar strings are they more like Coke and Pepsi? Where it's like a slight difference or is there a big difference between guitar strings?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Or strings go on with guitar? Made out of nickel? Every every brand is like every brand of everything.
Chuck Shute:But what makes guitar strings one brand better than the others? Is it just strictly durability or is there a sound difference? Or both? Oh, and yours are the are yours the best?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Is that okay? Well, I have to be the best.
Chuck Shute:Yeah, that's fair enough. Okay. Well, I know you. You know everybody talks about horror movies with you. I know you love horror movies. But what about comedies? Is there any movies that make you laugh?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Yes, funny one.
Chuck Shute:Any in particular? My head, can't think of Okay, fair enough. Oh, okay. Well, we're running out a questions here. Are there any underground or indie bands that you're a big fan of right now that you want to give a shout out to? Okay, is there anything else that you want to promote any new music coming out or big announcements or anything like that?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Just the guitars, the hot sauce, the protein powder and the string and pickup line.
Chuck Shute:That's it. Okay. I always end each episode with the charity. Is there? Is there a I know you've promoted the Motley zoo before as are you want to promote that? Or is there another charity that you want to give a shout out to here at the end?
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein:Catskill Animal Sanctuary?
Chuck Shute:Okay. I will put that in the notes along with your website. And people can check that for tour dates and all the merchants and all the protein powder and everything that we mentioned. Cool. All right. Thanks, Doyle. All right, brother. Take care. Okay. Bye, bye. Well, what do you think of that interview, I felt myself like I was in a Ben Stiller movie, like I was Ben Stiller, one of the characters that he plays and everything is going wrong, and super awkward. So obviously, my highest expectation for these kinds of interviews is to have a deep philosophical conversation, you know, talk about creativity. And if it's a musician, like Doyle, then we talked about some sort of insight into his music. And of course, the realistic expectation with oil, because I had heard interviews before was that he would at least be respectful. And I followed all the rules. I did not bring up the misfits or his other bands or his past relationships, and I stuck to the music of his solo band, and the tour and veganism and his merchandise. And it seemed to me that he had zero interest in having a conversation about any of that. And it's crazy because the first interview we actually had a scheduled scheduled interview a couple of weeks ago, he blew me off, never apologized. Never gave me a reason never reached out and said sorry, I'm have to cancel. I just was hanging on the phone for like an hour waiting for him thought maybe we had the wrong time different so I just kept waiting for like an hour like an idiot. And so then we finally do this interview. And I felt like he was kind of being a dick. Am I Am I crazy to say that like, I felt like you've disrespected me and his bandmates and his fans. Because, you know, I'm trying to ask about his bandmates. He doesn't seem to care about them or want to prop them up in any way. And to his fans, I feel like his fans are gonna be excited to hear an interview, but they're gonna listen to this and go What the fuck was that? I mean, what is the point of this? So I guess my question is, why even do interviews then? Because I'm trying to promote his tour, and his music and his merchandise. And I think to me, it felt like it had the opposite effect. I don't think one person is going to listen to that interview and think wow, I got to see this guy show this guy's uh, his personalities electric. I gotta buy some of that merch. I gotta listen to his music and how and buy some of his music and just go see him and rock out. I mean, I think it had the total opposite effect, at least for me. I have zero interest in in seeing his shows or buying any of his merch. And maybe this is all just some sort of joke, but I'm not in on it so I don't get it. People will say oh, that's just Doyle. That's just how he is and interviews and they're going to try to make excuses for him too. It's similar to how people are trying to justify Will Smith slapping Chris Rock? And, look, I love the misfits I love Will Smith movies, but I feel like we need to hold people accountable. And if you don't want to do interviews, then just say no to the interviews, because again, I don't think this helped promote his tour or sell any merchandise music. So what was the point? To me, it just, it seemed like he had a little bit of a sense of entitlement to treat people like shit and just have no guilt or remorse and doing that. And it's funny because we're on a conference call. And I can actually hear the interview before me. And and he was doing the same thing to him. And that guy seemed really nice. And he was asking really nice questions. And he was just kind of being a dick to him. And at the end, he just goes, your time's up, bro, I gotta go. And so the same like, Hey, thanks for taking the time. But I got another interview. It's like your time is off. It's like, Who talks like that? I mean, it just, it is. It's kind of funny and sad at the same time. But I don't want people like that on my show. So I'm instituting a lifetime ban of oil off of my show. Unless, unless, of course, if he apologizes to me, and to all the other interviewers that he's treated like shit over the years, then he's welcome back anytime. And if he wants to do a real interview, where he actually talks and gives answers to the questions, I'd love to do that and it's just too bad because I was looking forward again to having an intellectual conversation about his music and creative process. And even about the veganism. I was interested in veganism. I've tried veganism before, and it didn't work, but I was willing to give it another shot. A few have convinced me. But I think it's actually had the opposite effect. And I think for me, I think I think I'm gonna eat more meat instead. So I'm gonna start right now actually, I'm gonna have a little chicken. So we'll show good. So have a great day everybody. Eat lots of meat. And have a great rest your day and remember to shoot for the moon.
