Annnnnd this just came up in my twitter feed, followed by a video of Sol shotgunning Miller High Life. Never change, Sol. Never change, SOH.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I have an announcement to make, being that this is a safe place and all. I just lost a bet like 20 minutes before coming out here. I'm not kidding, really recently. I might still have a knick, and five of you adorable motherfuckers tried to sell me swiss chard. Look at me a second and think about what you've done. I thought it'd be funny, but it's actually so ugly, I just forgot how to play bass. That's on you now. ...So anyway, here's Wonderwall."
Sol St. James' "I just got distracted by something in the audience. Could be tits, could be a dog," face.
"No shit, every single time I step offstage, I'm waiting for somebody to be like 'oh, him?' Or for there to just not be anybody there, and it's never happened. I've gotten used to a lot of stuff, but as long as I live, I'll never get used to that. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, if you show up to a place, any place, the least I can do say thank you and sign your stuff for you. Seems pretty fair. Don't give up, guy in neoprene shorts, I see you.
(Singing) Oh-whoa Forgot the fuckin' words to this song. Been singing it since I left my daddy's schlong. Need a cup of coffee and I'm holding up rehearsal, just said a dirty word, and can't remember the words to this song. WHOO.
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"I dunno, it's not really the kind of thing you can explain, you know? I met her at a really rugged time in my life, when I was least equipped, least capable of being in love with somebody that way. I was coming home wrecked every night just trying to figure out which way was up, and she was always there to knock some sense into me and tell me I needed to keep going. She was a miracle. That was six years ago, and she's still a miracle, an honest to God, get on your hands and knees and thank your maker miracle. And she's so fearsome. You wait, another couple months, and she's gonna be blowing up. I'm gonna be there, screaming like a maniac like she's done at every one of our shows, like 'fuck yeah, that's my wife.' I can't wait.
Sol St. James on then-fiance Kami Fuentes (2011)
"It's no secret that I play really loud on stage. To me, the sound's not finished unless it's loud, not unless it's getting people in their ribs and making them shake. . . . Part of it's 'cause I know I'm not leashed to the guitar anymore, writing those sloppy lines I did when I was a kid. I'm not trying to hide in those deep tones and hope nobody notices I don't have a clue what I'm doing anymore. I'm making music I'm proud of now, and hell yeah, that's gonna get loud. Even if it means my noisy ass is getting edged toward the corner of the stage more and more every year."
From "Bad Son Rising" Bass Guitar Magazine, January 2014 (x)
Xander Scoffield All right, buddy, we got an album to promote. Do you remember what you gotta do?
Sol St. James Stand here, look pretty, and keep my mouth shut.
Xander Scoffield Atta boy.
VOICEOVER Mechanical Bull. September 23, 2013(x)
In honor of Hazard's babiest Son, we've got a selected list of some of the best memories (read: worst haircuts) we have of Sol St. James over the past 12 years. Tomorrow, we'll return to your regularly scheduled news, but for now, take a minute and watch this sweet man stand in his truth or whatever.
