Chapter 2

Well I’m still a Metal listener but back then I was a purist. I went to see the guys and wow! What cool equipment they had. So they auditioned me and I liked there sound although it was a little old school for my liking at that time, I loved the guitar pieces. The guitarist had a lot of technical skill. We starting playing local town gigs and after a year we were playing the Cities with other respected hardcore bands. People were always stunned if we told them where the band was based. Anyway after a few years and gaining a lot of respect and no money we got frustrated. Putting in so much work just for loads of respect and no recognition just doesn’t cut it. Believe me there is a difference, you can be seen as a god but still have nothing to show for it. I’m not talking money but milestones, things you can look back upon and feel your hair standing up. We had some milestones but nothing that can keep a band giving everything for such a long time. Maybe I was negative at a stage which I was but that is how it unfolded for me. “Usually when things don’t feel right the aren’t”

I started writing a lot of the music in the last 2 years the band was together and in the end almost all of it which is the thing that probably kept me going for so long. We split up after 4 years due a lot of reasons that came with time. Loogaroo will always be in my heart as my place of birth on the stage.

// a look at my technique then

// at that stage I played extremely hard like I mentioned, my wrist turned out when I played and I was using a position very near to German.
// On my feet my heel was raised very high and I played only with my toes.