Bucky Pope, born on March 23, 1941, is an enigmatic individual whose specific identity and profession remain unknown.
“I was part of punk's second generation, so, not the first wave of '70s punk, but the American hardcore scene. I had a really strong love for music prior to that, but punk created a new template.” FirstsStrongGenerationsSceneWavePunkHardcoreStrong Love Author:Bucky Pope
“It seemed like, in the early '80s, there was just a moment where there was suddenly no specific notion of what a rock band could be or what a song could be.” MomentsSongRocksBandNotion80sRock Bands Author:Bucky Pope
“I started wanting to inject more colorful chord phrasings from the music I actually grew up on, which was Hendrix, Rolling Stones, and stuff like that.” StuffGrewGrew UpStonesRollingChordsColorfulRolling StonesHendrix Author:Bucky Pope
“It sounds a little cliché, but I wanted to capture some of the feelings or sounds that I heard when I listened to music that actually took me places.” LittlesFeelingsWantedSoundHeardCapture Author:Bucky Pope
“A lot of the bands I loved, I didn't know where they came from or where they were going.” KnowsBand Author:Bucky Pope
“I generally write music first and then hum out the vocal. Sometimes I'll take a phrase that I use as a placeholder and just write around that.” WritingFirstsSometimesUsePhrasesVocal Author:Bucky Pope
“I think I took a few stabs at writing socially conscious lyrics. I had never intended to write a song about the Gulf War, but when I wrote "Before You Hit The Floor," I didn't know what the hell was going on in the world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWritingWarSongHellConsciousGulf War Author:Bucky Pope
“Everything I'm doing musically is for its own sake. I'm recording at my house, trying really hard to write songs with a four-track tape recorder.” WritingTryingHardSongHouseFourSakeTrackTapeRecordersTrying Really Hard Author:Bucky Pope
“I'm trying to play guitar every day. I think I have a gift, and I've not been nurturing it for a long time. So I'm trying to pick it back up.” ThinkingTryingLongPlayLong TimePicksGuitarNurturing Author:Bucky Pope