Ep366: Gerald V Casale - DEVO & Beyond

With a new RSD release, Gerald V Casale of DEVO discusses the early days of the band, Booji Boy records, forming alter-egos, the impact of Saturday Night Live and his continuation of the creative spirit to explore make music.

Topics include:

• Recent collaborations are exciting for Gerald
• DEVO on Saturday Night Live
• The impact of the SNL show
• The difficulties of being DEVO in mid 70s
• The aesthetics and themes of DEVO
• DEVO made people pick a side
• History and experimentation of Alter-Egos
• How the yellow jumpsuit came to be
• DEVO and vinyl – early pressings on Booji Boy Records
• Stiff Records was the 1st to show interest
• The Mechanical Man record – Bootleg or not?
• Are We Not Men? Involvement from Robert Fripp
• Was the album always to be called “Are We Not Men?”
• Was the band happy with “Are We Not Men?”
• Creating the cover of “Satisfaction”
• Playing “Satisfaction” for Mick Jagger
• The video for “The Invisible Man”
• Gerald’s unique gift for making videos
• Leaning into the peculiarities
• The current state of DEVO
• “Are We Not Men?” Documentary
• Gerald’s RSD record: “The Invisible Man”
• Working with TOMO77 on album art
• The challenge of “Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers”
• Gerald’s frustration with the flaws in human nature
• “The Invisible Man” & interview wrap up

Gerald V Casale records, video, website

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