Tim Ennis Interview

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Who were your influences (in music and other art)? At the time, I think my influences were probably: Music - Jimi Hendrix James Brown Lee Perry George Clinton Burning Spear Iggy Pop Bowie Eno Roxy Music Louis Armstrong Gene Vincent Eddie Cochran Chuck Berry John Cage Schoenberg Philip Glass Ennio Morricone Yardbirds Who King Crimson Kraftwerk Devo Screamers Patti Smith Jonathon Richmond Sex Pistols Versus Noh Mercy Tuxedomoon Pink Section Dead Kennedys Dils Mutants Bags Germs Weirdos Art & culture - Duchamp Rauschenberg Cornell Tristan Tzara Ben Vautier Fluxus DeForest Mondrian Hundertwasser Van Gogh SF Mime Troupe Kesey & the Pranksters Bowles Ginsburg Kerouac Snyder Borges Celine What did you think about: Tuxedomoon? Inspired madness, obviously. Enjoyed playing in their band immensely. The artistic and personal conflict between Blaine and Steve made the band. That and hiring great sidemen... Nervous Gender? Riveting performances, dramatic confrontation. Phranc could really break through the ennui. Screamers? The greatest. Totally inspirational. We stole some technical ideas from them, like what stomp boxes to use and how to get certain instrumental sounds. Gotta buy a painting from Tomata! Chrome Dinette? I think we played some shows with them, I liked Robot Love. Devo? Changed my life. They had the total package. There would not have been a Units without Devo. Pure genius and real nice guys too.

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