Sum 41: The Beginnings

As promised, here are some tidbits on the band.

Drummer Steve Jocz got his start playing in the one hit wonder band, the waitresses. As you can tell from the video, he wasn't actually a drummer at the time, but was instead a jazzy saxophone player. Wikipedia tells me that Steve is "known for his toilet humor during interviews." If there was such thing as a "token bad boy" in Sum 41, Steve would be him.

Lead singer Deryck Whibley also had got his big break in the 80's, but in a somewhat different form. Deryck landed a gig as a stand-in for Cyndi Lauper when she filmed her video for her hit song "All Through the Night."

For those of you who merely clicked the links just to understand what I was talking about and then continued reading. Go back now and watch the whole videos. They're worth it. Trust me.

Lastly, Bass player Jason McCaslin got his big break working as a janitor at the prestigious MIT. While cleaning after hours, he was able to solve an incredibly difficult equation that one of the math professors had left written on the board. When this professor discovered Jason's talent, he took him to a psychologist who helped him turn around his life. Unfortunately that didn't work out and now Jason is in Sum 41. (Didn't understand that joke? Step over here.)

This concludes part one of what may be a one part series of Sum 41 updates. Sum 41 week is getting old fast. I'm just not sure if I can handle any more teen angst. (Ally may have called that one) I'm so sick of Sum 41, you might even say that, metaphorically speaking, I'm in too deep.