1. Name, age, marital status: AJ Anderson (aka Andolls), 19.
2. Fifteen bands I like or am influenced by: Slipknot, Malevolent Creation, Bury Your Dead, Chimaira, Despised Icon, Hatebreed, God Forbid, Morbid Angel, All That Remains, Sinai Beach, Disavowed, Martyr A.D., Six Feet Under, As I Lay Dying, and Shadows Fall.
3. Five local bands I like and/or like playing (shows) with: Ten Year Scar, Tapered Mind, Under Every Stone, Kilfast, and Navinim.
4. Why I am in Dysfigure: To let out everyday frustrations and aggressions, To channel my feelings in the form of music is my way of expressing feelings and telling others of how I feel. Also to live my dream to be the best I can be and try to make it somewhere with my drumming. I would love to be a professional one day and one day I hope I get my chance.
5. What I want to see Dysfigure turn into or become: I would not change what we are for anything in the world, the only things that will become of us is, as time goes by we grow closer as friends, we are all like brothers, a part of my family, better songs, heavier beatdowns, stronger lyrics, and a stage presence from hell!
6. If I could meet three people (past, present, alive, or dead), they would be: First, Joey Jordison because he has been the drummer I have always looked up to the most and he is my top idol. Joey Jordison is the drummer of Slipknot. What can I say? He is amazing. Second, Andols Herrick - well, as you can see I earned the nickname of Andols - I guess because everyone says I play like him and Joey Jordison. Andols Herrick is the former drummer of Chimaira. He is a very technical and talented drummer. Third, Pete Sandoval. Why, you might think. Or who the hell is he, you're probably thinking to yourself. Pete is the drummer of Morbid Angel. He is the fastest known in the world with his feet known at this time, and when you play Hardcore/Death metal like we do, feet speed is important and I would like to meet him because his speed and timing abilities with his feet are incredible.
7. If I were stuck on a deserted island, the five CDs I would bring with me would be: Slipknot- Iowa, Despised Icon-The Healing Process, Chimaira - Pass Out of Exsistence, Bury Your Dead - Cover Your Tracks, Martyr A.D.- On Earth as it is in Hell.
8. The motto, quote, or philosophy that I live by: I really dont have one. I live my life freely, not by a saying. Whatever happens...happens. It either affects me in a good or a bad way - usually the bad ways end up becoming a song.
9. My goals, ambitions, dreams, and/or plans in Dysfigure: My goals are to plays shows wherever we can whenever we can, to play shows with as many different bands we can. Just to have fun and take it day by day. Who knows what the future may bring us I just want the best for all of us and I want all of us to be happy. I know whatever the future will bring us, we will be ready for it and we will do our best.
10. I use the following equipment: 9 piece drum kit 2 kick drums 4 toms 2 floor toms and a snare, CB drums, Joey Jordison's Signature Snare "Power Piccolo" Sabian and Zildjan cymbals. 1 Meinl Generation X filter china (it's my beatdown china). I have 15 cymbals - you know the usual crashes, china's, bells, a ride, hi hats, etc. Remo Ebony Pin Stripe Heads, Ahead Sticks Lars Ulrich's signature sticks. Danmar or Gibraltar click pads, 2 Axis kick drum pedals, Pearl High hat Stand, Pearl Full Rack, Shure wireless mic. headset for my backup vocals and growls. Pearl and Gibraltar Hardware. That should be most of it.
11. Thank You's: To my family: my grandparents Robert and Connie
Beavers for a place to practice, all the helpful tips, and all
the investments you have helped us make. My mom and dad, Kristy
Brown and Pat Brown for all the love and support and help along
the way. My aunt Mick Hoffman for being there for us and
supporting us, my uncle Chad Hoffman, I know you work man we
understand one day we will have to find a way for you to come
see us play, but we know you support what we do. Thanks to all
my family I love you all and I will never forget what you all
have done for us.
My band mates - my second family: Danny O'Dell (ForSic) - thanks for
being my best friend and being a kick ass guitar player! Scotty Magruder (Kevin Garrity)
- thanks for being a good cousin and one
hell of a singer! Congrats on being a soon to be father! Jason
Carr (Ole Dirty) - thanks for being like the father figure in the
band looking out for us and being a damn good bass player! Guys,
thanks for being my best friends, my family, my band mates, I
love you all.
I want to thank all my friends and all of the friends of all the
guys in the band, all the bands we have played shows with, all
of our loyal fans, the families of my band mates, all the places
that have allowed us to play for them and make some noise.
Aaron Hess for giving us our first show if it wasn't for him we
probably still be stuck in the garage. Aaron Kilmer for helping
us out, being a good friend, and helping us with our recording.
All people associated with Syphrus Music. I'm sorry if I forgot
someone. Thank you all. Also thanks to Kelli Heiser.