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 High-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related