Tag Archives: John Gourley

When we were kids, my favorite thing was coming to upstate New York where my family is from and hanging out with my grandparents' friends pre-Internet and them asking if we had stores or 'Do you have TV in Alaska?' John Gourley

My dad just left high school in '69, went to Woodstock, and after half a year of college for architecture, just took off for Alaska. He bought a van and went straight into the mountains and built a cabin. John Gourley

It's really hard to escape where you were brought up. Not that I would ever want to escape it. John Gourley

The whole band is from Alaska. It's like growing up anywhere else. John Gourley

The reason I got into music was obviously because of bands like The Beatles and Pink Floyd, things like that. John Gourley

The worst gift I have ever gotten on Christmas is going to see Tim Allen in 'The Santa Clause.' John Gourley

Right after we recorded 'Satanic Satanist' and 'American Ghetto' here in Boston, we decided we'd grow our hair out. This is – was – like the Beatles thing. I wanted to see these pictures later in life. John Gourley

I'm just not into the shady side of the music industry. Give credit where credit's due. John Gourley

The Alaskan summers are one of the most amazing things you can see. John Gourley

My dad would come to pick me up from high school in a beaver-skin cap, big gloves, his parka and everything. It was so funny to see him show up – his beard all frozen from being out with the dogs. John Gourley