THE JACKETS - WE REALLY LOVE THE CRAMPS
Since when do you exist? Chris: Our first gig as The Jackets was on the 11th of January 2008 so we are approaching 15 years! Were you in other bands before? Chris: Yes, we all have been in bands before The Jackets . Jackie had an all-girl band called The Mad Cowgirl Disease and before that she was the singer in a band called The Fox when she lived in Zürich. Both bands have made recordings. Sam played guitar in a band called The Budget Boozers who still do the occasional show. I played and recorded with Beat-Man ( The Monsters , etc.) as his drummer during his Lightning Beat-Man days (1990’s) and in the beginning of the Reverend Beat-Man phase (early 2000’s). I also played with the singer and the bass player of the legendary Miracle Workers in a band called The Get Lost in the early 2000’s. What made you meet and form The Jackets? Chris: Jackie and I started writing songs and rehearsing together as a two-piece, drums and guitar in 2006. But we really wanted a bigger