Musician Kid Congo Powers talks to the Sentinel about his new memoir and shares stories about his time with The Cramps as well as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Back in the ‘60s Brian Tristan grew up in La Puente, California, a largely Hispanic suburb of Los Angeles. In the mid-’70s he loved glam rock and the budding punk rock scene in Hollywood.In 1979, Tristan met Jeffrey Lee Pierce while standing in line for a Pere Ubu show at The Whiskey a Go Go and they soon formed the band Creeping Ritual which later became the Gun Club. Tristan joined The Cramps in 1980, took the name Kid Congo Powers, and later played with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
I woke up in the middle of the night and I really felt like I was on acid. The room was tipping to the side and I was trying to walk down a hallway that went on forever. It was so strange! The next morning we’re at breakfast in the kitchen and I said to Lux, Ivy and Nick , “I got up to go to the bathroom and this weird thing happened.” I described the hallway and this hall of mirrors type-thing and Lux said, “The same thing happened to me, exactly like you’re describing.
When I went to Berlin to play with The Bad Seeds I was like, “Oh, this is why they’re here!” I could unbutton my shirt, talk louder and just be myself again. I fell in love with the vibrancy of the scene and the freedom and creativity of it. I thought, “This is a place where film, dance, performance, visual art and all kinds of music all meet up. And it’s all encased in West Berlin, surrounded by the East.
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