Steve Aoki
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And then I was like, okay, well, I guess maybe I'll consider staying in academia.
I sent off for graduate and PhD programs.
And then that's when I had to make a decision because I was like, okay, do I go down this road?
At the time, my band or my bands, I mean, we were playing to like 30 people.
It was fun, but it wasn't like sustainable.
And then I got a demo from a band that was like interested to get signed or probably released their music.
The singer of the band played at the Pickle Patch, which was my apartment.
She was in this really cool band called Discount.
Yeah, Discount was from No Idea Records from Florida.
I was obsessed with Discount.
She was on tour with Hot Water Music.
It was Discount, Hot Water Music, and another band.
And she's like, I'm in this new band called The Kills.
It's a rock and roll thing.
I couldn't believe what I heard on that demo.