Band Profile: Selfish Sucker

location:Taipei, Taiwan

band members:
vocal: A-Shen
guitarist: Pei-Gen
bassist: A-Pun
drummer: ET
mypsace:http://www.myspace.com/selfishsucker
genre: UK 82' and Doom-influenced street punk
discography:
2009 Selfish Sucker self-titled EP

Selfish Sucker might be the bright star from this shithole isle called Taiwan. Afterall, there isn't that many kids embrace bands like Doom, Discharge or the Casualties, more often than not, street punks comes into people's mind simply as a shitty fad-icon, despised even by the local scene, if there's any. Influenced by UK 82' street punk bands, Selfish sucker are schoolmates, the vocal A-Shen, the bassist A-Pan and drummer ET, plus its latest guitarist Pei-Gen. their music is raw and fierce, yet with simplicity and directness. in terms of the lyrics, instead of singing nilistiv bullshit about drinking beer or girl-chasing romance, they just told the audience about their wasted youth with a little tinge of political anger and frustration toward dumb social machine.

The live performance is simply fist-in-the-air and stage-diving style. The bassist A-Pan plays the instrument with energy and smoothness, and the drummer ET just keeps creating fast yet stable beat. at present two members are in the military so there is a hiatus of band's activity.


Here are words from the guitarist Pei-Gen:

"Taiwan is a booming isle without its culture, and a country only cares about its look.
It is also a seudo-democracy country full of priviledge.
the original punk spirit is believed only by the few.


and we are very pissed."