“Everyone puts photos of Sid Vicious up on Instagram. The other night I watched ‘D.O.A’, the documentary about The Sex Pistols, first and only U.S. tour. In it – Sid’s a mess, he and his annoying girlfriend. And they’re the only ones who get interviewed! Maybe John Lydon and Steve Jones (not to mention the drummer) didn’t want to participate. Maybe Nancy made Sid do it. But it whatever the case, I didn’t wanna watch it. The rest of the band is crushing! They sound just like the record! As a musician in a touring band, I can’t stand Sid Vicious. He’s cartoon character with a Swastika shirt, nodding off while everyone else loads the gear. I don’t care if it’s punk – you still gotta be able to play.”

– J. Maheu, lead vocals and guitar for Zig Zags

8 years, 7 singles, 3 albums, 3 bass players, 2 drummers and God knows how many shows later – Zig Zags has continually evolved, mutated, transitioned and transformed, rising again and again, like a phoenix emerging from the flame.

The addition of the newest member of our triumvirate – multi-instrumentalist, designated bassist (and longtime Zig Zags sound engineer) Sean Hoffman – recalls those golden moments past, when destiny stepped in…like when Neil Peart joined Rush or Bob Rock teamed up with Metallica.

In short – the circle is now complete, the cornerstone has been set and the winged serpent rises – once again.

Some say it’s luck, but really, it’s about patience. A band is like a relationship. You have to know when to push, and when to hold back. You gotta listen and you gotta learn. We look to the masters. Like Henry and Glenn, we’ve gone from drinking hooch to pumpin’ iron. We quit smoking. Two of us are married, for chrissakes! After 2017’s brutal European tour, which left us coughing blood and taking names, we sought out Lemmy’s Doctor (Feel Good), who diagnosed us with,”Rock’n’roll Pneumonia”. Like Lemmy, we were pushing too hard. And if you push too hard you’ll end up in an apartment above The Rainbow Room, playing video poker on Christmas Eve (which is also your birthday)…but that’s another story.