Interesting fact: Founding members of the band Devo, Jerry Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh, were art students at Kent State University when the May 4, 1970 shootings happened. It’s a big part of why a lot of their early music was such angry, bizarre, art-punk.
It also explains their name. Devo is short for “de-evolution” the idea that society was devolving.
Casale said “All I can tell you is that it completely and utterly changed my life. I was a white hippie boy and then I saw exit wounds from M1 rifles out of the backs of two people I knew.” He added, “I stopped being a hippie and I started to develop the idea of devolution. I got real, real pissed off.”
He’s coming to Kent State next month, hoping the students there give him the same treatment.
It would be hilarious if hundreds of students came like this.
Don’t worry. They’re just “keeping the peace”.
It’s not like they’re gonna accidentally do a Kyle Rittenhouse
Kent State, home of the infamous 60’s protest where students were killed. Are you fucking joking?
Interesting fact: Founding members of the band Devo, Jerry Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh, were art students at Kent State University when the May 4, 1970 shootings happened. It’s a big part of why a lot of their early music was such angry, bizarre, art-punk.
It also explains their name. Devo is short for “de-evolution” the idea that society was devolving.
Casale said “All I can tell you is that it completely and utterly changed my life. I was a white hippie boy and then I saw exit wounds from M1 rifles out of the backs of two people I knew.” He added, “I stopped being a hippie and I started to develop the idea of devolution. I got real, real pissed off.”
Joe Walsh the musician was also there.
I did not know this interesting fact.
I wish I was.
Because of the shooting, Kent State is frequently targeted for conservative bullshit like this.
Look up the “gun girl” march from a few years ago.
I think if I were a student there today, I would burn down the Dean’s office.