070: Kellii Scott (Failure, Linda Perry, Mark Lanegan)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Kellii Scott moved to Los Angeles at age 17 with dreams of rock stardom. He finally accomplished this goal as the drummer for Failure's acclaimed 1996 album, Fantastic Planet. After the dissolution of the band, he stayed busy as an artist but fell deep into drug addiction and homelessness. He tells Joe how he got sober, learned to forge lasting relationships, and why he loves his life now more than ever.

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0:00.0	The Trap Set will always be available for free, but we rely on donations from our listeners.
0:05.1	Please visit our website at thetrapset.net and click Donate.
0:08.9	Subscribe to our show on iTunes, and if you enjoy what you hear, give us a review. This is Joe Wong.
0:26.6	Welcome to the Trap Set, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.
0:31.6	I want to play something for you. You're hearing Sergeant Politeness by Failure, featuring my guest Kelly Scott on drums.
1:05.7	Failure formed in Los Angeles in 1990, with Kelly joining for the recording of the band's
1:10.5	beloved 1996 album, Fantastic Planet.
1:13.6	Kelly's driving yet artfully restrained style helped failure win over music fans and critics alike.
1:20.6	But the band sadly broke up in 1997 due to interpersonal conflicts.
1:39.9	Despite a deepening drug addiction, Kelly stayed busy with bands such as Varuka Salt and Blinker the Star,
1:44.8	while also acting as the in-house drummer for pop Uber producer Linda Perry.
1:48.2	Now sober, Kelly has reunited with failure,
1:50.8	and the band released another well-received album,
1:53.0	The Heart is a Monster, last year.
2:01.4	And now our conversation with Kelly Scott.
2:11.5	I grew up a little bit of everywhere.
2:14.5	My father was in the military.
2:15.8	Which branch?
2:16.5	Navy.
2:17.3	Sub Marines. Nuclear subs. Wow. So I was born in the military. Which branch? Navy. Sub Marines.
2:18.2	Nuclear subs.
2:18.9	Wow.
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