106: Coady Willis (Big Business, Melvins, The Murder City Devils, Hew Time)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

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

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2017

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Coady Willis has been busy for the past two decades, powering some of the heaviest bands to emerge from Washington State. He tells Joe about a corrupt martial arts instructor; tour adventures with The Murder City Devils; achieving a balance between self confidence and self doubt; forming Big Business with Jared Warren; turning off "the passenger"; and joining forces with Melvins.

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0:00.0	The Trap Set will always be available for free, but we rely on donations from our listeners.
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0:09.2	Subscribe to our show on iTunes, and if you enjoy what you hear, give us a review. This is Joe Wong.
0:27.9	Welcome to the Trap Set, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.
0:32.9	I want to play something for you.
0:36.4	Deep breathing, only thing that happens in your day. You're hearing.
1:16.0	You're hearing blacker holes by big business, featuring my guest Cody Willis on drums.
1:21.9	A native of Washington State, Cody first garnered attention with the Murder City Devils,
1:24.5	a band he co-founded in 1996.
1:30.9	Afterward, Cody formed Big Business, a punishingly heavy duo with carp bassist Jared Warren. In 2006, both Cody and Jared moved to Los Angeles and joined the legendary
1:38.2	outfit, the Melvins. Cody and past guest Dale Crover somehow created a seamlessly brutal double-drum extravaganza.
1:47.0	Willis has also joined forces with Crover and Joe Plummer in Hewtime.
1:53.0	I spoke to Cody last year, shortly after the release of Big Business' excellent new album, Command Your Weather.
2:01.3	He's currently gearing up for spring tours with both
2:04.2	Murder City Devils and Big Business.
2:10.9	And now my conversation
2:14.5	with Cody Willis.
2:17.0	Round you. And now my conversation with Cody Willis.
2:28.3	I always knew I wanted to be a drummer from a really young age.
2:31.0	My uncle was a firefighter.
2:37.4	And just, he never treated me like a kid, you know. He was always treated me like a grown up and uh he that's the best approach right yeah yeah and i i appreciated that but uh one of my earliest
2:43.8	memories is in like sitting me down he had a blue sparkle ludwig drum kit and uh i think i had to be
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