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The Trap Set with Joe Wong

309: King Coffey (Butthole Surfers)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

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

4.8709 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

King Coffey tells Joe about: growing up in a single-parent, Christian household; his 40+ year tenure with Butthole Surfers; his interest in Buddhism; and caring for his husband, who suffered from dementia.

Transcript

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At one point I thought it was going to be, I wanted to be a Zen priest or at least get, you know, de ordained.

0:05.6

But I think after a while, I kind of realized I didn't have to go that far.

0:11.7

And when you try, when you try for something, you're kind of failing in a way in Zoom.

0:17.9

I mean, if you're really wanting and working something

0:21.4

is really hard

0:22.0

in Zen,

0:22.5

you're kind of missing the point.

0:24.1

And I think for me,

0:25.0

like just meditating

0:25.9

and just being aware of things,

0:27.9

that's like,

0:28.4

that's all I really need to do.

0:29.9

So that's kind of why

0:31.6

I'll left things in a way.

0:37.2

Oh, wow. Yeah. This is Joe Wong.

0:46.3

Welcome to the Trap Set.

0:49.3

I want to play something for you. You're hearing Cowboy Bob by Butthole Surfers, featuring my guest, King Coffee on drums.

1:26.6

Butthole surfers were formed in 1981 in San Antonio, and King has been a member ever since

1:32.3

1983.

1:33.3

For much of his tenure with the band, Coffee shared double drumming duties with Teresa Nervosa.

1:39.3

Initially known for their experimental brand of psychedelic punk, the band scored a number one

1:44.8

hit on the modern rock charts with their 1996 single, Pepper.

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