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Memento
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It's unwritten rock law that every up-and-coming band must kick, scratch and claw its way to a record contract. But few groups have taken that mandate as literally as Los Angeles quartet Memento, who landed a major label deal after taking the stage at an L.A. club and refusing to give it back. Recalls singer Justin Stewart Cotta, "We were five songs into our set at the Dragonfly, when a heckler foolishly decided to climb on stage and stake a claim to the space that was rightfully ours at the time. So I threw one fairly solid punch to his chest, which sent him flying off the stage-which is fairly high-and flat on his ass." "Unfortunately, it didn't end there," muses drummer Steve Clark. "Within seconds, the guy's friends pounced on Justin, the set stopped and a full-out brawl ensued. It got pretty gnarly." But by bleeding for their art, the band unknowingly attracted the attention of a few record company execs, who were sitting ringside and taking in the action. "It turned out there were some important people in the crowd," laughs Justin, "and they loved the drama and the fact that we were willing to defend our territory without backing down. We signed with Columbia shortly afterward."
Justin and Steve's first show of strength came months earlier, when the pair left the comfort and security of an already signed band-Elektra recording artists Vast-to start the process anew. Though worlds apart on paper-Steve is an Orange County, Cali kid with a background steeped in ja........klik voor volledige biografie Memento
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