In January 1981, the Lower East Side was one of New York City’s most dangerous, drug infested neighborhoods…a forgotten and long neglected slum. But something was about to happen that would ultimately rocket this square mile of Hell to international prominence in the art world, and change it forever.
That “something” was the debut performance of a new band, THE UNDEAD, formed by Bobby Steele, the famously exiled guitarist of New York’s most notorious and violent punk band, THE MISFITS. Bobby had been relegated to finding THE UNDEAD a new venue after being blacklisted and banished from every established (reputable, that is) NYC nightclub because, he says, of a few “minor” indiscretions…like leaving Beatle John Lennon covered in vomit, the alleged “stabbing” of the younger brother of a popular TV star, and an incident that involved corrupting the morals of the underage daughter of a Middle-Eastern diplomat leading to an international scandal! Bobby says, “those respectable NY dives had no qualms serving liquor to 12-year old girls, but found these ‘pranks’ reprehensible…and we were banned forever from crossing their hypocritical thresholds.”
“Playing in THE MISFITS, and especially working alongside Glenn, definitely had an influence on both my approach to songwriting, as well as artistic design for posters and record covers. But it was mainly my own hard-work that helped me to push THE UNDEAD into prominence."
Source: http://www.theundead.com/
