I’ve tried some hallucinogenics in my life and some other drugs,” he admits. “I never felt comfortable with speed, heroin or hard shit like that. He’s much more careful about what he does (or doesn’t do) and assures he “isn’t a fan of groupies.” While his music may mimic the garage rock sounds of the ‘60s and ‘70s, Segall doesn’t share in the whole “sex, drugs and rock-n-roll” philosophy, per se. On Goodbye Bread, which was his Drag City Records debut, Segall played every single instrument, however, drummer Emily Rose Epstein stepped in for 2012’s Twins, 2013’s Slaughterhouse and more recently, Manipulator (August 26 on Drag City). 2009’s Lemons, 2010’s Melted and 2011’s Goodbye Bread were further evidence of his love for ‘60s-sounding distorted guitar tones and penchant for songwriting. Each subsequent release seemed to be better than the last. Technically, his first solo effort was a cassette-only release titled Horn the Unicorn, but 2008’s self-titled album debut was really what started to garner him significant attention. The notoriety has worn off, which is cool. New laws popped up for awhile, like no skateboarding. A lot of the really cool, older restaurants shut down because they couldn’t keep up with all of the new business. Some kids wanted to get famous and their parents supported that. “All of these new business showed up and new kids that were going to school for all the wrong reasons. “It just got too much attention,” he says. It transformed his hometown into something unrecognizable to him. Fortunately for Segall, he made the move to San Francisco before MTV’s reality show, Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, landed on his front door. With an affinity for fuzzed-out guitars, surf rock and ‘60s-inspired psychedelic garage rock, Segall has proven to be on the front lines of the recent garage rock surge. Laguna Beach native Ty Segall has exploded with popularity since he started popping up in lo-fi garage rock bands around Orange County in the early 2000’s, and now, Segall’s solo career is on fire after releasing 2008’s self-titled debut.

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