SUGARCULT- Tim Pagnotta

Who influenced you to start a band?   No one really influenced us.  We just loved music - and it was easier than finished college.

What were some of your favorite shows?   Definitely overseas, in Japan.  Big cities are tense, usually two week into the tour we can finally relax.   We've had some great shows in Japan and in Pittsburg.

Do your parents support the band?  They didn't support when we first started.  They had bigger expectations - like education.   My father has a Master's and my mom has a degree.

What was your first show like?  It was at a coffee house - it was an acoustic show.  It was sold out beecause we did so much self promoting.

What did you do to get through the hard times?   Each person has a unique personality, and we usually just keep to ourselves.  We do our own thing - I usually jog.  We're a pretty private band.

Is Detroit the place?   Big cities kind of have a magnetic pull to it.  They all seem to have a similar vibe - New York and LA are the same.  Chicago and Philly are the same.

Anything else?  We have a new record coming out.  We just finished recording it - it was produced by Gavin McKillop.