“Some of the best shows I’ve ever played are shows where I no longer have any clean clothes.”
That’s coming from Darren King, drummer for the New Orleans-based rock outfit Mutemath. In those instances, King says, he’s left with no choice but to reach into his trash bag of clothes and pull out his “wet, filthy, nasty clothes from the previous show that have been festering overnight.” But donning those wet, nasty clothes is far from King’s kryptonite. Instead, they have an enabling effect, making him feel like he’s in the middle of a show, almost as if the adrenaline is already flowing.