Ex-local now a Best Kisser
By Katy Soto
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Tim Arnold is... well first lot's
explore what ho is not. Ho is not
married to Roseanne. he is not
from Seattle, and he is not one of
the best kissers in the world.
Actually, he is the drummer
for Best Kissers in the World, a
l>and who just happened to form
m Seattle and have just released
their first album on MCA
Records.
Arnold started out as a drum
mer in Eugene and helped form
the Daddies He also worked
with Raw Head Rex and Flat
lander He first started playing in
Spencer Butte Junior High
School, and he graduated from
South huge no High School in
Originally. Arnold moved to
Seattle "because 1 had left the
Daddies, and I wanted to keep
playing music. At that time The
Daddies were the biggest band in
Eugene. 1 didn't want to go back
to playing empty venues, when
1 had been playing with them. I
am basically addicted to playing
live."
When Arnold was just begin
ning to cultivate a love for drums,
the people he was around in
Eugene really encouraged him.
“They encouraged me very
much." he said. "Eugene and its
people have always been really
good at that. There are always
people to play with."
Arnold moved to Seattle before
the press and record companies
descended upon the city to find
the next Pearl Jam or Nirvana.
When asked if ho thought the
media hype hud ruined Seattle
as a city. Arnold replied, "I nev
er hod a sense of artistic com
munity. not like in Eugene. The
only difference now is that there
are a lot more people who are not
creative now.
"Seriously, the only difference
I've noticed is that I can't find a
COURTESY PHOTO
Tim Arnold a former Eugene resident Is now the drummer for Beat
Kissers In the World. The bend's first album Is titled Been There.
parking space anymore," Arnold
said. "1 had to soli my car because
l couldn't find a space ”
Arnold has been with Best
Kissers for a little over a year. In
that time the band has been tour
ing steadily.
"(Touring is) easier than every
one says it is." he said. "I like it
letter than being at home. Kxcept
when we tourer! in Springfield.
1 would rather not play at all than
play in Springfield.”
Best Kissers have toured with
bands such as X, 1.7. School of
Fish and Social Distortion. "We
got to tour with X and that pret
ty much covers it for me," Arnold
said.
His experience with touring is
still young, which may explain
why he is still so infatuated with
it. "These have been my first
tours ever." he said, "so l am not
tired of it yet Starting m Novmn
Iwir we'll [hi gone forever.”
Their first album, titled Heeri
There, features such singles as
"She Won't Get Under Me. Til I
Get Over You" and "Goddamn "
Their lyrics, which are written
by Gerald Collier (who is coin
cidentally the only original mem
ber of Best Kissers), (leal mostly
with breaking up with women,
being with women and women
in general.
As a drummer his part in the
writing process is "not to obstruct
it.” Most of the band's songs are
written by lead singer. Gerald
Collier.
His reflections on Kugeno are
nostalgic. "I lasted a lot longer
than most people." Arnold said.
"1 lived there for 15 years. I miss
it a lot of the time, hut I am close
enough that I can still visit
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