Zero History

To even call this section “Zero History” is, in itself, a bit of a contradiction because Zero and its “history” are in a constantly evolving process.

For the sake of keeping the “facts” straight, the band was “born” in a studio to drummer Greg Anton and guitarist extraordinare Steve Kimock in 1984.

The duo had worked together in a Bay Area band called The Ghosts and brought their talents to a studio built in a converted horse barn in West Marin, Calif. It was here that they began to experiment and hone a sound that would serve as the roots of what Zero is today.

This is certainly not the most dramatic or romantic beginning to what has become a musical odyssey in the history (there’s that word again) of the band.

Consider for a moment the sheer number of musicians in the United States alone that are honing their chops, playing out for next to nothing and working day jobs to support their musical dreams. That number alone far outweighs the few groups who actually “make it.”

“It’s the most incredible thing,” says Anton, “the challenge of keeping a band like this together. I often use the analogy of getting six artists together, the craziest people you could think of, and putting them before one canvas. Then to have them paint it at the same time.

“Not only do they have to agree on what the painting is going to look like, but they actually have to paint it at the same time and have it work.”

Members of the band have also likened their experience as trying to fit six guys comfortably into a bathtub.

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