Ty: I live here. I can take that one. Yes, it does suck. But...the music that comes from it is really good. There's no impression from the outside world. Most of the time, they don't know what's going on. " They're either ahead of their times or behind. They don't care. They're in their own world. We're all from there. It's where we met. Yeah, in a field drinkin' beer!

orgynvd: Ty, why did you cut your hair?

Ty: I cut it cause I'm constantly changing. Like Madonna. (someone yells cause it's falling out!)

dronergirl: how d'you guys feel about the fans who refuse to vote for Ty Jon Down on TRL because you'll "become rock stars"?

Chris: I think that the fans should support us and vote no matter what. It doesn't matter how big we get. This is our job, and it's cool if they support. There's a lot of people saying that they don't want to vote cause we get too big and we'll get stuck up, but it's not the case. We understand where you're coming from, cause it's "too cool" or whatever.
Ty: if they're not voting for bands like us, they're voting for bands like the Backstreet Boys, and they're going to continue to play that. As long as bands like us can be picked, then vote for us. We're changing the music. Once we change it, and people start playing their OWN music, like we do, they'll be wrecked. They don't write their own songs, do their own moves.

bettyboop_95060: Alot of bands to come out of Bakersfield have been Country oriented, how were you influenced toward such an electric alternative sound with in that kind of surrounding?

Dave: Well, obviously Bakersfield has a rep for it's country, but it's like every other city across the states. People listen to country, but it's not all country. People listen to all kinds. Especially when you grow up and listen to it, and your parents too. So you kinda wanna rebel against it. That's pretty much how it goes. You get somewhat exposed.
Ty: If you're tape trading and meeting people that are like out there trying to find music, a lot of people interested personally...like style and fashion...in Bakersfield, during the early times, Goth music wasn't cool. It wasn't style or fashion. Even if you played it, you had to worry about how people would take it. Now, our music now that's played in today's times is accepted. Back then, it wasn't eve accepted SF, or LA. No one really accepted Bauhaus, or the Sisters of Mercy, or whatever.

vdelage2: Do you guys worry about drawing comparisons to other Bakersfield bands like Korn and Orgy?

Videodrone: Orgy isn't a bakersfield band. There insist one member in Orgy from Bakersfield. As far as being compared to the other bands, who cares? Ty was right....compare us to Bakersfield bands rather than Backstreet Boys and others who don't write their own. (one of them yells out Iron Maiden was from Bakersfield) Somebody asked about our old band's name. And the changes. Keep it. We're going to eventually change our name back to that.! (laughing) The next name is probably the NEW FLESH, but eventually we'll change it back.

dronergirl: worst pre-videodrone "regular" job?

Videodrone: Tile Work! Cleaning toilets at an insane asylum. What sucked for me, was being a bat boy for the Bakersfield Dodgers.

i_am_a_videodrone_dork: why do you guys have to be so damn sexy?

Videodrone: cause our mothers slept with goats. We're half goat, half man. The truth of it is cause we're so hard to find in the videos or the record store. No one can find us. (It's like a party line here. They're loud and shouting!) We're sexy cause people Want what they cant have!
Rowan: I don't shower, and I give our pheromones. Yeah, pheromones give out a thing that makes women go crazy. Eat - sleep - fuck. It's a caveman thing.

rickijay_vdfreak: Rohan, can I be your personal slut?

Videodrone: (arguments going on) Yes
Rowan: yes. You can be my slut as long as you type 100 words per minute.

dronergirl: weirdest on-tour-experience?

Mavis: we cant talk about it. (others) No, it's when Mavis punched out the bum! (all) What happens on the road, STAYS on the road. .Mavis and Ty got stuck in some crazy ladies house . I had this old lady's purse with a Xanax prescription. Her house had a real high fence in Orange County, and she was nuts. People stuck stickers on the back of her head. She was like 60. Her house was spooky and creepy. It was all about her ... (arguments).... she's run out in the yard and scream at them, threatening to hold Ty for hostage. It was crazy!P

percussion101_2000: when is the new work going to be released, and have you spoken to your knew record label partners deadsie yet?

Mavis: let's put an end to it now! Now that Cher has taken up an interest....just kidding.
Mavis: we just released Tie Jonothan Down.
Chris: it came out last week. And Deadsie is a great band. Yeah, they're great.
Ty: they're great, I heard them in Ohio late night, around 1 am.

georgette22_99: When are you touring!!!

Videodrone: Soon. Soon as possible Your guess is as good as mine.
Ty: We're going to tour probably as soon as June. Right now, we're trying to hook up a tour called Tattoos of the Earth.

subucnincubus: what do you say to people that say you changed their lives?

Videodrone: Well, then you're probably in the same boat and the same arc as us.

dronergirl: are you gonna re-record any CoT songs, at least as b-sides?

Videodrone: Picture Perfect. Yeah, that one...he Year 2000. And Buckets of Fraud. (says Chris) That song was rad. Way ahead of it's time.

sinprincess_666: Has the sudden success, changed you guys?

Videodrone: I eat two scoops or raisin bran now. That's about it.
David: I dunno how to answer that one. (Laughing)
Mavis: I moved from a van to living at my parents house.
Mavis: I'll be moving back to the van soon.

Closer2Coma: What's the coolest thing a fan has ever done for you?

Ty: Switched pants with me, with no sexual favors.

orgy_nqoe: Ty what inspired you to lick microphones?????

Ty: I dunno. I'm actually trying to teach a woman to actually be able to lick a cock properly. It has nothing to do with Trent Reznor or Nine Inch Nails.

spiffyguy_15: What is a Video Drone?

Chris: it's someone who watches too much tv.

king_rodent: If you could play a show with any artist (living or dead) who would you want to play with?

Chris: Joy Division. With Ian Curtis! The Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

motoxxx21: what will the next single be?

Videodrone: Tie Jonothan Down.

dronedork: if you could be doing anything but VD, what would you consider?

Videodrone: Miming in parks. Writing movies. (Ty)
Chris: I would be a pro chess champion. Children's puppetshows for kindergartners.
Mavis: what's the question?

vd_david_files_devil: what's the coolest/most amusing rumor you've heard about yourselves?

Videodrone: That Ty is on heroine. Filter spread a rumor he was on Heroin.

king_rodent: If one of your songs could be on a movie soundtrack, what kind of movie would it be? What kind of scene would it be in?

Ty: actually our Picture Perfect song was in "Pariah", a film about Nazi Skinheads on Acid. Picture that!P

krazychikka: How do you feel about the rumors about Ty going out with Jay Gordon?

Videodrone: (laughing):) They're all true! They're dating secretly. Ty takes it from his big long wiener. They dress him up like....(yelling)...

demonzdreamin: Hey VD!! What was it like touring with Orgy? Would you ever tour with them again?

Videodrone: Orgy was awesome. Ty - I would definitely tour with them again. We're in the same zone. Plus it's really that we're on tour with friends. It's a lot easier.

subucnincubus: if you're willing to answer, how do you feel about the arguments between slipknot and limp bizkit?

Videodrone: Oh!
Ty: Well, I'm going to tell my story.... I think it's as good as a WWF wrestling match.
Chris: Slipknot has 9 guys. It wouldn't be fair. If they ditched a couple guys....yeah...that'd be fair. "Slipknot. Limp Bizkit are cool guys. They like it when you talk ^#%!" It's like wrestling. They're all talking $#@#. I think we should get back to just playing music.

xvideodronex: Rohan you haven't answered! Can me and Ricki kidnap you and keep you in a cage for a few days?

Rohan: In a cage? What? You gotta catch me first!P

thelittlegirlalonewith20bucks: First of all, I'd like to thank you for your music, I'd like to ask what your inspirations are other than musical??

Ty: Dario Argento...and Jess Franco. Both filmmakers. Inspiration, eh?

Chris: we like bad 80s movies. Good 80's movies. I like stuff like...what's that movie? The wrestling one... VISION QUEST!U And the Breakfast Club. I watch them over and over again, back to back, all day long. And anything with Kevin Bacon.

crisp_01570: why wasn't a video made for faceplant

Videodrone: Face Plant....no money. It was endorsed by Chia Plant, but there was no money.

Closer2Coma: Hey David, since your dad is always online, is he in the chat right now?

Videodrone: Probably. I'll know if he says "Eat your potatoes!"

dronedork: How do you feel about mtv? Is it just a "well, they're promoting us" type deal?

Ty: we want to see Sisco in a Thong!
Chris: I think that MTV is one of the best game show networks out there. They need to play more music. They're cool, but they need more music. We watch it all day long, on 3 diff channels. And there's nothing there!

vampyre_rain: Do you vote for your own video on TRL?

Videodrone: Yes That's my day job!

coalchamberangel: how did it feel to be signs to KORNs label?

Videodrone: Great. We love it. It's very good.

t0p_0f_the_shlt_pyle_012345678: I read that for your video Ty Jonathan Down you guys couldn't even afford to pay for lighting so Jonathan Davis paid for everything out of his own pocket is that true?

Ty: Fieldy paid for some too.

kasper16_2000: if britney spears was hitting on you what would you do?

Videodrone: Tear it up!
Mavis: I d want to see a picture of her naked first.
Chris: I'd give it to her baby one more time.

deadsydrone: Are you guys planning to be on family values this year?

Videodrone: Yeah. Hopefully. If they put us on. Korn will decide.

Closer2Coma: If I paid for your transportation, would you guys come play at a party?

Videodrone: Yup. We sure would.

t0p_0f_the_shlt_pyle_012345678: Where do you guys see yourselves in the next 5 years?

Chris: just doing more records and getting better each time.

amuznet_live: check out http://www.videodrone.com/ after the chat!

karla524: Are you big partiers?

Ty: yes. Of course we are.
Chris: We absolutely hate cocaine. We just love the smell.

manicpanicgirl: What was the stupidest thing a fan has ever said to you?

Ty: You sound like vanilla Ice.

subucnincubus: How do you deal w/ life on the road?

Videodrone: Drink, drink a lot of alcohol, alcohol, alcohol.

Closer2Coma: For your next tour, what kind of a stage setup are you looking at?

Videodrone: We're actually going to do lights from the ceiling that hang down in this...I dunno...it's hard to describe. Glowing tubes with electricity in them. Lots of TVs and blowup dolls. These tubes electrocute us as they hit us. Lots of David Copperfield effects, escaping from handcuffs and waters and stuff. And three albino tigers!

manicpanicgirl: What do you think about teeny boppers? Be honest.

Videodrone: What's a teeny boppers? Define it. We like to Bop Teenies. We LOVE boppin' teenies. (hysterical laughing)

dronergirl: Who came up with the idea for the tattoo ty contest?

Videodrone: Rohan! Of course he wants to do something on Ty cause he won't do it on himself.
Chris: I want one on my forehead.

Orgy_nqoe: Do u all always get along?

Videodrone: No. Ty says no. Lately we have, but cause we haven't talked. We don't live together anymore, so we get along fine.

apollyon888: What kind of equipment do you use?

Videodrone: Double Turbo Boosted Chicken mcNugget. Bmx. W/ extra BBQ sauce
Chris: Iuse DDrunms...and Dave has a tellacaster. Fender Guitars. MArshall Amps. Galen Kruger amplification.
Mavis: I cant remember. V Drums. Korg. Basically any keyboard that's the coolest when i'm in the store.

moonbaby3218: TY, didn't you sing a song with Jon DAVIS when Jon was in SEXART and the song's called INSIDE? I think I'm right. I love that song, You have a nice voice. Who wrote that song?

Videodrone: Yeah.... it was a combination of Sex ARt and my self, and Richard Marx. (Laughing)

nin_rox_99: When do you plan on kicking off your next tour?

Videodrone: Well, this is Ty...if you can find a club that'll have us, then we'll book a club based on their fans.
Mavis: We got a whole bunch of fans out there hooking up a tour for us as we speak. Make the calls! we're going to do a campground tour if no club takes us!

thelittlegirlalonewith20bucks: How did you get such kick ass names for your songs?

Videodrone: Cause we're all weirdoes.
Ty: I write all the lyrics but a lot of the times the names come from Rohan and I. The whole band work together to come up with names.
Mavis: There is no way. There's no set way. We're still discovering new songs. We're even learning how to write and talk backwards.

dope_princess: Mavis, is it true your a sex god?

Videodrone: (laughing) Yes, where'd you get that dope?

t0p_0f_the_shlt_pyle_012345678: Ty did you have to like get a permanent wax of your eyebrows to get those tattoos where your eyebrows were?

Videodrone: No. I have to shave 'em daily. I shave my whole body daily. Even my pubes. All of it.

calipunkgirl00: Are you guys gonna make a followup album?

Videodrone: We're going to tour more for the rest of the year, then starts a new album next year. We've already got 20 songs already and lots of new ideas, But we wanna tour first.

cutiegina2000: Have you ever established a close friendship with any of the fans?

Videodrone: Yeah. Very close. We like to get as close as possible.

nin_rox_99: How do we get a hold of you if we find a club where you can play?

Videodrone: http://www.videodrone.com/ But there's no message board there. Email

thaimp: Which one of you is the most talented?

Videodrone: We all are equal and in perfect balance.

rebelsmith29: Rohan, which is better-- taco bell or del taco?

Videodrone::) That's a seasonal thing. Sometimes the toys make the difference. Taco Bell has strange types of things that aren't onions sometimes, but I eat them more than Del taco. But Del Taco is better, they just don't have as many toys.

Closer2Coma: Want to help me take over MTV?

Videodrone: Yes. Chris will help. So will Ty.

dronergirl: Who does your promotions in phoenix & Las Vegas? And why'd they do such a bad job on the mini-tour?

Videodrone: They were on crack. What do you expect from a guy with no arms or legs, who's on crack.

videodrone_85: What is in your guys CD player?

Videodrone: Cibo Mato.

Ty: Leatherstrip. Wumpsgut. and Rompstein.
David: Deadzie and the Gypsy Kings. good contrast
Chris: Depeche Mode and the Backyard Babies. They're ^#^#% baaaaad they rock!P

t0p_0f_the_shlt_pyle_012345678: Do you guys have a favorite arena to play at?

Videodrone: The Fargo dome. It rules. The Glass House...in Riverside.

brittj79: Hey do u guys still have porn all over the studio walls?

Videodrone: hahaha...if we had a studio now, we would. Right now, it's all under the sink.

t0p_0f_the_shlt_pyle_012345678: Do you guys wanna end up huge like korn has become?

Videodrone: Uhm...no. Ty says no. we're gonna follow our favs which are the Cure and Depeche Mode. with an underground following. it takes time, a long time for that. And that's fine.

thelittlegirlalonewith20bucks: You guys are like such sweeties, how do you maintain the sweetness?

Videodrone: Lots of chocolate. It's good for the heart. No egos. ok.

ibanez71: We want backstage passses to your next show in Pittsburgh we would do anything!!!!

Videodrone: OK what does everything mean? Anything?
Mavis: I love Pittsburgh

t0p_0f_the_shlt_pyle_012345678: Do you guyz have any strange odd twisted hidden talentz?

Ty: I can suck my own dick.
Rohan: I like to make strange masturbation tools.

fell_awake_in_my_dizzines5: What bands are popular now that you wish would just go away? ex. ricky martin.

Videodrone: Ricky Martin. Slipknot. There really aren't any...maybe...i dunno. We don't listen to popular bands.

oxygenthiefx: What's your favorite song to perform live?

Videodrone: Alone With Twenty Bucks. Devils Sweepstakes. LSD, anything we came up with that we didn't write.

amuznet_live: Everybody wants to know how to contact the band....start with their site http://www.videodrone.com/ and send them an email.

Closer2Coma: Rohan- if you could be any food, what would you be an why?

Rohan: Cheesecake. Cause sometimes you don't really know if it's cake , or pie. And it has no cheese at all.

slip_intomymindof_knots: What 3 things would you bring to a deserted island?

Videodrone: an airplane. Longstein Live in Berlin. A picture of Brittney...no...of probably Cheryl Tiegs naked, and...lubriderm?Lotion! Sea Anemone's work.
Chris: Clair Danes, Heather graham, and CindyCrawford.
Ty: I CAN TOO SUCK MY OWN DICK!

thelittlegirlalonewith20bucks: Is it true you like to see the girlies dance at your shows? I love to look stupid and dance to your songs . . .

Videodrone: We love sein' the chicks shake their booty. More heels. If the girls come, the guys follow. We'd rather see girls dance than guys beat themselves up.

moonbaby3218: If Christina Alguilera wanted to do a song with you guys, what would you say to her?

Videodrone: Fuck off and die! What does a girl want! TY doesn't like her. (Laughing) Now Christie Hynes...yeah.

xvideodronex: What do you have to say to parents who don't like your "image"?

Videodrone: That's why there's a parental guidance sticker on the album. Listen to the record a couple times (Says ty)
Chris: If parents DID like it, then we'd be doing something different.

luster_fiend: Do y'all really think Jesus is kind of apes?

Videodrone: uhm....Jesus is the king of everything (says Tye) He's the King of Kings.
David: Jesus Who?

konniekonvict: Do you like the way your new video came out?

Videodrone: Yeah. It's great. Nathan Cox is the bomb.

got_anastasio: hey Ty do u have a recommendation for a lead singer of a hardcore band ?

Ty: Sing. I recommend singing and not screaming. Get someone who can actually let it out without having to scream. Good words. Good message.

oxygenthiefx: What's the craziest sexual experience you've ever had?

Videodrone: Five on one! Grandma One-Leg. The first girl I'd been with had one leg! We didn't know till the shower though.

Ultraviolet_catastrophe: What is the meaning behind Devil's Sweepstakes?

Ty: you constantly have to find higher and higher modes to what you're doing. The amount of substances you're using...you have to put a little more money and time into what you're doing. You want to win, you have to up the stakes. That One-legged thing is true. She was beautiful!

deadsydrone: What's your favorite underground band right now?(esex!)

Videodrone: Miss Bliss. The Donners.

karla524: What is the average age of you fans?

Videodrone: 9 and up. 9 - 58.

xvideodronex: Mavis- goats?

Videodrone: when Rohan and I went to Disney, I wanted to pet the goats rather than ride the rides. He petted them all day!

moonbaby3218: Ty, will you be my date for PROM? It's in may.

Videodrone: Yeah! of course. Where is it. I'll be there. But you have to provide the cumberbund.

Slip_intomymindof_knots: What's the craziest thing you've done LIVE, all must answer!

Videodrone: Live gun. Crickets... slit my wrists and bled into a cup, and we all drank it.

thelittlegirlalonewith20bucks: Ty, you have a beautiful voice, when did you realize that you could really sing?

Videodrone: When Chris told him. "hey dude, you can really sing!"

dronergirl: do you get sick of posing and signing stuff for fans?

Videodrone: we will stop in the middle of the show and pose. We love that *&^%.

aphordisia: what is your favorite aphrodisiac?

Videodrone: golshlauger and maybe a line of speed. Jack Daniels and Pizza. Star Trek

droner002: how old are you guys?

Videodrone: too old. 26 I forgot. 25 goin' on 30 as old as kitty.

Closer2Coma: *horny young females want to know* Are any of you single?

Videodrone: yup...Mavis will always be single.

manicpanicgirl: So when your having sex do you like the girl singing or screaming?

Videodrone: I like her watching TV, singing "What a Girl Wants!" They have to wear my Darth Vader mask
David: I'm still waiting for my first sexual experience.
Ty: I like looking in their eyes.
Chris: did you say looking in their thighs?

bettyboop_95060: Your original name was Cradle of Thorns. How did you come up with that name?

Rohan: it was just a name we picked randomly off a piece of paper. Words in a hat... Actually, Born Into This World .....a briar patch story...tar baby and @&#. If you've ever seen Rohan's art work, you'd know why it was Cradle of Thorns.

nin_rox_99: I'm looking for a band to crash my school's dance because I hate the (&^$ DJ's they get will you do it?

Videodrone: Yeah. Sure. If it's on the way of our tour, we sure will. We did it in Denver.

xvideodronex: Do you guys ever look at the sites fans make for you? What do you think of them?

Videodrone: uh...uhm...En Vogue? It's something about a Bush. Harvey Kietel. They're better than ours. We appreciate all the support.

dronedork: do any of the things fans do bother you?

Videodrone: Except that you have to remove Rohan's last name. If it wasn't for the fans, we wouldn't have a job. It bothers us when you don't vote for us! The only thing that bothers us is when you don't come to our shows.

dronegurl: Who came up with the Idea for the cover of the album was it just Rohan or a group thing.

Videodrone: it was us daring Rohan to come up with a robot that works for under $ 15 it was you all saying, "Rohan can't do it!" It was kind of a bet thing.
Rohan: I wanted to prove I could make a robot for under .05c.

Crisp_01570: Darth Vader or Darth Maul?

Rohan: Darth Maul!

Chris: no ,vader!
Ty: Vader
Rohan: Maul!
David: Darth who? David = Darth Brooks Dark Mavis!P

jdun19: Do thongs turn you on?

Videodrone: Yeah. The flipflops? No. Birkenstocks.

Closer2Coma: what qualities do you guys look for in a woman?

Ty: a 70's woman! in 70s clothing
Chris: a ten minute workout and a good nights sleep. Rohan = Mavis's nickname is the Ass Man.

droner002: rohan: how long have you had those sexy dreadlocks of yours?

Rohan: ten years.... you can tell by the scent.

jasecola: WHAT IS THE HARDEST TIME YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH, IN TERMS OF STAYING TOGETHER

Videodrone: We're been together for ten years, since a 9 person 2 bedroom apartment in Huntington Beach. Naked Across America.

dronerbxner: I heard you guys did a kinda 'naked tour' as COT taking pics in eacy city or something, how did that come about (if its true)?

Videodrone: We'll sell those pics for $ 50 each! We'd each take turns going into restaurants and stuff and do it. We'll make a book, and sell it on our website.
Chris: thanks to all the Droners to support us! And that we hope to see you all everybody soon.
Rohan: Not Darth Maul. Not Darth Vader. BOBA FETT!
Ty: there is no Cure for VD
amuznet_live: We're rapping this up pretty soon...
David: Hi Dad. I'll eat my Veggies tonight.:)
amuznet_live: You've been chatting with Videodrone http://www.videodrone.com/ Thanks again everyone. See you next time!