Interview with Louichi Mayorga (original bassist for Suicidal Tendencies!)

Nika Comet (frontwoman for Chase the Comet) gets to interview Louichi (Louiche) Mayorga, the original bassist and songwriter of the iconic hardcore/punk-rock/thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies!
Watch full interview to hear jaw-dropping stories and uncover some shocking truths about the legendary OGs from Venice Beach!
Lou and RJ Hererra's current band Luicidal: luicidal.com/
Luicidal on KZbin: / @luicidalvenicepunks2909
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[@_bobo__]

beyond his musical contributions, when i was growing up, it seemed rare to see brown faces playing music like that. it was important for brown kids to have heros that looked like us!💯💯💯

[@gpeckerd]

Respect to Louiche, a Venice punk icon and gifted musician. I remember rehearsing at Streets Of Venice with Excel when all of this was going down (‘87-‘88). That was my first (of many) witnessings of the harsh side of the music industry.

[@misanthropist3]

An immense legend of hardcore and thrash.

[@NeighborhoodWatchBand]

Our homie Louiche! Venice ! Represent!

[@WesBell-l4s]

Been listening since 83! Skated to their first record constantly!

[@andynn6691]

Thank you for making this. When I started listening to ST, Loiuchi was already gone. But there were all these songs credited to this mythical person's name. Back then there was no Internet so it was hard getting any information about it (at least in Europe).

[@Phil_Trujeque]

In the late ‘80s I placed an ad’ in the Recycler looking for a bass player and Louie answered my ad’ (I somehow had a way of attracting Pro’s with my ad’ wording) and Louie showed up in his ‘64 Ford Ranchero with a BC Rich in hand and he “auditioned” for a bunch of snot-nosed mocosos that had absolutely no reason to have him as a bassist. This fucker came in and impressed the F out of me, but I just knew we were punching above our weight class - but the other guys (drummer and other guitarist) were impressed. He asked us if we knew any Rush and he started jamming on the bass solo breakdown to Spirit of Radio and I was floored, because I had never experienced a bass player do anything like that in my teen years as a guitar player. After our “audition” we said our goodbyes, and my other band mates were asking him if he wanted the gig - I told them to STFU and that we would discuss it later, but I knew this cat was the Real Deal and we were a bunch of kids who just wasted his time. I actually knew who he was as soon as he walked thru the door, but my band mates had no clue - I thanked him for his time and told him “don’t call us - we’ll call you”, but I knew he was just way too good for us. Afterwards my band mates asked me why I “didn’t want him to come back” since he was the best bassist we had auditioned… I told them “this guy was out of our league and we would’ve held him back had a stuck with us”… Louie’s an awesome musician and I’m SO glad I had the opportunity to jam with him, even tho he was a master playing amongst students - he didn’t show any disappointment when he showed up, and like the Pro he is, he handled the scenario like a champ! Much respect to Louie Mayorga for driving from Venice to South Central LA from an ad’ I posted in the Recycler to jam with some mocosos who knew how to attract serious musicians with words! The man’s the Real Deal!

[@scottthomasen8978]

Great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@keithamos6992]

Got to see Louichi when his band Luicidal played my town along with Terminally Ill and The Hajj a few weeks back. Great show and he was just cool with everybody

[@ChasetheComet]

He always is, isn’t he?

[@josephmythen3844]

I just watched a club date ....Rocky with full fro' and beard...suicidal for life "I AM" With "I am" being the KEY words which I believe. God bless you all.

[@DrumThruDriveIn]

Great!! Ive been curious about Louichi's story and background for a long time.

[@ChasetheComet]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@DrumThruDriveIn]

@@ChasetheComet I Did! Thanks for putting this out there!

[@patcogni7892]

LUICIDAL!!!

[@WesBell-l4s]

I had the debut record,the very year it was released. 1980s!

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

Man, I would talk this guy's ear off. Then the other one. Love the original line up. I was in a band in the late late 90s maybe early 2000s, we got to open for Suicidal Tendencies. That was too much to process then. Still cannot believe it.

[@colico14]

Fascinating. What a legend!

[@LouisOrtiz-cb7gg]

I'm from Venice thank u ST ❤ VBWL 🎉

[@DRUMMERMIKE]

Lou is awesome. Great interview

[@Venice_Show]

Truth is Horny Toad and Luicidal still hold down the awesome westside music scene. Them a few other great local bands. Gracias.

[@ChasetheComet]

Amen 🙏

[@gleneckert1]

Down the street to Venice west

[@RamanBali-u8k]

Louicidal! Qvol homie much love respect .Steely from Coachella valley hardcore Valle coachella low desert

[@jayonez137]

He still ain’t over it

[@weaponizedband]

The homie Lou 🤘😤🤘

[@brianstones6234]

A true bass legend!!!

[@ChasetheComet]

Indeed!🙌

[@macblackrorer714]

Awesome ST ST ST

[@scottreynolds5455]

I've seen Loui play a few times. Hey Loui? do you remember opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers at Olympic Auditorium? Suicidal for life man.

[@SCREEVER333]

Yo! Hell yeah, you guys!

[@gleneckert1]

Luicidal!!!🤘🤘🤘

[@josephmythen3844]

What a great interview! You should be so happy with your effort,Miss Nika. I am 62 now and never fell away from Suicidal Tendencies as I always heard positive and God fearing meaning. Just a positive thing I just viewed and I have to admit I just watched Rocky george and Louiches performance "LUICIDAL".....Claark was there Rocky...fuck I'm gettin old too!...What a blessing to be able to get old, I hope YOU Nika get to see beyond me you seem a good soul. God bless you and your loved ones.

[@stuartewoldt1513]

Haha I did that shit. Mailed my tape to my self

[@nrgpirate]

He wasn't the only one who wrote the songs. Jon Nelson did. He was the one who wrote "War Inside my Head"... So there's still a lot of he said she said bs.

[@whojahbless1560]

From the looks of that house it looks like he Still in VENICE...

[@ChasetheComet]

Cause he is :)

[@Greg-wt7ot]

ListenStoopid

[@heathenpriest5292]

Northern Cali born n raised. Deep south Louisiana at 7th grade. Back n forth in between that. But always knew where I was at.

[@nedesnikderpherder7529]

Love your work Lou! Early St changed my life Ty🤘

[@sgmproperymaintenance9213]

Great video , but that guy on the camera clicking that water bottle! 😂

[@ChasetheComet]

🤭

[@felipecassemiro8577]

Cool

[@Ashkee-666]

Alot of Navajo tribe people and indigenous people were raised in Venice beach 😊

[@Escapetosea]

Wow… just …. Wow

[@goodrich06]

Suicidal for Life 💀

[@eek412]

Your English is really good

[@ChasetheComet]

Thank you!🙏

[@CrassusCazius]

Cool video. But you forgot to blur the Modelo can in the beginning. 😂

[@ChasetheComet]

Just one short hint on what Lou might be drinking! 😄 Thanks for the comment!🙏

[@GyntherMeyer]

@@ChasetheComet Why is it even censored???

[@ChasetheComet]

@@GyntherMeyer it’s not censored, it’s recommended by KZbin to avoid problems with ads

[@uriahuriah3792]

​@@ChasetheCometKZbin is weird sometimes

[@Kj83oi]

Wasn’t Mike Dunnigan the original?

[@Mrpsblobsoflowendmung]

That’s what I thought , but think he didn’t play on the album he’d left by that point

[@jfnewkirk1632]

Mike Dunnigan was the first Bass player and the second guitar player I believe. Check out AgainST No Arms for more of the original sound.

[@hankgege2199]

Yeah there's some vintage live Suicidal footage on youtube with the Dunnigan bros before Louichi was in the band. They had a surf/skate punk look before the cholo look

[@TBone2000Man]

I like the how will I laugh line up the best Louie is not the original member it was someone else Lou is a great player

[@ceevishus4130]

Suicidal were a straight up hardcore punk band before Mike went into his cholo era and started the Metal/Hardcore punk crossover

[@fleadoggreen9062]

I wish they talked more about how much money he got paid for a gig ??

[@ChasetheComet]

That ain’t something that’d interest us, tho 🤨

[@jonspencer12]

I wish she would have let him speak more

[@ChasetheComet]

He spoke enough. I wish you knew how to say thank you for what other people are doing for you.

[@mrniceshoes2118]

Well looks like your calling shots now lol I respect the ground your taking ah-ite !

[@howardb.6205]

The pits, the old stage and the roller skates not the skatepark. The skatepark is still too new most people from Venice

[@known_unknown284]

Too many killers in the world.

[@Duck_Dodgers]

He wasn't the original bassest

[@ChasetheComet]

And who was, then?🤨

[@Duck_Dodgers]

@@ChasetheCometmike dunnigan but louichi is the one every long term fan remembers. I personally thought he was great and should have never left. STs music was better before Robert joined the band. In my humble opinion

[@josephmythen3844]

I disagree/ I think Robert Trujillo was awesome as the group moved on?...."Lights/Camera/...suicidal...is great to this day along with all of their work! @@Duck_Dodgers

[@botany500kojak]

@@Duck_Dodgers He was forced out by MM.

[@JohnSmith-rk6jy]

Tooootally agree with you. Really dont like Roberts funk influence. Lui's sound was Epic!​@Duck_Dodgers