Misfits Go shopping at Toy Tokyo

Rolling Stone recently took legendary horror rockers the Misfits shopping at Toy Tokyo in Manhattan to check out the shop's impressive stock of toys, statues and assorted memorabilia. The band members – who showed up in full costume! – also chatted about their long history and their latest album, The Devil's Rain. "Right now the band is 100 percent of our effort," says bassist Jerry Only. "I think this is our best work and our best lineup."
Video by Eric Helton and Matthew Murphy, interview by Doree Shafrir

[@yaboiroger3429]

That awkward moment when the bass player is the only original member

[@skyenorwood3120]

Land Of Nerds the funny thing is his was the only noticeable instrument you could really hear in some of the early music

[@octapulse]

That awkward moment when Jerry Only technically isn't an original member. I chuckled when he commented about starting the Misfits. Diane DiPiazza was the first bassist when Glenn Danzig formed the Misfits. Jerry wasn't even in the picture yet for at least another year...

[@davymag3476]

🐢🐢🐢AllTheWayDown they never recorded anything with Diane so she doesn’t actually count

[@BlueRazor69]

@@octapulse In 2017, Darkride Films Interview original drummer Manny Martinez said that from what he remembers, there was no Diane Dipiazza or Jimi Battle in the band. Before The Misfits, Mr. Jim, Diane, and Jimi played in a band with Glenn doing covers, but the original Misfits were Glenn Danzig, Manny Martinez, and Franche Coma. Thanks for playing.

[@diamondmiles8462]

Robo

[@Maxbev14]

* Jerry Only & Friends

[@diamondmiles8462]

( 'N ' freinds

[@catdaddyonthebass]

@@diamondmiles8462 n' fiends*

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Imagine having a legend like Jerry Only come through your store in full regalia?

[@escaping_purgatory]

I'd pass out

[@boris1387]

I'd laugh 😂🤣

[@GilbertSyndrome]

Him and Glenn basically did start the Misfits. Jerry also made their instruments in his fathers workshop, introduced Doyle to Glenn and helped teach him how to play. Without Jerry, the Misfits wouldn't have been the same.

[@acidfuuzz]

0:34 "mmmm... children" Lmao

[@tanocapezzone5617]

MICHAEL , DOYLE!, DR CHUD! COME BACK!! PLEASE!!

[@benjaminurbina5391]

ill respect a lot jerry only , all his job and dedication for the band , and the fans ... what a guy , some people says that he just likes the money who doesnt like the money?

[@KaneRobot]

The only reason he's doing any of this is for the money. It's why there were stupid things like Misfits lunchboxes and cover albums by brass bands when he had control. He said he would get back together with Danzig if Danzig accepted Christ or whatever. LOL. Just Glenn turned into a Jesus freak because Jerry couldn't possibly be a hypocrite and do the Misfits thing again for the money, right?

[@FemmeFiend138]

I feel like if Jerry didn't use the name the misfits and it was just a solo project his stuff wouldn't seem so bad, but when you use the name people have a certain expectation

[@FlashframeFilms]

“Okay, I’ll do all of the talking, you girls just stand around and look pretty. What could go wrong?” -Only Jerry

[@bezoticallyyours83]

???

[@escaping_purgatory]

Real

[@akerswizard779]

I think he means "Best Line up" as in how the band functions. There was always tension with Danzig and Graves. This line up just gets along better. And by finest work I think he means that this has the most effort put into it.

[@OvrLrD-wy5kd]

The current line up is good but it's not the best or the original

[@revsstuff1320]

I have to admit their last album is really great!

[@smackroscoe]

That's a great store. Expensive as hell but cool store. Thanks Jerry for keeping the band going. Hope to take my kids to a Misfits show one day.

[@saladhands1127]

Glenn? Doyle? Michale? Anyone? Fuck it's just Jerry..... :/

[@tomlewis3561]

So that's why they call him Jerry Only haha.

[@saladhands1127]

Tom Rattle this is the best thing someone has said to me in the past 2 years

[@zachone172]

Misleading Title said Misfits go shopping when it was really just a fucking misfits cover band :(

[@psychwardsandSCENE]

+Zach One how can you cover your own songs?

[@laurametheny1008]

Yeah I know. It's sad. Not the same at all.😔🤘

[@patefutch1063]

Dude that’s crazy about the mars attacks original cards he said about the specific one where the alien is shooting the dog. That’s the exact same one that freaked me out and completely turned me off as a kid too

[@diegogarza5978]

if doyle and glenn are not there then they aren't the misfits

[@geraldsteward8448]

@Anna hideous was not that important but was still a great singer

[@danieltoft2116]

@@geraldsteward8448 I think that those were their best albums, but Glenn has all the classic songs. Either way it would be cool to see them on tour at the same time

[@fiendymisfits1734]

he's talking about the originals, so we better need to shut the fuck up?

[@laurametheny1008]

@anna you mean Graves right? I agree.🤘

[@eduardopacheco6959]

​@@geraldsteward8448Hydeous a great singer? 😂😂

[@tornmask1]

legendary "Misfits" mr. Jerry Only is a really nice & cool guy to have a conversation with cuz he takes his time in answering ur questions! i met mr. Only @ a Chiller Theater Convention some years ago in New Jersey & we talked about the making of his new bass guitar that he designed & he expressed evry detailed about it! thx JERRY O!

[@TheRamonesFreak]

NEED TO SEE THE MISFITS LINEUP WITH DANZIG!!!! THIS IS THE REUNION I WAS LOOKING FOR!!!

[@28604]

Current lineup the best? I'm not a hater of Jerry, and I'm fine with the lineup, but the Devil's Rain is not the best album, nor is this lineup the best.

[@CorvusMetus]

The original line-up was the best, by far... Yet I'm not sure that it'd be good if they reunited. These days, I think Jerry is a better vocalist that Danzig - Glenn sort of sucks these days. Album-wise... I think its better than Static Age and the best they did since Walk Among Us.

[@sheldorf1724]

Sometimes I wish they'd bring back Michael, he seems to kinda miss the band. Plus I just really liked that incarnation of the band

[@LandELiberation]

I love the way there just casually walking round in there make up and stage gear. :)

[@GilbertSyndrome]

Basically, all of the money that the current Misfits make, goes into what they do. They produce their own albums, put it out on their own label which they fund themselves, they pay for their own tours, make their own stage sets for the shows, design their own clothes, Jerry makes his own bass guitars, makes the add-ons for the drums and then helps design the shirts. Basically, they're one of the most DIY bands around, selling merch is hardly a crime, who doesn't do it?

[@bezoticallyyours83]

There's nothing wrong with it at all. Although I'm kinda grateful they haven't sold coffins and condoms yet. Lolol

[@GilbertSyndrome]

@@bezoticallyyours83 There's still time for them to go full-on KISS 😄

[@bezoticallyyours83]

@@GilbertSyndrome Shh 🤫 😁

[@nocturnarboreal]

the thing about the mars attacks cards -- i did damn near the same thing when i bought my first pack of dinosaurs attack

[@dinkdankly]

You know what? Perhaps Jerry doesn't have the most integrity of musicians out there, but he still busts his ass to keep the Misfits going. Sure as hell ain't the best lineup, but that possibility was erased when Danzig left and as far as I'm concerned, he's doing a great job of keeping their legacy going. Though I must agree, all the merch is a bit much.

[@weatherlytheweathermanpoli4175]

HELL YEAH JERRY !!!! MORE TOYS!!!

[@SetFire2TheNightSky]

Best work? Best lineup? Finest hour?... Guess Jerry's memory is beginning to fail him cause he acts like he doesn't remember anything from the late 70's and early 80's...

[@Rafael-pi4md]

for me their best lineup ever is now, with the reunion shows

[@one_with_kevrything9825]

You mean from 1995-2000?

[@jacksterling9258]

In all fairness, he can’t exactly look at a camera and go “yeah, we’re fine but Jesus remember how good we used to be?” 🤣

[@NyghtCraft]

Thank you!

[@CalebNinjaTurtles]

Jerry Only wrote she when he was 17, Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only said so :)

[@GilbertSyndrome]

He also added more than just a look, he added to the sound.

[@terminalattack9004]

Two things that go really well Misfits and nerds

[@AlexGunMetal]

Love this album! Could as well be recorded wit Graves - same style.

[@TranzparentMethods]

Graves is a FAR better singer than Jerry. Musically, "The Devil's Rain" was the 3rd era of the Misfits... It wasn't terrible and I've gotta give props to Jerry for keeping the Misfits going... And now Glenn, Jerry and Doyle are playing together again. If it weren't for Jerry keeping the Misfits name alive, we might not have had a reunion... Even Doyle and Glenn doing Misfits songs, was because of the brothers keeping it together. Bad blood between brothers? I've never heard of such a thing... That was sarcasm, of course... It's great to see them doing the Misfits again, even though it's kinda bittersweet, because, in my opinion, the Misfits were NEVER a festival headlining band... They were a punk band.... For people to enjoy in dingy, dirty rock clubs.... Like Harpo's, here in Detroit...

[@joshuaadams3255]

Slippy Jones I know, I genuinely loved Devils Rain.. its not the best album though

[@Greenborn24]

Only is trying to run his own business now- give the man some credit. Glenn is running his.

[@devilock333]

I'm talking about the current lineup posing as The Misfits.

[@atomicninjazyuranger5418]

I love the Godzilla cameos in this

[@VeronikaMacabre]

I met Dez =) Very tall. Very friendly. Jerry's even sweeter.

[@01slipstar]

These guys are such schlubs, everything Jerry Only touched, he had to say something memorable about, only he had no idea about anything he was talking about. "I have that Balzac bat in my garage, only it's black, that's the rare one right? Oh there's one right up there." What a cheezy schlub.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

Mars Attacks was a trading card collection that came out with a brand of bubble gum in the 60's/70's...

[@669basher9rc]

that's heaven.toys toys toys..

[@cjhudson393]

Jerry even if I don't agree with something you do you are pretty cool man

[@misfitdanzig8152]

Jerry is awesome hes very nice .

[@sergaovitchaki1813]

Only era isn't quite as innovative as past work, feels more like filler tracks with a few songs with potential to be 'good'. Either way, I still come back and listen to the music. Great stuff and I honestly believe Only still has that genuine spark. I hope he can make something good.

[@bluesydiamond]

Jerry's A Genuine Guy 🔥

[@Skinnyypetee]

Anyone know where I could get there toys at ?

[@czrlp7441]

How come I only recognised only on band member

[@dpg3308]

Jerry Only seems like such a cool guy

[@roadkillmoth5610]

"Mmm, Children!" -Jerry

[@JoshBFisher]

...Love the fuckin jacket on Only =)

[@SiiriCressey]

Jerry...you were not a child when Mars Attacks! came out.

[@BaconWithoutFart]

What made me laughe was the twilight doll behind the MISFITS

[@jeremyjamison8832]

cool

[@tarafigueroa9433]

I love the little saying claptoo verata nichtoo I don't know how it's fucking spelled but that is an Army of Darkness reference as well.I love that movie.

[@optimoosejones9493]

Klaatu verada nikto

[@mrspeel7]

Charming! Um - I never thought I'd say that about The Misfits.

[@HackScapeLastLove]

Jerry Only is the only one who doesn't look like a kid clebrating the Haloween...

[@ashercohen4]

'Probably our finest work to-day' HAHAHAHAHAAH

[@WheresChris4]

"Probably our finest work to date" c'mon Jerry. Be honest. The Danzig era was amazing, the Graves era was fucking great, but now... It's just eh.

[@AgitoGeist]

LOL 2:29 even the new guy didn't believe that Lie >.<

[@skinhead5]

You got it wrong right there. Look at the static Age Cover. Does Glen have a devil lock? No foo.

[@kitkat914]

At 0.24, It sounds like Jerry it is saying ball sacks 🤣

[@willemdaenemy]

Glad to see Jerry made some new friends to play with after Michale, Chud and his brother dumped him. :)

[@CalebNinjaTurtles]

Eric and Dez tha are all 3 gods!

[@Vredh]

I saw them in 1998 in Roanoke, VA at Hell's Kitchen. It wasn't the Misfits then, and it not the fuckin' Misfits now.

[@josephway7809]

Why doesn't he call the band Only Jerry?

[@01slipstar]

83 was the year the Misfits died, and Samhain took the reigns.

[@miragemiragemirage]

I cant say "UGH" enough.

[@SiiriCressey]

Jerry and buddies are such a bunch of thinly-disguised nerds. This is a compliment. Google-goggle google-goggle we accept them one of us..."When a toy's just one solid object, there's not much you can do but blow it up or burn it." WOO YEAH! HA HA HA! I knew someone who spent a lovely afternoon shooting her Barbie dolls at a rock wall with a cannon.

[@SomeoneElse-]

The Devil's Rain is your finest work to date? Are you fucking insane? It's not that bad, but come on.

[@skindreads]

Ha, I got one of those Doyle/Jerry teddybear figurine sets!

[@GilbertSyndrome]

You obviously missed him in WCW, also, wtf is with his on-stage pants?

[@NyghtCraft]

Guess you should watch The Day the Earth Stood Still to find out where Army of Darkness got that...

[@GilbertSyndrome]

Who said he didn't? The man was in WCW, haha.

[@hambone9119]

Jerry only is fucking cool.

[@kunkushun1]

0:42 brother come on now...

[@timPrime666]

I only see Jerry

[@deadsetmassascared]

Graves once said something like Jerry Only will always be Only Jerry. It's too bad.

[@L-Slayer]

Misfits the best

[@Jumpboots_Jamstrang]

They do pretty well on tour from what I understand. Mostly kids that don't know about the lineup changes and go "YAH MISFITS" though. Going to the show just to say "I saw the Misfits".

[@Skeletonwitharaygun]

Word

[@GilbertSyndrome]

And yet you still watch and comment on their videos, haha. Well done, sir!

[@natecuellar4561]

There no band hes the only original member there left

[@GassyNewYork]

Graves era?????

[@SiiriCressey]

Either way, they earn many nerd points for knowing the phrase.

[@SiiriCressey]

What? He was a founding member.

[@TheGuinnessboys]

lmao they even had a Moses action figure.

[@SiiriCressey]

I think he was 15.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

In punk, aswell as a lot of other genres, "the look" mattered, look at the Ramones, the Clash, the Pistols, the Damned etc, the Misfits weren't any different. It's not important, but it can be to some. My basic point was that Jerry had a lot of influence over the band, and without it, they'd never have been the same. This is undeniable. Without Jerry, there'd have never been a Doyle. I don't think Glenn had the Devilock back then, he had weird cropped hair.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

The misfits members have a great look

[@midwestmutilation]

Jerry.. please stop! We used to love you! What have you done?

[@schecterE32]

Jerry sounds like Leno a little bit.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

Hardly, his record label seems to be doing well, they don't have to pay many costs for their shows since he's their sole promoter, and his family are the technicians and roadies... If anything, Jerry is rollin in it right now, much like Glenn is with those Oujia boards he was selling online.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Glen Danzig is selling Ouija boards online? 🤔

[@Junketsuadidas]

did jerry say he created the misfits!?

[@timothymaher8656]

Draven Aylesz he did

[@TranzparentMethods]

He was added on from Manny, but he and Glenn created the Misfits as we know and love.

[@sh9019]

Created it, then killed it.

[@rickeyryan303]

You mean keeping it alive.. I been here snice day one, so sick of you fucks..

[@tanocapezzone5617]

THIS IS THE MISFIST COVER BAND

[@CYCOxFOX13]

Ok I get why people don’t like devil rain but honestly it was a good album better than project 1950 but Devil Rain is a top 5 album

[@GilbertSyndrome]

"Doing covers? That takes real talent?lol" "I never said Jerry was a dick. He just isn't a musician."

[@ShredzTheMetalHead]

i saw that to lol

[@GilbertSyndrome]

"Where did I say re arranging music isn't a talent?" You seem to think that Jerry is talentless, didn't you say he wasn't a musician? What, so now you're saying he IS a musician? Make your mind up, kiddo.

[@GilbertSyndrome]

So I'll assume your comment "Manson/Twiggy write good songs" was an ill thought out mistake? If he did about as much as Jerry did in 77-83 then I can officially say "Jerry/Glenn wrote some good songs."

[@GilbertSyndrome]

The fact of the matter is this: you seem to hold a grudge against Jerry for keeping the Misfits name alive, but if it weren't for him doing that then 96% of current Misfits "fans" wouldn't know shit about them. You seem to hold Glenn in some divine regard, which is pretty funny, since he's just as much of a religious tool as Jerry is, haha. Both of them make their moolah by selling Misfits coffee cups and writing songs about mythical monsters. I like the music, regardless, do you?

[@NyghtCraft]

When danzig left... you weren't born yet......

[@skin6977]

Anyone else realized about the new moon and jesus action figures!? hahahahaha

[@NealDamiano]

Ummm. I think it's safe to say Static Age is their best to date!!!

[@pahlermortis]

*"Jerry Only"

[@sheldorf1724]

Jerry only sounds a lot like bill burr when he talks