Trust Fall with Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds

[@richmoreno9938]

I swear I must’ve listened to “The Crew” on my Sony Walkman nearly everyday in High School in ‘85. Got me through the day. One of the best and most legendary hardcore records ever.

[@kylechicago8189]

Bro,I am with you on “The Crew”. That and “Walk Together Rock Together ”got me all thru high school!

[@rspister]

I get it. Friend of mine made me a tape with 7 Seconds, DRI, The Vandals, and Agression in 86. Listened to it constantly.

[@richmoreno9938]

@@rspister Fuck yeah!

[@alexcika9906]

Kevin is a good dude , he always had time to talk before and after shows to me and anyone else

[@poeticdisaster7500]

I seen kevin walking back to the vans or busses at warped tour 1998? In buffalo ny..i had a new cassette single they had out...i ripped open the cardboard sleeve and ran up to kev like a 14 girl. ..tears in my eyes he signed my tape , and i thanked him for all the years he kept me from myself destruction!...hes a very humble awesome dude

[@alexcika9906]

@@poeticdisaster7500 cool story thanks for sharing ya I miss those shows

[@alexcika9906]

@Stanto Strummer yesss same here singing into the mic , where do you live I saw them in Cleveland Ohio

[@alexcika9906]

@Stanto Strummer very cool

[@RabidSnot]

We Love You, Kevin. Thank You for doing what your doing, fan since the beginning, seeing you guys as I grew up in the East Bay Area, S.F. seen you guys right after my 1st time seeing DK in 1982 at Walnut Creek, CA Vet's hall. Thank All of You for always having a smile and friendly disposition. Congrats on 40 Years of doing your thing. 7 Seconds for life.. Young til I die.

[@daygloman]

Saw 7 Seconds at the Cathay, probably 84. I'll love you guys forever!

[@kawasakisean1]

Fanatastic, huge part of my own young punk rock life when I sang for Substance, Louisville, KY. We all had to self-start our own scenes. And the media thought the 80’s was all Michael J. and Hair bands. We were entirely overlooked by the industry because we ran our own sh- and I guess, weren’t proper consumers. 😄 Exchanged letters occasionally with Ian Minor Threat. But I also moved on and “grew up”- have 2 beautiful kids. 21 years old. I still play guitar. I still rock to 7 Seconds. Always will. Thanks for this phenomenal interview!

[@flaglerdave1]

I'm gonna stay YOUNG until I DIE !! ,,,,,,,,,great tunes and crew, Respect!

[@maxsmart9116]

This might sound weird, but Trust makes the hairs on my arms stand up. Just real, true music from the heart. Some may relate it to a significant other, but for me it was about being there for your friends. I love the whoa's during the chorus, as well as the whoa's throughout the whole album.

[@sethchapman8001]

I was 14 in '87 when my friend gave me a copy of Walk Together Rock Together, it was my first punk cassette and forever changed my life. Got to see them play in '88 at a tiny club in Columbia, SC, still to this day probably my favorite punk show ever. Now I get to see them tomorrow night opening up for The Circle Jerks, looking forward to it. Lots of nostalgia.

[@bravura9112]

Wasn't it S N J's on Rosewood where they played back then?

[@sethchapman8001]

@@bravura9112 YES! that's exactly where it was! were you there too?

[@bravura9112]

@sethchapman8001 Too be honest, I don't remember if I saw them or not. There were so many shows at S N J's.

[@bravura9112]

@@sethchapman8001 I used to go to shows at S N J's and go to Superior Feet Playhouse when they were a couple of blocks down from there.

[@sethchapman8001]

@@bravura9112 Same! I went to a bunch of SnJ's shows, as well as shopping at SuperFeet. What's your name?

[@guitarhackr]

The Crew was such great young skater kid music. It was thoughtful. I think that's why I played their albums a lot more than other hc or punk albums back then.

[@fasteddie8742]

7 Seconds were and still my favorite band since the mid 80s. So grateful to have seen them at the Palladium recently! I loved them so much I bought just about every piece of merch and vinyl (a couple copies for the next generation) on the Trust record website, so much so someone named Joe Nelson & Lucas said they were going to send me a special limited 7 Seconds repressing from the "Trust Records Gold Club" but never got it. Is that even a thing? No resentments for not getting it, 7 Seconds saved my life so many times! They were a light at the end of the tunnel since the 80s, molded my +++ attitude to pass on!

[@upstatenoizepollution7342]

I have been a fan of 7 Seconds since the early 80's (Not so quiet on the Western Front was my intro to 7 seconds) . I doubt you will see this Kevin but I wanted to say that you were super huge in shaping a young mans thinking to think outside the box. I felt like I was on the outside looking in when it came to just about everything.Thank you Kevin,Steve,Troy and Dan for helping a dumb kid think a little bit better about himself . Also, thank you Kevin for ALL the positive vibes that you gave through your music. BTW- this 57 year old man STILL stands by the BYO and PMA ideologies. I have a facebook video thingy I call "Upstate Noize Pollution's Front to Back". and a couple of years ago, 7 Seconds was one of the first bands I talked about. I am SO THANKFUL for you guys, The Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Black Flag, Husker Du, DK's, Crucifix, MDC etc - and as always " I'm gonna stay young UNTIL I DIE!"

[@vadermasktruth]

51 year old hardcore "kid" here. 7 SECONDS at Alvin's in Detroit, about 20 years ago, was one of the best shows ever! Cheers!

[@ColeWheeler4Lyfe]

New Wind is such a ground breaking album. Forever thankful I got to see that era of 7 Seconds live ❤. Further, Steve Youth should get more recognition as a bass player. Killer licks/playing.

[@rspister]

Thanks for posting this. Kevin is so cool and Pinfield is a great interviewer.

[@sublime12201]

1986 I was deep into 7 seconds.. 6th-7th grade .. Hermosa beach, Redondo beach , Torrance ..... Kevin has such great iconic punk vocals 🤟🤟🤟

[@mandocruz4531]

You are a ledgen of it time.i was 14 when i started listen to punk lived in san diego.84 when it all started for me. And i still listen to hardcore. You guys rocked

[@TheDerekmenard]

First show i ever saw 7 seconds on the New Wind tour . The Living Room . Providence , RI. Life changing . I was 12 .

[@mikeknight1476]

Love this. Always did and always will love 7 seconds ❤️💪🏾

[@avryptickle]

I saw 7 seconds a bunch of times in Jacksonville growing up. Kevin was the nicest, coolest dude ever. Always friendly and approachable to the youngins like me. Still seems like a great dude.

[@icubisqyrobbins3931]

walk together rock together was in my tape deck for 3 mo tha straight. til this day I know every song word for word

[@jeffk2481]

Great interview.. Kevin's such a cool dude

[@Valion]

I am SO happy for all those excellent questions Matt asked. Oh, and I love Kevin's answers, of course.

[@neonknees]

Back in the 80/90's , you could buy 7 Seconds tapes/CDs at any mall music store. These guys were popular!

[@sarys73]

Matt, ty for this interview.

[@tagacale1733]

I only ever watched MTV in the nineties to see Matt interview bands and be blown away but how much music history he knows

[@Spaghetti_policy]

Seen many 7 Seconds shows. Thanks to the mad touring schedule by Kevin and the band. Cheers!

[@ill_phil]

Great Interview ❤

[@TheSasquatchNation]

Saw them in ‘88 in Grand Rapids, MI and in Scottsdale, AZ in ‘14. Still one of my all-time favorite hardcore bands.

[@TheDmanMA]

this guy is one of my Heroes...7seconds played at my high school back in like, 1986...Easthampton High,Ma. and i got to interview him at the Enfield Roller World, Enfield, ct. w. Verbal Assualt and 76% Uncertain. Gracious Man.

[@mr.e695]

Those Minor Threat dudes took a couple of my friends when they had nowhere to go. Solid humans!

[@marceloarenascamel3458]

the crew the best lP of Seven Seconds

[@mykenadeau6763]

Kevin is such great dude

[@InFamousProductions]

In early 85, I somehow found their phone or mailing address, and got them to stop in Bakersfield for a show with my band Peace Or Death on June 7 I think. And they brought The Yobs. We got the mix off the board of us and part of The Yobs, so if you know how to get ahold of them I’ve been trying to track them for years and years. 7 Second got lost and didn’t make it unit the next day so the played a solo show. I have a lot of pix of that as well, if some knows Kevin I would like to get a hold of him to give them, and the Yobs 4 songs is so killer. And the shows were killer. All the punks in town showed up

[@TheDmanMA]

Pinfield!!!!! i never knew.

[@samuelblinne6040]

Awesome

[@poeticdisaster7500]

My 1st 7seconds album was "old school"! then "the crew" 3 days later haha! .i got ""old school"" just do to the cover, It looked like it was me and my friends standing there. ....i was like " this looks to plain,... to not be good¡ ......boy was i right ♤♡♢♧

[@louithrottler]

Right at the beginning Kevin describes the feeling of the time about being in a band "unobtainable". You would most likely gloss over this as a throwaway statement if you are, say under the age of 30-35. If you were to underline any part of this with a pen and ruler in a book titled 'The origins of punk' it would be under these words. From my own perspective in the mid 80's you'd have a lot of muso's keen to give you an elitist flipping off 'you can't be a guitarist, its far too technical' or maybe you'd write a single riff and somebody would be quick to snap you back 'you don't even know what key that is in' - which actually means nothing at all (riffs belong within a key, on its own it could be in ANY key) but this was indeed the case, maybe others might agree here with a thumbs up or a comment. You'd flip on the tv and there would be metal bands, thrash metal bands, even back to The Shadows and such in the 70's (etc) and the level of musicianship or proficiency would indeed seem WAY too technical and yeah, it left you with that very feeling... 'maybe it is beyond my skill?'. No - fuck that. Pick up an instrument, keep playing, practice, meet likewise people. Your song is not so great? Who says? Jealous dickheads. Go for it - keep fuckin going.

[@markdaniels7174]

Kev’s a down to Earth, cool dude. A sweetheart really. His left-leaning lyrics with 7Seconds were an antidote to the Reagan 80s and I appreciated the pro-women, anti-racist, anti-drug tunes on The Crew, Walk Together Rock Together, and New Wind.

[@sarys73]

Wish the music wasn't playing in the background.

[@sylentstorm8422]

I’m starting a tribute band called 6.9 Seconds. Because it’s “not quite” 7Seconds.

[@jlobiafra]

You deserve at least one comment 😀

[@wickedlee664]

It’s hard to hear him talk about growing up in a culture that endorsed cruelty, selfishness and abusing women. Hardcore gave me a morality and a guide for how to live. I needed that. The reason I lacked a moral framework was of course the secular, consumerist, and anti-Christian culture I was born into. I know many people believe ours was a “toxic fundamentalist Christian” society at the time. There’s to much to go into here but suffice to say the 80’s were the death throes of the Christian world. (Look around today, did Christendom fall in 30 years?) Our culture was/is indeed toxic but Christianity guided our society to stomp out racism and to empower woman. I know this idea will fall upon deaf ears . I come from punk and hardcore and I’m aware of popular opinion. There’s to much to say on this topic in this format but I’ll add this: Punk and hardcore became a community. (A fellowship if you will) This community built things. In order to create societies and institutions people use religion. Men and women need a moral framework to build on if they are going to work together without it degenerating into chaos and corruption. Many in our community (either instinctively or through knowledge) knew we lacked a cohesive morality in both the mainstream culture and the underground. Thus hardcore as a “saving” force and a soured of morality. It’s no coincidence that it is basically a Christian morality. Hardcore reproduced much of the good that was lost during the Christian decline. That this happened is not surprising. All of this says nothing about Christian metaphysical claims empirical reality. That’s another topic. Ok…way to deep for this format. I know the claims I’m making will be rejected. I’m aware of the counter arguments. I gotta get to work. Enjoy :) Great interview.

[@maxsmart9116]

It's the Christian Nationalism that scares me. Those people lie through their teeth.

[@jonjones5152]

Good stuff 👍 Think I was 15 when I got The Crew in late 8Ts , over here in Yorkshire. My mum kept hassling me about drugs so I tried to impress her with 7 seconds and Minor Threat😅

[@poeticdisaster7500]

Drugs are dumb. They give nothing and take everything

[@bigal05171957]

7 SECONDS DECRY FANG JERRY'S KIDS THE OFFENDERS UNIFORM CHOICE BGK WILL NEVER FORGET THE 80S HARDCORE DAYS 🔥🔥🔥

[@forrealdoh4516]

Everyone is welcomed in our pit.

[@SBpunx-el2bw]

What up willie seconds

[@ryanll7312]

Matt Pinfield is starting to look like the alien from Mac and Me.

[@mentors]

"Old School" is still THE best 7 Seconds album. Remaster The Crew all you want, but it will NEVER have the energy of that classic. The Crew is basically a cleaned up clone that was released after the fact when that album got shelved. The Crew is still good, but if that initial effort had come out back in the day like it was supposed to, I think the band would have gotten MUCH more accolades much earlier than they did.

[@maxsmart9116]

Yea, the guitars are louder on that one. I still listen to the Crew more, because that was my intro to 7 seconds.

[@magamaga1827]

Though today I'm a 50 yr old, right wing Trump loving conservative who despises left wing scum from places like LA and my hometown of NYC, you can say Kevin will always sort of be part of my liberal inner younger soul, making music for me as a punk rock loving teen in the 1980s. Def a highlight to have bet him before a show they did at CBGB's in the summer of 1990 on the Soulforce tour. Great guy. Wish we all could come together and tolerate each other like we did back in those days.

[@commbir5148]

>right wing Trump loving conservative who despises left wing scum >Wish we could all come together and tolerate each other

[@sPluss-]

Yikes

[@drmuonfunk]

Guess you missed the whole point of that moment. Too bad everything 7 seconds stood for is the opposite of who you are. EVERYTHING. Maybe time to reflect on your life?

[@jlobiafra]

@@commbir5148 🤣🤣🤣

[@trevorlambert4226]

@@commbir5148 incredible he could type that out and fail to see the contradiction

[@claychason822]

Nothing to say about soul fore

[@jlobiafra]

I saw that tour and people were bored to tears when they played stuff off that album. It was ok just not the 7 seconds we were used to

[@hectic5173]

Or New Wind..Album that began the downfall.

[@deecee3544]

@@hectic5173 That album is very underrated and had a big influence on the later punkpopock bands.New Wind and Still Believe are great songs!