Drive By is tagged as: rock, emo, alternative, pop punk, hardcore Standing alone, the name evokes a knee-jerk reaction of brutal imagery, shorthand for a popular automotive method used by organized crime families and youth gangs to dispatch their rivals. Get past that initial response however, and the term takes a different meaning, one that implies casualness toward life and the things it has to offer. Less bloody perhaps, but just as troubling. It was the latter implication that inspired Todd Price to shake off his past and come out rocking. And Drive By’s debut on Riot Squad, I Hate Every Day Without You, Kid, is a testament to kicking your own ass to do something in this world while your clock is still running. “The images we got from the phrase concern not having life pass you by,” says Price. “All of us have gone through so much bullshit, we didn’t know if we would ever be in a band, and in my case, never knowing-or caring-if I’d ever play again. Drive By is a huge metaphor for how we feel about life.” The Detroit-born Price had been writing songs and playing in bands since the late-’90s. His first band, Plain, released a record locally, and logged some van miles throughout Michigan. (Their biggest achievement was “Life Without Ambition,” a track that appeared on A Millio... Read More About Drive By Biography... |
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