(updated 10/13/08)
Gibby Haynes is a Texas-born musician most famous for being
a co-founder of the band The Butthole Surfers in 1981. The son of a
children's
show personality, "Mr. Peppermint," he was originally studying to
become an accountant. Haynes met fellow Trinity University
student Paul Leary, and they began playing together. Along
with drummer King Coffey, they soon formed the core of The Butthole
Surfers, which has also
included a number of other musicians over the years. The
music is a blend of electronic, metal, punk and psychedelic genres
infused with a lot of off-color humor. Their most recent
album was released in 2001. In 2004, Gibby hinted that there
will likely be another Butthole Surfers album; however, to date, none
has been released.
Gibby met Johnny Depp when Johnny was
in Texas to film What's
Eating Gilbert Grape. Together with Bill Carter
and Sal Jenco, they formed a band called P, which performed at SXSW in
1993, at a number of shows at Depp's Viper Room during the mid 90's,
and at two shows in Vienna, Austria in 1997. (See the Johnny
Depp Rocks! P
page for more!). Gibby has appeared in two movies
with Johnny: Dead Man
and The Brave.
He and Johnny also co-directed a shortform video, entitled Stuff, about Red
Hot Chili Peppers band member John Frusciante.
More recently, Gibby formed a new
band called Gibby Haynes and his Problem, releasing an album in 2004.
He has also been involved with a sideproject as a member of
the industrial band, The Revolting Cocks. And in July 2007 he
served as a DJ at the Siren Music Festival on Coney Island, NY.
In a more interesting collaboration, he recently did
background vocals for Tiny Masters Of Today, a brother and sister act
(ages 13 and 11) who released their first feature-length album
in September of 2007. He also appears in their Hologram World
video.
In February of 2008, he joined the Paul
Green
School Of Rock All Stars (aged 11-17) for six concerts, playing
Butthole Surfers music. (See below for links to YouTubes from
some of the shows). Gibby must have enjoyed playing with the
All
Stars, because in June and July of 2008, he once again joined them for
a 14 date tour, with shows in the US and Europe. This time,
Gibby
brought along the classic 1980's lineup of the Butthole Surfers,
reuniting for the first time since 2002! Toward the end of
the
final concert at Webster Hall in New York, Gibby was escorted offstage
by security following an altercation with the club's soundman, leaving
the All Stars and the remaining Surfers to finish the show.
Ah,
just like the good old days! They also performed in Austin for
the first time in this lineup since 1989, at Stubb's on September 27,
2008.
An established artist as well as
musician (Gibby created the artwork for the P album), his works were
featured in the Business Unusual II: Room At the Top show in NYC in
2005, at the Power Pathos
show at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art in Houston TX in 2006,
and the Draw Tour at the Gallery Lombardi in Austin TX in 2007.
Gibby has also collaborated with the improv comedy troupe
Upright
Citizens Brigade.
In a rare
moment of
clarity, Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers once quipped that "art is
merely the last three letters in fart."
Photos
(click to enlarge):
Gibby Haynes and his Problem album cover, 2004:
Gibby
Haynes and his Problem group shot:

with his Burning Poppies piece at the Power Pathos exhibit, 2006:
Paul
Green School Of Rock All Stars concerts, February 2008:
Paul
Green School Of Rock All Stars concerts, June-July 2008:
Some
helpful sites for Gibby Haynes and The Butthole Surfers:
- Gibby
Haynes on Wikipedia
- Butthole
Surfers on Wikipedia
- Butthole
Surfers Official Site
- The
Legendary Butthole Surfers site
- Tiny
Masters Of Today article
- Business
Unusual II: Room At The Top exhibit
- Power
Pathos exhibit at the Station Museum
- Draw
Tour at the Gallery Lombardi in Austin, TX
- Introduction
to Power Pathos exhibit
- Feb.
8, 2008 Asbury Park Press article on Gibby and the Paul Green School Of
Rock All Stars
- Feb.
8, 2008 Newark Star-Ledger interview with Gibby on the Paul Green
School Of Rock All Stars
- Paul
Green School Of Rock Feb. 2008 concert schedule
- YouTube
video of Hologram World, by Tiny Masters Of Today (Gibby appears)
- YouTube
of Gibby with the School Of Rock All Stars at the Asbury Lanes,
2/13/08: Cherub
- YouTube
of Gibby with the All Stars at the Trocadero, 2/16/08:
Cough Syrup
- YouTube
of Gibby with the All Stars at the Trocadero, 2/16/08:
Human Cannonball
- July
23, 2008 Village Voice article on the All Stars and Butthole Surfers
- July
30, 2008 Billboard article about Gibby's altercation at the Webster
Hall show
- YouTube
of Butthole Surfers with the All Stars at the Asbury Lanes, 6/24/08: 22
Going On 23
- YouTube
of Butthole Surfers with the All Stars in Manchester, 7/19/08: The Shah
Sleeps
- YouTube
of Butthole Surfers with the All Stars at Webster Hall, 7/29/08: Movin'
To Florida
- Sept. 26, 2008 Austin Chronicle: Out of the Mouths of Children: The improbable return of the Butthole Surfers
- Oct. 3, 2008: Austin Chronicle: Off the Record (Stubb's concert review)
- (see YouTube for links to other related videos
with The
Butthole Surfers, Gibby Haynes and his Problem, and the School Of Rock
Allstars)
Gibby Haynes Compositions
created/copyright(s)
Title {CD of
origin}
Discography - The Butthole Surfers
| 1983 |
Butthole Surfers (EP) |
| 1984 |
Live PCPPEP (EP) |
| 1985 |
Psychic... Powerless... Another
Man's Sac |
| 1985 |
Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis
(EP) |
| 1986 |
Rembrandt Pussyhorse |
| 1987 |
Locust Abortion Technician |
| 1988 |
Hairway to Steven |
| 1989 |
Double Live |
| 1989 |
Widowermaker (EP) |
| 1990 |
The Hurdy Gurdy Man (EP) |
| 1991 |
Pioughd |
| 1993 |
Independent Worm Saloon |
| 1995 |
The Hole Truth...And Nothing Butt
(originally a bootleg) |
| 1996 |
Electriclarryland |
| 2001 |
Weird Revolution |
| 2002 |
Humpty Dumpty LSD (outtakes
compilation) |
Discography - Other
| 1990 |
The Jackofficers: Digital Dump |
| 1995 |
P: P |
| 2004 |
Gibby Haynes and his Problem |
Discography - Guest
Appearances
| 1992 |
Ministry: Keianh (Psalm 69) (Jesus
Built
My Hotrod) |
| 1997 |
Choreboy: Good Clean Fun My Ass
(vocals) |
| 2004 |
Dan Hicks: Selected Shorts (That
Ain't Right - Gibby Phones It In Mix) |
| 2006 |
Revolting Cocks: Cocked and Loaded |
| 2007 |
Revolting Cocks: Cocktail Mixxx |
| 2007 |
Psychic TV: Hell Is Invisible...
Heaven Is Here (background vocals) |
| 2007 |
Tiny Masters Of Today: Bang Bang
Boom Cake (Texas) |
Discography - Producer
| 1993 |
Reverend Horton Heat: The Full
Custom Gospel Sounds |
| 1999 |
Reverend Horton Heat: Holy Roller |
| 2005 |
Whatever: The '90s Pop &
Culture Box |
Please
if you
have any corrections or additions!
