He told me, “I did seven years for letting some snitch live!” Soon I became comfortable enough with Carlos to ask him what he was doing time for. On these commutes he shared stories about growing up in the desert outside of San Bernardino. Carlos didn’t have a driver’s license, so each day I would pick him up, drive him to work, and drop him off at his apartment complex. A stocky guy covered in jailhouse tattoos, with slick-backed hair, dark eyes, a face scarred from acne. Carlos was a laborer who had recently made parole. I was working for a while with an ex-con named Carlos. Like many aspiring musicians, I found myself working construction. True or not, none cared to take any responsibility for the hardships they endured. What they all seemed to have in common is an unwillingness to accept that their actions might have initiated their unpleasant circumstances. In my life I’ve known a number of characters who were magnets for trouble. The clip features a collage of panels from the aforementioned graphic novel, giving a true visual representation of the music.įor more on the song, Angell has broken down the origins of “This Is How It Ends”, touching on Tom Waits and Black Sabbath, his hometown, and an ex-convict named Carlos. Walking Papers have teamed up with Consequence of Sound and Heavy Consequence to premiere the video for the track. One of the songs on the album WP2 is the track “This Is How It Ends”, which also serves as the title of a comic book of the same name, created by Angell, graphic novelist Matt Hayward and artist Csaba Master. And that in turn inspired us to up our game and keep coming up with better and better material.” But I think our grassroots approach inspired him, and reminded him why he got into playing rock ‘n’ roll in the first place. Regarding McKagan, Angell explains, “He’s got so much going on with his other legendary successes that he certainly didn’t have to keep working with us. While Angell does the lion’s share of the songwriting, he notes that having such renowned musicians around him pushes him to new heights musically. Walking Papers boast a couple of familiar names in their lineup - Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin - but it’s their frontman Jefferson Angell who serves as the main creative force behind the band’s latest album, WP2, which was released earlier this year. Rounding out the group is keyboardist Benjamin Anderson, who also plays with Angell in the band The Missionary Position. Origins is a recurring new music feature which offers an artist or band the opportunity to dig into some of the influences behind their latest track or video.
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