Staine

Staine is an american rock band formed in 1990 by Patrick Moriarity and Danny Little. Their music has helped shape the music industry for over 15 years and continue to have influence on present-day musicians around the world. Since their debut, they have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

Early Years
Staine was formed in early 1990 as a way to get by with gig money. A close friend of the band, known as Moe Lester, once stated,
" They were just doing it for money, but they really liked playing, also. They said they did it for the money but really, they were having alot of fun."
The band wasn't presented with an actual record deal until 1993. Up until this time, they were making only $6,000 a year with all their savings put together. Even with these savings, at the time this wasn't too bad of pay for an on-the-road band.

Before releasing their first album, they released all sorts of EPs. Their first and most successful EP, Smiley Snack, relased in 1991, was an underground success. Even though they only sold around 450 copies, in an interview with the band, Patrick stated, "We felt like we really made it. I mean, everyone around town knew about that EP. Even seniel people knew what it was. If they knew it was recorded in my garage in under 15 minutes with nothing even remotely professional, there might have only been like, 2, sold." With this sort of success back home, Staine felt they were ready to set out for a record deal.

=== "The Phoohy" and Early Fame ===
On April 1, 1993 they released their first album, entitled The Phooey. The first track, Dip, is believed to be the first real "song" that Patrick ever wrote. While in an interview, Patrick said, "I remember that this song is about those people that just annoy you. Like those people that think they're cool and their not, and you just wanna go give 'em a good punch in the face, but something tells you not to, you know. You can't really explain that feeling, but you know it's just always there." Dip was the first single off the album, next to Smiley Snack and .

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One thing that made them more noterable was when they had audience members come up on the stage and plays songs while Staine took a breif break. They would tell them to play around three songs on their instruments, had security watch the audience members, and went backstage. In addition, these audience members got free memrobilia (some worth more than 5,000 dollars), this factor also made more people come to their shows. But this soon ended because Patrick felt that people just came to get free things. In an artice for Press Enterprise, the band said, "We will no longer bring people up from the stage. We want people to like our music- not what we give you."

Although their early tours were long and brought little cash back home, they just wanted to be recognized. In an interview with the band backstage at a concert, they state, "We would go on tour for a few months, and only come home with a little bit of that left. We each would pay for our own things, and hardly ever lent money to the other band mates. We didn't want any stress on who owes who. Being on a bus all day was stressful enough." That was before they came out with their second and most successful album...

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