Karl Koch: Difference between revisions

Karl Koch graduated in the spring of 1991 from art school in Baltimore and soon went out to LA in a 1988 Ford Bronco at the urging of [[Pat Finn]].  "I had somewhat of a mixed bag," He said.  His parents (specifically his father) were a bit skeptical about his decision to move to LA.  Karl said, "I was introduced to Pat Wilson in Buffalo by Pat Finn, shortly before they took off to LA.  A year later, I followed and Pat [Finn] introduced me to Matt, Rivers and Jason.  Pat and Jason were very messy roommates.  [Pat Finn] said, 'You gotta come out here man!  Whatever you want to do, this is the place to do it!'  I was like, 'Alright.' So I kinda packed up, against my parents' wishes."  Karl didn't know anyone that would eventually end up in Weezer, but eventually met the members through Pat Finn.  Karl recalled an early memory of Matt Sharp as a sad guy wearing little round glasses, black turtlenecks, and new wave hair.  "It was a nice apartment, but they couldn't afford anything.  So he'd sit on the lawn furniture...and watch Woody Allan films."  Karl soon got a job with Jason selling dog shampoo as a telemarketer.  They then went out of business three paychecks later.  "They said, 'Okay.  You're all fired, but you can have your job back at minimum wage', which was like, $3.25 an hour.  And I was like, 'Screw this.'  So I went and got a job as a cook at an Italian Restaurant/deli, and we still weren't playing in a band with Rivers, but he was around and there was music going on," said Karl.