MS: When did CFDL form and how did you meet?
Takeshi (vo): CFDL formed somewhere in 1990, and at that time we had another bassist and we were all together in a band called Attitude of Shit, which I, Takeshi, played bass, our original bassist sang and the rest of us did the same instruments as CFDL it was the reason of how we met for CFDL and surely we were all together good friends before we formed AOS by the way.
MS: Why did CFDL change its acronym from Crazy Fucked up Daily Life to Chaotic Formidable Destructive League? For fun?
T: No it was not just for fun, we had some reasons to change it if it was pretty trivial. Well I tell you some reasons, first lots of people called us just "Crazy", I was told sometimes "You're Takeshi of Crazy!" and it's sound in Japanese lkike you're Crazy Takeshi, I'm not crazy and I didn't wan't to be called crazy, ha! Second, I lived in England for a year and learned English, my teacher was a very kind woman and I talked to her some about my band and she couldn't say the word fuck which was used for our name, so I decided to change our name. Third, I couldn't make up a cool logo with Crazy Fucked up Daily Life, ha! Forth, blah blah. Anyways don't forget our name is now Chaotic Formidable Destructive League. Oh it means, we are, of course!
MS: What has CFDL released and what are upcoming releases you are planning?
T: We released 2 demos, split 7" with Dischange on MCR, official live 7" on Overthrow, a split 7"EP with Spazz on Slap a Ham in there, and appeared on some comps so far. And just now the split tape with local noise core band called Denial. As for future release we already recorded and sent a master tape for split 7"EP with Regeneracion, it'll be out soon on Cryptas in Mexico (Never happened--N/E). Also a split tape with SNA will be out soon in Peru (Ditto--N/E) and soon we'll record for a split 7" with someone on Overthrow (Ahem-- N/E), and also a split 7" with BOD (Okay this is sad now--N/E). We have some plans to do split EPs but I can't say much about it.
MS: What bands influenced CFDL
T: I can't say what bands influence us cause there's too many you've already heard of.
MS: Is it hard to be a punk band in Japan? What do you think of Japan?
T: No its very easy to be punk bands here in Japan. Everybody could make punk bands if they want to and can find people who love punk rock, and could play instruments and scream a lot. I think Japan is a boring country if I didn't do band, 'cause you know life in Japan is hard work Monday thru Saturday, and just spend boring time the rest of the time. I think/hope lots of people are not pleased with it, but they have to do it for their own life, I'm sorry to it.
MS: Do you do any DIY projects
T: No none of us do any DIY projects but I make and distribute our split tape with Denial as I said before, if that can be called a DIY project, I can say I do. Oh I also help to translate for Japanese punk as fuck size called Drunk with Party if you care.
MS: Do you think Japanese punk is getting more popular?
T: Does your question mean for overseas or Japan? If it means Japan I say no because Japanese scene is very much so smaller than some years back, its pretty underground, but if it means for overseas I think it is getting more popular because lots of Japanese punks have started to correspond with punks from overseas, also most of Japanese labels and bands start to distribute their stuff for overseas, however I am not so sure about if its going to make Japanese punk more popular overseas.
MS: Favorite Japanese punk bands?
T: Too many to mention here, but I love old bands like Swankys and Confuse, also SDS other favorite bands are: BOD, Chaos Ch., Addiction, Life, Collapse Society, Abraham Cross, Gloom, Disclose... local bands Denial, An Apology Nature Arise, and Order.
MS: Okay that's all Takeshi thanks for doing the interview! Any final comments to the readers?
T: Thanx a lot for the interview and cheers for everyone who reads it!
NOTE: Takeshi is very hard to track down these days (stop changing your e mail address!) but he is a new father and is in a new band called Why?. There are plans to do a CD of all CFDL stuff, but as for now you can get a 60 min tape from us for $3us/$4 world or the split tape with Denial for the same price.