Jayke Orvis Gets Deep About .357 Breakup
In a r
ecent interview posted on the White Trash Revival Episode #62, Jayke Orvis, formerly of the .357 String Band, and now with The Goddamn Gallows, opens up more than ever about how it was partly his own attitude that led to him being fired from .357, and that his biggest beef was not that he was let go, but how.
“Everything was fantastic, I started really not enjoying things the last year, and then they finally just kicked me out.”
“There was no closure really. It was one of those things, like I explained to Joe (Huber – banjo for .357) later on, it would have been great if we’d all just sat down and said “we need to talk about things.” We would have hugged it out, because I would have left anyway because I was not happy with a lot of things. It could have been so easy. Just the way it happened, the way it went down is what made me so hurt by it. Just tossed out like a bugger, or like a groupie.”
“I know it happened for a good reason. I’m happier now anyway. You know, if it wasn’t for that I wouldn’t be playing with The Gallows. I’m just thrilled to be with these guys.”
You can listen to the rest of the nearly hour long Jayke Orvis interview, where he also talks about his upbringing, his new album It’s All Been Said among other things.
Jayke, Rachel Brooke, and James Hunnicutt are on tour right now, and this is a can’t miss if it’s coming anywhere near to you. Below you can see a duet with Rachel and Jayke, originally released on the .357 album Fire & Hail, but seen here as the FIRST time it has ever been performed live:
September 27, 2010 @ 11:12 am
HA! What timing! I just found that video on youtube! Now I’m just giddy psyched for the show in New Haven on Sunday.
September 27, 2010 @ 12:02 pm
giddy psyched – I like that!
September 27, 2010 @ 8:08 pm
When I saw .357 and Rachel Brooke for the first (and so far only) time they were on the same bill, and I later wondered why they didn’t rock out “Hold Me Tight” together. Great video!
September 27, 2010 @ 8:58 pm
It’s good to see people play music naturally and for the right reasons. It sounds better that way. It was always supposed to be like this. In the end, the road will divide itself right down the middle and those who do it from the heart will prosper. That’s not to hard to see. I’m glad these folks are working with us. We’re behind them 100% from beginning to end. It’s good to see Jayke out the road doing it his own way.
September 28, 2010 @ 4:51 am
Caught them at Jashie P.’s show south of Chicago in Oak Forest. Gotta get them in Chicago next time 🙂 Was so good to see Jayke doing this. I remember we had talked one of the last times he was in Chicago a few months back about this solo project. Sounds great!
Was awesome to chat with Rachel too and flattered to know somehow she knew about me and my band.
James Hunnicut is my new favorite country artist—wow, his voice reminds me so much like Elvis. I’m in love hahah 🙂
September 28, 2010 @ 6:28 am
I thought Jayke did a big thing here on taking a bit of responsibility for the situation.
September 28, 2010 @ 7:48 am
Great album Jayke- glad your in better place than the songs you wrote now. I would love to see the tour in Grand Rapids, MI. You know there’s people here for ya. Hey- I always appereciate how approachable you are at your shows.
September 28, 2010 @ 7:49 am
Is it ironic that Im reading Dave Mustaine’s biography?
September 28, 2010 @ 8:30 am
something a little ironic for me (or not)- my cousin had Dave Mustaine at his wedding. Kinda funny- a small hometown wedding and theres Dave Mustaine in a local church hall. He met my cousin when he bought some horses from his wifes family. He showed up with two dates around his arms! THat guy has some thick red hair- looks like his head is on fire!
September 28, 2010 @ 8:06 pm
I heard from a friend that the first words in that book are “James Hetfield”.
Lookin forward to reading it myself.
September 28, 2010 @ 9:55 am
Another good video from the tour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coLOcwaWMSw
September 28, 2010 @ 1:55 pm
just watched this video on youtube of rachel brooke singing”wolves”, watched it bout 10 times straight. she done cast a spell on me i guess.
September 28, 2010 @ 5:52 pm
Love that song!
September 29, 2010 @ 9:14 pm
just want to say that since this interview was done (early July) ive pretty much buried the hatchet. Theres not a whole lot of .357 talk in this anyway, but i said more than i have in the past. Its over, its done. Ill always have fond memories, and im happier now anyway. Let this shit end here and now. Got some great new material already and cant wait to record with the Gallows in February. My next solo album is gonna be meaner and i cant wait.
‘Nuff said
September 30, 2010 @ 4:12 am
I saw this lineup. “Tween Rachel, James, and Jayke I’m not sure who is more blessed with talent. Uh, ok. I wanted to see Rachel again since it had been a minute since I last heard her perform. But shut the door! Put ’em all together and it is an amazement. James Hunnicut blew my mind. His voice, like Rachel said, IS golden. He can hold his own on the six string too. And Jayke just has that special something . . . deep down in his dreadlocked soul. Sure am glad I made the trek to Fort Wayne on a Tuesday night.
September 30, 2010 @ 11:21 am
I’m so jealous.
September 30, 2010 @ 2:49 pm
I knew you would be.