THE MASTERMIND: Ramsey Ramirez

 Hometown: McAllen, Tx

Age: 32

Role: Methmare Motorcade/Black The Sun; vocalist

Listen to: www.myspace.com/methmaremotorcade and www.myspace.com/blackthesunmusic

"Son of Man", a subtle movement of vocals blended with the stylings of an alternative rockers haven.

Bio: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. For Ramsey Ramirez, editor/publisher of alternazine Magazine X and lead vocalist for Methmare Motorcade and Black the Sun, he knocks both out all in a days work. You'll find Ramsey hustling the scene bringing unknown bands to the forefront as well as captivating the stage with his seductive stare. Though he's a man full of responsibilities he's also one of those easy-going fellas that adds life to the party.

Favorite part of your body?

My Spleen. It's damn sexy.

What 3 qualities make a girl sexy?

Intelligence: I need to be able to have an intelligent conversation with her.

Confidence: Confidence is sexy.

Emotionally Stable: Self Explanatory.

Best part about being a musician? 

It's therapeutic. It's a release. My music let's me vent.

Some people hold in their emotions and eventually explode, so to speak, on their friends and loved ones.

I explode every night on stage instead and go home happy. I especially LOVE the creative process. Very few things bring me as much joy as creating things. Music, Writing, Painting, whatever. It's a better HIGH than any drug on any planet. And even if nobody ever hears or sees it, knowing I made it, and being proud of it is good enough for me. 

Celebrity crush?

Olivia Munn from G4's Attack of the Show. She's hot AND has a sense of humor. Plus she can "beatbox." How awesome is that!?!

Would you ever strip for money? Have you?

Well, I was playing a show at a club called Excalibur in Palmview,TX several years ago and my significant other at the time didn't support the whole band thing. We had an argument about that and I left pretty angry to play the show. Between songs, someone yelled "Take It Off!"  So I said, " I only strip for money." Well people started throwing dollars at me so I felt obligated. I stripped down to my boxers which I forgot had a big tear on the butt. At that point, my guitarist points at my "Significant other" who decided to show up just in time to watch me get naked. The real show was her beating on my ass and yelling out in the parking lot. That's TRUE LOVE!

You're stuck on a deserted island, what 3 albums do you have with you?

Guns N Roses; Appetite for Destruction, The new Methmare Motorcade Album, cause it's kicking so much a** so far! It should be out by late July, Nine Inch Nails; The Fragile.

Would you rather...date a hot chick or one with a sense of humor?

Since hot chicks with sense of humors are all but extinct, definitely sense of humor. Plus, they are usually more trustworthy. Usually.

Best pickup line?

I was in 2 loooooong term relationships right out of high school, so I never had any use for pick-up lines. But once that ended in 2003, and being in a band, I was like a starving dog in a meat market. I was braver & kinda wild then. I had missed out on that part of my life, the wild college party years. So after a show and a few drinks, it was something like "Hi, Let's go skinny dipping at my place." and once we got there... "Oh, by the way, My name is Ramsey..." I never put much creative thought into pickup lines, and when I did, it never worked as well as the direct, "say whatever you are thinking," approach. I'm actually kinda shy and mild mannered. Like Clark Kent...until you put a microphone in my hand. And alcohol in the other. But I'm over that phase. If I meet someone by chance, cool. If not, cool.

Like Gene Simmons of KISS said: "Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself."

Favorite drink?

I LOVE water. But if you are asking about alcohol, Tequila of any kind.

I try not to drink "Buzzweiser" anymore cause the they aren't interested in supporting local rock music. My friend Russell and I have tried to garner support from them since 2003. For 5 years they have told us "that's not our target market" and stuff like that. In San Antonio & Austin, they are all over local music. Not here. Go Figure. I guess Valley rockers don't drink "Buzzweiser" beer or we don't rock as hard as the big city bands do so we don't merit support. Well, whatever. I will avoid "Buzzweiser" products whenever possible. Alcohol kills anyway. More than 100,000 U.S. deaths are caused by alcohol consumption each year, including drunk driving, cirrhosis of the liver, falls, cancer, and stroke. Just F.Y.I.

Would you ever date an older woman and why?

Maybe a little older, but not "cougar" older. Unless it's Meg Ryan.

What's the biggest lie you've told a girl to get what you want?

I'm pretty forthcoming. I'll ask for something, not weasel my way around to get it.

Best/worst song to jam out to?

Best: "Motorbreath" by early Metallica

Worst: "St. Anger" by new Metallica. That whole album sucks!

Why is music important to you?

My dad is a musician. I've been around it all my life. It inspires me. 

Best rumor you've heard about yourself?

I've heard all kinds. I think it was my friend John McClain that called me up a few years ago.

When I answered, he asked "Is this Ramsey? Oh man, they told me you were dead."

Apparently, someone said I had gone and killed myself after a benefit show we had played at Tejano Saloon in Pharr, Tx. (Yes, a rock show at Tejano Saloon.)

But I'm alive and well. I would never kill myself. And if I end up dead and it ever LOOKS like I killed myself, It's a set up. Everyone has my permission to investigate and bring my murderer to justice! Conspiracy! Conspiracy!

If you had any other talent what would it be?

The talent to make money without having to work as hard as I do! 

Describe your style?

I'm laid back. I'm a jeans and a t-shirt kinda guy. Maybe some slip on vans shoes. I have too many things to work as soon as I get up to worry about having to Iron clothes or shine my shoes. I put that effort into whatever I'm working on at the time, not into what I'm wearing. But I have noticed that of the 66 T-shirts I own, 60 are black. For my shows, I do put a bit more effort. Black leather pants, black striped button up shirts, Big-A** Leather Boots. Oh, and I am a shower junkie. I love taking hot showers in the morning. 

Biggest influences?

My Family! I had the best parents in the world. They set me on the right path. You might look at me and think "Tattoos, a pointy beard, In a rock band? Whatever" 

But I'm not talking outward appearance. I'm talking as a person. Internally. Mentally. Physically. I'm one of the good guys. I don't do drugs. I know where I'm going, thanks to them. Besides, this tattooed, pointy bearded rocker has a college degree & owns two businesses. 

What's the craziest thing you've ever seen at a show?

I don't think you see anything at shows that you don't see at clubs, bars or anywhere else.

I mean, people aren't getting shot or stabbed at shows like they do at clubs. 

Rock shows just get a bad rap cause it's ROCK & ROLL and is expected to be crazy.