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<\/a>If you\u2019re a fan of alternative rock you will know that one of the most enduring bands since the early 1990\u2019s is Isaac Brock\u2019s<\/a> Modest Mouse. He\u2019s been rocking with the band so long that their poetical music has become an institution that many alt rock fans and PDX people<\/a> have listened to since their days rocking the mosh pits to changing their kids\u2019 diapers.<\/span><\/p>\n Born in 1975, Brock spent his time growing up between the East and West Coast until he eventually would settle in Washington State where he would start writing many of his early songs which were based on a wide variety of themes ranging from his experiences with religion to drug use.<\/span><\/p>\n Now living in Portland Oregon, Brock<\/a> is universally regarded as a musical genius because his songs have the uncanny ability to resonate with just about everyone which is rare considering the most music fans generally split themselves up into groups as either rock, rap, pop, hard rock or country music fans.<\/span><\/p>\n Brock\u2019s song \u201cThe Good Times Are Killing Me\u201d is one of the most memorable Modest Mouse songs and also an anthem to his drug addicted early years. Thankfully, he gave up on the drugs but still struggles with them every day.<\/span><\/p>\n Although many of his songs use religious themes, Brock describes himself as “not really religious at all,” adding “I’m 100 percent on the whole\u00a0Christianity<\/a>\u00a0thing being a crock of shit, pretty much.” He claims to “toy around with the whole Biblical thing,” because it “just has amazing characters” and also identifies himself as “pretty much” an atheist. The songs,\u00a0Lampshades on Fire<\/a>\u00a0and Coyotes, from the latest album “Strangers to Ourselves” suggest that Brock has concerns about climate change and the destruction of wildlife<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n He has talked about the\u00a0DUIs<\/a>\u00a0he has gotten and cutting himself onstage with a pocket knife.\u00a0His songs have also addressed his substance abuse, as in “The Good Times Are Killing Me.” Brock admits to past drug use, and now says that drugs are “just something I kind of have to fight… I just try and make sure that it’s not around, or I’m not around it.\u201d In a 2003 interview with Salut Les Copains Magazine, Isaac explained how the decision to quit drugs was influenced by his experiences. “‘…I was laying down in this aisle, at Powell’s Books, reading an atlas when this meth-head tripped over me.'” Isaac said, “‘He called me a faggot and mumbled as he wandered off. I saw a reflection of myself and didn’t want to be seen like that.'”<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/a>Musical Genius<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
<\/a>What\u2019s He Up to Today?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n