NAME: LORD ZiON
INSTRUMENT: VOCALS
BiRTHDAY: JUNE 9TH

"There's no fakery with what we do. If there are girls backstage getting their tits out, that's nothing to do with us. It's them responding to what we are and what we're about. Onstage we give off a certain sexual energy.  Not deliberately, there just is one. The audience respond to that."
BiZARRE MAGAZiNE, January 2006

CONTACT ZiON
lordzion "at" spitlikethis.com
myspace.com/spitlikezion

ZiON'S ROLE IN SPiT LiKE THiS
...and on the 8th day, ZiON created SPiT LiKE THiS.

Yes, it is true, I am a co-founder of this rock 'n' roll nightmare, but I am one of four, rather than King of the hill.  I write or co-write the music; design the logos, graphics, artwork, cd sleeves, promo stuff, websites and generally keep everything up-to-date and ticking over as much as possible.  I also run smellyourmum.com with ViKKi (I design the tees, sort the site etc) - this pays for most of the SLT promo stuff and puts a bit of food in our bellies.  On stage, I am the singer.  The front-man.  Don't fuck with me and I won't fuck with you...

I have long had a dream of what the ultimate band should be.  ViKKi and I lit the touchpaper of that dream.  With CYNDi and GiLEZ, that dream is now reality.  The four of us have bought the beast to life and all four of us now shape it - they are making my dreams come true and I do not want to be on this journey with anyone else.

I am the Godfather of the SPiT LiKE THiS Universe.

WHAT MAKES ZiON VOMiT BLOOD?
Ignorance.  Stupidity.  An unwillingness to learn.  Failure to admit fault.  Borders.  Weakness.  Unoriginality.  The un-enlightened.   People that take.  People that use.  People that abuse.  People that do not give back.  People that do not try harder.  Scumbags.  Liars.  Cheats.  Thieves.  Wannabes.  The easily-lead.  Idiots.  Wiggas.  Chavs.  Judges.  Institutions.  Authority.  Censorship. Fear... I could go on for a VERY long time...

WHAT MAKES ZiON VOMiT BLOOD PART II: The Real/Fake Tatts
The longer I'm in this business, the more people I meet that are full of bullshit.  People promise you things left, right and centre but only about 10% of anything anyone says have even a ring of truth.  Well, this fucks me off.  I hate, detest and loath fake people.  Whoever you are, whatever you are, just be it.  Don't pretend to be anything or anyone else.  So, I got these so that I can use them.  If someone is fake, I will shake their hand with my 'fake' hand.  If i have my photo taken with someone who is full of shit, you will know it as I'll make sure the word 'fake' is clearly visible.  So, when you see me in the press, you now know what to look out for.  It's kind of like my bullshit detector warning!

WHAT MAKES ZiON HAPPY?
Discovering something new about myself.  Achieving a dream.  Reaching a milestone.  A great gig.  Listening to one of our songs for the first time.  Meeting fans.  Getting fan mail.  Having conversations with my bandmates.  Driving the Boner.  Enlightening people.  Changing people's minds about me or my band.  Proving to people what a great band we are.  Creating something out of nothing.  Creating something that never existed before.  Relief.

SOMETHiNG YOU DiDN'T KNOW BEFORE YOU READ THiS...
I was the kid that everyone picked on at school.  I was fat, had a stupid name and looked a bit girlie.  I was a pretty happy child, not knowing that I was 'different' until I first went to school and had that fact kicked out of me.  At first, I tried to fit in.  I tried to change.  I tried to become what they wanted me to be.  But the bullying continued.  One day it just dawned on me that these people were shit.  I was not going to let them destroy me - I was going to be me, the person I wanted to be and I was going to use them to make me stronger.  And I did.  I continued through school gaining more knowledge about the ignorant neanderthals that I was surrounded by.  Understanding what maked them ticked.  Dumbfounded by their stupidity.  I left school a stronger, wiser person knowing that I could achieve anything.  They say success is it's own reward and, you know what, they are right!  I now occasionally see the people that made my life hell and Kharma has paid them back.  They are leading miserable lives whilst I am living a dream.

OFFiCiAL ROCK DEViL!
4th august 2006 Well, I always knew it was true but it would seem that it took 50,000 rampant rock chicks to confirm it...  This month I am pleased to announce that I have been awarded the title "Rock Devil" by the fans of the infamous Rock Chicks Rule site on MySpace.  Every month, 50,000 rock chicks get a chance to vote for the "Rock Devil" of that month who then goes on to live in infamy on the nearly as infamous Rock Devils MySpace site!

"So many of the bands we have the misfortune to encounter are just following a whim, dressing how they think they should be and acting how they think they should be.  I HATE DETEST AND LOATH those people with a passion that burns very VERY deep."
SKiN DEEP MAGAZiNE, November 2005

FAVOURiTE QUOTES
I want those who get to know me to become admirers or my enemies...
I rule
Don't dream it, be it
Do or do not. There is no try

ZiON'S THOUGHTS ON THE SLuTz
All hail the SPiT LiKE THiS SLuTz!  You make my world go round and I feel very priviledged to be part of something that you love so much.

"I want to make SPiT LiKE THiS a household name.  I want kids to love us and parents to loath us.  I want to continue to tread the fine line between being cool and being credible. I wish to push the boundaries of decency and good taste. I want a number one album. I want a number one single. I want to be loved. I want to be hated. I want to inspire. I want to be me."
SKiN DEEP MAGAZiNE, November 2005

EQUiPMENT LiST
Shure Beta 58 Wireless Microphone
TC-Helicon Vocal Tone Create
BC Rich Warlock Guitar (80's style) in metallic black (the Vindicator)
Alesis Quadraverb GT rack mount
Shure SM-58 mic
Ultimate lightweight mic stand
Coffin cases for mic and guitars
SLT picks

MiSC
nonsensical ramblings (archived from 2003)
"an interview with myself a.k.a. justifying myself to a cynical planet..."  read more >>

bubblegum slut interview (archived from 2003)
"full interview transcript from bubblegum slut, issue 11, may 2003.  a lot of this stuff is unpublished!"  read more >>

band-wars.co.uk columns (archived from 2003)
read my column on band-wars.co.uk!
number 1 - 18th august 2003

interview from 15th september 2003
"12 questions, 12 amazing answers!"  read more >>