MISFITS Jerry Only, Michale Graves & Eric Blair talk in 1997 full interview

WIKI MISFITS 1995 Only and Doyle immediately set about reforming the Misfits, bringing in drummer David Calabrese, aka “Dr. Chud“, who had worked with them in Kryst the Conqueror. Glenn Danzig rejected their offer to return as the band’s lead singer. Dave Vanian of The Damned was also approached but declined. The band, now reformed with one original founding member, Jerry Only, held open auditions for a new vocalist. Nineteen-year-old singer Michael Emanuel had recently recorded a demo tape in hopes of starting a music career, and the owner of the recording studio suggested that he audition for the Misfits. Being unfamiliar with the band, Emanuel listened to Collection I on a walkman to learn the lyrics and melodies while working his job as a greenskeeper. He impressed the band with his audition and was accepted as the new lead singer under the pseudonym Michale Graves, while Doyle adopted the new stage name “Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein“. The new lineup made an appearance in the 19