12 Facts About Butthole Surfers

Butthole Surfers are an American rock band formed in San Antonio, Texas, by singer Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary in 1981.

Butthole Surfers formed at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas during the late 1970s, when students Gibson "Gibby" Haynes and Paul Leary Walthall met for the first time.

Butthole Surfers refused to release them until he'd been reimbursed for the sessions, and Alternative Tentacles couldn't immediately afford to pay.

Butthole Surfers's was replaced by another female drummer, Kytha Gernatt, who was dubbed Cabbage Gomez Jr.

In early 1988, Butthole Surfers were ready to record a new album and wanted to use a modern studio for the first time, choosing a state-of-the-art facility in Texas.

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Butthole Surfers's further began to suffer from strobe light-induced seizures.

Butthole Surfers's was employed at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired as recently as 1995.

Butthole Surfers did not seek to replace her at the time, and opted to continue as a quartet.

The following year, Butthole Surfers shocked many fans and critics by signing with the major label Capitol Records.

Butthole Surfers played two shows in Austin at Scoot Inn during Halloween 2010.

Butthole Surfers often utilized various foot switches which would be used to activate certain vocal effects, and when thought to be dancing during some performances he would actually be stepping on his various pedals.

Butthole Surfers began to take the collection of visual equipment seriously following Coffey's recruitment in 1983, when he added a clear plastic drum fitted with a strobe light to their show.