This weekend, drummer Zach Lind of Jimmy Eat World took to Twitter to share some essential advice to new bands, like the necessity of acronym consideration prior to settling on names (Jimmy Eat World’s isn’t really band-tee-appropriate).
If only they’d have shared this useful bit of information before Saves The Day formed. Oh well. Lind also took fans on a trip down memory lane with the story behind how the band landed on such an interesting name in the first place.
Read through the hilarious and insightful thread below:
Advice for new bands: When coming up with a band name, make sure it’s acronym displayed really large on your artwork or t shirts won’t be complicating matters. You’re welcome.
— Jimmy Eat World (@jimmyeatworld) July 27, 2018
A little history on how we came up with the band name: We were rehearsing in my garage (Zach here) and Jim told us we got asked to play a party in the storage room of Name Brand Exchange in Mesa on Southern and Val Vista in Feb of 94. pic.twitter.com/qe5lw5X6CX
— Jimmy Eat World (@jimmyeatworld) July 27, 2018
So we took a break from the garage and huddled around our kitchen island and decided to play the show but at that time, we hadn’t yet sorted out a name so we needed to figure that out ASAP.
— Jimmy Eat World (@jimmyeatworld) July 27, 2018
So I’m not sure who threw that name out but it was brought up and we discussed it for less than 5 min, no shit, we decided to call ourselves Jimmy Eat World so we could play this dumb ass party. My memory was that it was a Valentines Day Party but not sure.
— Jimmy Eat World (@jimmyeatworld) July 27, 2018
So moral of the story: even seemingly small and insignificant decisions can be much bigger than you could imagine. Slow down sometimes and make sure it’s right.
— Jimmy Eat World (@jimmyeatworld) July 27, 2018
And I’m not saying our name is not “right” but when we have to design Merch or artwork I often wish we would have deliberated a bit more. Thanks for listening. Xoxo.
— Jimmy Eat World (@jimmyeatworld) July 27, 2018
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Photo Credit: Glen Brown
