# 204 - GWAR | Mike Derks: Censorship, Tragedy & Beavis and Butt-Head

An episode of [Garza Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1551076579), 27 Oct 2025, 1 h 27 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3664717654.mp3

Garza sits down in-person with Mike Derks. Guitar player of Richmond, VA heavy metal band GWAR. Best known by his stage name Balsac the Jaws of Death. https://linktr.ee/GWAR SPONSORS: Sweetwater - https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB 00:00 - Being Behind the Scenes 03:14 - Gwar Exhibition in LA 06:35 - VCU, Richmond, VA & Learning Jazz 09:50 - Aggressive Humor Study 12:06 - Sgt. Pepper’s 14:42 - Hamer Guitars & Andy Summers 16:30 - Restaurant Jobs & Customer Etiquette 22:22 - GWAR BAR 27:25 - Approach to Guitar Playing 30:49 - GWAR’s Origin & Evolution 33:05 - Joining GWAR 37:10 - Censorship, PMRC & Dave Brockie Arrest 42:23 - Attending the Grammys // Beavis and Butt-Head 47:15 - The Mythology of GWAR 49:04 - The Documentary 53:33 - Garza & Derks Meeting in Australia 56:15 - Dave Brockie 59:38 - Cory Smoot Tragedy 1:04:20 - Having a Consistent Career 1:07:48 - GWAR After Dave Brockie // Mike Bishop 1:11:49 - Personal Life 1:16:18 - GWAR-B-Q Sauce & Festival 1:19:03 - Bone Marrow Transplant 1:24:19 - GWAR Book, Tour Dates & Merch

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