I was recently contacted by the bassist of a band called Monster Dog who in the late 90s were victim to the ol’ big-signed-band-hears-cool-riff-of-small-local-band-and-steals-it story. The band brushed it off but years later when King’s X bassist made some interesting statements in a July 2014 interview for London Groove Machine the score had to be settled.

Have a peak at this excerpt from Pinnick’s July 2014 interview with London Groove Machine.

dUg Pinnick: And there is an anxiety that happens also when I sit down to write. I’m going, ‘Oh God, what am I gonna come up with?’ And then all of a sudden the floodgates fly open, because I start thinking of all the music I’ve listened to for the last 60-some years. And so I just find the things that I love, steal them, change them around a little bit, and call them my own. Basically what all of us musicians are is just plagiarists. We just write what we’ve heard. We never come up with anything original. The more information you get, the more you can make music that will fool everyone to think that it’s original. Get what I’m saying?

London Groove Mmachine: My band is ripping off King’s X all the time. I know exactly what you’re talking about.

dUg: I have no problem with that, because I have ripped off everybody I can think of [laughs].

After reading this interview with Dug Pinnick, Odie from Monster Dog had a few words to say about it to MetalSucks. It’s not always about the money Odie told me in his own email. “Kings X is a very respected band. Musicians and music fans agree. I never cared about suing for money, or damaging their career. But for them to recognize, and credit the source of inspiration of their song, Groove Machine. It’s the right, and only thing to do.”