Self Empunishment chat with Coady Willis (Big Business, Melvins, Murder City Devils, High On Fire)

Coady Willis is both a ferocious musician as well as being somewhat of a gentlemen in the process. There was always something very gentlemanly about how Coady handles himself. We had spent a good deal of time together on quite a few Melvins tours, and he was always a really nice guy and a terrific drummer. Watching him and Dale Crover play together was always very special, like watching a drum lesson while you are watching them go, and the Senile Animal album, the first one with Coady and Jared Warren, would go down being a classic record for sure. At least to me it was. It was a lightning in a bottle moment for sure.
Then there is Big Business, the long-standing band he and Jared have had forever and strangely enough right before the pandemic, I had discovered that their last record THE BEAST YOU ARE was what I thought was their best record yet. Mellotron, pounding drums, lots of space and Jared’s always good singing provided the backdrop for an amazing album.
And if that isn’t enough, he is now the drummer for High On Fire. Coady has plans for a solo drum centric album in the future, as well as more stuff with both Big Business and High On Fire. That’s a lot of stuff to look forward to.
I haven’t physically seen Coady in about five years I think, and it was very nice to catch up with him and shoot the shit. He actually has news for people interested in what he is doing in the future so it isn’t just non stop joking and joshing around here in this chat. So check it out.
Thanks Coady!

[@jspace8297]

Great Interview, Thanks! Coady's been 1 of my all time favorite Drummers since 2006 & I just realized this the 1st time Ive seen a long-form interview with him. Whaaa?!

[@FullPowerMasteryWithRa]

I have one of your Magazines I bought 20 years ago. Its a Melvin's comic book with Melvin's live at Berkly CD. Good stuff!

[@meezerpocalypse6651]

Coady is HAWT! HAWT! HAWT!

[@ConanNeutron]

Hell yeah!