Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge singer)

Episode 77- Vinnie Dombroski of Sponge! In this interview I discuss Vinnie’s whole career. He grew up in Detroit and started out playing the drums. He eventually switched to singing and formed Sponge. The band’s debut album Rotting Piñata went gold and spawned 3 singles on rock radio including “Plowed” and “Molly (16 Candles Down The Drain).” The band went on to make a lot more great music and has a new album coming out soon. Vinnie has also been part of two supergroups- Spys4Darwin with members of Alice In Chains & Queensryche as well as a new band with Dave Ellefson from Megadeth. We’ll discuss all of in the interview plus the meaning of their hit song "Plowed", Howard Stern and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Growing Up In Detroit 02:00 - Early Musical Influences 04:41 - The Cryptons - Prog Rock Duo06:15 - LoudHouse 09:10 - Sponge vs Electric Cattle Gods10:15 - Recording First Album 12:28 - "Plowed" Song 16:46 - "Molly (16 Candles)" Song 20:05 - Lollapalooza 23:07 - Playing with Kiss & Alice In Chains 24:45 - Crossing Paths With 80s Bands 27:02 - Touring With Iggy Pop 29:20 - Original Members Leaving Sponge 31:20 - Spys4Darwin Supergroup 32:35 - Destroy the Boy 34:15 - Licensing Songs 35:00 -"Orbitsuns" Honky Tonk Band36:10 - Cover Songs 36:53 - New Sponge Record Coming Out Spring 37:21 - Performing on Howard Stern 40:48 - Leaving Germany Mid-Tour 44:40 - Drinking Alcohol & Health 48:44 - Price For Success 50:35 - Side Project - "Lucid" 52:10 - Censorship 54:50 - Social Media 55:35 - Pope Francis Center 57:05 - Wrap UpSponge Website:http://www.spongetheband.com/#storePope Francis Center:https://popefranciscenter.orgChuck Shute Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/chuck_shute/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!