From left to right: Jose, David, Ricky
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Months ago, I listened to Kurt Hugo Schneider's 22 - Taylor Swift (Alex Goot, Sam Tsui, Chrissy, King The Kid Cover). And I was like "cool" because I've been following Kurt Hugo Schneider for a while now and I love their covers. So anyway, I noticed this band King The Kid and my reaction was "oh they're cute!" I searched the band in Youtube, watched a video which I think was We Are The Ones and that's it.
About a month ago, I visited Kurt Hugo Schneider's channel again and watched 22...again. King The Kid caught my attention yet again and what I did was I visited their Youtube channel, I watched their covers and vlogs and I just couldn't stop. I remember I have work then, a graveyard shift and I usually sleep like four hours a day because I had to watch their videos. And I must say, after just days of being hooked to this band, I asked my sister who lives in the States if she can buy me the tank top they are selling and because my sister is awesome, she said yes! So right now it must be on its way to her but it will take time for me to receive it for she will not be sending it to me right away. You might not know this but I am born and raised here in the Philippines. But the important thing to me right now is that I technically have a KTK tank top. WOOHOO! :D
No question that I am a fan, huh?
Okay first, let's learn more about KTK. HAHAHA the way I composed that was kind of lame. Anyway, the band consists of 3 members. Namely, David Michael Frank (DMF), on vocals and bass, Jose Mostajo on guitar, and Ricky Ficarelli on drums. I believe they had a band named Wellington which include another member whose name is Troy Romzek. It obviously got dissolved which was unfortunate and I am sorry to not know the reason behind it. As for their band name, I would have to quote this one.
BOP Tiger Beat interview
"@fickyricarelli: how’d you come up with the band name?"
"King The Kid: It was in our long list of band names
that we’ve been building on for a long time (with potential names such
as: Meat Shampoo, The Pijama Llama, Dirty Santa, Reese Withoutherspoon,
etc). But “King The Kid” was really representative of our band’s
attitude during its inception. The name references self-empowerment and
taking your life into your own hands and living life your own way (hence
Live Like Royalty). The album title “Start Something” also follows the
same theme."
Let me just say, cool meaning. These guys know what they're doing. Intellectual kids.
What does Urban Dictionary have to say about the band?
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I find KTK awesome. Being a 3-member band and still kicks ass. I have read a lot of interviews/articles and watched a lot of interviews and videos about their band and about their tours. I am well aware that most of independent bands manage almost everything on their own, hence, independent. And I admire these guys for that, handling everything and all. From booking tours, interviews, recording songs, producing them, creating album, and a lot more. I find it amazing for them to find a way to get where are now and to strive more to be a greater band.
King The Kid just captures my taste. They're so fun to watch and Ricky the drummer, is so hyper it kinds of brings up the mood of the whole band. Not to mention him being particularly naughty.
I am writing this to help the guys. They are worth listening to. So I suggest click on the links I have provided in this blog and for more information about the band, here are the sites you can visit. ;)
Merch
P.S. In my opinion, Jose is conservative (he likes Hunger Games too), Ricky is naughty (I like the fact that he likes Harry Potter and that he is a Directioner), DMF (...hmm) is maybe in the middle of serious and naughty. What?! I, too, do not know what that means.
Oooh links everywhere. ;) Please bear with me, I can only post too much in here. THANK YOU!
ENJOY!! :* :)
Love from the PHILIPPINES! <3
