Brant Bjork is the godfather of stoner rock. As the drummer and one of the chief creative forces in Kyuss, he helped put desert rock on the map in the early 90s. Even after his departure from the band – following 1994’s seminal Welcome To Sky Valley – he continued to popularise stoner rock via his work in Fu Manchu, Fatso Jetson and Mondo Generator, as well as a solo career that launched with 1999’s Jalamanta.
This century, he’s remained a prolific creative force. Between the short-lived Kyuss reunion (sans guitarist Josh Homme) under the name Vista Chino, side-projects Ché and Stöner and a whopping 16 solo albums to date, Brant continues to shape the stoner metal pantheon. Hammer cornered him to find out what gems of wisdom he’s picked up along the way.
