Doomed Confessionary: Greg Green (Burnt Sherpa)
Based in Houston, Texas, Burnt Sherpa is the project of Greg Green, a founding member and former bass player of the stoner rock outfit Mr. Plow. After the band released their album, »Maintain Radio Silence« on Ripple Music, in 2018, Greg found that he couldn’t keep up with the demands of the band and reluctantly bowed out.
Burnt Sherpa began as a way for Greg to finish some demo ideas from the Plow years but soon developed into a full-blown project. He enlisted the help of producer Dean Dichoso (Candlebox), and the EP »Last Or Later« was born.
Burnt Sherpa’s debut EP »Last Or Later« is coming on May 17th, 2024.
Can you say a few words about your band?
Burnt Sherpa is my solo project. And I’m Greg Green, former bassist of Houston’s stoner rock outfit, Mr. Plow. I had to leave the band in early 2019 for personal reasons, but the compulsion to keep writing music led me to Burnt Sherpa, which is a project influenced by the grunge bands of the 90s, the stoner rock of the 00s, and even some 80s underground music. All instruments and vocals are mine, and I worked with my producer friend, Dean Dichoso, who recorded Candelbox’s »Wolves« album as a point of reference. Dean mixed and mastered the album as well as provided moral support while I was recording.
What was the biggest challenge for the band this year?
My greatest challenge this year has been believing in myself enough to get these songs done and putting them out there. It’s one thing for these songs to live on my hard drive and being played in my car, but it’s a new level of anxiety pulling the trigger to put them out there for the world to hear.
What can you be most proud of so far?
I’m proud I pulled it off. The reception has been fairly positive overall so far. As of this interview, two of the songs have been released as singles, and I’m slowly building followers on social media.
What was your biggest regret?
I wish I would have reached out to Dean much earlier than I did. I assumed he would be too busy working on the bigger projects he spends his days on, and I didn’t want to bother him. But we’re old friends and have known each other for over 20 years. So, when I finally reached out, he was surprised that I had taken so long. And having someone else working the knobs on the mixing end of things made everything else go much faster.
What was the best concert/tour this year and why?
Tool – because they were progressive enough to have Elder open for them, and that’s a hard bill to beat.
What was the biggest surprise on the music scene for you?
I’m not sure if anything can surprise me in the music scene anymore!
Where can we see you live this year (concerts/tours)?
Since it’s just me in the studio doing all of this, I’m not currently playing out – although since the singles have dropped, I’ve had some local guys reaching out saying they’d love to play these songs with me, so you never know! I miss playing live with Mr. Plow. But if I were to play these songs, I’d need someone else to handle the bass parts because I’m not sure I could sing these tunes and play the bass simultaneously.
How can people best support your band?
Follow me on social media and listen to the music. Everything can be found right here: linktr.ee/burntsherpa.
Do you have any message for your listeners?
Just thanks for listening. I remember in the early days of Mr. Plow when someone would write to us and say they were listening to our music as a part of the soundtrack of their lives, just what that meant to us. And it still blows my mind that someone would listen to this music I’ve poured my soul into and let it be a part of their life.
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well