Anatomy of a Buzz

To the band, that is not important. Not now. Not yet.

"I've always expected and demanded the best from myself and things around me, and it's never really worked out," Brandon says. "If we're fortunate enough to sell enough records or play big enough shows that we're actually stupid rich, then maybe you can say we're successful. But right now we're still fighting. There's no time to soak in the success, because there hasn't really been any success yet as far as we're concerned. We had all these theories and ideas about music that were developed during our collective experience in Dallas. The band Secret Machines is the culmination of all of those things for the three of us, and it's not going to be over till we fully see all of those things realized. It's easy to bitch about music: Aw, this is so shitty, but it sells millions of copies, and millions of people love it.You always think, 'I can do better.' Now, there is no excuse. "

Walter Novak

Can you keep a great rock band a secret? Not when it's Secret Machines, which is, from left, Ben Curtis, Josh Garza and Brandon Curtis.

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