Immediately after landing in the sweltering California heat, the boys wasted notime playing gigs and making friends with many then upcoming bands including Poison, L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat, Love/Hate, Dramarama,The Muffs, Janes Addiciton, Celebrity Skin, Guns N Roses, Warrant, Junkyard, D'molls, Jet Boy, and The Rock City Angels, which featured an unknown actor named Johnny Depp.
Floating between the hip underground scene of downtown's Scream Club, the more mainstream hangs on the Sunset Strip.
The Zeros would share stages with everyone from Guns n Roses to Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits), whom they appeared with on NBC Sitcom "Easy Street" along with actress Loni Anderson.
The Zeros were then asked to contribute a song to the Michael Nesmith (of Monkees fame) Film "Tapeheads" starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins.
Produced by Nigel Harrison (Blondie), the band recorded "Mister MX-7" with legendary Stiv Bator and Brian James of Lords of the New Church, (the former of punk icons The Dead Boys, and latter of The Damned, respectively).
The line-up most favored by fans of the Zeros' music by far would be this next phase of Zerography. The addition of real-life cartoons the band's stage persona's and quickly identify each member by their characteristics,Serious, Normal, Insane, and Dangerous
Acquiring former Poison manager Howie Hubberman was another turning point in the band's career. He helped them hone their live performances to an absolute intensity, and helped make them the hottest unsigned band on the Sunset Strip.
The band's popularity and image exploded when Butch Lukic, one of the directors of the legandary Batman cartoon television series (and two time Emmy Award winning artist) brought the Zeros to life through his brilliant cartoons that would appear in magazines,
fliers , merchandise and eventually, the cover of the bands debut album, "4-3-2-1" on Restless Records as well as the bands third album, "Rule The World". As they built their phenomenal fan base, the Zeros appeared in the film "Cage Fury" with actor Erik Estrada, and began picking up endorsements from companies like Gibson Guitars, Ampeg Amps, Yamaha, Converse Footwear, Shure Microphones and were one of the first unsigned band to be signed to the Great Southern merchandising company on the strength of their live show and marketable image. The wacky names of Sammy Serious, Joe Normal, Danny Dangerous, and Mr. Insane, and their misfit anthems, humor, harmonies, and fantastic purple-haired comic book caricature personas spoke directly to every member of their original audiences, and will continue to delight Zeromongers and newcomers everywhere regardless of musical taste, cultural identity, or language barrier
The Zeros' catchy choruses rang purple-and-proudly across crowded Los Angeles venues such as The Hollywood Palace, The Roxy Theatre, The Santa Monica Civic Center, and The Troubadour. Several world famous clubs around Hollywood including the Whisky A Go-Go and The Coconut Teaszer celebrated the band's signing by having their buildings painted purple and branded with the band's logo. The Zeros also brought their purple fun to the rest of America while touring throughout the years that followed.
Sporting custom-made Converse thigh-high sneakers and stepping out of their hot-rodded classic '68 Chevy Nomad Wagon "Zeromobile," the Zeros were visually unmistakable, especially when you add their trademark purple hair to the equation. And their sound was just as much "in your face", but unlike the bands of the day, the Zeros sound was FUN, easily accessible, and not meant to threaten, but rather invite listeners to share in the good time, lifestyle and experiences they sang about.
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