DE & CPAOD Bios: John Kerper
John Kerper was born the year Sputnik was launched, and that stereo
was invented, and thinks he is the eternal changeling. Throughout his
tumultuous childhood his interests included comic books, Horror & Science
fiction stories, the occult and, of course, music. As an artist, he has
always been interested in the gnosis of the moment... Through much
reading he began writing prose and poetry, trying to achieve the
dream like quality he sensed in life... With the introduction of William
S. Burroughs' " Naked Lunch " in his early 20's, clearly a pivotal point
in his creativity and attempts to distill dream like fragmentary word
thoughts ( his friends think he cuts-up with his brain naturally ).
Becoming the MOther TEMperence persona in the band SISTER DEMENTIA ( a
60 something ex-communicated nun with multiple personalities ), he later
co-formed the performance art band FUTURA ULTIMA EROTICA with Brian
Cooper... In mid 91 he formed an association with the band DARK SHADOWZ
through Eddy Cockroach, whom he had met a few years before; thus meeting
John Glaze... This formed the bridgehead for many bands to follow,
including DR. PAIN , GEEK PARADE , THEE HUMAN DEATH FACTORY and,
of course, GOON PATROL. In 1992, Schism was born through joint
collaboration with two alter egoes... Comprising the weird world of
Billy the man/god, and his search for truth and understanding, even as
we are all searching for god in our own personal gnosis. Coupling prose
with strange comic imagery, Schism attempts to constantly evolve
(just as we do). To-date, 15 installments of the comic have appeared in
Cyber-Psychos AOD (often with some of his prose, poems, and
reviews) and a separate Schism mini comic will be doled out as
a freebie at Death Equinox '99. He has an article about AIDS and
dimension-hopping in Morbid Curiosity #3. John currently resides
in Phoenix, AZ.