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all crazy all the time. There were definitely parts to him that were
introspective and he was a lot smarter than a lot of people believed."
The entire bandincluding Odietuswas all business in the recording
studio, says Rispler. As a guitar player, Odietus carved out a niche.
"Everything that he played was basically simplelike simple, three- or
four-chord rock-n-roll with blues-based solos or country-based solos. It
wasnt hard to play but he could plug into any guitar, any amp and it
always sounded like him. There are very few people that you could say
that about. He had his own distinctive sound that you couldnt duplicate."
Not long ago, Rispler says, Odietus came to visit him in New York. He
had brought with him a collection of Matchbox cars he had as a kid and
some childhood photos of himself for Rispler to keep, a gesture Rispler
found odd.
"To myself I said, this is weird, this is like someone who is going to
end their life soon...I dont mean to infer that there was any
premeditated action in that, I dont think there was, but it was just a
little bizarre."
Bizarre and somewhat out of character.
"And this was from a guy who had nothing," he says. "When he was playing
in the band, he didnt have a guitar. He didnt even own an amp.
Everything was borrowed. Today, when he was in the coffin today, in the
casket, he was wearing /my/ shirt and holding [a borrowed guitar]. It
was insane, we show up and hes buried with this classic Matthew
Odietusgrin on his face. Everyone who knows him looked at that and was
like, Thats perfect."
Odietus is survived by his mother. His father and sister are deceased.
The Snatchers final recording with Odietus does not have an official
release date but fans can count on having it available at some point,
says Rispler.
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For a taste of classic Snatchers insanity, search "Candy Snatchers Why
I Drink" on YouTube.
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Comments:
Friday, July 18, 2008 11:54:17 PM by *Anonymous*
The eulogy for Candysnatchers Matt was awesome. Thanks for paying
tribute. There are some pictures on three quarter slug s myspace page
and a few on mine (just find me on their friends page.) I hope to post
more soon. The Outer Banks scene has always been stoked to see a
snatchers show.
Megan
Friday, July 11, 2008 10:32:53 PM by *Anonymous*
Thank you for writing about writing "Matthew was a really great a
person". Matthew was not only talented, he was smart, witty and kind
when he wanted to be. My friends and I are all truly saddened by his
death and we will miss him.