you realize everything you’ve been told is a lie...We didn’t see progress. We saw it going backwards, we start getting more tribal and more demonically mean, and more chaotic." Casale took an interest in wine after moving to California in 1978. In the 1990s he taught classes in wine tasting for three years during Devo's hiatus. In 2014, he announced that he would be opening a new wine company, the 50 by 50, selling Pinot noirs. Casale bought the historic Josef Kun House in 2007 and spent seven years in meticulous restoration with the help of preservationist James Rega. The house was designed by Richard Neutra in the early 1930s. Casale placed the house on the market in 2015. On February 17, 2014, Casale's younger brother and fellow Devo bandmate Bob Casale died at age 61. According to Gerald, it was a "sudden death from conditions that led to heart failure." On September 11, 2015, Casale married Krista Napp in Santa Monica, California. Prior to the wedding, the couple had reportedly been questioned by friends about the date coinciding with the 14th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. After joking that he and Napp were "the Twin Towers of love", a friend who was in charge of the cake fashioned a 9/11-themed reception without their knowledge, featuring a cake baked in the shape of the Twin Towers, box cutters as party favors and table place setting cards featuring images of box cutters with "Gerald & Krista" engraved on them. After TMZ ran a story about the event on September 14 and published photos, Casale received significant backlash from the media and online. Apologizing to anyone who was offended, Casale called the reception a "surprise" and a "set-up", explaining that his friend "thought it was some sort of transgressive sick humor, and the problem is, it's not funny." , Casale lives on a ranch in Napa, California. On November 17, 2022, Casale's wife gave birth to their first child, Inara. Casale and the other Devo members used to be part of the Church of the SubGenius. Soundtracks Filmography Music videos Discography Devo Solo See also List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards References External links Jihad Jerry/Cordless website 1948 births 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers 20th-century American musicians 21st-century American composers Living people American male composers American male pop singers American punk rock singers American new wave musicians American