ɪn ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ˈɪntɚvjˌuː, kˈɛn wˈiːvəl diːtˈeɪld ðə bˈændz ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz ænd ðɛɹ ˈoʊpənɪŋ fɔːɹ nˈeɪkᵻd ɹˈeɪɡʌn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn: "aɪ sˈɛnt ɐ lˈɛɾɚ wɪð ɐ tˈeɪp tə nˈeɪkᵻd ɹˈeɪɡʌn.
In a 2011 interview, Ken Weevil detailed the band's origins and their opening for Naked Raygun in 1989: "I sent a letter with a tape to Naked Raygun.