Jason Ross
lead vocals, guitars
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- So, where did the name "Seven Mary Three" come from?
- Ross confesses: "People like to interpret it in a lot of different ways. My professors thought it
was a reference to something medieval, that it had to do with the
Trinity, the Virgin Mary and the seven deadly sins. But to tell you the
truth, we came up with the name one day just sitting around watching
[Seventies cop show] C.H.i.P.s. on TV -- 'seven mary three' was the blond
guy's call sign!"
- About their independent album Churn
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- Ross: "That album took us nine months to get it out, because, except for the manufacturing
of the discs, we did everything ourselves, and we didn't know what
we were doing. It was a really good learning experience."
- About American Standard:
Ross: "I think there's a basic theme through the whole work. Everything
that's depicted is a human relationship, but it's all about forgiveness.
There is definitely a hint of guilt in many of the songs. Many of our
families have gone through divorce, and fidelity is a big issue for this
band: Can a man and a woman, or a man and a man, or whoever -- can they
stay together?
"The title is the most duplicitous statement on the album, because
there are no American standards. I mean that in a positive way. There
should be no reason why if you're born any color or into any class that you
can't rise above it. And that's why there's no American standard -- so
we'd like to believe."
Source: The Buzz Word 1/96; Guitar School 2/96
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Jason Pollock
lead guitars, vocals
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Seven Mary Three was born in 1992 when the two Jasons met while attending William & Mary College in Virginia. Initially, they performed as a duo with Ross singing, Pollock playing guitar, and both writing music. Later, Giti Khalsa and bassist Casey Daniel joined the fold, and the foursome played coffeehouses and clubs throughout the Southeast.
