A biography for Cedric Bixler-Zavalahasn’t been written yet.
“In my high school the Mexican cowboys, the chilangos and rancheros, didn't like the punk rockers.”
“It makes us feel normal when people think we're being too arty or whatever.”
“We have the ability to attract and repel at the same time, which I think you should embrace. Otherwise, you're just going to be, like, this Neil Diamond act.”
“I'm a video store guy. I like thumbing through things and holding them.”
“It's too bad that the idea of witchcraft and sorcery is a taboo subject matter.”
“I had foot problems, and I ended up having to get surgery.”
“At The Drive In came out in a period of time when Stereophonics and Limp Bizkit were huge. And there was this dark grey void - I'm not saying we filled it - but we were just a different colour at the time.”
“To me, prog-rock is ELP. And for me personally, that stuff is really boring.”
“I would feel weird if I wasn't able to be longwinded, or have information-overload on our songs.”
“It's great to just keep going and throw new stuff out there.”
“To me, religion is the reason there is so much conflict in this world, and I think it's just so unnecessary to believe in this blue-eyed, white-bearded, white-haired God.”
“I was in dire need of a band that was serious about getting out of El Paso.”
“I do have a sense of spirituality.”
“Growing up, I learned the value of sticking up for my brown-skinned friends amongst my white-skinned friends.”
“It's only a matter of time before machinery becomes sentient. It's going to happen because we're already slaves to all of it.”
“Growing up, everyone around me in El Paso, Texas, was all about watching 'The Wall' and, you know, 'Money' and 'Dark Side of the Moon,' which are fantastic records, of course.”
“The kid in me has ADD.”
“Who is anyone to say who doesn't deserve to come to this country? I'm a mutt, we're all mutts. Immigrants from whatever country are humans, we have to help each other.”
“At the Drive-In was very meat and potatoes - a one-trick pony. Everyone was attracted to us because we put on a good live show.”
“I've said this many times: Rock 'n' roll is this magnet for dysfunctional people who only know how to communicate through the medium of a live show.”