11 Things You Don’t Know About Parmalee

Parmalee will be headlining this years untapped music festival May 14

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parmalee on halloween
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They have a sense of humor:
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They came to Watershed last year!!
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Bassist Bary Knox is getting married this October
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Parmalee Related?
Matt and Scott Thomas are brothers, Barry Knox is their cousin. Josh McSwain is a close friend.
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favorite gig
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Their favorite gig was on the deck of a battleship. A helicopter flew them there (off the coast of Iran)
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good time!!
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They have a cover of Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball" called "Fireball"
“We never stood a chance at all.... The fireball wrecked me... The fireball wrecked … Parmalee.”
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They once played a song right after the power went out for the venue. They switched to accoustic and fans turned their cellphones to light up the stage.
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Scott and Matt Thomas talk about their dad in almost every interview. He was a huge influence on the brothers (musical taste and work ethic). Their mom attends every show she can, usually with jars of pickled ocra in tow.
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In their younger years they tried to form a hard rock band and even worked worked briefly with Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue.
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Drummer Scott Thomas was shot during a robbery in 2010. He almost died and required several years of physical therapy. "Another Day Gone" was influenced by the shooting.
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Before they made it big their total credit card debt (from touring on the road) was over $100,000.