trixie360 Interviews SWEETxCOBRA

Published September 4, 2008

He's a gamer and a bass player who calls Tampa, Florida home when he's not touring with his band Underoath. Meet SWEETxCOBRA, currently in Europe promoting the new Underoath CD Lost in the Sound of Separation. Underoath was one of Xbox.com's Emerging Artists bands earlier this year.

trixie360: What's the story behind your Gamertag?

SWEETxCOBRA: SWEETxCOBRA was basically taken from the band Sweet Cobra of Chicago, IL. I really just liked the name at first. Now I like the band too, so it stuck.

trixie360: So we know you play bass in Underoath. Being a rock star must be pretty cool, but what's the worst job you've ever had?

SWEETxCOBRA: Working Halloween season at a party/costume store. Kids screaming, running around in Pokemon costumes all day. Not worth the minimum wage and migraines every day.

SWEETxCOBRA rocking on stage.

trixie360: How long have you been on Xbox LIVE®?

SWEETxCOBRA: Since 2004.

trixie360: Do you have an archenemy on Xbox LIVE?

SWEETxCOBRA: Yeah, a little guy named OGRE 1, talks a lot of smack and can't back it up.

trixie360: What's your Xbox setup like? Big screen TV? Dolby sound?

SWEETxCOBRA: A 61-inch Samsung DLP and a surround sound system.

trixie360: What's the best feature of Xbox LIVE?

SWEETxCOBRA: The Underoath Gamer Pic and Dashboard theme you can download for free! Ha ha, not really. I'd say the friends list, because otherwise you would never be able to get on and play with your friends, simple yet important.

trixie360: What is your favorite Xbox LIVE game?

SWEETxCOBRA: Currently Halo® 2, Halo 3, Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™ and NHL® 08.

SWEETxCOBRA enjoys a rousing match of Call of Duty 4.

trixie360: What is your favorite offline Xbox game?

SWEETxCOBRA: Assassin's Creed™ is currently getting some good rotation offline.

trixie360: What do you think is the best game of all time?

SWEETxCOBRA: Halo. Probably not of all time but it's high enough up there that it will do for now.  

trixie360: What's the funniest thing you've ever heard on Xbox LIVE?

SWEETxCOBRA: A kid's mom yelling at him, then taking his mic and telling us how he is grounded and has to get off now. Mostly because we had no idea who the kid was, and how much crap he had been talking the whole time.

trixie360: What is your greatest Xbox LIVE moment?

SWEETxCOBRA: Watching my friend Ryan Knight go 0/16 in a legit Halo game while trying his hardest.  

trixie360: If they made a movie about your life, who should play you?

SWEETxCOBRA: Clive Owen.

trixie360: Oh, baby! What cartoon character do you think is most like you?

SWEETxCOBRA: Cartman. I had the nickname R.L.C. for a while, (Real Life Cartman).

Assassin's Creed gets some serious play time as well.

trixie360: What superpower would you like to have?

SWEETxCOBRA: Read people's thoughts, but only if I can choose to turn it on and off.

trixie360: Yeah, I can imagine that would get annoying on the tour bus. BUT you'd always know who cut the cheese. If you could trade places with anyone for one day, who would it be?

SWEETxCOBRA: George Bush, maybe clean some things up, ya know?

trixie360: You could start by outlawing Pokemon! What celebrity would be the worst roommate?

SWEETxCOBRA: Paris Hilton.

trixie360: You know, 9 out of 10 people choose her as their nightmare roomie. Maybe we should give her an award. She'd totally show up to accept it! Hot celeb you'd like to be stranded on a desert island with?

SWEETxCOBRA: Jessica Alba or Brittany Daniels.

The band Underoath.

trixie360: What's the worst food you've ever eaten?

SWEETxCOBRA: Reindeer Beef Jerky in Switzerland.

trixie360: Rudolph, the delicious snack! What's the last book you read?

SWEETxCOBRA: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz.

trixie360: I liked his Frankenstein books. Video Monkey and I used to trade those back and forth when we were traveling. If you could go on tour with any band, which would it be?

SWEETxCOBRA: Radiohead.

trixie360: What do you predict will be the "next big thing" in gaming?

SWEETxCOBRA: No idea where they can go next. It will be Microsoft or Nintendo that makes it happen though.

trixie360: What do you think is the best thing about Xbox 360®?

SWEETxCOBRA: The selection of games.

trixie360: What would you like to be doing in ten years?

SWEETxCOBRA: Playing music still.

Interview by TriXie