Vice: I guess we should start with how you got into Punk Rock down at the Jersey Shore. Greg Macolino: So did Chronic Sick form as soon as you heard the cursing? It makes sense to hear you heard the LA punk stuff before you heard the hardcore stuff from D.C. or New York. You guys always sounded more California to me. Again, that makes sense since my earliest memories of your band was reading reviews in hardcore fanzines where you were chastised for wearing swastikas and having supposed racist lyrics. I guess you guys were sort of screwed in being a punk band at the apex of hardcore on the east coast. So after awhile, was it a conscious effort to push the buttons of the people in the scene who didn’t get the joke? How were you received live? Did people already know you as these racist goofballs? As far as the other bands from the shore area that made up the roster of the Mutha label, were you friendly with them? Was there some sort of community? I think the one thing that makes those Chronic Sick records stick out from the other Mutha releases was that they sound really clean. Where did you go to record that? So what brought about the end of Chronic Sick? When did you find out that the Chronic Sick records were going for top dollar on the collectors’ market? Since I grew up in New Jersey around that time, the allure of those records on younger collectors confused me as well. When I think of Mutha, the first thing I think of is that Partners in Crime record they put out and how… Yeah! Maybe it’s what they call “period charm.” Like when people bought ugly 70s clothing in the early 90s. I think it’s best to try not to. So did the high prices on the records make you guys want to get back together? You can’t win. Will those sessions ever be released to the public? So when did you start playing live again? So how did the re-issues come about on No Way? I have to ask the question that is on everybody’s lips… will you be wearing a swastika in the middle of your forehead for the shows coming up? The re-issues of the Chronic Sick records can be got here. Chronic Sick will be playing February 19th at the Brighton Bar in Long Branch, New Jersey. The Brighton is located at 121 Brighton Avenue. The next day they’ll be playing in Kearny, New Jersey at The Irish with Night Birds, Deep Sleep, and Government Warning. The Irish is located at 95 Kearny Avenue.