

Bemis' condition led him to believe he was being secretly filmed for the mockumentary the situation culminated in him walking the streets of Brooklyn thinking he was being filmed while encountering friends (who were actually strangers). The breakdown was precipitated by a mockumentary discussed by Bemis and O'Heir. "I literally lost my mind while we were recording," stated Bemis regarding the breakdown. It was tentatively titled Zona! Zona! However, Bemis became overwhelmed by the entire process of writing and playing most of the instruments and had a breakdown.
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Bemis struggled with different ideas for the record and decided the album should focus on "the artistic struggle, the fact that every creative person has this sick ambition to affect some sort of change in society with their art, to be more than just a guy in a band or a poet or a sculptor." Bemis originally intended the album to be a rock opera with a full script, narration, and a cast of characters. The two met several producers but eventually decided on Tim O'Heir and Stephen Trask. He and Linder also started the search for a producer. With tremendous self-created pressure, he threw himself into pushing the sonic boundaries of the band and maturing their sound, incorporating elements of math-rock, indie-pop and theatrical pomp. They recorded 3 songs that were not released although one of the songs entitled "Spider Song" would later appear on a Doghouse compilation. Bemis went into the studio with Florida producer Paul Trust. records as The All-American Rejects." Īfter signing with the label, Bemis began writing songs for his band's Doghouse debut. In early 2003, Say Anything signed with Doghouse Records stating sarcastically that Doghouse "put out such obscure, borderline D.I.Y. Drive-Thru Records pursued the band and called Max Bemis "the next Bob Dylan." Brett Gurewitz of Epitaph Records recorded "A Boston Peace," one of the dorm-room demos, with the band. By this point, Say Anything's releases had generated "a major bidding war". In late 2002, Bemis and Linder recorded the Menorah/Majora EP and released the album online. In 2002, Sayanything added a space to their name to become Say Anything. Within two years, they self-released two EPs, Junior Varsity and In Your Dreams, and the full-length Baseball: An Album by Sayanything. The band was formed in 2000 by Max Bemis and four of his friends as Sayanything. 1.10 Oliver Appropriate and hiatus (2018).1.7 All My Friends Are Enemies: Early Rarities (2013–2014).On Tuesday, October 11th 2022, Bemis shared through instagram that the band would be performing at the When We Were Young Festival in 2023. In 2008, Say Anything went on a headlining tour across the US and UK and appeared on every date of Warped Tour.īemis announced the end of the band in 2018, months before the 2019 release of their eighth LP, Oliver Appropriate. They went on co-headlining tours with Saves the Day in 2006 and Hellogoodbye in 2007. Say Anything signed with J Records in 2005 and, following Bemis' successful rehabilitation, re-released. To support the album, they picked up new members and began touring however, despite rapidly growing critical and fan acclaim, Bemis' health problems, including bipolar disorder and drug addictions, sidelined the band in 2005 as five band members left during the year. A year later, they released their second album. In 2003, the band signed with their first label, Doghouse Records.


The band was formed in 2000 by Max Bemis and his friends, and within two years, self-released two EPs and a full-length album. Say Anything is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California.
