Meet Adam Hines | founder, singer/guitar of the band PHESTUR

We had the good fortune of connecting with Adam Hines and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Adam, what led you to pursuing a creative path professionally?
That is like asking me “what makes me breathe”? it was something that even early on, was knocking at my mental door. it was a need to create something from literal nothing. in my case, music. hearing music all my life, as 99.99% of us do, but only maybe .5-1% pursue to actually “do it” beyond just listening, i found a nitch that one day made me think, “hey, i can do this”. As with anything, it begins with humble and small baby steps, and it took me 6 years to even get into the “starter band”. once in that first band, i gained some insight and learned a few things, which led me into the next chapter, going full original and self learning guitar. so i guess the short answer, to keep you from my wordiness, hahaaa, of why i pursue an artistic career? i guess it was in my DNA and at a certain point, that innate program kicked in and i had to chase those 1’s and 0’s. lol

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Well, every band feels they are “apart or different” from every other band. In some cases that can be valid, but in most cases, bands and art “imitate” what has already been done. so nothing is really new or radically different, but every now and then, something “twisted” happens that sets a band apart from the status quo. with that in mind, many people are content with what the industry feeds them, and something off the wall, takes some time to digest, so there is no “overnight sensation” happening. it begins with a small buzz and that has to happen at the right time, that buzz can then spread and either ignites or fizzles out. the point being, you gotta stick to your guns, keep firing and if it blows up, GREAT!! if it doesn’t, you tried and that speaks volumes. nothing worth while is easy, my Grandfather always said that, and as a young-un, those were just words because i had no context. But after experience those words are true. the road to this moment was not easy, but i’d not change a thing because the road has been fun and educational. the challenges are easily overcome simply by not giving up. this can be due to stubbornness or just plain stupidity, i’ll let the masses figure that one out for me.
what i’d want the world to know about us is that we started from humble beginnings, had many highs and lows along the way, successes and failures, lost a member along the way to cancer (rest in peace Weedge), with all of these hurdles and smooth highways, we kept rolling. Life gives me great material for new music, literal and metaphorical, creating our sound with what we ALL bring to the table is what brought PHESTUR to life. “Rough Trade Rock” our own genre. is the world ready for it? you tell me. 🙂

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
wow, that’s a good one for me….since oddly i am more of an introvert. most believe that “hey, he’s a rocker, it must be sex,drugs, and rock and roll 24/7.” that couldn’t be farther from the truth in my specific case. though i LOVE being on stage, LOVE meeting and greeting new bands and “phans” [PHESTUR does everything with a “PH” lol], off stage i am usually found at home, doing home improvements, building my hot rods, going to car shows etc. HOWEVER, i do occasionally get out of the house and do something. i typically avoid the bars as the clubs are what i do with the band, i don’t go out to eat much as i love to cook, and to keep the going out to eat to be more of an event rather than a norm. it keeps the times out as “special” and memorable. but going out, i’d say any hibachi places are fun, meeting people, getting a little lit and having decent food, but more the atmosphere with some “phriends” is always a good time.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Well, being in a band one cannot be successful without the band mates. over our 25 years, there has been a few members, so i’d like to recognize the first members, which did come back around 15 years later, and to the present. Scott Munson (drums)- 1999-2004 and 2019-present
Jake Doerger (bass)- 1999-2005 and 2019-2023
Tim Large (bass)-2023 to present
Art Koch (drums)-2005-2017
“Weedge” (bass)-2005-2017 (R.I.P)

without these great people, PHESTUR would not have stood the test of time.

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Image Credits
photos by PHESTUR