Gultchy Amore knows his words, and his music, aren’t for everyone.
But he’s not trying to reach everyone, either.
His language is as brash as his looks, molded by decades in the punk music scene.
“My caseworkers and my therapist, and my previous therapist before that, have said I’m an intellectual, but I’m also a blunt person,” he said. “I enjoy blunt language for the simple fact that it comes across when you’re trying to communicate. People take notice of it.”
After all, he admits, how many times have you had a conversation with someone, realizing halfway through that your audience hasn’t listened to a word you’ve said.
But if you mix in a couple swear words along the way, well, then you tend to get noticed, he laughed.
Amore’s website, thedrugapostles.com, is no different.
The website is the home to Amore’s music, an experimental punk band and noise project — part autobiography, part music and part words of support for others who might be in his position.
“That’s why I’m doing this,” he explained. “I have to be brave to reach out to other people who may be in a similar situation.”
Not all have responded favorably.
“But I can’t let that stop me,” Amore said.
As one might expect, Gultchy Amore isn’t his real name, but rather a pseudonym.
He keeps the stage name for his public persona out of respect for his family members, many of whom remain at odds with the 57-year-old’s punk music lifestyle.
“They don’t like this,” he said.
AMORE knew at a young age he was a bit different than his classmates.
He grew up a military brat, bouncing around to various locales across the country, before settling in southern California.
