When I was 11, a neighbor lent me Frank Zappa's Absolutely Free which sparked my interest in "unusual" music ... opening the door for punk rock.

Formed in Salt Lake City, Egerton played with the Massacre Guys from 1980 to 1985 alongside bassist Karl Alvarez, with whom he grew up.

[4] In 1985 Egerton relocated to Virginia, where he studied classical guitar and played in the band Auto Da Fe, with former Iron Cross vocalist Sab Grey, Washington metropolitan area drummer Eric Wallgren, and former Black Market Baby bass player Paul Cleary.

[5] As part of a collaboration with guitarist Jason Crowley, called "Crowley/Egerton," Egerton played drums and bass for songs that were made available online in 2007.

The album features Egerton playing with a variety of vocalists, including Milo Aukerman, Joey Cape, and Mike Herrera.

Egerton stated that he was satisfied with the new arrangement, whereby the band played around 20 shows on an annual basis: "We fly in; we rock out, have fun, don’t burn it out, go home and back to normal.

Prior to a September 2013 FLAG performance at Irving Plaza in New York City, Dukowski said regarding the band's formation: "I knew Bill [Stevenson] and Stephen [Egerton] would rage."

[11] In July 2012, Egerton explained that he was continuing to run the Armstrong Studios recording facility—based at his house in Tulsa, Oklahoma—where he engineers, produces and mixes music: