Never Ever
The Brian Jonestown Massacre was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The band … Read Full Bio ↴The Brian Jonestown Massacre was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The band has had over 40 members since then, but its driving force and main songwriter is Anton Newcombe. Other prominent members have included Matt Hollywood, Dean Taylor, Jeff Davies, Brian Glaze, and Joel Gion. Their sound is heavily influenced by the psychedelic sounds of the 1960s, but also carries influences from shoegaze, jangle pop, garage rock, and lo-fi genres.

Over its decade-long history, the band has undergone a large number of personnel changes. Multi-instrumentalist and main songwriter Anton Newcombe is the only member who has stayed with the Brian Jonestown Massacre since its beginning, when it was founded by Newcombe, tambourine player Joel Gion (who stayed with him the longest), and guitarist/bassist/vocalist Matt Hollywood. There are at least two dozen musicians who have been in the BJM at one point or another.

Ex-members include: guitarist Jeff Davies; Matt Hollywood, a founding member of Portland band The Out Crowd; Peter Hayes, founding member of San Francisco rock trio Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; Joel Gion, a founding member of San Francisco band, The Dilettantes; Rob Campanella, a Los Angeles producer and engineer who has worked with The Tyde, Beachwood Sparks, Dead Meadow, Mia Doi Todd, Frausdots, Scarling., and his band The Quarter After; Bobby Hecksher, founding member of Los Angeles band The Warlocks; solo recording artist Miranda Lee Richards; Matt Tow, founding member of the Australian band The Lovetones.

Current long-term members include Collin Hegna (bass), Frankie Teardrop (guitar,noise,etc), and Dan Allaire (percussion). Long-time guitarist Ricky Rene Maymi was recently replaced by Irina Yaikowsky for a short tour, who was in turn, replaced by Ricky Rene Maymi.

Much has been made of the fact that Newcombe is head strong and has just one vision in mind: his own. However, many of the musicians who quit his band have stayed in his orbit and continue working with him in some capacity. Newcombe was, at one point, a drummer in Hecksher's Warlocks. Campanella produces or engineers many of the records on Newcombe's record label, the Committee to Keep Music Evil and has also been on the last 2 highly successful European tours, playing keyboards and on occasion, guitar. Gion is forever showing back up shaking the tambourine at BJM shows. Even the Dandy Warhols appear to have buried the hatchet with Newcombe, as he joined them onstage at Lollapalooza in July of 2005.

In 2005 the band released the EP We Are the Radio, on Newcombe's record label The Committee to Keep Music Evil.

The band announced the release of a new studio album, tentatively titled My Bloody Underground, which was released in 2008. On September 3, 2007, the band released rough recordings from the album for download from their website. Music videos of the songs on the album have also been released, including a music video compilation DVD entitled 'Book of Days'. Songs from Brian Jonestown Massacre were specially adapted for use in the score to the critically acclaimed independent film, "Four Eyed Monsters."

Never Ever
The Brian Jonestown Massacre Lyrics


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I never wanted, never wanted to be
Until I wanted to be with you
And I never dreamed all the
Things I could see
Until I saw myself with you

I can not tell you enough
How much I wanted to love
How long I've waited to love and be loved
And be with you

I never thought, never thought I was free
Until you gave yourself to me
And I never dreamed all the things I could be
Until you showed yourself to me

I can not tell you enough
How much I wanted to love
How long I've waited to love and be loved
And be with you and be with you

I never wanted, never wanted to be
Until I wanted to be
And I never dreamed all the
Things I could see
Until I saw myself with you

I can not tell you enough
How much I wanted to love
How long I've waited to love and be loved




And be with you yeah, and be with you
And be with you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of “Never Ever” by The Brian Jonestown Massacre express the idea of love and how it can transform someone's life. The first verse suggests that the singer never had a desire to be in a relationship, but when they met their significant other, that desire changed. The second verse emphasizes the freedom the singer feels now that they have the love of their partner. The chorus repeats the idea of how waiting for love is worth it when its found.


The bridge in the song indicates that the singer never thought they would find someone whom they could love and be loved by. The repeated refrain, “And be with you,” signifies the importance of being with the person they love. The final verse reinforces that the singer's perception of themselves was solely based on the fact that they hadn't found the right person until they met their partner. “Never Ever” is a love song that speaks to the transformative power of love in someone's life and how it can change one's perceptions of themselves and the world around them.


Line by Line Meaning

I never wanted, never wanted to be Until I wanted to be with you
I never thought I needed anyone or anything until I realized I wanted to be with you, and now everything has changed


And I never dreamed all the Things I could see Until I saw myself with you
I couldn't have imagined how amazing my life could be until I saw myself with you, everything was so clear


I can not tell you enough How much I wanted to love How long I've waited to love and be loved And be with you
I want to express to you how much I love you, how long I've waited for it, and how happy I am to be with you


I never thought, never thought I was free Until you gave yourself to me And I never dreamed all the things I could be Until you showed yourself to me
I didn't realize I was tied down until you came into my life and showed me all the possibilities of what I could be with you


I never wanted, never wanted to be Until I wanted to be And I never dreamed all the Things I could see Until I saw myself with you
I never wanted to change my life until you came into it, and until I saw us together, I couldn't even imagine how amazing it could be


And be with you yeah, and be with you And be with you
I want to emphasize how deeply I want to be with you, both now and forever, I want to be with you




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@labrinikomporozou5366

I never wanted, never wanted to be
Until I wanted to be with you
And I never dreamed all the things I could see
Until I saw myself with you

I can not tell you enough
How much I wanted to love
How long I've waited to love and be loved
And be with you<

I never thought, never thought I was free
Until you gave yourself to me
And I never dreamed all the things I could be
Until you showed yourself to me

I can not tell you enough
How much I wanted to love
How long I've waited to love and be loved
And be with you
And be with you

I never wanted, never wanted to be
Until I wanted to be
And I never dreamed all the things I could see
Until I saw myself with you<

I can not tell you enough
How much I wanted to love
How long I've waited to love and be loved
And be with you
Yeah, and be with you



All comments from YouTube:

@Jsizzler2

Hands down the best band of the last 30 years. There is just nothing you can compare to BJM, plain and simple.

@namenotavailable7365

I could not have said that better. No band outside of the Stones in my opinion has had such an extensive catalog of unparalleled excellence.

@generic6247

BJM is a Dandy Warhols coverband...

@MrJesseLonge

@@generic6247 major chords stoner band

@Kas3-

@@generic6247yet the dandy warhols blow

@heatherkilleen5084

​@@generic6247did you JUST watch that awful movie?

@sebastianlenehan2417

I just keep waiting for the drums to drop and then they don't. Brilliant. The vibe of this song is outstanding. If there were drums in the track it wouldn't be the same, and I'm a drummer. Bjm I love ya

@dwylaw

It's like edging by music <3

@CollinMcCullough

Isn't it always a bummer when bands feel like they 'have' to? Better without bridge if you ask me yeah?

@labrinikomporozou5366

I never wanted, never wanted to be
Until I wanted to be with you
And I never dreamed all the things I could see
Until I saw myself with you

I can not tell you enough
How much I wanted to love
How long I've waited to love and be loved
And be with you<

I never thought, never thought I was free
Until you gave yourself to me
And I never dreamed all the things I could be
Until you showed yourself to me

I can not tell you enough
How much I wanted to love
How long I've waited to love and be loved
And be with you
And be with you

I never wanted, never wanted to be
Until I wanted to be
And I never dreamed all the things I could see
Until I saw myself with you<

I can not tell you enough
How much I wanted to love
How long I've waited to love and be loved
And be with you
Yeah, and be with you

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