Todd Huth's early guitar work

Todd Huth co-founded Primus and wrote guitar parts for early albums.

“I got this idea of mashing symphonic theory with everything I'd learned before”

Les Claypool's talent show dismissal

Les Claypool saw Todd Huth play guitar at a seventh-grade talent show and was unimpressed.

“I believe he'd seen me play guitar in a seventh grade talent show and was so unimpressed that he decided to play bass”

Early Primus recordings

Todd Huth wrote guitar parts for Suck on This, Frizzle Fry, and Sailing the Seas of Cheese.

Musical chemistry with Claypool

Todd Huth and Les Claypool shared a drive to expand beyond musical norms.

“If I had to narrow down our chemistry, it would be that Les and I are always looking to expand out of the norm”

Early songwriting process

Todd Huth would take ideas and work with Les Claypool's bass lines to create songs.

“Les would bring in a bass line he was working on, and I would take an idea I was kicking around and make it work with his part”

First Primus recordings

Todd Huth and Les recorded five songs including Prelude to Fear and Too Many Puppies.

“We got five songs together - Prelude to Fear, Creating, Chattering Song, Too Many Puppies, and something called What's a Primus”

Band name origin

Todd Huth and Les created the name Primus after a cease-and-desist letter for Primate.

“We pulled together some good songs at that time - John the Fisherman, To Defy, and about 20 others”

Gear used in early recordings

Todd Huth used a Kramer guitar and a Peavey amp for early Primus recordings.

“In the beginning, the songs were written on an aluminum-necked Kramer and a Les Paul Custom through a Peavey Musician amp”

Todd Huth's departure from Primus

Todd Huth left Primus in 1989 after a difficult decision to prioritize family.

“I never really got to play with Tim. I'd had a kid and I was working as a pipe fitter”

Sausage band formation

Todd Huth formed Sausage with Dave Ayer and Chris Frey after leaving Primus.

“A couple of years after Primus, I started a band with Dave Ayer from Sam I Am and Chris Frey from Today Is the Day”

Sausage's early success

Sausage recorded Riddles Are Abound Tonight with Les Claypool and Jay Lane.

“We went into Les' rehearsal studio in Berkeley and recorded Riddles Are Abound Tonight”

Sausage's scheduling conflicts

Todd Huth's Sausage band faced scheduling conflicts that stalled their activities.

“I was overscheduled, so I'd been living off coffee for four or five days”

Later projects with Primus

Todd Huth formed Fearless Flying Frog Brigade with Les Claypool and Jay Lane.

“Dave left Porch after the first record. That's when I went out with Frog Brigade”

Current projects

Todd Huth is releasing a self-titled album with eight musicians and working on Green Hammer.

“I'm about to release a self-titled album with eight other musicians. Tim Alexander is playing one of the songs”