Skunk Records

But, um, we actually started SheBlime before, before Sublime got back together.

And I remember I met Jake 'cause Skunk Records did a show at Alex's bar.

They asked SheBlime to play.

It was right when we started playing, so it must have been, I guess, 2003.

Um, and it was his birthday.

He was like, literally at, at midnight he turned 28 and, um, and I remember being like, "Jakey, you gotta come up for Saw Red." And he's like, "Only if I can do the Gwen Stefani part," you know? But it was cool.

That was just an honor to meet him at that time and, you know, to be part of a Skunk Records show.

And then that December, they did this tribute show for HR from Bad Brains downtown, and Norwood invited me, and I got to stand side stage for the Sublime reunion show.

That's what all the fans say.

So in 91, Sublime created Skunk Records, their homemade label, and they released all of their independent and early music along with other artists.

But their debut, 40 Ounces to Freedom, sold 5,000 copies before they were sold.

Fully independent.