Jun 16, 2026 · 33 min · 12 segments
To celebrate the 32nd anniversary of Helmet's landmark album *Betty*, frontman Page Hamilton reflects on the band's remarkable journey - from four musicians in a "too aggressive" New York band pasting…
Page HamiltonGuest
Louise said, "You know, I thought you guys were like..." It was just like ice picks in my forehead, but she's like, "I really wanted to [censored] you, though."

I hadn't slept, and then at 5:00 on the nose, David calls and, um, "Hello, Page, it's David Bowie." And I'm just like, "No shit." [laughs] You know? And he starts laughing.

I love Helmet." We just had this conversation, and he said, "I'd like you to play lead guitar with me." I was walking home up Avenue A one night, um, and the, I got the riff in my head.

If you turn all music into a fucking TV commercial, then to sell toilet paper, then it loses its, like, emotional, spiritual intensity.
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Louise said, "You know, I thought you guys were like..." It was just like ice picks in my forehead, but she's like, "I really wanted to [censored] you, though."

I hadn't slept, and then at 5:00 on the nose, David calls and, um, "Hello, Page, it's David Bowie." And I'm just like, "No shit." [laughs] You know? And he starts laughing.

I love Helmet." We just had this conversation, and he said, "I'd like you to play lead guitar with me." I was walking home up Avenue A one night, um, and the, I got the riff in my head.

If you turn all music into a fucking TV commercial, then to sell toilet paper, then it loses its, like, emotional, spiritual intensity.