One of them had written "nirvana" in white-out on his pencil case, that was enough to start something

They lost a lot of games together

One day, after a loss, they realized they both liked rock. Suspicious, Santiago asked what kind of rock. Greg gave him a CD he had burnt with some albums he was listening in his car:
- Mudhoney
- Paul McCartney's RAM
- Wilco's Summerteeth
- Dinosaur Jr
- Calexico's The Black Light
- Grandaddy's The Sophtware Slump
As a result, after years of playing with friends that didn't like indie music and only wanted to play bossa nova, metal or reggae, Santiago sent a text asking for marriage

It had to be replaced by a titanium one. Sounds like a marvel movie but it's just soccer
(The opponent said he didn't touch him)

He spent a whole month with a bloated face and without being able to talk. What a relief for everyone.

Greg and Santiago recorded 5 tracks just for fun. Santiago played guitar and harmonica. Greg sang and whistled. It was fun indeed. Those 5 tracks were:
- Hurray For The King
- I Can Ride You
- I Don't Wanna Run
- It Happened One Night
- On The Ground

Great idea, all bands should have a hardcore fan of Sonic Youth playing bass

Gretch, Santiago and Greg spent a few months looking for a drummer but no one was interested. They eventually had to record themselves a few tracks with Greg playing drums and singing so they had a demo that could be listened to

Great idea, all bands should have a drummer that likes Teenage Fanclub, John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell and ABBA

It happened during a Howard Hawks retrospective at La Cinémathèque française.
It has kept returning since then but, fortunately, there is Lamaline to put an end to it when it happens

Thanks to the Chacos for lending his house

More than 10 years before making Top Water, Greg and Santiago tried to start something called WONDERFLU Light. The description went like this:
"These are are fat free folky songs. Same taste as regular WONDERFLU songs but it's light"

Legendary gone squat on La Petite Ceinture

If you wonder, he went to the US

Straight from Italy, the man had no proper home (lived in a hotel), had no job yet and the first thing he did was to look for a band.
This is a solid advice for you kids: don't do this. Bands don't provide home nor jobs. Long lasting friendship is the best you can hope for :)

The first four bands were:
- Pfau
- Polarbird
- Social Square
- Wonderflu