Remembering Stefan Pruett - Phoenix New Times

One of my greatest memories, not only of Stefan but of music in general, was a show he did at his house in Carefree in 2002 with his brother and a bunch of kids. I just remember everyone dancing in the living room or all over the place while [Pruett’s band at the time] Enemy of Society played. I just liked that dancing and I hadn’t seen dancing at a show like that for a long time. It used to be really cool then to stand there and stare at your shoes while musicians are playing. And that’s not what it’s supposed to be like. So he was one of the first people locally that I had seen outside of punk bands and hardcore bands that actually had energy and made shows fun.

That definitely inspired me and put me back on the right path. The following years in Phoenix, I just did fun shows with fun people. Regardless of whether the performances were good or bad, the draw at the end of the night, they were still fun. He always had that in mind. I don’t think he did anything without that it in mind.
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He definitely reminded me that [promoting shows] were supposed to be fun, because I really think that’s easy to lose sight of when you’re booking or hustling to get shows and you’re dealing with egos, touring bands, difficult sound guys, and fickle audiences. I think that’s really easy to let that all go to your head and make you forget the whole point is to have fun.