The Used formed in the summer of 2000 with Branden Steineckert , Quinn Allman , Jeph Howard, and Bert McCracken . The band began composing songs without lyrics prior to McCracken joining. They held auditions for vocalists at Howard’s residence, but were not satisfied with any of the auditions, describing them as terrible. Allman then asked McCracken if he was interested in joining the band. McCracken was impressed with their material, and after being given some music, he wrote the lyrics to what would become “Maybe Memories”. He returned the next day to record a demo version of the song and was then officially confirmed as the band’s vocalist. During the early days of the band, members suffered from poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse, panhandling for change in order to buy food. They decided upon the name “Used” after friends claimed they felt “used” when contact with the band members waned as they became more engrossed in the project.
The Used formed
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