I Gede Ari Astina alias Jerinx, Drummer of rock band 'Superman is Dead':
We were often intimidated

HIS athletic body is covered with tattoos, but I Gede Ari Astina is no hardened ex-con as myth would have it. Jerinx, as he is called by his friends, is actually a warm and caring person. A month ago he told Tempo journalist Prihandoko about his efforts to block the Benoa Bay reclamation project and other activities.

Why did you decide to join the movement to stop the Benoa Bay reclamation?

I am a close friend of Gendo (Wayan Gendo Suardana). He is a coordinator of ForBali, an alliance of NGOs rejecting the plan to reclaim Benoa Bay. I often take part in demonstrations with Gendo, who has been a true activist since his college days in the 1990s. For some reason, when I became part of Superman is Dead (SID), my relationship with the activists became even stronger. I learnt how to infuse idealism into my music. I joined ForBali because I felt the call.

December 16, 2014