I Hate Myself was an emotive hardcore (or "emo") band formed by Jon and Jim Marburger, in the mid-1990s in Gainesville, Florida. Musically the band had somewhat of their own sound. Many other band from the 90's emo scene had a similar sound. Overall, the band would help pioneer a genre later known as "screamo." The band's name, song titles, lyrics, and general demeanor caused many fans to wonder if it was an elaborate joke mocking the stereotypes of the emo aesthetic. No titles were given to any album or single, and their first release (a 4-song one-sided LP) went so far as to not even include song titles. (The second song is the only one with a known title, "Less Than Nothing", as marked on a later compilation album.) Further releases contained song titles that were often very long by conventional standards, describing odd situations that vocalist Jim Marburger would elaborate on within the song's lyrics. This has added to the speculation that I Hat