| 1. What are you currently up
to? |
Waiting to record
the new Silver Ginger 5 album, play the Bulldog Bash, and go to Japan soon
with The Wildhearts. And slowly but surely getting Round Records off the
ground. |
| 2. Who were/are your
influences? |
My son,
Jake. |
| 3. Which band would you like to
see reform? |
KIX. |
| 4. What is going on with the 'Monsters
of Rock' tour? I see you are not playing this tour now. Some websites have
also questioned whether Alice Cooper & Thunder qualify as 'Monsters of
Rock'! |
The agents/promoters
involved in booking this tour, Stuart Galbraith/Clear Channel, don't take
us seriously as a band, or me as an artist... apparently. Doesn't make a
lot of sense why they wanted us on in the first place, but hey, that's rock
n roll. |
| 5. The 'Silver Ginger 5' album
is a classic! Not a bad song but it is so hard to get hold of. Did the label
go out of business? How about signing for Sanctuary, who seem to sign every
band going at the moment! |
I signed with
Sanctuary and they couldn't get us off the ground. They're great people with
lots of money, but strangely not much idea how to get new bands started.
Reputation can only hype something. Experience in actually breaking new acts
is essential. |
| 6. How do you find time to write
so many classic tunes? Have any ever been covered by other
artists? |
There's always
time to pen a new ditty! I haven't had anything covered by another artist.
Yet! |
| 7. Who would you like to work with
in the future (or would have liked to in regards to dead rock
stars)? |
I'd like to
work with Steve Earle at some point in the future. I don't want to work with
any dead rock stars, I find them too slow in the studio. |
| 8. What do you think about the
state of rock music at the moment? It seems classic rock/ 'hair' band music
is big news again but only as a touring vehicle (eg all the classic rock
bands touring the US - Styx, REO, Scorpions, Poison - but no new albums in
many band's cases)? |
I think Rock
music is in a very healthy state, especially in Britain. There is enough
talent in this country to make the international transfer into the super
league. That is if the fossilized British music industry doesn't scupper
their chances first. |
| 9. What was the last thing you
read? |
I'm a magazine
junkie so I constantly read magazine articles on anything and everything.
The last book I read was "Iced" by Ray Shell, and I'm currently getting through
Irvin Welsh's "Glue". I read a lot of horror review books too, and
fanzines. |
| 10. Message for your
fans... |
Nothing will
stop us. They may try but they will only succeed in making us look even better
when we finally get the breakthrough. We will be seeing you
soon. |
