| 1. What are you currently up
to? |
Currently we are gearing up to do some shows in the Northeast. We're
having a record release party at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. It is
being sponsored by WZLX the classic rock station here in town.
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| 2.
What has been the highlight(s) and lowpoints(s) of your career
to date?
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I'd have to say the early and unexpected success of Boston would have
to be a highlight, along with some of our biggest crowds, the
Superdome,Texas Jam,and day on the green in San Francisco.The low
point is probably obvious, getting canned from Boston.
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| 3. What are your personal song highlights on the new album and why?
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When Brad and I write, I usually have a instrumental track ready, and
Brad writes the lyrics to it. When he sings it for the first time, I
haven't heard it yet. When Brad sang "What you leave behind" for the
first time, I knew we had something special. " Hands of time" is also
special since it was the first song we developed for this project.
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| 4. Will you be going out on tour to support the new album with Brad
Delp? How easy/hard is it to get a decent string of tour dates together?
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Getting decent gigs when you are working at our level, no label, no
tour support, is difficult especially in Boston were there is very
little live music in clubs.
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| 5. RTZ - Is this particular band over now? Why do you think RTZ never
enjoyed the success they deserved?
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The band we will be touring with is all the members of RTZ plus Lisa
Guyer, Patti Barkus, and Mary Beth Maes on background vocals. If RTZ
had had a cd out 1 or 2 years earlier, we might have been more
successful, since Nirvana and grunge rock was taking hold at the time
our record was released.
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| 6. What are your fondest memories of your time in Boston? Did the band
have any idea how big their first two albums would become?
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In the early days of the band we had a tremendous comraderie. It was
more fun than you can imagine. At the same time there was tremendous
pressure as well. At first all we hoped for was to sell enough
records to continue with a musical career.
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| 7. Are there any artists you'd really like to work with still in the
future?
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It would be great to work with some of my guitar heroes, Jeff Beck and
Jimmy Page. (keep dreaming!)
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| 8. How did you first get into the music business? Who have been your
main influences on your career to date?
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I have played music since I was 11, it didn't become a career until Boston's success.
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| 9. What do you do in your spare time outside of music?
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I have two teenage kids , that will keep you busy! I also enjoy
skiing and have a powerboat[Formula]. |
| 10. Message to your fans...
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Brad and I would like to thank everybody who has supported us through
the years. It really means a lot to us. My website has given us a
direct line to our fans and it's been great. We look forward to
hearing from more of you.
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