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don’t know…music!” And they were always Motorhead type of feeling to it, in my opinion. tobacco company for fourteen years before
like, “Yeah, but is it metal? Punk?” We didn’t Uhm, I like to play “Babylon”; it’s a great track. this. We all did the odd jobs here and there.
know. The demos went to every single record “Devil’s Breeding Ground”. That’s the blueprint It wasn’t until seven or eight years ago that we
company in the entire world, and a lot of them for us. There are a lot of good songs on the were able to quit our day jobs.
would come back and say, “We kind of like album.
it, but we don’t know what to do with it. So, Is there a place that stands out that you love
thanks but no thanks.” And we got a message Has the attack on the Bataclan changed how you playing live?
back from the record company in Holland approach touring?
that said basically the same thing, but they’d There are so many. It could be anywhere. It
pick it up. Let’s see what happens. And all of I think it changed everything in this business. could be a small club of fifty people. We did
a sudden, people started picking up on it, and I mean, this is not supposed to happen at all, the Roxy in LA in April, and it was the first
more and more people started showing up at and it’s definitely not supposed to happen at a time we’d been there. It was hot as hell, but it
the shows. So, we got offered to do festivals. Of rock concert for God’s sake. I mean, you’ve got was amazing. It’s also amazing to be in front of
course, the bottom of the bill and moved up to be more careful and take more precautions a festival crowd of fifty thousand people. We
to headlining them ten years down the road. now because it’s a whole different ballgame. It’s can’t pick one place out to spotlight; I can’t do
But, if you’d have asked me then if I’d known terrifying what’s going on, but it’s not going to that.
it would happen, I would ask you if you were stop anybody from touring or doing what they
kidding me. (laughs) do. But of course you need to make certain When you’re off tour, what are you doing?
deals and precautions. At home, taking care of the wife and family.
It’s surreal, I am sure. Walking the dogs, the usual stuff. We just got
In some ways, yes it is. When it comes to the presidential campaigns a new house, so I have plenty of work to do
in the US, the campaigns may use someone’s when I get home.
You mentioned all the different varieties mixed music. How would you guys feel if one of them
in. So, for someone who isn’t familiar, how decided to use one of your songs? I appreciate your time. Thank you so much.
would you describe it?
I would probably tell them thanks but no
Back in the days, we’d joke around and give thanks. Music and politics should not mix at
stupid descriptions of it – whatever we could all. Music is entertainment and not mixed with
come up with. But, to describe it, I don’t know. politics. Some do it, and more power to them.
Rock music, basically. But, that’s not something I am interested in
entertaining.
So, do you have a favorite song off of the new I understand. Have you always been a musician?
album? One you like to play? Did you have day jobs before this?
Uh, yeah. I like the title track a lot. It has a Yeah, yeah we all had day jobs. I worked in a
