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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
I
know Roy Z. worked as yech support on Helldorado. What made you use his
guitar skill on Unholy terror?
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Blackie
of WASP: |
He
is a world-class guitar player and we are at a point in our career where
we feel it's okay to bring in other people. Roy lives basically in my neighborhood
and considering it's always been something we wanted to do, it seemed like
the perfect time to do it. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
You
often make reference to the many sides of your personality. As an artist,
do you feel you could still write/create the same music you do now if you
were without those extremes? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
No,
I wouldn't have the same resevoir of emotions to choose from; living with
me is like living inside of a kaleidoscope. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Will
Roy Z. be making any guest appearances on the UT tour? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
No |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Blackie,
you seem to be a very private person -- is it difficult for you to actually
MEET your fans in person? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
No,
I mean that's we did the fan club in the past, to meet them and get up close
and personal. I learn alot from people when I talk, the trick is to listen
when they are talking. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
When
will the tour start, how long will it last, and who will be opening? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
We
start with the European festivals this summer in the beginning of June.
The US tour starts in the beginning of August with the possibilty of doing
some South American dates after that. As far as support acts, it's too early
to determine that. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Blackie
got to meet you at that convention a few years back, are you going to be
doing anymore of those? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
We
would like to but as of now there is nothing scheduled. Our primary focus
now is the upcoming world tour. But in the future, if the opportunity presents
itself, we would love to. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Congratulations
on Unholy Terror it is AMAZING! Any plans to release a single off UT? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
We've
gone to radio first with Let It Roar and that's the one we are concentrating
on at the moment. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Do
you have a sponsorship with BC Rich? If not, have you ever been approached
for a sponsorship? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I
have had numerous sponsorships in the past and I still have a relationship
with BC Rich but at this point I'm more comfortable having my autonomy then
putting on alot of dog and pony shows for products that I'm not necessarily
enthusiastic about. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Can
you address the rumor of Chris status in the band? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
What
rumor are you referring to? |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
(rumors
that chris wont be touring) |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
For
a long time Chris has been wanting to do a solo project, he hasn't yet decided
when he wants to do it. But him and I are still discussing it and quite
honestly I'm waiting for him to tell me what he wants to do. But if he does
decide to do it now, it will probably be something that I end up working
with him on. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
How
is Stet's tendinitis situation and will he be touring? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
he's
100% and you will see his smiling face beating those drums relentlessly
this summer. I was with him a couple of days ago and I've never seen him
more ready to go. He looks like a tiger. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Do
you like touring? or is it that necessary evil that you wish you didnt have
to do? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
It's
the lifeblood of all musicians; it's what you get into the business for
in the first place. Anybody that doesn't like going out in front of a few
1000 people every night and getting that little hug that they just can't
get anywhere else from all those people, needs their head examined. It's
the best. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Are
you turning away from Christianity or God? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I
have to be careful about the way I answer this question as to not give people
false impressions. The concept of Christianity in many ways deals with organized
religion encouraging people not to think for themselves. So I would not
limit the concept of organized religion to purely Christianity and in many
ways organized religion and the will of a supreme being have nothing in
common. Organized religions perpetuate the will of man. All I've said here
has nothing to do with individual faith and I don't want to project my individual
thoughts or beliefs on anyone else. The whole message behind Unholy Terror
is to get people to think for themselves. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
what
will we expect from the stage shows on the u.h. tour |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I
want to be big, I want to be bloody, I want to be stinky, I want to be snotty,
I want to be nasty, I want to be some far over the top that you can't even
see me anymore. Pope in the Box? Does it conjure any images? Ha Ha Ha |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Hey
Blackie! You will have to excuse me tonight because I have a lot to say
and may seem a little bit sentimental tonight. Tomorrow is a big day for
me, as a dream I have long had will finally be realized. WASP has been a
part of my life for almost half of my life now and cant help but feel like
you are an old friend although I don't know you personally. You made note
of that in the remastered version of the self titled album- that the fans
are like old friends to you. My question is when did you realize how much
of an influence you have on your fans? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
It's
hard to fully imagine even still that one person could have that sort of
influenece over anyone else. I think of myself as just a regular guy who
is writing about things that he feels passionate about be it good, therefore
probably move alot of other people as well. For some reason, I've just been
elected spokesperson. But I'm enormously flattered anytime anyone would
include me in sentiments such as you've expressed. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Although
we are all sick of this topic by now, I have to ask the question because
I am curious. What is your opinion of the death penalty and would you witness
an execution? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I'm
a great believer in an eye for an eye; I don't have any desire to witness
an execution. It wouldn't do anything for me one way or another. I don't
think that once a person has been rightly convicted with conclusive proof
that they are guilty of a crime that would carry the death penalty that
I would see them as a human being at all. I would see them more or less
as an animal. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
What
is your favorite track of Unholy Terror? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Impossible
for me to choose; ask Hugh Hefner which one of his girlfriends is his favorite. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
have
you ever considered anyone else producing any wasp albums and if so who? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
We
had a producer on our second album but it didn't work out too well for us.
We have been happier doing it ourselves since. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Who
was "Thunderhead" about? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Thunderhead
was a fictious story about a junkie but although it's a fictious story it's
not so fictious. I've known a lot of people that fit the description of
the character in the song; it's pretty bad watching someone go through it. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
What's
the status of the fan club? (if there even is a status) |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
The
official WASP Nation fan club unfortunately had to be suspended for the
gold and platinum memberships because we were finding that playing shows
that were not our own (where we did not headline) that it was impossible
to control with some sort of reasonable working relationship with the promoters
and because in the beginning that this would not be a problem but we found
that even at some of our own shows it was enormously difficult to police
the actions of the security staff of the individual venues. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
How
much longer do you see yourself recording and touring? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I
have no idea, I'm just trying to put one foot in front of the other and
make the best records that I can. I think that the fans will tell me when
the time has come but hopefully I would be able to recognize it myself.
But let's hope that that's not for a long time. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Will
you be touring in the UK this year? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
There
is one tentative show planned for later in the summer in London. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
when
and where did the idea for the song Charisma hit you? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
It
started out as a piece that I was fooling around with prior to the last
Presidential election and the working title was called "Algorithm". Algorithm
is a term that we use in the recording studio that is associated with the
way digital delays and echo units work but if you break to word Algorithm
apart you almost get Al Gore rhythm. So effectively it was a play on words
describing some people's supposed magnetic attraction but obviously he didn't
have a whole lot. So I took the idea and just expanded on it and created
a more broad based idea that described a lot other historical bastards. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
"Evermore"
is a beautiful song, what are your views on reincarnation? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Well
I think that I was fairly clear on the liner notes in the album that I would
like to believe it but there's no real conclusive proof that we do. Obviously
we need to learn more about it; especially me. Check back with me in five
or ten years. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
When
you were writing the lyrics to Unholy Terror/Charisma did you have many
other historical people you would have liked to include in the song? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Yeah
there were tons but we would have ended up writing War and Peace had we
included them all, so I was just kind of trying to give a generalization
to try and make my point. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
In
the beginning of 'Raven Heart' you make reference to "Angel of New Orleans
in me", is this song influenced by the novel 'Interview with the Vampire'? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
No,
it goes back to my study of the occult and while I was studying the Occult
I was very interested in Voodoo and anyone who has ever been to New Orleans
and spent any time there knows that its influence is everywhere if you know
what to look for. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
i
think your the most underated band ever do you feel you've achived what
you set out for musically? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I
appreciate the sentiment but WASP are still one of the most successful bands
that have ever made records. You can't do this for 17 years without having
someone acknowledge your work but you must also remember that I've made
a conscious decision over the years not to appeal to the masses instead
I focused on talking directly to you and that intimate relationship that
we've developed is what has sustained us for this long a time so if someone
would ask me "Would you like to sell 5 million records to people who don't
know you or care anything about you or would you rather sell a million records
to people who do care?" I'll take that million for life. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Blackie
you once said in an interview that you were gonna tour and do the whole
Crimson Idol album live in it's entirety.... are you still going to do that? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
The
problem is I'm like that dog standing in the middle of the room chasing
it's tail, I've got more crap on my plate than a fat woman at a $1.99 buffet.
I would love to do it and still have plans of doing it, probably acoustically.
The big question is time. It seems that there is never of time to do everything
I want to do. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Blackie...just
wanted to say "thanks" for yet another great CD! You continue to take your
talent to the next level...GREAT songwriting!!!! |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Muchos
Gracias |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
What
was the most extreme thing you ever did onstage? Not what happened accidentally,
but the most extreme thing that you did on purpose. |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I've
always thought that the accidents were just as entertaining as the things
that were planned. Once I got diarrhea on stage and it made a real interesting
sight dripping from that saw blade between my legs. Ain't rock and roll
glamorous? Rick Neilsen from Cheap Trick was standing on the side of the
stage watching it when it happened and he thought that I had done it on
purpose. He came backstage later and told me that everything that he had
heard was true; that we were unquestionably the most outrageous band in
the world. So you still want to be a rock and roll star? |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
How
is the elbow holding up? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
100%
A-OK |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
When
deciding on a tour package, what do you look for in a band? Do they have
to be just as outrageous? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
No,
we are looking for balance to appeal to a lot of people; to give everybody
the most bang for the buck. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
it
doesn't seem like the labels get behind you in the publicity department,
any hard feelings there? Blackie of WASP: I would disagree with that; everywhere
I look I see WASP material. Our publicity staff is one of the best in the
world and I'm well pleased with them. |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
WAIT,
I've already done over 500 interviews in the last two and a half months
and that should make us about as visible as anybody out there. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Any
luck locating that 30's Ford you talked about at the last chat? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
It
was a 1934 Ford and I thought I had one about two weeks ago, but I missed
it and I am heartbroken. But keep your eyes peeled for me. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
I
was wondering about the name Helldorado and how you came up with that name? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
That
was Stet's idea and we thought it was completely original and I felt real
god about it until we discovered that there's a celebration that's been
going on for about 100 years in Las Vegas called Helldorado Days but we
didn't know that at the time. So much for originality! |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Hey
Blackie. As a fellow musician I really look up to you and get inspiration
from your work. You are an awesome singer, how did you develop your singing
voice and what does singing mean to you? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Well
it's like my father always said, "Son no matter what happens make sure you're
the singer" that's what it means to me..steady employment. As far as development,
when I first started our PA systems weren't very good so to heard over the
band you had to really scream and it's a muscle like anything else, you
can develop it and get it stronger; so unknowingly I was developing my voice
out of necessity, to be heard. There's nothing like a blessing in disguise. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
What
is "locomotive man" about? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Again
I think this is one of those songs that is very well documented in the liner
notes of the album but for the people that don't have the album yet, it's
about a kid who is going to school with a gun intent on murder/suicide and
unfortunately I place blame more on the parents than the kids for these
catastrophes. Unfortunately its the kid's way of saying if you don't give
me attention, I will make you give me attention and unless parents sit up
and realize that kids are machinery that need constant maintenance then
we are going to have this problem repeat itself a lot more in the future. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
what's
been the hardest lp to write and produce? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Crimson
Idol |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
What
about a Blackie Lawless action figure complete with saw blades? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
We
had approached a couple of companies and to be honest, I just haven't had
the time to follow up on it. I would be afraid to think what some of you
would be doing with it anyway. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
How
hard was it to get Chris back in the band in 96? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
It
was nothing more than a simple meeting between the two of us; we both felt
the need to want to do it again so it was never really a problem; it came
about quite naturally. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Have
you personally visited all the web sites that were listed in the last 2
studio albums? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Yes
and some of the work on them is absolutely outstanding, keep up the good
work. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
You
once mentioned that you studied the occult and for anyone that doesn't have
a clue, they don't really know what they're messing with. Can you give an
idea of how bad it can be? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
My
experience is that there are positives and there are negatives in this world;
many times when people turn to the occult they are looking to reinforce
a negative power within themselves; that's where the problems lies. Although
this is not true in every case, with my experience it was the majority and
I did not feel like I needed anything like that to try and reinforce my
own inner strength. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
I've
heard you like being in Arizona and New Mexico ... as far as being part
Indian, have you ever "seen" your spirit animal? (Hope this isn't too complex).
I visualize you as a wolf. |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I
understand what you are referring to but no I have not but it is something
that I would like to do. It's interesting that you should make that comparison
because someone did a painting a few years back with my face as a wolf's
face and I always thought that the similarities were striking and it made
me think of what you are suggesting now when I first started to think about
this concept. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Blackie,
Where does your faith lie currently? Your words in your music are very intense. |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I'm
reluctant to talk about that because I'm very sensitive to the idea of influencing
others, I'm not trying to be evasive; I just don't want to prejudice anyone
one way or the other. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Blackie,
you mentioned earlier that Chris would like to do a solo in the near future.
How about yourself? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I've
got such free reign to do virtually everything I wish to do unless something
out of the ordinary arose, I don't really see where that would be necessary. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
what
ever happened to your bc rich widow (spider) and would you ever part with
it? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I
have 3 of those; one was done with the original spider painting and two
with the mirror inlay and I've entertained offers from people on different
occasions but as of now I'm not sure that I have any real desire to do anything
about it, basically because of it's historical significance. Why? Do you
have something good to trade? |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
(a
1934 Ford) Ha |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I
was going to say that but I didn't want to appear arrogant. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Why
don't you play any material of still not black enough live? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
We
are going into rehearsals next week and there has been talk of that so we
will see what happens. I've always wanted to do Scared to Death live and
maybe this will be a good opportunity. We'll see. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Do
you enjoy doing events like this where we get to pick your brain or is it
just a must do type thing because of publicity? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
It's
a question of who is picking whose brain; you've got to remember that I'm
listening to you as carefully as you are listening to me. You can learn
a lot just by opening your ears. So, it's a question of does one see the
glass as half empty or half full? I choose half full. |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
WAIT�You
have to remember that this is an ideal way for me to keep my thumb on your
pulse. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
hey
Blackie its fingers from WBAB how the hell are ya? The new disc kicks! |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I
was just talking about you the other day to Chip wondering when we could
get out to your neck of the woods to do some genuine terrorizing; I'll keep
you posted. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
you've
constantly stated what a mental drain the time was around inside the electric
circus. Have things ever gotten to those degrees recently. |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
The
problem was Inside the Electric Circus was never a mental drain; I was just
unhappy with the results at the time but it wasn't until I remastered the
album that I realized that it was better than I thought it was. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
What
did your parents think when you joined the occult? (Or did they ever know)? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
They
didn't know until years later after I was through with it. Usually the people
who practice it are very selective about the people they choose to let know
that they are practicing it. If they are truly into it, it could be your
next-door neighbor and you would never know it. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Is
"metal" more popular in Europe. More fans? More venues? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
I
think it's pretty much equal between Europe, the US and South America; you
have to remember that rock in general is a subculture and was never intended
to be mainstream but the sentiment of the people that embrace it is truly
the same worldwide. It is a select fraternity. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
In
the liner notes to UT you mention an experience in the desert. Can you elaborate? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
We
were referring earlier to the song Evermore about the possibility of reincarnation
but it would be impossible for me to detail to you exactly what the process
is as it requires physical participation and it's not something that can
be described with words alone. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
What
goes into picking a live WASP set list? Songs that can be put together and
create a mutual feel as a whole? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
It's
always a difficult process because every time a new tour is done it's in
support of a new album so it's a constant process of choosing what stays
and what goes and what's new that's introduced to the set list and quite
honestly we don't know what that's going to be until we go into rehearsals.
I'm as anxious as you are to find out. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
Was
it ever true (or just rumor) that you were going to remix some music with
Marilyn Manson? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
It
was something that was discussed at length but schedules never permitted
it to happen. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
hey
Blackie are you getting any flack from the chains about the cd cover |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
No,
I think that everyone recognizes that it's a genuine artistic statement.
It's important to realize that that album cover is not an attack on individual
faith but more the manipulation of what man does to the spirit of the Bible. |
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HOST
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as
a huge fan i love the smaller venues, to be right up there almost a part
of the show. But which do you prefer the small venues or the big arenas? |
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Blackie
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Both,
they are two completely different things, the bigger venues give you the
ability to put on a bigger show but the smaller venues give you an intimacy
that can not be duplicated. |
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HOST
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Are
there any bands you might be leaning towards as support? The Lizzy Borden
guys have been going around lately saying how they would LOVE to tour with
WASP this summer. |
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Blackie
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There
are names that have been suggested but nothing yet that has been confirmed. |
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HOST
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What
kind of parent do you think you'd make? |
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Blackie
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I
don't know, at this point in my life I'm never home; I certainly wouldn't
want my kid growing up with the characteristics thinking that his father
was a UPS delivery guy; you know someone that only comes around once in
awhile, and of course, to be a parent you have to have a kid or two and
I don't foresee that on my immediate horizon; so to answer your question,
hell if I know! |
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HOST
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If
you could ask for another musician to guest on one of your future albums�anyone
in the world to play with, who would it be? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Boy
that's a tough one; there are so many to choose from, but believe it or
not I've always wanted to do some sort of recording with Lemmy; who knows.
Maybe some day. |
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HOST
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you
have always had a great writing chemistry with Chris, what dictates who
writes and when? |
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Blackie
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It's
all down to inspiration, sometimes it's with a spoken word sometimes its
with an instrument so it's always different. But in the past few years,
we really don't write that much together anymore. |
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HOST
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Do
you ever get angry at the fact that some of the radio stations in the us
do not play your music. |
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Blackie
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Unfortunately
a lot of radio in the US is formulized, and it's not just WASP that they
don't play but its real rock in general that they don't play and if they
did it would make for better radio across the country. So it's frustrating
in the sense that there's just so much bad radio out there and they know
who they are. |
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HOST
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Think
you will you ever put together another concept album? Or is it too painful
a process? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
It's
something that I've given a lot of thought to do for the next album; it's
something that I've been working on for awhile now and I think that I may
have enough courage to face the beast again. |
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HOST
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What
does Blackie Lawless do in his leisure time or is that mind always working
on something?? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Leisure
time sounds like something that someone else gets to do. |
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HOST
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Blackie,
any plans to write a book in the future? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
We've
talked for ages about doing an autobiographical type of thing but again
it's all down to time or lack of. |
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HOST
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Blackie:
KFD ruled. Why did you abandon that style? |
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Blackie
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I've
said it many many times, we make records that reflect the mood that we are
in at the moment; the album and the tour served as a healing process for
me for what I was going through personally and that was a very dark record
and a very dark time of my life and when it was over I was ready to celebrate
life again. So I don't feel that I've abandoned that style, I'm just trying
to reflect the mood that I'm in at the moment. You've got to remember that
everything that I have done with records is really all one continuous piece
of work. |
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HOST
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Any
ideas or thoughts on WASP's next cover song? WASP always does great versions
of some classic songs! |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Nothing
lately but who knows what the future will hold. |
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HOST
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all
your songs are intense and narrative driven, has any movie houses approached
you to write songs for movies or perhaps a screenplay. |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Yeah
a few times but it's back to the age-old problem of time. I'm very focused
on what I do with WASP and it really does take all of time; I've been asked
to act in movies, to do television, to write for other people, to produce
other bands, and the problem is that there just isn't enough of me to go
around. (See leisure time above) |
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HOST
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have
you heard any of the death-metal bands covering wasp songs? If so what do
you think? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
There
has been a recent WASP tribute album released with many bands covering WASP
songs. I've heard of number of the tribute stuff and remakes and some of
them are quite good; it's always flattering when someone acknowledges your
work. |
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HOST
EMC Wasp: |
That
just about wraps things up tonight. Thanks to everyone for coming out and
joining us! Any last comments Blackie?? |
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Blackie
of WASP: |
Hold
on tight because we are getting ready to come to a town near them. We are
gonna hurt somebody real soon! |
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HOST
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Once
again, thank you Blackie!!...and thank you all for coming! Thanks and goodnight!! |
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Gracias
Mark por enviarmelo
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