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 Nearly A Band Member Posts: 891     Location: Dream Street | With the resurgence of Twisted Sister into pop culture, "new" interviews have popped up like crazy over the last 10+ years. And while they are awesome to read, so much info is redundant to the SMF's. Let's be honest, most of the stuff we already knew. This renewed exposure to a new generations results in recycled questions. Of course, VH-1 Behind the Music and Dee's book revealed a ton of stuff that I had no idea about and I'm sure JJ, AJ, Eddie and Animal have a crop of info that we'd all love to hear about. So.....How about WE conduct an interview. ALL OF US. Let's see if we can all spit out a few questions that we've always wanted to ask them. It could be be an individual member or the group as a whole. Maybe the boys will take it seriously enough to respond and then maybe, just maybe our trusty webmaster, Donny, can post it on the front page as THE ULTIMATE TWISTED INTERVIEW by the SMF's. I'll start with 3 questions. I have some others but I think some might be a little too intense. I'll start with some fun ones, 1. What are each of the band members favorite TS songs? We've come to learn that Dee's favorite song he wrote is "The Heart is A Lonely Hunter". But let's talk just TS material. 2. When Dee proposes tunes, what was the typical process? I know he can play some guitar. Did he write very basic rhythm parts as well? Like, did he come to the studio with a tape of him singing to his guitar playing???? As a songwriter myself sometime I write lyrics first, sometimes I write music first. What was the norm for the group on developing a song? I recall talking to AJ and he explained how he came up with the drum intro to "WNGTI", so obviously there was some creative freedom for the rhythm section. So part 2 of this question is, How much creative freedom in general? 3. What don't you wanna do with your life? | ||
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 Road Reporter Posts: 1729  Location: Baltimore, MD | Hey Jaysin did you read Dee's book yet? He actually has some really interesting insight into his songwriting process.... | ||
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 Nearly A Band Member Posts: 717 Location: Chicago | Great idea Jaysin! Here's a couple that I would ask. For Dee - In my opinion, Dee is the greatest front man in rock and roll history. There's a lot of great ones. I know Alice Cooper was a big influence on Dee but I'm curious as to who Dee thinks is the greatest front man in rock and roll history and why? For Mark - I'm a bass player and I took bits and pieces from a few different guys as I was learning to play. Some of the guys that really shaped my style and sound were Geezer Butler, Phil Lynott, Billy Sheehan, Cliff Burton, and Mark "The Animal" Mendoza of course. (I tend to be a very aggressive player. There was one band I played in where I used to break more strings on my bass than my guitar player did. Can you guess which guy that trait came from? LOL!) My question for MAM would be who are some of his biggest influences and why? | ||
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Nearly A Band Member Posts: 891 Location: Dream Street | Armadillo - 2012-10-26 10:46 PM Hey Jaysin did you read Dee's book yet? He actually has some really interesting insight into his songwriting process.... Yeah I did, but his insight doesn't answer the entirety of my inquiry. I wanna know specifics. Not to be an arrogant douchebag, but I am very fluent in music theory and songwriting.....I know how to write music and structure material. Regardless of my musical success not even coming close to theirs doesn't mean I'm an inferior musician. I hate saying this, but I've said it before so I'll say ti again; Their music is very simple..As little as 2 chords in a song(I am, I'm me). Regardless of my understanding of their material it intrigues me to know the absolute steps of their song's formations. A cut like "I Believe in Rock N Roll" is a great example of what Dee may have brought to the table and what was contributed by JJ and Eddie. "Like a knife in the Back" has some cool bass lines, I'm pretty sure Dee didn't write these parts. Animal is an adept and formidable bassist. I'm just curious to know how the songs ended up in the recording arrangement the way they did. | ||
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 Full-On SMF Posts: 77 Location: Hull | The chances of a new recording in 2013? Perhaps 'What's Love Without You' or 'Death From Above"? | ||
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 Location: Rocking In The Florida Dark ! | As Usual Jay, I think your ideas are great! This is one of the best ive seen in a while. I realize that sales or perspective sales could play into stuff from a marketing aspect , however our guys have been around for so long and the slamboard hopefully is a place that it can be told as it is. Me ive womdered stuff for years -- In my past I toyed with the idea of trying to build a really big awesome PA for the WWE effort being into that stuff I reserched it in depth to the point that the venues might not even have enough available power to run it. I allways was in Awe if you will that in the bar days they pissed on all the local bands not only in sound but knowing how to play all that stuff ( anotherwords being really good musicians. so a couple of things I allways had wanted to know was --- In the early days --say 78-- Where did all the money come from for all those Marshalls and a rather elaborate PA system --They had said they drew a BS pay check back then. Did Charlie Barecca bring his own stuff and how the hell is he? , I learned so much from him back then, and where did he learn it from? cause he was far out in front back then. -- I never hear about him anymore Was it a good or bad thing Playing Marshalls with no master volume control? Does the band wish they could relive that time or are they glad thats over with? Is it still fun ? a good time like when we could share a beer in a crowd at one of the bars? It just goes on and on -- I wish someday I can sit down in NY and drink another beer with Jay jay and mark or whomever and get another chance to shoot the bs like thirty years ago. I miss all that At any rate-- great Job Jaysin! -- Your the best I miss you too! I dont get to get on the board as much as Id like to but when the opportunity comes its awesome to see peeps like you doing great stuff like this. I miss talking with some of the band members and the support crew. Anyway -- Way to go Jaysin -- You will allways be one of the best SMF's to me and of course a great friend! -- I really mean that. Edited by Jim Hudson 2012-11-07 9:11 PM | ||
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Nearly A Band Member Posts: 891 Location: Dream Street | Jim Hudson - 2012-11-07 8:58 PM As Usual Jay, I think your ideas are great! This is one of the best ive seen in a while. I realize that sales or perspective sales could play into stuff from a marketing aspect , however our guys have been around for so long and the slamboard hopefully is a place that it can be told as it is. Me ive womdered stuff for years -- In my past I toyed with the idea of trying to build a really big awesome PA for the WWE effort being into that stuff I reserched it in depth to the point that the venues might not even have enough available power to run it. I allways was in Awe if you will that in the bar days they pissed on all the local bands not only in sound but knowing how to play all that stuff ( anotherwords being really good musicians. so a couple of things I allways had wanted to know was --- In the early days --say 78-- Where did all the money come from for all those Marshalls and a rather elaborate PA system --They had said they drew a BS pay check back then. Did Charlie Barecca bring his own stuff and how the hell is he? , I learned so much from him back then, and where did he learn it from? cause he was far out in front back then. -- I never hear about him anymore Was it a good or bad thing Playing Marshalls with no master volume control? Does the band wish they could relive that time or are they glad thats over with? Is it still fun ? a good time like when we could share a beer in a crowd at one of the bars? It just goes on and on -- I wish someday I can sit down in NY and drink another beer with Jay jay and mark or whomever and get another chance to shoot the bs like thirty years ago. I miss all that At any rate-- great Job Jaysin! -- Your the best I miss you too! I dont get to get on the board as much as Id like to but when the opportunity comes its awesome to see peeps like you doing great stuff like this. I miss talking with some of the band members and the support crew. Anyway -- Way to go Jaysin -- You will allways be one of the best SMF's to me and of course a great friend! -- I really mean that. Love you too, bro! Sucks that it's been a while since we've banged heads but I carry you around in my heart and thoughts all the time. All the best from out west! By the way, I'll be in Miami this Xmas season. Dec 19-26. Edited by Jaysin 2012-11-09 1:56 AM | ||
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Location: Rocking In The Florida Dark ! | Cool Stuff jaysin -- Hopefully we can hook up. Im in school and working alot right now, fighting a few catastrophys where I live , but hopefully by then things will be better. ( a lot better) Hobe sound is a little north, but Id make the trip or maybe you can stay here. I got a house up here. . It would be fun to catch up. Well figure it all out certainly by then. | ||
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Nearly A Band Member Posts: 891 Location: Dream Street | Jim Hudson - 2012-11-09 7:23 PM Cool Stuff jaysin -- Hopefully we can hook up. Im in school and working alot right now, fighting a few catastrophys where I live , but hopefully by then things will be better. ( a lot better) Hobe sound is a little north, but Id make the trip or maybe you can stay here. I got a house up here. . It would be fun to catch up. Well figure it all out certainly by then. I won't have a car at my disposal so I'll need to be catered to. If your digits are still ###.###.#987, I'll hit you up upon my arrival. | ||
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Location: Rocking In The Florida Dark ! | Hi Jaysin, Yea that number is gone --- was a victem of the economy for a couple of years. ouch !!!! Still trying to recover from that one. Now in working 8-12 hours a day and in school two nights a week and am doing On call once every five days at night.. Feast or famine. Id really like to see you though !!! well have to see what we can do. My life has been so crazy over the past couple of years I lost your contact #'s on top of that . Ill PM you on here so we can recover that stuff ---Hang Tight my friend --- Your the best ! | ||
