SINGER BLAZE BAYLEY SAYS HE WAS “SAD” THAT HE NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO MAKE A THIRD IRON MAIDEN ALBUM
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Songfacts: Looking back, how would you say that you write your best songs? Blaze Bayley: I’m not sure if this is the best way, but what I’ve tried to do is gather together enough interesting words that […]
ACE FRHELEY ON TOMMY THAYER: “HE’S JUST A GUY UP THERE COPYING ME”
Eddie Trunk interviewed KISS guitarist Ace Frehley for his podcast. Quotes from the interview, courtesy of blabbermouth.net, appear below. Frehley discussing what he thinks about current KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer wearing his makeup: “[Tommy is] not Ace Frehley by any stretch of the imagination, number one. Number two, what bothers me the most is that […]
MORE DETAILS ABOUT AEROSMITH GUITARIST JOE PERRY’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY RELEASED, DATES ADDED TO HIS BOOK TOUR
As previously reported, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry will be releasing his autobiography, Rock: My Life In and Out of Aerosmith, on October 7th (Simon & Schuster; Hardcover; $27.99). Joe Perry shares—with total candor and without apology—what life is like as the lead guitarist and co-head writer of Aerosmith. Both a study in brotherhood and solitude, […]
SLASH CONFIRMS PAUL STANLEY STANLEY STORY
Slash has confirmed a story in Paul Stanley’s autobiography, where the KISS frontman told the former Guns N’ Roses guitarist to “go f–k yourself.” It appears in Stanley’s book Face The Music: A Life Exposed and details the incident which occurred prior to the release of Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction. Stanley had been […]
TWISTED SISTER FRONTMAN DEE SNIDER REFUTES GENE SIMMONS’ CLAIM THAT “ROCK IS DEAD”
Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has responded to KISS bassist Gene Simmons claim that rock is dead. Snider writes via his Facebook: Recently, my esteemed colleague, Gene Simmons of Kiss declared that “Rock ‘n’ Roll is finally dead.” Really? While I have nothing but respect for Gene, he couldn’t be further off the mark. Yes, […]
RUSH TO RELEASE “R40” ANNIVERSARY BOX SET IN NOVEMBER
The highly-anticipated Rush 40th anniversary box set has finally been confirmed – it’s a six-disc Blu-ray collection and it will be released on November 17th. Speculation about the product has been circulating for over a year. Now it’s been revealed that R40 will include the band’s five most recent concert movies with additional features. A […]