 Tracy G och Metalshrine´s Steve Mårtensson. Intervju - Tracy G, Driven / ex Dio / ex WWIII 1. What are you up to right now? I AM WORKING WITH MY BAND DRIVEN AND ALSO WORKING ON SOLO CDS OF MY OWN. 2. What is your best and worst tour memory? THE WORST WAS WHEN I WAS IN ALASKA WITH DIO. I WAS ON STAGE READY TO DO THE GUITAR SOLO AND I WAS THERE BY MY SELF PLAYING. THEN THE POWER WENT OFF AND I WAS LEFT STANDING WITH NO SOUND... THAT WAS NOT TO FUN! THE BEST WAS PLAYING IN WW3 OPENING FOR IRON MAIDEN AND ANTHRAX. THAT WAS THE BIGGEST PLACE (15,000) I HAD PLAYED AT THAT TIME -91! THE SIZE OF THE PLACE AND STAGE WERE WHAT I ALWAYS DREAMED IT WOULD BE LIKE. IT WAS AT A PLACE CALLED IRVINE MEADOWS. 3. What band have been the most fun to tour with? And worst? WW3 WAS THE CRAZIEST AND FUNEST. SO WAS DIO BUT WW3 WAS MY FIRST TOUR SO I THINK IT WAS ALL SO NEW AND OVER THE TOP. NO WORST! 4. Any special tour memory of Sweden? ITS WAS VERY COLD AND THE PEOPLE PARTY ALOT AND HARD. LOTS OF DRINKING!!! 5. How did you react when Ronnie James Dio asked you to "step back and just play rhythm guitar" in Dio? I WAS A LITTLE SUPRIZED, BUT I DID NOT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT MY ANSWER TO MUCH. I WISHED HIM LUCK AND HE DID THE SAME. 6. Promoting "Magica" R J Dio told media that he wasn´t satisfied with the previous albums. As one argument he pointed out you as one of the factors to why the albums didn´t sound the way he wanted. How does that feel to hear after all you´ve done for R J Dio and his band? I DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR R.J.D OR HIS BAND. HE IS THE ONE WHO HELPED ME. HE GAVE ME A CHANCE TO DO MY THING AND SO I DID. I WAS IN THE BAND FOR 6 YEARS AND DID WHAT I DO. DIO WAS DIO WAY BEFORE ME AND HE WILL BE DIO WAY AFTER ME. 7. How is your relation with R J Dio today? I HAVE TALK TO HIM 1 TIME SINCE -99, BUT WE LEFT AS FRIENDS AND I HAVE TOTAL RESPECT FOR HIM AND I FEEL HE DOES FOR ME ALSO. I KNOW HE IS A BUSY GUY BUT HE KNOWS WHAT I THINK OF HIM AND I KNOW WHAT HE THINKS OF ME. WE DONT HAVE TO TALK ALL THE TIME TO KNOW THIS. NO MATTER WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE PRESS! 8. Did people around you change when you started doing big tours? Were those who weren't supportive before, suddenly are or vice versa? YES, ITS THE SAME OLD STORY. BUT YES PEOPLE GOT STRANGE. SOME OF THEM OFCOURSE SAID IT WAS ME. WHAT EVER, ITS ALL SOOO SILLY TO ME! 9. Tell us something about recording or playing the songs from: Strange Highways WAS GREAT -- NEW - FRESH -- THE MUSIC HAD A SOUL. Angry Machines NOT GOOD -- IT FELT LIKE A STRUGGLE TO WRITE IT AND TO RECORD IT WAS WORSE... DID NOT FEEL NATURAL. FELT LIKE WE WERE TRYING TO HARD. WWIII GREAT - NEW -- HEAVY-- FELT VERY FRESH AND GREAT. 95% OF THOSE SONGS, MUSICLY, I HAD ALREADY WRITTEN SO THE SONGS FELT LIKE THEY WERE MY KIDS. THAT WAS A FUN TIME. 10. What do you do when you're not playing or writing music? WATCH BASKETBALL --- THE LAKERS. 11. What are your plans for the future? I HOPE I CAN GET SOMETHING GOING FOR MY BAND DRIVEN HERE IN THE STATES. THE CD IS ON MTM GERMANY, IT CAME OUT IN SEPTEMBER 2001. PLUS I WILL BE RELEASEING AND ALLWAYS WORKING ON MY SOLO INSTRUMENTAL CDS. I SELL ON MY WEB SITE-TRACYG.COM 12. When can we expect to see you in Sweden again? I HOPE SOON. THANK AND HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR. Tracy G - Official website
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