ADAM BOMB Interview Octobre 2006

ADAM BOMB

Interview par Nikki/ Photos par Loaded le 25.10.2006

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Hi Adam!
Thank you very much for taking some time to answer to our questions.

You know, on the www.hardrock80.com webzine, you got lot of fans, and I think people will be happy to read it !

How did you begin playing guitar ?
A guy who worked for my father gave me a guitar. He also smoked pot with me for the first time

Your first band was TKO, how did it start ?
I was a hotshot guitarist at 17 years old. Their old guitarist Tony Bortko wanted to quit because he said he was going blind. I replaced him & wrote an album with the singer Brad Sinsel.

I know that you had met Eddie VAN Halen. Can you tell us more about that?
I was like 16 and we found out the hotel they were staying in, after the show the roadies were throwing pizza in the hallway at Micheal Anthony, Michael bit my guitar & I asked him if Eddie would sign it. He knocked on EdÂ´s door and he let me n my friend in hos room. We jammed for hours.

What are your favorite bands ? Your Influences ?
Van Halen, AC/DC, Zeppelin. Mike Tyson and dirty girls.

How did you meet Cliff Williams of AC/DC ? I know that he played on your first album Fatal Attraction. How did you feel about playing with him?
The producer Rick Keefer recored Cliff´s solo demos, Cliff agreed to play bass on I Want My Heavy Metal. He like the song. It was an honour.

Can you tell us what do you think about each album you made ?
Well I love my albums, they´re my kids.

What happened with the N.Y Times album ?
Long story, it´s on the liner notes, a lot of people died on that album. It was quite a time in New York City.

How did Get animal begun ?
As a joke, I used to to pick up shows in Spain and I wanted to do music that any musician could play on bass n drums without much rehearsal or musical abilty. It´s very simple rock n roll.

Why have you written Â« Je t'aime Bebe» ? Is it a tribute to France ?
Oui Oui, I wanted to record a song in French. I think I did a good job considering I really don´t speak French at all.

Your Third World Roar album is very Dark and Conceptual. It's different of what you usualy do. What gave you the need to do an album like this ?
9.11

How did you meet Michael Monroe ? I know you worked on Watcha Want album. What do you think about it ?
I knew MM from NYC, we hooked up in Spain on the Get Animal tour supporting DIO, and after the tour I went to Finland n did some gigs, then we got together and started writing. I wound as his solo band guitarist, mainly because his Finish guitarist were crap.

I think your last album « Rock like Fuck » is very good. What about a next album ? Is it planned ? I can't wait hearing some new stuff from you !
I´m looking for a record label to finance it. I won´t record a new record without a company this time so we´ll have to wait n see.

Can you tell us about some funny things that happened to you on tour?
A dog once attacked my pink guitar and broke it into 3 pieces.

Your Pink Gibson intrigues many people... What's its story?
It´s the ultimate rock icon. I bought it at Norms Rare Guitars (the shop in Spinal Tap with all the guitars), Geffen Records paid for it I painted it pink

Do you think you'll come in France someday to play ?
Hopefully in March, I don´t have an agent so if anybody there knows some clubs that would book Adam Bomb, tell them contact through my myspace page http://myspace.com/adambombonline

A word for your French fans of Hard rock 80 ?
Rock On Rock Hard Rock Animal!!!

Thank you very much Adam for answering this interview. And thanks again for the great show in Tilburg.

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