Hi Joey,
Thank you to answer my questions.
1/Can you tell us in few words what happened to you since
“Born Again” has been released, both on personal
and professional point of view?
It is all kind of “same
shit, different day”. The band sounds tighter then
it ever has, we get along great and work with no drama which
is cool by me. I got married to my longtime girlfriend Shari
in 2006 but I think BA wasn’t out then…I can’t
remember. Oh yeah, Lane is back in the band also. That was
bound to happen sooner or later.
2/What are
your passions, your side projects? How do you feel, right
now?
I’m starting to get
into refurbishing old cars, I already did my boat, “The
Face Peeler” (because it is so fast). I have no side
projects right now. After Warrant tours and does a new CD
this fall I may start something heavy with a few friends.
3/It seems
quite exceptional that the 5 original members of the band
re-unite for few dates. How could this happen, who originated
this?
Well to begin with it is
not a few dates, we have over 40 planned already, I just
can’t tell you what they are because they haven’t
gone on sale yet. To my knowledge as long as we all get
along, and we are, we will continue doing this as long as
possible. We will record this fall and release a new CD
next year.
As for the reunion and how
it started…Erik called Jani they started talking about
legal bullshit that was hanging over our heads and the conversation
went to “let’s put this band back together”
and it just happened, it was pretty painless and simple.
4/Are you
aware of the excitement created by your come back with the
original line-up?
I have read a few posts on
our myspace page but beyond that no, I’m not. I hope
people will enjoy what we do. I can tell you that we are
bring back the full on show, no just standing there and
jamming. Our set will be full of many surprises…so
come on out and check it out!
5/This come
back with the full original team of WARRANT was unexpected
for the fans. How do you feel, now as you are all together?
We all get along great. It
is like no time has gone by since 1987. This should be a
bunch of fun for all of us.
6/Can you
tell me if you plan to compose for this reunion and if you
plan to record something? Many bands from the “Hard
Rock Golden Age” are re-uniting, and sometimes issue
a new record. Does this motivate you?
We will record a new CD but
not until the fall for a 2009 release.
7/What are
your feelings about the revival of Hard US / classic hard
rock in the whole world? Do you believe that WARRANT can
meet the same success as in the 80’s?
I don’t think that way.
Live in the past, die in the past! We are looking forward
to giving a 110% kickass live show like we used to, I’m
telling you it will be killer.
8/Should
you release a new studio album of WARRANT, which color would
this have? Would it be in line with Born Again or would
you show an evolution to a different style? Or maybe back
to the 80’s ?
I would imagine that it will
be an extension of what we do best, so Cherry Pie meets
Dog Eat Dog meets DRFSR…ha, ha, ha!
9/In 2004,
you issued a new edition of Cherry Pie and D.R.F.S.R. with
some bonuses (Game Of War, Power – The Gladiator soundtrack,
Only A Man and All Night Long). Do you still have some unreleased
stuff from the 80’s or the 90’s, and shall we
have a package with such material?
There’s all kinds of
stuff lying around like that. I can tell you that we are
working on a DVD with old L.A. club footage, and some footage
from different countries and different tours. That should
be released this fall, Jerry is editing it as we speak.
There’s some killer live stuff and some funny behind
the scenes stuff as well.
10/I saw
on WARRANT website that you planned to launch a live DVD.
Some fans dream to find on DVD the “old” videos
(Quality You Can Taste, …). Is there any chance to
get them on DVD (bonus on the forthcoming DVD or something
like that) ?
We will see. We may release
all the old videos as a compilation some day.
11/How did
you feel when WARRANT was low, after the launching of Dog
Eat Dog, due to the grunge apparition? Have you ever thought
to quit the business, then?
It sucked, I did and we are
back to kick your ass!
12/Looking
backwards, what do you think of Born Again? Was it a mistake
or a continuity in WARRANT career?
Born Again was a good CD
sonically and song-wise. This band will stop at nothing
to play live and make music. There have been countless musicians
in this band, different sounding records, everything you
can imagine. The true love of music is what has kept this
band alive for 20 years. If anyone has a problem with that…well
then…I hope you enjoy your day job!
13/Among
the WARRANT discography, which album are you proud of?
Truly…Dog Eat Dog. We
had a GREAT producer, the song content was diverse and the
sound was killer for us.
14/Do you
remember when WARRANT opened for IRON MAIDEN in Paris –
France ? Do you have memories of this show?
Yep, we got shit thrown at
us for the first half of the first song and ended up winning
over the fans (I think)…we closed that show with Accept’s
“Balls to the Wall”. I also got to sit behind
Nicko’s kit drinking beers that night while he slammed
it…amazing…great guy!
15/How does
it fell for an artist to have filled huge arenas back in
the 80’s and play today in smaller venues?
It is not the size that counts!
16/A lot
of fans would dream to see you on stage in Europe and in
France. Can we hope this dream to come true?
Warrant never toured Europe
enough to have a decent following over there. We may play
if we can get onto some of the larger festivals but as far
as coming over to play clubs…it will NEVER happen,
it is too much of a beating.
17/Should
you have the possibility to set a side project, just for
fun, for just one album, who would you like working with?
Chuck Miller on bass (Soulbender),
Vinnie Paul on drums, Rob Halford on vocals and me on guitar.
18/I Leave
you the final words to your fans :
Thank you for the continued
support. See you on tour in 2008!
19/I wish
to thank you again to have answered my questions !
Thank you also Joel !
Cheers,
Joey Allen