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funny facts on tour? Oh man! One day we were in chicago it was the last day of ourtour ,one of them ! It was very very cold. We were all half asleep in the bus.We stoped at a store to get some food. My roadie went to the store wearing a tshirt an flip flop and a short. Keep in mind he took 5 dollars with him and no wallet with his id card. He stayed wat too long time in the store we all went back to our bunks to sleep. Our manager though we all got back on the bus and we left. 2 hours later we realized we left our guy in a truck stop wearing a tshirst ,a short in winter time! Thank god, Alice in Chains were behind us ,they stopped at the same bus stop and picked him up. So funny! Imagine him wearing almost nothing in winter time and having no money ! |
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do you think baout the two first XYZ albums? I love them but hate dokken s production i wish he would have let me produce the first cd. It' s too slick. People love the songs thought Have you got some contacts from the formers members of the band? Pat and Paul. Marc lives in new mexico He is no longer interested in rock music. Don' t know why he was so good at it The unrealesed tracks on "What you can Take Live" were demos for a third XYZ album? Yes but no one wanted to sign us. XYZ sold over 1.2 millions cds wold wide and we could. No longer get a record deal! Strange biz isn' it? |
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You have recorded the excellent Cage with many musicians. With who do
you like to work if you have the opportunity ? I would like to work with some french artists Record something in french. Do you know any one interested? Why have you reformed XYZ? I had some thing left in meIi only write because i feel the urge and desiare to do soand after the death of my son,then my father. I had lots of things to talk about so xyz was a good vehicle to my anger |
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do you think about Letter to God? great cd. A bit dark but i was dark when i wrote it Remenber that i always worte my own music so xyz s sound is also terry ilous. The sound is hevier but he! 12 years have passed so you could only expect a change. I don t like to re do what i have done. I don t think an artist should repeat himself. Some bands keep writing the same type of songs over and over again Why? An artist should create no copy himself ! Use the past to inspire your present! Vive le present! |
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have you re-recorded "Inside Out" et "What keep me Loving
You" on Letter to Gid? The label mtm wanted me too. I also wanted to do because i did not like the production on the first cd Why you only sell the Forbidden Demos on your Web site?Is it difficult to promote? It’s very difficult to release a cd in the stores when you are an indy band. Plus i make more money selling the cd online. The stores give you nothing per cd! Ultimately i would rather have both. I have my own label" fycorecords" and i have full online distribution so that is great |
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release of the Forbidden Demos was a answer to the release of Rainy Days
(If this questions is disturburbing, I understand that there is no answers).
No
not at all! Bobby is a thief. He used my name, pic and recordings without
my authorisation! I never gave him the ok to release a cd called xyz.
Rayny Days is not an xyz release lets make that veryclear. I will never
forgive him. We are no longer friends Rainy Days sounds terrible since bobby never had accessto the masters. They are here, they belong to Pat and I! I had to release " Forbidden Demos" to protect my name and the fans. The fans were loured into believing that Rainy Days was an xyz cd so they bought it ! I’m so sorry Any way who cares about bobby pieper ? We played withhim for one year! 3 years before getting signed! People care about the band they know off the first cd produced by Dokken, Bobby who? Do you care about that guy who played drums with the Beatles before they got signed ? I don t ! I care about Ringo for me he was the beatles! A Forbidden Demos 2 will be released? No i don't think so. I have printed few copies of it and will not reprintsome more ! You are close to your fans. You dedicated the cd bought on your website. (Thnak you from the people who have bought it on your site ! ! !) Is there somebody you would love to have some care ?All you have to do is go to my site www.xyzmusic.com and use Paypal I always answer my emails personally fans know thatand i get about 150 to 200 emails per day! Answers may be short but it' s me answering My other site is www.terryilous.com I would have love to be able to get in touch with some others too I won t give you names but ..... |
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Have
you got some videos of XYZ? A DVD will be released ? I do but nothing so far i have lots of footage ! Some funny one too A new album of XYZ in project? No. But a best of xyz/terry ilous will come our next year Do you think you’ll come in France for a possible concert? I WOULD LOVE TOO, I miss france. Work it out i will come Have
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are your musical projects? Finishing my latin cd and writing music for films. Funny no ones asked what i thought about the war in Irak or any presidents so you can ad that. I don' t like Bush. I' m a democrat who voted for kerry. On the other end i don' t like Chirac. He is way too passive! I love France and those who don' t like France should not live there. Chirac is as bad as Bush but more inteligent and articulate <quelqu' un qui s exprime bien>. The political climat in france has to change right ,left center what s the defference ! "Les politicians sont tous des menteurs" they should care more about the people then their wallets. I' m a pround american that love this country and i m also a proud french man that love France. These are great contries run by 2 asholes, I'm against the war in Irak <countrary to what Jamie Saint James of Black 'n Bues said>, but removing Saddam was a good thing but not invading Irak its a mess now. I also don' t like terrorists or people trying to force you into their doctrines. Bush / Chirac have to go. Last Question. If something has to be redone? I would save up my money,spend less time with women, I fucked way too many,they take your energy and time is priceless I m not kidding I would have fired Don Dokken who killed my first cd I would try to be a better man by caring more for others , Write songs with more diversed writers andspend more time with my familly I miss them I’m
happy to have done an interview for my french friends. See You !
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