How would you classify your music? Tattoo Frank - Heavy Metal Pam Lewis - Heavy Metal Deth Doug Mirly - Metal John DelVecchio - Heavy Metal Adam - Metal Do you all have day jobs and if so what do you do? tf - I'm a drug counselor. I help people get off drugs, drugs suck! pl - furniture finishing tech. ddm - I service/install telephone cable and wiring. it sucks! jd - I'm a carpenter for a company that builds custom yachts. a - i work retail until i graduate from FAU How did the band get together? tf - Through ads and weeding out assholes! pl - a phone call made me realize what i had to do and the direction i should take in life. ddm - Count Dane and i jammed for a few months. Dane had Tattoo Frank's number and we called him. he was in a band with Pam at the time. we jammed and it all started to work out very well. jd - i answered an ad a - I was approached by Tattoo Frank after a gig What are your musical backgrounds? tf - i've been singing metal since i've been 12. i'm 32 now. pl - self taught astronaut ddm - my dad played drums, so i started young. played for lots of bands in lots of clubs and bars. jd - i've had several teachers but getting out there and playing is the best school possible a - i was in a boy's chior when i was 10 that toured Mexico and Florida. When my voice changed, i took up the guitar at 14. I went to a Performing Arts high school and was a music major for two years at FAU. i have studied Classical, Jazz, and Rock. What kind of music do you like to listen to when your not playing? tf - death and black metal. of course Sabbath, Priest, and Maiden. pl - Rock, Jazz, Alternative, Techno, Metal and KISS ddm - metal and blues jd - rock and blues a - progressive metal, classical, and jazz fusion What do you do to relax? tf - get a blow job pl - sleep, go to the beach, eat, fuc...you can fill in the blank. ddm - spend time with my wife and daughter and our dog Savage jd - go to the beach, ride bikes, movies a - roller blade, jog, play the guitar, masterbate If you had the chance to jam with any band, who would that be? tf - Ozzy! He is King! pl - KISS ddm - Metal Church jd - Ozzy a - Stratavarious What's the best thing that has ever happened to you? tf - I met my wife Judy pl - meeting the love of a lifetime ddm - my wife and daughter jd - met my wife Maria a - let say it's not printable but both girls were satisfied What's the worst thing that has ever happened to you? tf - having the runs and no toilet paper pl - having an instrument stolen ddm - that i'm not making a living playing the drums jd - getting arrested for drunk driving a - i was in a car wreck in '96 and almost died Who writes the songs? tf - i write like 99% of the lyrics and arrange some of the music pl - mostly Tattoo but we all input ddm - Tattoo Frank writes the lyrics and the band collaborates on the music jd - we all do a - everybody contributes Where do you get your inspiration from? tf - Life's up and downs pl - Life ddm - Life jd - watching other bands and everything that goes on around me a - Van Halen, John Pratucci, Steve Morris, Stanley Jordon, Paul Gilbert Who thought of the band's name and how did you choose it? tf - Our old guitar player, who left, but we kept the name ddm - i think it was Count Dane and Tattoo Frank jd - Tattoo Frank a - Tattoo Which are you personal favorite songs and why? tf - Mr. Heroin (self experience) Nervous Breakdown (had one) She Decompensates (true story and she was fuckin' crazy) pl - Black Crow's 'Remedy', Candlebox's 'It's Alright', SemiSonic's 'Singing in my sleep', thank you Zepplin ddm - Mr. Heroin cause i like the drum parts jd - Our own individual hell. it is the first song Adam and I harmonize solos with Do you play many gigs and if so where? tf - Local clubs in Ft. Lauderdale ddm - SFLA clubs and bars jd - local clubs What is you view of the music scene in (wherever you live-please fill in)? tf - It sucks! we are the only real heavy metal band around so that's cool. everyone else is jumping on band wagon's. we stay true to metal! pl - limited clubs to play metal ddm - the scene in S. FLA sucks! little metal support of local clubs. rock and roll clubs come and go real fast. metal needs to come back to the USA! jd - i used to live in Connecticut and the music scene there sucked. i moved to FL and it rocks here but lots of clubs close down and re-open dance or latin. a - The S. FLA scene is tough because there aren't many good muscians here. I was lucky to find Premonition. What band/s would you say has had the most influence on you? tf - Sabbath and Maiden pl - KISS ddm - Old Priest like 'Sad Wings Of Destiny' and 'Unleashed In The East'. That kicks ass!!!! jd - Black Sabbath a - Dream Theater What are your plans for the future? tf - keep playing and recording. hope we get signed. I'll never give up. Metal is my life. pl - rock til Death do us part ddm - try to wake up in the morning jd - make a living through music a - persue music and see how far it will take me. i'd like to build and design guitars Any last words or remarks? tf - Keep the metal faith! and a big fuck you to anyone who says metal is dead. thank you for the interview Brother Derek. pl - Don't like to refinish, repeat, touch-up,....you get the point? thank you. ddm - Don't let people/industry/governments/shirts and suits/ tell you what to listen to. choose for yourself. jd - ever get a chance, come see us! a - Forever Rock ON!! Premonition Website : http://www.premonition11.com/premo.html |