![]() At first, I had a few which were my favorites but as I've listened more, I've become so enamored with them all that I can't pick a favorite.įinally, James, any last words for the kids? I have long been a huge fan of her father's work, so it has been an honor to get to work with one of Charlie Haden’s daughters, who is a monster in her own right.ĭo you have a favorite song on Behind the Shade? I've only been talking about her voice-her violin playing is also incredible! From there, I did a single with her on lead vocals to raise funds for animal rescue, and I also enlisted her to great effect on my release last year with Deniz Tek, Acoustic K.O. She did some amazing vocals on “The Departed” for Ready to Die and other tracks. I met with her and became more impressed as time went on. Our mutual friend Mike Watt suggested that I listen to Petra's a cappella album of The Who Sell Out. I’ve been aware of Petra’s work since around 2013 ,when I was looking for a backing singer for the final Stooges album, Ready to Die. I asked Frank to do “Sick of You” and was impressed with not only his singing but with his stage presence as well. Even with that, I was short quite a few, so Cheetah Chrome suggested I use Frank Meyer. And since they were already going to be in town, I asked them if they would like to do a live show. However, when we were asked to tape a couple of episodes of The Carson Daily Show, a number of the singers came to L.A. Of course, with that many singers, it's impossible to tour. On my last full-length solo album Re-Licked, I had around 14 guest singers altogether. Had you worked with Petra or Frank before recording Behind the Shade? The variety of different singers on Re-Licked gave it almost a tribute-like dimension.īehind the Shade is your new album, in which you are backed by the Pink Hearts. Of course, that didn't materialize, and after all of those years had passed, I wondered what the material would sound like if recorded properly. It was really more of a tribute to the songwriting that Iggy and I had done right after Raw Power in the hopes that we would be able to make a second album for Columbia. Had you attempted to make a solo album in the past? Re-Licked, from 2014, was your first ever solo album, and it had a lot of notable musicians on it. By the time I reunited with the Stooges in 2009 we were playing 40,000-seaters as headliners and 300,000 people at festivals. Then commercials started happening and bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns' N’ Roses started doing covers, etc. It started with the Internet, as writers begun to be able to track me down for interviews. When did you start to realize that the album was meaningful despite its lack of immediate commercial success? Raw Power took a long time to catch on, and ultimately inspired members of Nirvana, the Smiths, the Sex Pistols and Motley Crue. I stick with the sound that people want to hear from me. I occasionally play other amp/guitar combinations but not all that much. For most things, I still play the same type of rig I used on Raw Power-a Sixties Vox AC 30 top boost Amp and my Cherry Burst Les Paul Custom. Did working with computers change the kind of gear you favor when playing? Your guitar tone is very raw, yet your post-Stooges career included working on highly technological, audiophile-friendly projects. So my guitar tone on Raw Power and everything else is essentially how I play. I figured it would be much easier to write my own songs than to learn somebody else's. As a teen, I used the guitar as an emotional outlet and almost as soon as I could play, I focused on writing my own songs. I had developed my style and sound by just learning and playing my guitar mostly alone. Did you have that tone in mind when you were writing the songs? So many guitarists have attempted to copy your tone from the Raw Power era of the Stooges.
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