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Cooper of course, they were like global speech. It’s crazy. And I don’t try to get too through anything that’s been too devastat-
artists. For instance, Night Ranger, we do political. I’m not too into that, but yeah, I just ing. My parents are still alive, which is great.
play some shows here and there, some think it’s a weird time… PC times in the last You lose some friends here or there. That’s
shows in the UK, and obviously in Japan, five, six, seven, eight years or so. What do always very tough. That’s probably the
things like that, Canada, but mainly they’re a you think? Don’t you think it’s crazy? If you toughest thing I’ve been through, but in
U.S. act. But with Alice and with Slash, we say something at your workplace, even if it’s bands, sometimes you complain, or some-
would tour year in and year out all through to a coworker, even if it’s a half joke; ‘Robert, times I complain, ‘this is bullshit’ or ‘that is
Europe, all through Asia and stuff like that. the manager, or whoever, that guy, what a bullshit,’ ‘F this,’ but I usually try and stand
It’s awesome to be able to do that, see all dick!’ Next thing you know, that guy’s suing back and cool down. I usually don’t try and
these different cultures and meet all these you. Or suing the company for harassment go too crazy and be pretty logical and you
cool people, like I said, that are really in- because someone said he or she was blah think about it, and go, ‘You know what? This
grained in the rock ‘n’ roll community and blah blah! The stories I hear about on the is actually pretty great. There are millions of
they love rock music and love that act that news almost every day… NBC or Fox or people that wished and hoped that they
you’re playing with. To be able to travel CNN, it’s insanity. could be in a ‘famous’ rock band touring the
around and learn all this cool stuff, meet “We were just talking about this, believe planet for 20+ years, so I always try and
these cool people, you get to jump around it or not, I guess it was Saturday. ‘Cause the stand back and cool myself down and go,
on stage AND get paid. There’s nothing bet- Night Ranger guys, we laugh at this stuff. If ‘This is actually pretty great,’ even though
ter.” something happened back in the old days, the circumstances might be wild. The tough-
you might just fight it out. Nowadays, if est thing for me is probably losing friends
n ‘Glorious’ Tim sings ‘We are the last something happens, and you push some lately. The last x amount of years there have
Iof our kind, no one stands in our way’. guy, like I said, the guy’s going to try to sue been a lot of them that have fallen by the
We’re curious as to whether Keri thinks peo- you, it’s stupid. I don’t know… I’m just using wayside, unfortunately. That’s probably the
ple stand in the way of others more today that as a weird example, but you know what toughest thing that has happened in my life.”
than in the past. I’m getting at. It’s just crazy.” Thankfully any tough times have not
“Well… I think there are… I don’t want to ‘Glorious’ also includes the lyric ‘We’ve kept Keri down. He definitely bleeds for rock
say opinions, but a lot more censorship. And written books with our blood’ – so we end by ‘n’ roll when he’s up on stage, giving his all
I don’t mean censorship in the music, but I asking Keri what the toughest thing he’s when putting on an entertaining rock show.
mean you’ve got to be so politically correct been through is. When has he most bled? And hopefully we’ll all get to witness this at
almost, and I’m not just talking about music, Keri (who also owns some bars called Aces some point with A New Revenge. In the
but I’m just talking about the way of the & Ales) tries to think. “It’s been pretty easy. meantime, grab a copy of ‘Enemies &
world. You can’t even almost voice your No, there are always hard times. Sometimes, Lovers’ and give it a spin – and you’ll be a
opinion on anything or else somebody’s being a musician, like I said, it’s pretty much lover (and not an enemy) of it for sure.
going to call you out, some internet gang- all I’ve done in my life. I’ve been very thank- Visit www.anewrevenge.com for more
ster’s going to say something on some ful and very fortunate - besides when we info.
boards or somebody’s going to sue you. It’s started the restaurants. That’s been 10/11 Words By Shari Black Velvet
just insane these days I think, as far as what years now. There are always hardships, let’s
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