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and divided from each other that they can’t fig- of life as far as mistakes and things like that. For Loud Park Festival in Japan and then there was
ure out anything and they don’t want to. It’s just a steady pay he gets a gun and they send him some talk about us going back to Japan and
crazy. If you say you’re Republican and Demo- off to work. “They sent him off to die”. It’s kind of doing another tour, a full tour.”
crat, the thing that pisses me off more than any- dark. “I’ve got a song and a prayer for the dying,” The band posted a funny meme on social
thing is that people generalize. I read it all the I can’t totally explain it right, but in a situation like media which said ‘How it feels entering a festi-
time on different posts. Just, for example, in that, a soldier has gone off to die, let’s say a val’ and ‘How it feels leaving a festival’ – the lat-
America, the notion of abortion with some peo- prayer for that person but also for the people ter was a picture of a bearded man carrying a
ple, the Republicans are like “Well, those Liberal who have been left behind. ‘You’ve got to be dead body. So does John feel like The Dead
Democrats”, or “those Liberals, or “those Hea- strong, you’ve Daisies kill people
thens” and it’s just generalizing everybody that got to keep try- with their shows?
is a Liberal, “let’s go out and kill every baby that ing’, it’s just “There’s a boiling point but everyone “Well, they’re
we can, let’s eat them too”, it’s crazy. Like you everybody in- is very narrow-minded and everyone has definitely ener-
were saying about the guy on the bus, people volved. The getic,” he replies. “I
just assume “you guys are all the same”. What second verse is this “I’m right and you and your opinion hope we don’t kill
do you mean? There’s a boiling point but every- a girl going after and viewpoint and everything about people, I would
one is very narrow-minded and everyone has her dream. You hate that… Even
this “I’m right and you and your opinion and hear about this your viewpoint and your life is all here in America,
viewpoint and everything about your viewpoint all the time, dif- these people go
and your life is all wrong”. It’s kind of sad be- ferent scenar- wrong”. It’s kind of sad because there is and they’re on a
cause there is no middle ground. Nobody wants ios, girls getting no middle ground.” - John Corabi mission, and the
to find the middle ground with anything. And conned to do mission is to have
everybody’s living in a complete state of fear. this and be put a great time and
And you’re never going to get anything done in in weird situa- hopefully leave the
that state.” tions. It’s the same thing. Tragedy tends to not festival not really even realizing they were even
John thinks we need to ideally do more talk- just affect that one person but the whole family. there! To each his own. If that’s what you want
ing to each other, more compromising, to make “I got a song and a prayer for the dying’ – the to do when you go there, I just like going and
the world a better place. “Without being too po- person that died and those that are left behind.” hearing music myself and experiencing other
litical, I totally support a lot of the soldiers for “Somebody asked me last night, “What do people... I think that people that come to see the
America or for England or for anyone that is you write about?” he says. “Just life,” was his band are going to be very pleasantly surprised.
going over and fighting for a cause. I support the reply. “There was a point in my life when I was We’ve done a few shows already with Doug,
soldiers. But it’s not the soldiers that are getting younger, during my Scream days, all I was con- we’ve just rehearsed for an entire week in New
together over tea one day and deciding, “Oh, cerned about was getting laid, having fun, living York, we’re really excited about getting back
let’s go over here”, they’re doing a service for the rock star life, and as we get older, I think it’s overseas again and playing, so… we’re kind of
their government or their country, so I support pretty much the norm for anybody in life, you chomping at the bit. Everyone’s very excited so
those guys, ‘cause at the end of the day they don’t do things now the way you did when you I think it’s going to be an exciting, high energy,
don’t really have any say in the matter. The thing were a teenager, or when you were 20, or when uptempo, kick-ass show.”
is, when we went to war the first time in Iraq and you were 25. As you get older, you kind of have
the second time, these people were like, “We’re a different way of looking at things. You look at o end on, the band have a song on pre-
over there fighting for democracy”, and it’s like, things through mature eyes. I see things… in Tvious album ‘Revolución’ called ‘Critical’.
I’m sorry, but these people have been living by the last couple of weeks, we’ve had the Orlando Black Velvet asks what is critical for John and
certain rules and certain things for thousands of incident, we’ve had gun violence that we’ve The Dead Daisies now?
years. What makes you think they want democ- been dealing with, a kid falling into the zoo and “In all honesty, personally... I can only speak
racy? I just saw this post and it was a woman they shot the gorilla and everyone starts pointing for myself… I’m happy,” replies John. “There’s
that I guess was an undercover CIA operative fingers. Was it the zoo’s fault or was it the par- really nothing critical at all. I think the state of the
and even she said, “The only way we’re going ents? And I just sit there…believe me, there’s world is in a critical condition but me personally,
to rectify anything that’s going on right now is by never a loss of anything to think about! Some I have a great wife, great kids, my career’s going
being willing to sit down and talk and understand things stick with me and I tend to write it down. great, I may not be Bono, I may not be Sir Paul
the other person’s viewpoints, because every- I’m not 25 years old, I just see life as maybe an McCartney, but I’m very happy. I’ve been able
body that goes to war for whatever reason, older viewpoint, so whatever strikes me at the to, for the last 30 years or so, travel the world
every country that goes to war, the problem is moment.” like a little minstrel with my guitar and play music
that they believe they’re right.” This is a woman for people and have them show up and I’m
that’s gone undercover and she has worked for t’s not all serious on ‘Make Some Noise’ doing an interview with someone from the UK.
America obviously the whole time, but she’s also Ithough. And the songs are definitely all People still want to talk to me and ask me ques-
sat down undercover and she’s listened and very fun to listen to and rock out to. We’ve just tions about life. Life is good. I think the band,
talked to others. Every side in any war, they be- picked out some of the most intriguing. If ever we’ve all kind of done this so long, critical for us
lieve they’re right. So to get over this, it’s not you do feel a little frustrated, there’s a great song is going into the studio and writing good songs.
about war, it’s not about killing, it’s actually about to let your hair down to called ‘Freedom’. John We have to have good songs on the record. Crit-
being able to sit down, with the concept of “You says it’s about letting frustrations out by going ical is being able to take those songs and put
know what? I feel I’m right. This person also out for a motorcycle ride. “I’ve done this before them on whatever format we use, whether it’s
feels like they’re right”. I just kind of feel that, – just had a lot of pent up frustrations, things tape or digital, and it’s critical that they sound
with anything, whether it’s marriage, war, life, aren’t going right, or you’re arguing with some- good. And then it’s critical that we do it in the al-
work, even something as out of the ordinary as one or whatever, and what I used to do, and still lotted amount of time. We give ourselves a
being in a band, there’s always a give and take. do, to just chill or calm down, would be to just month or so to write and record an album. Once
So there has to be some sort of middle ground get on my motorcycle and just ride. And there’s you let it go, I let it go. I’m not one of those guys
that both sides can agree on. “Ok, well, I’m just something about being on a motorcycle that calls the record label and yells and
happy if you give me this, but I realize I have to where there’s the wind in your hair… Obviously screams, everybody just does their job, gets out
give up this to get it.” You know what I mean? riding a motorcycle you’ve got to be very aware of there, and then we want to go out. It’s critical
There’s middle ground with everything and it’s of what’s going on around you, but it tends to for us to maybe play a great show, but at the end
just stubborn human nature, people dig their help you forget everything that’s going on of the day we’re all going to have an off day.
heels in, and they don’t want to give up anything. around you, or the negative stuff. You’ve just got Whatever. I don’t worry about things. I just go
And that’s where I think we have a problem. I to be very focused on riding one of those things.” out, prepare myself the best I can for everything
think people need to just learn to give and take, and I just be. Critical? I think it’s just the world in
learn to compromise. You can’t have it all.” he band are heading out on the road to general. I think it’s critical that we all get our shit
Tplay a bunch of festivals and a few together and find middle ground.”
n ‘Song And A Prayer’ John sings ‘I’ve got headline shows before a support tour with KISS
Ia song and a prayer for the dying’ and in the US. John says, “A lot of this stuff now that Visit www.thedeaddaisies.com for more info
‘you’ve got to be strong, you’ve got to keep try- we’re doing I think is setting us up for things a and pick up The Dead Daisies’ new album,
ing’. He says the song includes various scenar- little bit later. I do believe that there is some talk ‘Make Some Noise’.
ios. “The first one is about a kid just trying to find about us coming back in the Fall to the UK, in
his way, he probably hasn’t made the most out October or November. I know we’re doing the Words By Shari Black Velvet
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