Thursday, December 15, 2011

hey necro as a longtime fan of yours and anything PLR as well as a longtime fan of metal, what was it like working with metal legends John Tardy/David Ellefson/Scott Ian/Alex Skolnik? Any memorable stories you have with them?

JOHN TARDY IS PRETTY QUIET SO NOT MUCH CONVO BETWEEN US BUT HE IS AWESOME AND KILLED IT ON OUR COLLABO - AND VERY PROFESSIONAL - DAVE ELLEFSON WAS A COOL DUDE AND ALSO VERY PROFESSIONAL - HE DIDNT REALLY PLAY ANYTHING AMAZING - HE IS PRETTY SIMPLE - NO DISRESPECT BUT I COULD HAVE PLAYED BASS BETTER AND GOT MORE ORIGINAL - BUT THATS CUZ I LIKE TO PLAY LIKE A 70'S BASS PLAYER - SCOTT IAN IS A LITTLE WEIRD - MAD QUIET AND SEEMED SCARED OF ME - THE FIRST THING HE RECORDED I HAD TO REJECT BECAUSE IT WASNT DOPE - SO WE MET IN MY STUDIO IN NYC AND HONESTLY I EXPECTED BETTER SHIT FROM HIM LIKE THE RIFFS ON ANTHRAX RECORDS - I END UP FINDING OUT THAT CHARLIE BENANTE WRITES MOST OF THOSE RIFFS SO MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN CHARLIE IN THE STUDIO HAHAHA - I HUNG OUT ONE NIGHT WITH SCOTT WHERE HE WAS DRESSED UP LIKE A RABBI PLAYING ACDC COVERS - I TRIED TO BOND WITH DUDE BUT IT WASNT HAPPENING - HE SEEMS CLOSED TO NEW PEOPLE AND I CANT ASS KISS ANYONE SO WE NEVER REALLY STAYED FRIENDS - WE ARE COOL BUT WE HAVENT HUNG SINCE THAT ONE NIGHT - ALEX IS COOL AS FUCK - HE CAME INTO THE STUDIO AND DESTROYED IT - FUCKING AMAZING - HE IS REAL LAID BACK BUT DEF A PRO AND RESPECTFUL AND A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH

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