Monday, 8 October 2012

LINK: I am Entertainment Magazine - Michael Des Barres interview

IAE:   Please tell us where you’re from and what influenced you to pursue a career in music some four decades ago?
MDB:
I was born in England and as a teenager I discovered blues music.  Like many other young musicians I feel in love with it's (blues) passion and  remain entranced by it.  Blues music has been my primary influence and can be heard on my album 'Carnaby Street' which, in essence is an homage to
the music I heard as a teen.

IAE:   What was the first record deal you signed and what was it like touring the world with so many legendary rock bands?
MDB:
My first record deal came about when I was playing an androgynous rock star in a nude musical called "The Dirtiest Show In Town". Andrew Lloyd Webber saw the show and suggested I form a rock and roll band, that was Silverhead, and the rest, as they say, is history.  Touring is a strange beast; a heightened reality that alternates between temptation and boredom...my favorite form of self expression is live performance.


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