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DAMON JOHNSON - interviewAv Jens Nepper
![]() STORYTELLING THROUGH MUSIC - AN INTERVIEW WITH DAMON JOHNSON The hugely skilled guitarist/vocalist Damon Johnson surely needs no introduction as the quality of his work with Alice Cooper, Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, Slave to the System, and superb solo offerings such as ‘Echo' and the marvelous ‘Memoirs of an Uprising' speaks for itself. Damon is currently working on his forthcoming record and so obviously, Eternal Terror Live had to have a chat with the great man in order to learn more about the new songs, what it felt like to perform Thin Lizzy's ‘Black Rose' LP in its entirety live last year, and what inspires him musically. Read on and do not forget to check https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/damon-johnson-new-album-for-2020#/ out ASAP as there are heaps of interesting things going on over there with respect to the campaign for the new album. Damon, how are you? First of all, thank you for answering these questions of mine. Secondly, how is work for your new album coming along and are you currently in the studio recording it? What does the band line-up look like this time around? Could you tell us a bit about when the songs for the record were composed and arranged? How many are we looking at? Musically and stylistically speaking, are they reminiscent of (or similar to) the ones that constituted your previous effort, the marvelous ‘Memoirs of an Uprising'? Speaking of which, I am extremely fond of ‘Memoirs of an Uprising' and that was my favorite album to see the light of day last year, but how did fans and listeners in general respond to said record? That LP was is just all-out amazing all the way through. Such a brilliant piece of work.
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Could you perhaps briefly summarize or touch on what it is like to work with the legendary Nick Raskulinecz in the studio? Are you friends outside of work too? What bands and artists inspire you to write and compose tunes for your solo project and would you say that you are influenced by things nowadays that you weren't necessarily inspired by years ago? In other words, has there been a shift or a change of sorts with respect to what bands inspired you, say, fifteen or twenty years ago compared to now? Do you still get a kick out of listening to Aerosmith for instance? Do some of the giants of classic rock still serve as your primary source of inspiration? In terms of gigs and live performances, everything has obviously crawled to a standstill all over the world now due to the pandemic that is wreaking havoc everywhere, but once things return to normal, what are your plans in terms of touring your upcoming record? Would you consider organizing some acoustic solo performances too? Could you include an awful lot of dates in Europe too, please? 😊 Just out of curiosity, what bands and albums are you currently listening to and immersing yourself in at home? I am a huge fan of Thin Lizzy and I simply need to know what it felt like to perform the masterpiece that is ‘Black Rose' in its entirety at the Steelhouse Festival last year? What are some of your memories of that show? What does that legendary LP mean to you on a personal level? Thanks once again for taking the time to answer these questions of mine, Damon - I truly appreciate you taking time out of your schedule to do so. Could you perhaps end this interview by briefly telling us about your Indiegogo campaign and why every lover of kick-ass rock music ought to check it out? https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/damon-johnson-new-album-for-2020#/
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