Once in a while I think of something funny but never seem to be anywhere with a pen and paper to write it down. So, each time I am asked this question I have failed to come up with a particular story. At least something printable. I apologize for this. Life was a party for many years and all the memories are happy ones.
You guys played a lot with Molly Hatchet too. Did you all get along? Dave Hlubek and I go back to around the age
MTV changed the complexion of music and the way it was presented in the early 80's. Many of us ignored it at first, but the new breed of bands were using it to their advan- tage. Videos began to be scripted and musi- cians were asked to play roles, about one in a thousand has that natural ability. Hair bands came in droves, most being one hit wonders, though a few were actually very good and had a longer and more lucrative shelf life. Record companies began to panic to a degree and began looking at bands like us as old school. They wanted a pop hit because that was where the quick money could be generated. Our label began pres- suring us to mod- ernize, change our wardrobe and per- sona and make a leap into the new sounds coming out. I am certain each
of 12, so we had been friends many years dur- ing our youth before the touring began in the late 70's through early 80's. We butted heads now and again on some shows, depending on which one of us were headlining that particu- lar night, but all was forgiven the next day. It was a great package. Danny Joe [Brown], Jak- son [Spires] and I shared a close bond be- cause of our Native connection. Riff [West], who we just lost hung out with Jakson and I on a daily basis and were genuine friends on and off stage. Bruce [Crump] shared a love of sports and was a good athlete and we loved playing ball with radio stations teams. Duane [Roland] Steve [Holland]were just great guys as well. Dave and Bruce are still very close, dear friends of mine.
Why did the band break up?
era faced the same set of problems. We were getting pulled in many directions by the record company and management. Truth- fully, lack of management. A keyboard player was added against the wishes and full agree- ment of most of us. Our sound changed. It was a double edged sword. We pissed a lot of fans off and gained new fans at the same
time.There was still a lot of good music com- ing from us but it wasn't the guitar based, power driven material that had gotten us well known. We became disjointed the more things unravelled.
What did you do after Blackfoot broke up? I recall you were in Southern Rock Allstars at one point. Tell us all about the various projects. Something called NDN. Right?
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