Marty: Younger players that cut their teeth on Metal and Hard Rock are finding themselves in top Hard Country bands. Coun- try is sounding more like Southern Rock!
Ronnie: The lines that con- nect those genres are hon- esty and relativity. The songs share stories from the heart that people relate to.
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citement of seeing your favorite band once a year. I fear that music has become more busi- ness than music.
Johnny: The lack of creativity. Being a key- board player thru the 80's, I embraced what synthesizers can do for you, but I never relied on the instrument playing my parts for me. For example, looping tracks. There are still so many great up and coming artists out there. I just hope that the money and greed of the in- dustry will allow them to strive and reveal their talents and not just focus on certain genres.
If you could change one thing in the musical world and it would become a reality, what would that be? Marty: Rap would not exist.
Ronnie: I would do away with all of the generic, industry created, non-talents that permeate today’s airwaves.
What are the lines that connect the Southern Rock with Hard Country and continue to Classic Rock and Blues?
Johnny: All music to me is
derived from the earliest form of the Blues. That's how
I learned to play. The only separation to me is lyrical content. Everybody has their story to tell. Everybody hurts, loves, etcetera.
Let’s take a trip with a time machine, so where and why would you really wanna go for a whole day?
Marty: 1969 Woodstock, except I would wanna stay the whole 3 days!
Ronnie: I would spend a day with Phil Lynott and Ronnie Van Zant.
Johnny: I would love to have had some train- ing from someone like Billy Powell or Jon Lord. I'm self taught, but their influence has really benefited me beyond measure. I grew up playing the organ, but I would have loved to get their direction and input on approach- ing the piano. •
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