As for remembering the on-stage show at Wembley, I just recall feeling privileged to play there. I remember more vividly that we were backstage and Iggy Pop showed up and the conversation immediately turned to Detroit. After our show, we all wound up back at our hotel with Iggy in tow. Hi Dennis, I...

By the time we got to Wembley, we had already toured Killer in America while writing and recording School's Out. So, what fans think of as the Killer era was actually the School's Out era for the band. I don't recall the exact set list for Wembley but I'd say it's likely that we were itching to star...

In 1972 , my little 14 year old self discovered “the bass guitar” , thanks to two bass players who exposed me the the sheer thrill and excitement of just what could be done on a bass - a love that remains to this day . I’ve been fortunate to see most of the big names , from Stanley Clarke to John E...

Thanks, everybody. Have you heard? 77 is the new 18!

I guess Poison had the same effect on me as it had on most other people. It's a great song and I like it.

Glen was truly unique in that he would come up with a structured idea yet leave tons of room for spontaneous invention, usually with the opening notes being planed and the rest improvised. "I'm Eighteen" varies from performance to performance yet maintains a degree of structure. "Living" is an examp...

It's hard to say because Glen and Michael were always trying out new pedals in the studio but it could be Glen's FuzzFace.
The other guitar is going through a Leslie cabinet.

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I always thought the “boneyard” segment of the live arrangement of “is it my body” sounded like a prototype for the riff too

That never struck me but I can hear the similarity - again it's that shuffle swing feel.

Others have pointed this out over the years. It does sound like Glen played my bass lick on guitar with a bit of a shuffle feel but, even though the band occasionally revisited ideas, this similarity wasn't conscious.

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My personal belief is that songs can be performed live without the extra instruments. "Under My Wheels" has always been fine without it. "Luney Tune" would have been fine as well. Some songs like "Ballad of Dwight Fry" had the best of both worlds thanks to Michael switching from keys to guitar durin...

I thought the track for "Under My Wheels" sounded strong on its own and I was against adding horns. Since the song was chosen as a single, and radio stations were playing songs by other groups that had added horns (The Doors, The Stones), it likely helped get airplay. The horns soon won me over.

I never realized that. Go Ducks!

On the subject of the Moog, the late Brian Nelson suggested that the horn section on the last part of "Under My Wheels" was a Moog as well. Does this sound accurate? I was shocked at that because it really does sound like a horns section! I'm pretty sure it was real horns but I wasn't at that parti...

It seemed like we were appreciated more outside of the US.

It's a vivid memory. I was walking outside going from one class to another at Cortez High School. Other kids were there and everyone was in shock.

Some bands like Arcade Fire, Sigur Ros, Enya, U2, and Florence and The Machine are less effected, or even enhanced by rooms with boomy acoustics.

“Every pill went directly into their mouth no questions asked”. Everyone seems to be aware of the excesses in the industry especially during those days. It seemed expected. My question is was there anyone in your sphere that raised a voice of caution or flat out said let’s not be stupid here becaus...

The loss of those three, plus Brian Jones 3.7.69 shocked and deeply saddened the world. It was a wake up call that the positive vibes of the Free Love era had been darkened by how many young people were dying from various things that seemed to be related to that life style. Jimi and Jim hit us the h...

One thing that I have to remind myself of is that although many of us these days think of the equipment you used as vintage and classic, to you guys at the time it was the vanguard of technology. From listening to Killer I’m guessing that you used the Moog to process some of Glen and Michael’s guit...

Hmm. I'll have to think about a vinyl release.