This was a great interview with a very talanted, and passionate singer..
You may all remember the band Bonham.. Well...  Singer Daniel MacMaster is back,
With a new c.d. planned and a tour W/Stephen Pearcy,
this next year is full of new and exciting plans..
And here he is to tell you about it:

J- First of all how did you hook up with the guys in Bonham?

D - In Bonham?.. well lets see.. that was a while back I have to think.. I was working with a band called Scorcher and we had material they was being played here on the radio here in Canada, and the D.J. at the time, his name was Chris Michaels.. was playing our stuff.. and he some how got in touch w/Brian Howe from Bad Company, and he called me up and suggested that Jason (Bonham) was doing this project in the states, and was over from England  with a couple of the guys..who were John and Ian.. he suggested that I get involved, so that's sort of how I heard what they were up to..  and the management at that time was Phil Carson, and he came out to a show we were doing.. recorded some of it.. and after the show we listened to some of the material they were working on at the time and it was pretty cut and dry.. so I went out, and we wrote one of the song the first day "Don't Walk Away" which is one the first album, it was like a rehearsal kind of thing.. but that's how we started really.

J - How long were you together before you got signed?

D - In Bonham? ell Jason already had the deal from the get go.. he finished the Atlantic 40th..which was a Zeppelin thing.. then was approached by Jerry Greenberg, who in turn offered him a record deal.. so that was on the table before I even got there, they were even rehearsing w/another singer at the time.. it was just in the making.. or in the works..

J - What was your favorite tour w/Bonham..

D - I would problem say the Cult tour, was probably the most influencal as far as what I've learned.. and Metallica in Europe, Metallica was great..there is so many.. that's a hard question, there is a lot of talent out there.. we toured with a lot of artists, and it sort of a different thing, everything is a new learning curve.. I think just the traveling, and bringing the music to different parts of the world.. but I would say I had a lot of fond memories from the Cult tour.. we did the Alpine Valley Music Festival.. was great cause it had a lot of acts like Motley Crue, and any event where a lot of bands get together.. you get to meet a lot of people, that are sort of doing the same thing, and writing music, like you are..

J- Did you ever get to meet any of the bands, or musicians that you really wanted to meet?

D - uhh.. ya Robert Plant was always a big thing for me, cause I always thought the world of him growing up..being involved in music, Ozzy Osbourne.. I was really impressed w/Ronnie James Dio.. when I met him.. two people that really come to mind for me is Alice cooper and Ronnie James dio because they are very friendly and open, they really make you feel like somebody, very kid, very giving.. ozzy is the same..

J - How important was the look back then..?

D - The look?

J - Ya like the hair bands.. and how important it was to look a certain way?

D - Oh ya.. I guess that was a big thing..

J - Do you ever look back at your pictures and think what was I thinking..? But then again, you guys were not really into that, you caught the tail end of the hair days.. you just dressed normal and looked good..

D - Well actually.. the band I was in Scorcher. with the make-up.. spandex, and all that kind of stuff.. there is photos of that kickin around somewhere..and I would probably rather them stay were they are..

J - And now I'm going to have to find some.. (and I did)

D - Well all you'll have to do is contact my brothers.. and they will have the goods.. everything, and will find it pretty amusing..

J - what's the craziest thing a fan has done to meet you..?

D - Well I think.. especially in the us .. how they follow you from show to show..its more amazing then anything, that the interest is there, people are just die-hard fans, I remember one time someone made a cake w/all of us on it.. it was one of the photos out at the time.. and it was to a tee. it was perfect its really something to see the extremes people go to..but I don't know.. I'm trying to think of some of the crazy things.. I guess how some of the people tell stories about getting to the shows, cars breaking down, or the hitch hiked or this or that.. its pretty gratifying to think what people go through for you.. its overwhelming at times..

J - Right.. so what was your favorite recording you have done?

D - still in the past?
Oh ya we are still in the Bonham thing.. well I liked "Just Another Day" it was a really good song live, and found that out after we recorded it, that it had that live sort of thing about it...but not till we did it live... did we find out how well it went over.. and a lot f the songs  on the second album, which didn't sell as well.. it wasn't up there.. as far as sales... but I really enjoyed that album, it was more us.. more music related, and where we were going as artists. made in England, middle of nowhere, wrote the album in Spain... I'd say my favorite tracks on that one.."The Storm" on that album, but "Just Another Day"..and the obvious ones "Wait for You" and "Guilty" the ones that have videos, that people know.. but I always pick the oddballs.. like "The Storm"..

J - What was your least favorite.. or didn't turn out like you wanted..?

D - The ones that didn't sell...hahaha.. no one I wrote for my mom.. Chimera.. I wanted it to come out better then it did.. I suppose, I really like the song.. but I'm disappointed, I guess its one of those, when its finished, its never really finished. sometimes you beat yourself up as a writer cause your like is done, no, it is, it isn't..  but I would have to say the New York episode, that was when the labels had decided it was time , that was Epic, and they wanted more commercial songs on the album, and that was after we finished. So we had to do 3 more songs, and they turned out all right, but I mean as much as its great the commercial aspect, and being able to cross over on radio.. and to be able to do that is a really cool thing, and I hope to do that through out my carrier..

J - And what led to the break up of the band..

D - The break-up? umm.. we all had our problems, I know me personally going through  things like drugs, alcohol, depression.. I was mortified by the music industry.. it was kind of shattering for me.. after the first album, I didn't want to sing ever again.. and I went into a big.... I hated everything about it.. I hated everything  to do with why it was the way it was, it was like a big organ machine, a meat grinder.. throw it in and spit you out, and I hated that, so it took me some time to come to terms with it.. and the band suffered for it, whatever we were going through, weather it was drinking, drugs..whatever was on the table.. we kinda fell into it, and caused ourselves a lot of grief.. I know with Jason and I, we cause John and Ian a lot of grief.. but I can't really speak for Ian.. cause I really don't know, we never really talked about it, and why has not still playing... I heard that John wasn't for a while...

J - So did everyone in the band get along?

D - Ya.. and a lot of good has come from it.. cause we do still keep in touch..

J - So you do still keep in touch now?

D - Ya.. everyone kind of knows what everyone is up to.. I more ales find out from Ian, cause me and Ian talk quiet a bit, and John if we can find John, but has normally all over the world you never know where he is..

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