This months interview is no stranger to the rock n roll world..
He does it all.. sings, plays bass.. writes..acts and a great live performer..
A lot is going on in the Jeff Pilson world.. so here it is.. straight from him......
This months interview is no stranger to the
rock n roll world..
He does it all.. sings, plays bass.. writes..acts and a great live performer..
A lot is going on in the Jeff Pilson world.. so here it is.. straight from
him......
J-First off lets go back in
time..
How did you hook up with the Dokken guys?
Jeff-I met them through Mike Varney [Shrapnel Records]. I
had just moved to LA and Don called Mike asking if he
knew any singing bass players. It worked out quite
well.
J-How important was the look back in the "hair days"?
Jeff-At first, it was more about attitude in the look. The
glammy hair thing came in the mid-80's after Motley
did Theatre of Pain.
J-Do you ever look at the pics and think "what was I
thinking"?
Jeff-How could I not?
J-What's the biggest crowd
you have played for?
and where?
Jeff-93,000, LA Coliseum, Monsters of Rock, summer 88.
J-What's the craziest thing a fan has ever done to
meet
you?
Jeff-When you tour Japan, you travel between cities by
bullet train. I'm always amazed when touring there,
that there are many fans that will buy tickets for the
whole trip, and it's incredibly expensive. About $700
for the trip. That's pretty crazy!
J-What was your favorite tour so far.. (any
good road
stories?)
Jeff-Probably Aerosmith 87-88, or Dio 84-85. The
camaraderie between bands and crews was awesome. Plus
we were in good spirits for both those tours, and that
tended to be a rare thing.
J-What was your favorite Dokken recording so far...?
Jeff-Tooth and Nail was probably the most fun and exciting.
We were so hungry and worked very hard, and we still
listened. Plus I loved the experience with Geoff
Workman. He was the engineer/producer on so many of my
favorite records, we'd hang out and he'd tell me how
he did those records. What an education!