J-Least favorite?
Jeff-Shadowlife was a miserable experience for me. My
marriage was falling apart right in front of me and I
had to spend endless time away from home recording.
Plus band tension had gotten to the extreme- no fun.
J-The band has been pretty open about its
ups and
downs..and member changes..so we will move onto some of
your side projects..
Tell us about War and Peace... How did that come
about?
Jeff-Well at first it was my band when Dokken broke up the
first time. The recent project came about cuz I had
written so much material for a Japanese solo record in
the Dokken vain, that I simply wanted to release it. I
also knew it would be a while before a Dokken album,
so it was for the fans, to sustain them. I think W&P
has become my outlet for Dokken-type melodic rock,
especially now that I'm apparrently not with the band.
J-Who wrote the songs?
Jeff-Time Capsule was Tommy Henriksen and myself, also with
Russ Parrish. Flesh and Blood Sessions was with
Michael Diamond, and the new one I wrote myself.
J-Any recordings?
Jeff-The Time Capsule CD from 93, Flesh and Blood Sessions,
recorded in 89 but released in 99, and Light at the
End of the Tunnel, released in 2001.
J-Have you always wanted to be a singer?
Jeff-Pretty much
J-Now you even sing some lead in Dokken..how does Don
feel about this?
Jeff-He went back and forth. He didn't like me singing on
the Shadowlife record, or live at the bigger shows.
But he was cool about it in clubs, at least some of
the time.
J-I even saw you when you toured with Dio years ago...
how did that come about..?
Jeff-Ronnie and Vinny have remained friends since the Dio
tour of 84-85. Vinny was even in my original War and
Peace in 89. They just came over to my house one day
asking if I knew of any bass players, and I wasn't
doing Dokken at the time, so I suggested me!
