This month I have a great interview with the great drummer Johnny Dee
 of Britny Fox (now reunited w/second singer....read on..)
I've been a fan of Johnnys since he was in Waysted,
so this was cool to do. Hes a great guy, and is still very busy in many different projects.
so thanks again Johnny for doing this..
enjoy......

J-First off.. your such a great drummer.. I used to play drums and always have been a fan.. tell us how you started playing...age..etc...

J.D.- Well...thanks for the compliments!  I showed an interest in music at a very early age but I used to sing back then! Somewhere from there I fell in love with drums and started bugging my father for a kit!  After raiding my
sister's record collection and seeing KISS on TV, I was hooked.  I started
playing to records and that led to forming garage bands with friends and then playing out live.
 

J-Then onto the band Waysted..how long were you w/them..and why did that end?

J.D.-I joined Waysted in 1985 through my friend Jimmy DiLella who was playing
keyboards with them at the time.  The band had just signed to EMI/Capitol. 
We recorded "Save Your Prayers" and toured with Iron Maiden in the US (and
eastern Europe) and Status Quo in Europe.  After the Maiden tour in the US,
Paul Chapman was fired by management and things just started to fall apart.  

J-How did you hook up Britny Fox?

J.D.-The first real band I was ever in was with Billy and I actually replaced Dean
on drums in a band called World War III, so...I had known the guys forever. 
Michael had asked me to join initially when Tony Destra was killed in a car
crash but, I was touring with Waysted at the time.  A few months later, as
the Waysted thing was losing steam, I decided to check it out.

J-That was around the beginning of the whole "hair bands" thing..how important
was the "look" for the band?

J.D.-I think it was very important in the sense that it was different enough for
us to get noticed...it all fit together, the name, the look, the songs...it
set us apart from other bands.  Unfortunately, it was SO over the top, it
took away from the music and brought on a lot of negative reaction as well.

J-What was your biggest crowd you guys played for?

J.D.-We played a New Year's Eve show in Japan at the Tokyo Dome with Kingdom Come, Ratt & Bon Jovi.  50,000 people...an awesome party at the end of a great year!

J-What was your favorite tour you did? any good stories?

J.D.-I would have to say that the Poison tour is still the most memorable.  Just a
great vibe on that tour...and lots of debauchery!
 

Find out what happens next in Britny Fox