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have a mood. I didn’t do every song in Fame Studios, but I did do everything live with the
rhythm section at the time because I just wanted that whole vibe of being there with
everybody and everybody just smiling at each other and making music together.

BiTS: The album is really quite new. Have you been able to gig it yet?

KF: I’ve played two songs. I played ‘Heartache By The Pound’ and ‘Afraid To Die, Too Scared
To Live’, live and then the record’s out on Friday, this Friday and I will do more and more. Just
try and do more and more, and then by probably fall, I’ll be doing pretty much all of it live.

BiTS: Are you coming over to England at some time in the not too distant future? Are you
looking forward to that?

KF: I am definitely hoping so. I am definitely hoping so because I miss coming over to the UK.
So hopefully, right now, hopefully, some time at the first of the year. Something like that.
Hopefully, I can try and swing at least a handful of gigs. We’ll see.

BiTS: [Laughing] What’s next on your itinerary? Where are you travelling to in the very near
future?

KF: Well, I’m going to LA, and then I’m going to Romania for one gig.

The Mannish Boys With A Couple of Guests!

Sugaray Rayford, Jimi Bott, Bob Corritore, Willie J. Campbell, Finis Tasby, Mud
Morganfield, Randy Chortkoff, Kirk Fletcher, Frank Goldwasser

(Photo by Josh Temkin)

BiTS: Really?

KF: [Laughing] Yes.

BiTS: All the way to Romania just for one gig?

KF: Yes, it’s crazy, but that’s the way it is sometimes and I just came off of a little under a
month-long tour of Europe too, so pretty busy.

BiTS: I don’t want to take any more of your time. I’ve just got one question. You’ve played all
over the world and with some of the best musicians there are in the world. Is there anything