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Barbara Streisand and Ringo
Starr) please tell us about that
experiance working with Eric
and your new music.
Bob: Eric and I have been talk-
ing for a long time about record-
ing together. I have always been
a fan of his guitar sounds. We
basically recorded all tracks at
“The End” studio which is new.
I have to give props to Brian
Bauers he is amazing he has
been with me from the first
record “Bullets and Bandaids”
distributed by Perris Records.
He engineered, played bass
keys and back-up vocals. I
wrote all the songs vocals and
played all guitars, also Scott
Campbell on drums and guitarist
TJ Jordan for solos. We sent the
tracks to Eric Greedy in Los
Angeles and he just mixed our
first single “Lips That Heal” he
did an amazing job, the song
Interview with Duff McKagan kicks ass.
Rocknation: You just got back
By: Jeffrey Easton from Paris and London. You
had a meeting with HorizonVU
DIRTY PASSION Music a promotion company in
Paris that will be working the
new Petro CD. What will they be
doing for you?
Bob: Phillip Cartwright head
of Horizonvu Group in Paris,
contacted me about a year ago
about becoming one of his first
charter members with his
company. He is a great guy, very
talented at what he does, he
wants to promote our new CD
throughout Europe and
worldwide. I can’t wait to work
with him!
Rocknation: In the past you
had a huge 6 figure RCA deal
with the band “Beg Borrow &
Steel”. You had Desmond Child
(Bon Jovi, Aerosmith) co-write
a song for that, please tell us
about that band.
Bob: The RCA deal was crazy
a lot of money, we were signed
personally by Joe Galante. We
first recorded with producer
David Prater (Firehouse) and
then Sir Arthur Payson. I also
co-wrote the single “A Simple
Heart” with Desmond Child we
started out as a two guitar army
a lot like Aerosmith with a chick
singer, but RCA turned us into
Heart. I wrote all songs with
the girl. The other guitar player
was Jack Johnson he played on
Alice Cooper’s single “Poison”
and on bass guitar we had Jack
PETRO Rocknation: Hello Bob and We also signed a six figure pub-
Daley from Lenny Kravitz band.
lishing deal with Famous Music
welcome to Rocknation. I
the same year.
see you’re in a Brooklyn, NY
studio called “The End” with
Rocknation: You also flew
Interview by Tom Mathers producer Eric Greedy (credits out to L.A. right after Stephen
include Hurt, Destiny’s Child, Pearcy quit RATT to form a
Smashing Pumpkins, band that was called Taboo that