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ROCKNATION ISSUE 16                                                                                                              PAGE 7


   Rocknation:  Hello Markus,         Rocknation: Who does
   Christopher & Nasty of Dirty       most of the writing in the
   Passion, welcome to                band?
   Rocknation, and congrats on        Christopher: We all write
   your new CD Your band just         songs. But mostly it starts
   released your album ‘Dif-          with a guitar riff that I re-
   ferent Tomorrow’ on Perris         cord in the studio and if it
   Records. Please tell us about      still sounds good the day
   the recording and writing          after we have something
   process for this release.          to work on. Then we add
   Christopher: We wrote all of       lyrics, melodies and start
   the songs pretty much based        jamming ideas
   on the guitar. We had a lot of     together.
   demo songs out there al-           Rocknation: You had a
   ready, but we wanted to write      successful tour in the
   new songs, not just re-record      USA with Loudness, any
   the old ones. We’re all fans       good road stories from
   of glamrock/hair-metal and         that?
   wanted to record the album         Markus: Tons of stories.
   like they did in the 80’s to       It’s always a trip when we
   get that sound, so we did.         hit the road. First of all
   We recorded the album in a         it was a blast seeing our
   old analog studio. The album       US-fans in real life, and
   sounds like it was recorded        not only on facebook.
   somewhere inbetween 80-90,         What we didn’t like was
   so we got what we wanted.          arriving to the US in the




























                                                                                     middle of the Tornado-         stage or on the road
                                                                                     season. Swedes as us,          with.
                                                                                     are not used to that, so       Christopher: We’ve
                                                                                     I specificly remember          been sharing stage and
                                                                                     one sleepless night in         supporting some really
                                                                                     Memphis, Tennesse when  great bands! E.g.
                                                                                     we almost had to sleep         Accept, Crashdiet, Y&T,
                                                                                     in shifts.                     Saxon, Faster
                                                                                     Rocknation: What future        Pussycat, Enuff Z’Nuff.
                                                                                     shows or tours are lined       Saxon was (to me) a
                                                                                     up?                            very special day! Biff
                                                                                     Markus: Our main target        was wearing a Dirty
                                                                                     right now and for 2012 is  Passion t-shirt on
                                                                                     to have a new album out,  stage, and did a great
                                                                                     with brand new material,  show. Everything that
                                                                                     but as always, we have         day was just awesome
                                                                                     plans on touring.              and it became a day to
                                                                                     Hopefully overseas too,        remember.
                                                                                     but mainly in Europe I         Rocknation:  What can
                                                                                     think. It’s to early to        someone expect to
                                                                                     reveal anything yet            see at a Dirty Passion
                                                                                     though.                        show?
                                                                                     Rocknation: Your band          Nasty: A hot sweaty no
                                                                                     has played over 100 con-       holds barred rock ‘n’
                                                                                     certs, please name some  roll show and lots and
                                                                                     of the bands you toured        lots of really attractive
                                                                                     with in Europe and who         fans!
                                                                                     was the best to share the  (continued on page 8)
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