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Rocknation: Kip Winger of my very favourite singers. Greece with some very big major rock bands that will come
Co-produced, mixed and We worked together several bands, any good road stories to Greece. With the release of the
mastered your CD, please tell us times and when I got my song from that? cd, my managing company is al-
about that experience. sung by his voice, I got the George: I’ve been touring Greece ready working for booking me in
George: Imagine how you feel shivers! I couldn’t believe it! for so many years, that I could shows further than the Greek bor-
when one of your absolute Bobby Rondinelli, except a probably write a book about ders. You can be posted through
favourite musicians produces very talented and vintage rock “road stories”. But having the my website (www.georgegakis.
your music!!! I always had the drummer he is the kind of guy, privilege of sharing time with gr). ways divided into two tracks
highest admiration for Kip Wing- you want to have as your best some idols of mine, are stories where one of them is heavily dis-
er but by meeting him, spend- friend! When I got in my hands by itself! Driving with David torted and crunched.
ing time and working with him, his recording, on “When Oppo- Coverdale, singing on stage with Rocknation: What can someone
I found out his genius, in all the sites Attract”, I thought I could Glenn Hughes, sight seeing in expect to see at a George Gakis
aspects of a huge range of mu- listen part of John Bohnam in my hometown with Don Dokken, show?
sic!!! I believe that Kip Winger is it! James Kottak is a riot! He having dinner with Joe Lynn George: Pure rock ‘n’ roll through
a hundred musical years ahead is one of the best guys I know! Turner, Bobby Rondinelli, Greg my heart!
his time and I wish that this will He walked in the studio, did Smith and Jurgen Blackmore, Rocknation: What songs have
be recognised. We talked about one take and kicked the ass of showing the medieval castle you or will be shooting videos
the project while he was in my the title song “Too Much Ain’t of my city Ioannina to Rudolf for? (continued on page 10)
hometown, he accepted to work Never Enough”!!!! Greg Smith Schenker play-
on my music and this gave me is such a good hearted guy! ing on the same
one of the biggest reasons to His playing in bass is mas- stage with Deep
compose and record. The rest sive and he took my song to Purple and hang-
was pure fun! From the moment another level! Yannis Spathas, ing out with all
that he was guiding us during guitarist of the legendary the members of
the recording, to the moment Greek rock group “Socrates”, Winger are more
that he was emailing me one by he combined traditional Greek dreams come true
one the mixed songs, was an music with rock in his play- than stories!
experience by itself! God bless ing and gives a total different Rocknation: What
him! feel in the last song which future shows or
Rocknation: Please tell us about is an arrangement of a very tours are lined
the other special guest that old traditional Greek song. up?
appears on your new CD. Check it out! Mark Cross well George: I am very
George: I feel very blessed and known drummer of Helloween busy with shows
lucky because with this cd I and Firewind is a dear friend every week
make some of my dreams come of mine and did a great job around Greece.
true! For a guy from Greece through the whole album. The Hopefully we’ll
it’s a huge honour sharing a rest are my comrades from my be opening for
song, such as “Street Of Broken band “The Troublemakers”. Scorpions in the
Dreams”, with the living leg- Rocknation: You had a suc- end of May and
end Joe Lynn Turner. He is one cessful shows and tours in possibly other