Page 11 - ION Indie Magazine MarchApril 2021

AB: There just happens to be one of those here in
town. He blows me out of the water. This kid has
spent a lot of the quarantine time writing songs for
an album. He also sings and plays guitar. I would
say try to learn to play other instruments. Educate
yourself more musically so you can communicate
better with your bandmates.

JP: Do you think nowadays the business is
more interested in looks than talent?

RR: No, no.

AB: No, that was the 80’s.

RR: There were good bands in the 80s, but the
80s just got watered down so bad.
JP: You’ve been with HighVol Music for a while
now.

RR: Yeah, we tried to get together when we
originally did ‘Delta VooDoo,’ but we had
conflicting schedules. When we first did ‘Grind,’ it
was a five-song EP and we were playing in
Houston, TX, and a friend got the EP to Chavis
(Bill Chavis, President of HighVol Music) and got
me and Chavis back in touch, and that’s how we
all got here where we are today. He’s a good guy.
He’s the first guy at any label I’ve had that I’ve
never let hear any songs, but when we were done
with ‘Resurrect the Faithful,’ I told him, ‘It’s gonna
be different. It’s gonna be big. You’re just gonna
have to trust me.’ He didn’t hear the first song until
we were done. I think we were working on mixing
‘Breathe.’ He and his wife flew down to Memphis.
We took them out to dinner and then let him hear
the whole album. The next day he had the
documentary crew there to film.

JP: He told before it was released, it’s heavier.
Do you feel it’s heavier?
RR: Yeah, but it’s a whole different band. The only
common thing through all of it is me. These guys
are all different. That’s why I didn’t want to do just
another copy of the original record, ya know? I’d Allan Bone
much rather we be known for what we’re doing Every Mothers Nightmare
than what we’ve done. We play what we live and
live what we see and do it all sober.