Would Dana Strum Ever Work With Vinnie Again
Decibel Geek podcast hosts Chris Czynszak and Aaron Camaro recently interviewed Mark Slaughter for a talk about his new solo album, Slaughter, touring with KISS, and his days working with now-reclusive guitarist Vinnie Vincent in the Vinnie Vincent Invasion.
A few excerpts follow:
On memories of a summer shed bout that Slaughter, promoting their debut album Stick It To Ya, opened for KISS in 1990:
"There's something about the air at nighttime in the summertime. You've got your beer, you've got your friends; it is magical and I miss that. A week earlier we got back with them (KISS), Stevie Ray Vaughan had that helicopter crash. Information technology was Tall Valley. Literally, that was a calendar week earlier. So, I get up onstage and y'all could see the charred lawn where he died. Right before 'Fly to the Angels' I said, "Look, I'd like to dedicate this next vocal to Stevie Ray Vaughan. This is 'Fly to the Angels' and the whole place, 20,000 people... there wasn't one lighter that wasn't in the sky. I withal get goosebumps to this day where I go 'Wow.' It was almost like a religious experience at that point."
On his start discussion with Gene Simmons when Slaughter showed up at pre-tour rehearsals in Lubbock, TX in 1990:
"It was then funny. Gene, the starting time day, he said 'Listen, nosotros are non going to discuss Vinnie Vincent e'er on this whole bout.' And I said 'Okay, Gene.' And then 5 minutes later he goes, 'You know what really bothers me' (laughs)....I think nosotros were both were in agreement that Vinnie's a very talented guy but stood in his own fashion."
On Vinnie Vincent being misunderstood as just a shredding guitarist from the 80's:
"I'll never forget when we were on tour with Iron Maiden and I was talking guitar actor talk with him and I go 'I honey Jeff Beck' and he starts playing this Jeff Beck stuff and I'm like 'you've got to exist kidding me' and the next thing you know Dave Murray and all the guys from Atomic number 26 Maiden and their techs are standing on the outside of our dressing room watching him play this stuff and going 'Mate, why don't y'all play similar that?' and Vinnie goes, 'Because it's irksome.' He was just trying to exist recognized with the shredders."
On the rumors over many years that Vinnie Vincent was kicked out of his own band:
"I had to sign a Leaving Member Understanding with Chrysalis every bit well equally Dana and Bobby due to the fact that Steve Stevens left Billy Idol. Jeff Aldrich, who is the A&R; guy for Chrysalis said 'We cannot afford to lose our talent if these people go out. We need to accept them sign an agreement that they will record 4 songs and we volition have the choice to pick up their option under the premise of the record agreement that was done between the artists they're signed nether.' In other words, in Vinnie Vincent's tape deal; when we were done in 1988, when I walked off the stage and never saw him again, we had to record four songs for the label which nosotros did in 1988, going into 89 on New year's day's Eve we were in the studio; Tim, Blas, Dana and I. 'Fly To The Angels' is one of those songs. We practise the songs; we requite it to Bud Carr, who managed Kansas. We accept it to the record label and they go, 'We're definitely picking up Marker's pick.' They had already dropped Vinnie considering they had disagreements. They didn't like him and he didn't like them and that was washed. They, basically, by picking up my option, gave me his record bargain.
"Vinnie refused to exercise radio interviews. He wouldn't walk up a set of steps. He said 'Is there an elevator? I'm not walking up those steps' It was a long set of steps and maybe he would've been too winded. I don't know what the upshot was but I walked I walked up those steps and I did the interview. I was out there meeting people and I was shaking hands and I was doing what artists like Bonnie Raitt, who'south a heritage artist, who's done this her whole frickin' life of meeting people and being an entertainer, never stopped doing.
"I chosen Mike (Bone) (Chrysalis Records president) at ane point when Vinnie and Dana got into it and Vinnie pulled me down, with his manager at the fourth dimension, and said 'Are you gonna exist in my ring or are y'all gonna go with Dana?' I said I'd rather be in the gutter with Dana.
"In Sacramento, Dana and I were at the bar during the day at soundcheck having a soda and MTV was on and the 'Beloved Kills' video came on. I looked up and I just said 'Can y'all fuckin' believe that?' it said 'The Vinnie Vincent Invasion (featuring Mark Slaughter).' I was similar 'Wow, okay.' I knew I had the interest of the label at that point. I'll never forget that Dana said 'And of all fucking times, this is the most publicity that the band's got and it'due south over tomorrow.'
Source: https://bravewords.com/news/mark-slaughter-remembers-the-decision-to-leave-the-vinnie-vincent-invasion-vinnie-pulled-me-down-and-said-are-you-gonna-be-in-my-band-or-are-you-go-with-dana-strum-i-said-id-rather-be-in-the-gutter-with-dana
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