2014.12.23 - Interview with Richard @ Noise 11

interviewer talks about a recent show he attended. said its about time the DD got in the recording studio again.

they talk about Australian clubs and music

mention the GNR/rose tattoo collab the last time they were in Australia and how Axl and the band look up to Rose Tattoo (they spend a bunch of time talking about this)

he talks about 4tus' first GNR gig in 2002, apparently it always rains during November Rain when they play outdoor gigs, and how he's been juggling DD and GNR and "there have been some conflicts", and the bands he had to quit to keep up GNR (Rihanna, Thin Lizzy, etc etc)

he talks about other artists he has worked with and who he looks up too. says he would love to do a country gig, but is mainly done with pop. "Rock is different every night…. GNR is different every night"

he talks about his coming up and how he made it into the music industry vs. how he does music now.

how the recording process, and the songwriting process take place in DD.

Studio vs. Live show

they talk about the covers DD play and how they come about. 4tus says "they just happen"

the tour with Bad Company and LS is brought up. Fortus says the Kiss crowd liked them better then the Bad Company crowd

they talk about some band called "deviles" (correct me if I'm wrong, but i never heard of them) and there last recording sessions.

and to top it off, they talk about 4tus soundtrack work.