Sept 1 2013
CHRIS SHIFLETT OF THE FOO FIGHTERS AND THE DEAD PEASANTS TALKS TO MARK ABOUT THE NEW DEAD PEASANTS ALBUM, THE LATEST FOO NEWS, INFLUENCES, ROAD STORIES AND WHAT HAPPENED WITH 'THE REAL McCOY'... |
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Though he might be best known as the lead guitarist for the stadium-sized monster that is THE FOO FIGHTERS, or his punk rock band 'No Use for a Name', or the rather cool punk cover band 'Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' CHRIS SHIFLETT has a surprisingly broad taste in music that even stretches beyond Country to Honky Tonk.
'All Hat and No Cattle' the latest album from Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants is out now and features covers of nine classic honky-tonk songs by artists such as Don Rich, Waylon Jennings, Faron Young, Buck Owens and Merle Haggard plus one new original song, “A Woman Like You”.
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Mark: “All Hat and no Cattle”, it’s an interesting name! It’s a cool phrase, but is there any specific meaning behind it?
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Mark: The first album in 2010, was great, this one’s a little different, is it the sort of thing you had to get out of your system, getting these classics down?
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Mark: The album was out on the 30th of July here, and probably everywhere else, are you pleased with the feedback so far?
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Mark: Sounds good! Reading through your bio, it seems you grew up in small town California, where there wasn’t much of a music scene, what sort of stuff were you into when you were a teenager? You’ve played in Punk and Hard Rock bands, but do you think the country influence was always there in the background?
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Mark: Our time is almost up, it’s been great talking to you, I wish it could be longer. I have one quick question if I can slip that in! I think you are a fan of Hanoi Rocks, like I am what happened with Andy, and The Real McCoy??
Chris spoke to Mark Diggins August 2013 |
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