Post by IRON BALLS on May 16, 2006 3:20:26 GMT -5
Q&A by: Rikki Rampage
Date: 12/19/04
1. NAME?
Joe Lynn Turner
2. PLACE OF BIRTH?
Hackensack, NJ
3. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
Getting my first guitar
4. FIRST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?
Several rhythm and blues artists including Marvin Gaye
5. FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?
Accordion
6. YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES GROWING UP?
Anything that related to music. Reading. Track. Baseball.
7. WORST THING YOU DID AS A TEENAGER?
I was hanging with a bad crowd and we got arrested in NYC. The charges were
dropped because I was innocent. But---I learned a big lesson!
8. YOUR FIRST GIG EVER?
I was 10 or 11 years old and played “Twist and Shout” for a party and made $20
9. YOUR WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER?
Everyone has bad moments but I try and focus on the good ones. It’s always a
good idea to learn from mistakes or bad situations.
10. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN MUSIC?
Read books, watch American football, do things with my daughter.
11. FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK?
Italian and Asian food and as far as Asian is concerned, especially Shabu Shabu.
Fresh fruit, vegetables and raw juice. Good vodka and wine.
12. FAVORITE MOVIE / TV SHOWS?
Too many movies to name but one in particular I liked was “The Usual Suspects.”
As far as TV shows go…I watch a lot of non-fiction shows that relate to crime
and forensics. The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel that type of stuff.
13. NAME A FEW OF YOUR MOST FAVORITE ALBUMS.
HENDRIX-"Axis Bold As Love," FREE-“Fire and Water" DEEP PURPLE-"Machine Head"
CREAM-"Disraeli Gears" BROTHER CAIN-"Bad Seeds"
14. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO DURING THE WINTER HOLIDAYS?
Catch up on sleep (it's been a crazy, busy year!), get together with family and
friends. Go see some good movies if any are out at the time. Sit in the hot tub
on a cold night and then roll around in the snow…that can be very therapeutic!
15. NAME A FEW SINGERS THAT YOU LIKE THEIR STYLE OF SINGING.
Glenn Hughes, Paul Rodgers, Ian Gillan, Steve Marriot, Lou Gramm. There are
many more!
16. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
Christmas Gifts!
17. WHAT REALLY MAKES YOU MAD?
When my female publicist gets PMS and sends me hormonally infused email
rants….;-)….kidding…don’t print that ;-)
Truthfully, ignorant people who really DON’T know what they're talking about!
18. YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PERFORM AT?
There are places all over the world that are great. The main thing is the give
and take you get from the crowd. If you get the synergy going, the experience
is amazing no matter what city you are in. It’s always fun to play near my
home, also…near or in New York City, Northern New Jersey. A lot of friends and
family come out and are very supportive.
19. WORST TOUR BUS STORY?
Rainbow was in Memphis, Tennessee. We were changing bus drivers because our
current driver had to go on vacation. Blackmore and I came down late to get in
the bus and Ritchie said, “Do you see his aura? It is black we are not going
on.” We paid the original driver enough money to make it worth it for him to
cancel his vacation. The upshot of this whole story is that this bus driver
with the black aura ended up being the same pilot in the plane that killed
Randy Rhodes.
20. WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?
“The Lost Tracks” by Jeff Buckley...very innovative.
21. WHAT DO YOU WISH TO DO THAT YOU HAVEN'T DONE YET?
Be abducted...aliens...but maybe that's happened already...hmmm
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