GEMINI FIVE

[IRON BALLS]

GEMINI FIVE / Tin Star, Hot Rod, Slim Pete and Snoopy
of Gemini Five
Q & A by: Rikki Rampage
Date: 6/10/04

TIN STAR


1. NAME?

Tin Star

2. BIRTH DATE?

Capricorn

3. PLACE OF BIRTH?

The Milky Way

4. TURN-ONS?

Red Meat, rock & roll, beautiful women and being drunk

5. TURN-OFFS?

Religious freaks, war, hip-hop/R&B

6. YOUR HOBBIES?

Writing music, walking the dog, touring

7. FIRST MUSICAL MEMORY?

My dad teaching me the chords to some old american gospel songs and the first time I layed hands on the KISS "Destroyer" album.

8. FAVORITE BANDS & MUSICAL INFLUENCES?

KISS, Led Zeppelin, and Motley Crue

9. BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE MOMENT?

G5: During the intro in Bassano Del Grappa (Italy). That was the highlight of the European tour when the crowd went bananas. Seen: KISS in Stockholm 1983.

10. WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE MOMENT?

G5: The show in Rome cuz I was so intoxicated with booze that I almost threw up during the performance. Seen: I've been to so many crappy concerts that I can't pick one....

11. FAVORITE SONGS ON YOUR NEW ALBUM?

Babylon Rockets & TwentyFourSeven

12. MEMORIES OF HOW THE BAND MET?

Me and Pete were looking for a new band and got in touch with Rod and Snoopy. We rehearsed the first Gemini Five song "Babylon Rockets" and everything felt so good from the start.

13. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW?

How the west was won (The story of the Macahan Family)

14. THE WORST THING YOU DID IN SCHOOL?

I was a real prick in school being a real asshole to some of my classmates. All the time.

15. FAVORITE CANDY?

Salty Licorish and chocolate

16. FAVORITE DRINK?

Beer

17. FAVORITE FOOD?

Red meat and pasta

18. FAVORITE MOVIES?

Forrest Gump, Gladiator and The Godfather

19. IF YOU HAD THREE WISHES WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

Everlasting love, everlasting fortune & fame and world peace

20. IF YOU HAD TO SLAP ONE OF YOUR BAND MATES ~ WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

Probably all of them cuz they think my answers are really cheesy

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HOT ROD


1. NAME?

Rod Teilmann

2. BIRTH DATE?

Virgo

3. PLACE OF BIRTH?

Angered, Sweden

4. TURN-ONS?

Kindness. Blue/green eyes. Women who practice what they preach. Cheryl Ladd, Tippi Hedren, Linda Evans, Tea Leoni, Patricia Arquette, Vendela Kirsebom, Naomi Watts, Grace Kelly, Greta Garbo...I'm not saying these women are practicing what they preach, I just find them very beautiful and as "turn-ons"....

5. TURN-OFFS?

Lying and Cheating! Women who don't practice what they preach. Gothic clothing on fat, pale women. Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Shakira, Jessica Simpson, Courtney Love, Madonna. I'm not saying these women are NOT practicing what they preach, I just find them very much as "turn-offs"....

6. YOUR HOBBIES?

Watching women's tennis

7. FIRST MUSICAL MEMORY?

ABBA

8. FAVORITE BANDS & MUSICAL INFLUENCES?

Then: Motley. Now: Rammstein/Marilyn Manson. I'm also brought up on great singer/songwriters as Neil Young. Check out my personal site for further information. www.propius.net/rod

9. BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE MOMENT?

Playing in Italy with Gemini Five...

10. WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE MOMENT?

Never had one.....knock knock...I don't feel embarrassed for nothing really, so I'm not the one to judge me....But I guess my worst moment was in Munich last January when I broke a string and my bass strap, plus got stuck with my cord in Slim's bass drum while I threw out my last bass pick....All this during one song.. hee hee..But I don't see that as a worst moment really, Just extra funny!

11. FAVORITE SONGS ON YOUR NEW ALBUM?

Hardcore
Why...Just listen to it and you'll get the point...It has it all. Great vocals and melody, loud guitars, bad ass beat and tasty bass lines and a fantastic simple amazing guitar solo...Go figure
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12. MEMORIES OF HOW THE BAND MET?

Yes! I guess the boys already told the/their story...

13. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW?

Mmm. There's a few....Baretta, Macahans, Dallas. But the most precious one is Robin Hood (the animated classic).

14. THE WORST THING YOU DID IN SCHOOL?

Not losing my virginity....and being responsible for two teachers nervous breakdowns...

15. FAVORITE CANDY?

Love ALL the candy and ice cream.

16. FAVORITE DRINK?

Cold beer and cold milk served with ice on a hot summers day...

17. FAVORITE FOOD?

Steak. Pasta

18. FAVORITE MOVIES?

The Birds wityh lovely Tippi Hedren. True Romance with sexy Patricia Arquette. And more up to date: Movies like "Mystic River"... I truely hate films like "Pearl Harbor" or "Titanic"!!! They're Hollywood at its worst.....Yueek!!!

19. IF YOU HAD THREE WISHES WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

I live my dreams and my ambition is to get there...I have lots of wishes and dreams. Could be regarding the band, my family or starting my own family.

20. IF YOU HAD TO SLAP ONE OF YOUR BAND MATES ~ WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

We never discuss internal affairs outside the community...1, in the book of "The rules of being a successful band and still manage to be a Rock-n-Roll Swindle"..hee hee. But I probably need a good smack occasionally...Roger Over and Out!
Thanks Hot Rod

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SLIM PETE


1. NAME?

Slim Pete

2. BIRTH DATE?

30 April

3. PLACE OF BIRTH?

Stockholm

4. TURN-ONS?

life

5. TURN-OFFS?

6. YOUR HOBBIES?

Reading, reading, and reading!!!

7. FIRST MUSICAL MEMORY?

My mothers Elvis records

8. FAVORITE BANDS & MUSICAL INFLUENCES?

AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, David Bowie

9. BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE MOMENT?

Bassano de grappa Italy!!

10. WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE MOMENT?

Try to forget the worst ones!!

11. FAVORITE SONGS ON YOUR NEW ALBUM?

Babylon Rockets

12. MEMORIES OF HOW THE BAND MET?


13. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW?

"Happy Days"

14. THE WORST THING YOU DID IN SCHOOL?

Attending!!

15. FAVORITE CANDY?

Chocolate

16. FAVORITE DRINK?

Beer

17. FAVORITE FOOD?

Italian, Thai

18. FAVORITE MOVIES?

The godfather

19. IF YOU HAD THREE WISHES WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

1. That people should respect one another a little bit more!! 2. Gemini five US-tour!! 3.

20. IF YOU HAD TO SLAP ONE OF YOUR BAND MATES ~ WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

Everyone of them, just for the fun of it...Ha, ha!!

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SNOOPY


1. NAME?

Snoopy

2. BIRTH DATE?

April 14th

3. PLACE OF BIRTH?

Uppsala/Sweden

4. TURN-ONS?

Good Music, great news such as CREED's splitting up, driving fast in my car and when my wife tells me to come to bed...when she's got her white hotpants and white sneakers on...he he. I'm a lucky guy!!


5. TURN-OFFS?

Bad music, such as CREED, Woman who know that they are good looking and act that way..and about a thousand other things.

6. YOUR HOBBIES?

Got none...I used to ride dirtbikes but not anymore. Can't find the time.

7. FIRST MUSICAL MEMORY?

My mom singing and dancing to "Silvias mother" by Dr Hook & the Medicine Show, a great band from the 70's. Check em out.

8. FAVORITE BANDS & MUSICAL INFLUENCES?

As a kid I listened a lot to Motley Crue, Skid Row, and Guns N'Roses..and Dr Hook & the Medicine Show..and sometimes I still do. When I was 8 years old I saw a picture of Nikki Sixx from the Theatre of Pain-tour and the day after I picked up a bass at a music-class in school. So I guess he's the one that got me into playing music..at least he gave me a push in the right direction. Now I listen to all kinds of music. Right now there's a lot of Korn, Eminem, Oasis and some swedish bands in my CD. As long as it makes me feel something I don't care if it's rock, metal, hip-hop or whatever. It's all music man..
As far as influences it's hard to say what really influences me..but as a guitarplayer I've never been into all the "guitar-hero" stuff..Joe Satriani, Yngwie, Steve Vai and so on... All those guys play some really amazing stuff sometimes but their music sucks big time.. Totally pointless..I rather play a great song than a fast guitar solo if you know what I mean..

9. BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE MOMENT?

Every night is special in some way but the Italian shows were really awesome. The Italian fans are off the hook... and the show we did the other day, I had absolutely no expectations what so ever but it turned out really cool, all thanx to the crowd. Often the best shows are the ones you least expected to be good.

10. WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE MOMENT?

oh...please don't go there....I'm still trying to forget....

11. FAVORITE SONGS ON YOUR NEW ALBUM?

Songs are like children, you don't love one more than the other....as long as they don't suck anyway... But some songs stick out a little bit more than others...I love GET IT OFF..It's fast and furious and it pretty much sums up the way I feel right now. BABYLON ROCKETS, HARDCORE and 24/7 are great songs as well..NEON KICKS is cool too..I could go on and on..and our new Sh*t's cool too..some of them will end up on the next album for sure.

12. MEMORIES OF HOW THE BAND MET?

In the summer of 2001 my other band was put on hold for awhile. This was very frustrating for me, leaving me with nothing else to do than to get drunk and do dirt....At the same time I met a skinny guy called Pete. I found out he was working at the rock club called The Star Bar...I soon met his friend Tin whom I didn't like in the beginning..(he's grown on me since then....he he) Anyway, it turns out that Tin was the club owner so I got friendly with him (not in a gay way) to get some free drinks..and man, I got a lot of free drinks that summer !!! I'll pay you back some day bro!! But in this haze of alcohol and drugs I managed to understand that these two guys were more than just good drinkin' buddies, they were really cool, down to earth guys and on top of that, great musicians..They told me they were sick of their old band and wanted to start something new and they asked me to join them..The first time I met Rod was backstage at a big outdoor festival...both of us was pretty...ehh.."wired up" But dispite my "state of mind" I recognized him right away when he one month later came to Stockholm for the audition. He however, didn't remember me at all and walked up to me and said "Hi, I'm Rod..." I said to him "I know, we've partied together once...but I guess you drank just a little bit more than I did"

13. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW?

Can't remember but I guess "Fed myror ar fler an fyra elefanter" was a big hit...It was a swedish show learning kids the alphabet and stuff like that..Oh..and I liked "Sesame Street" as well. I was more into drawing pictures than watching TV.

14. THE WORST THING YOU DID IN SCHOOL?

When I set it on fire I guess....or when the principal called the cops on my ass saying that I had threatened to kill her and that her family lived in fear 'cuz of me..Well bitch, what goes around, comes around....Let's just say she had it coming..By the way, I think Tin once put a bus on fire, or his school or something..

15. FAVORITE CANDY?

I'd rather eat fruit than candy..But if I must choose I'll say any stripper or pornstar named Candy, I think there's a few of them, wouldn't you say?

16. FAVORITE DRINK?

Vodka Cranberry, White Russian, Bloody Mary, Vodka Lime...Can't make up my mind..

17. FAVORITE FOOD?

I Love Mexican and Thai-food, my own Chili con carne....And a big steak really does it for me...

18. FAVORITE MOVIES?

The Shawshank Redemption, Batman and the Big Lobowski...to name a few..

19. IF YOU HAD THREE WISHES WHAT WOULD THEY BE?

That my family and all my friends stay well and live long and happy lives..that's about it...All the other stuff I want in my life I can achieve anyway. If I work hard and stick to my guys I'll be fine...I know it, that's why I'm a winner, oh...and that George W Bush fails in the upcoming election...Hey, what's up with the W? If you ask me I'd say it's short for "Warlord". I also think he already knows where Usama Bin Ladin's hiding and on the final run of the election he's gonna give the order for his arrest..just to score some points..God bless politics..

20. IF YOU HAD TO SLAP ONE OF YOUR BAND MATES ~ WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

I wouldn't....
cheers Snoopy

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