Musical influences are the same ones I've loved as a kid until now. there are tons but the obvious ones I think you can guess. some of the not so obvious ones would be the more rock tinged bands like van halen, kiss etc… but I take influence from whatever leaks into my system then I shit it out very nasty.

No the process has always been the same. it can't really change that much. just start with the drums and go from there. keep it simple as possible. there's less to fuck up that way.

Probably just a coincidence. I guess like ac/dc, motorhead and the ramones i'll start ripping myself off.

It's freedom rock!!! that's the reason why I do this stuff solo. nobody likes to be told what to do. even when somebody at a store or restaurant tells me to "have a nice day" I shout back at them "don't give me orders!"

I just want there to be hooks upon hooks. so I attempt to make to solos memorable, the lyrics memorable etc.. but nothing is really that challenging, which is maybe a bad thing. maybe I should challenge myself in life and get a bit more ambitious.

No real plans I just do whatever comes naturally. you can always plan for a nice piece of doodoo to come out of you after eating lots of fiber but then it just comes out lumpy and nugget like. then you're disappointed.

The difference is the live guys really know how to play their instruments well and confident. for me I play like a hack. I couldn't do the guitar live at all without it sounding like i'm wearing winter gloves. in the studio there's a certain charm to the amateur style that I have and i'm ok with that.

Like be a member of that band? i'd play bass for jimi Hendrix experience. or if you mean share a gig with? doesn't matter to me much who we play with. although I would liked to have seen led zeppelin early on.

Vocal influences. there's many but the top ones I think of right away are david lee roth, cronos, lemmy kilmister, iggy pop and little Richard, oh and Geoff tate.

That was a great and memorable tour for many reasons. obituary have to be the most laid back coolest bands to tour with. they offer us their gear to use, carry our shit in their trailer, very fair with the daily food situation. can't say enough good things about them. and musically they're heavy as plutonium every night.

Well we plan to play everywhere but now just sitting at home waiting out the viral situation. can't wait to get out and slobber all over inside my mask and sweat like a pig in my leather.

Yeah pretty often but i'd like to concentrate on just making full albums for now if I can.

Not for now. doing this takes up most of my time. but who knows what's in store for the future. thanks for the time and questions!!