This is something I don't deal with personally, something I hope the label will address and take care of properly. Once the masters leave my possession, it's all in their hands...please address Frontiers on this issue.

We have 11 songs done that could be released as a full album tomorrow, but we don't want to need to rush it. There are many steps necessary in a band like this, things are much more prominent and synchronized than my albums and tours, so, naturally, things are done more meticulously. We hope to have it all done by Christmas, signed, sealed and delivered to get ready for a 2005 release and worldwide tour.

I was doing another formation of reinventing myself, but completely reinventing myself, with plans of not even using my name. I have been in this business a long time and know that fans and longtime followers do not like when an artist goes too far out of their structure. This angers me because there is so much I do, want to do, listen to, etc, I hate the confines of having to do music just to stay on the same train. So this project was a way for me to do a more contemporary style that I truly enjoyed doing. The result was killer! I hope some day it will see the light of day, but as the months go by, the sound becomes more and more dated so who knows...and yes, I do like Linkin Park.

It was by absolute luck. I was 18 and just out of highschool, Yngwie had just left Alcatrazz and was looking for a singer in his solo band. I happened to be at the right place and the right time in getting my demo (of which I was only 16 years old on) to management on time. I was 1 of the final 2 that were chosen to play for Yngwie, one guy was the absolute worst of the bunch and the other was me.

Not at all, that whole band was a project made of aliases, the idea behind it was sort of a comic book, superhero concept, like what was done with Kiss in the 70's. I was not into that music, for me it was a session I was hired to sing, but the band were hoping I could be persuaded to continue.

They became friends along the way; I did many appearances on these albums because they shared the same producer, Tom Werman. After one session with him singing with Stryper, he hired me on virtually every album he did after that to sing backgrounds on...We were reunited in 2001 when he produced the soundtrack for Rock Star and this time we got to work together with me singing lead.

Honestly, I did a lot of albums and sessions because as a struggling artist you can make the decision to be loyal to one band with hopes that things will progress for you while keeping your day job wrapping porn videos in a big warehouse, or you can earn a living singing on albums and touring the world with others. I chose to do what I was born to do but yet keep my bills paid, some things are not necessarily my cup of tea where others were lots of fun and I was happy to add that challenge into my life. Talisman was the longest of them all I was involved in, so that shows you that was a band that was truly close to my heart.

I was only supposed to help Neal get the thing finished in the 1st place, me singing on it was pure accident. I demoed the songs for/with them as I was a co-writer and we brought in another singer to use for the shopping of the album. I couldn't get the right feel or soul in what he brought to the band so the demos were 'secretly' shopped with me on vocals. When the interest came back, I was told it was there only because I'm on it and if I would give the album a chance to get exposure by remaining on it. I asked that the promotion be made so it didn't look as though I was a band member, but a guest appearance. Of course, no marketing can be done in a way that it wasn't completely associated with that being one of my bands. Naturally, the interest remained for the band based on me singing on the albums so again, as a favor to my friends, I remained, but after time, other important career decisions took precedence.

Like I said, I have to make a living, we all need to survive and I would rather not get a day job...this is my day job! My only priorities are that I continue to do things now that can only help my career as well as things I am proud of. I now have a lengthy enough background in this industry that I can start officially pushing my career into the limits I've only dreamed of.

Most sessions I get are from references and/or from people I've worked with. In doing so much as mentioned above, you meet a lot of people, a lot of people hear your work and opportunities come easier. A guy who worked emptying trash cans in a studio can pop up a few years later owning a music corporation and remember what he'd heard from a singer back in the day...I've got many sessions based on those types of incidents.

It was great, I love all and any of my involvement with Queen and their music. Brian and Roger are dear friends now and have given me their stamp of approval singing their music...I would have loved it if it went to the next step, but understandably, they're in another plateau of their lives. They're great human beings, beyond the whole rock star thing.

I love it all, as I mentioned in the earlier, I love, do and am influenced by so much more than I've been given a chance to successfully release. Those outlets give me a chance to do so without hurting others' image of what I'm doing.

Alex started with me, but for his own personal and future decisions, he moved on. Glen was brought in just for the new album's recording and an old friend of Howie's from Buffalo, New York (Dave Dzialak) has stepped in for the tour.

I have been trying to make it happen for some time, it's always a matter of finances, believe me, I want to do it!!! I'm sure the amount it would cost to make it happen worries any promoter at this stage, whether they will lose money, so the planning must be right. I do hope it will happen during this tour. I was very excited last year when it was so close to happening.

As you probably know, there are so many questions I answer time and time again so you'll end up seeing it elsewhere anyway, but all I can say is you've only witnessed part 1 of what I can do, the next chapter of this career is about to begin....I love you Greece, you are in my soul and I hope to finally sing for you in the next few months!