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Re: Album updates from Fortus & Dizzy
Fortus and Dizzy are currently in Australia, touring with a local supergroup called The Dead Daisies. Paul Cashmere, one of the better journalists in getting info on Guns, interviewed them both, separately, on the tour as well as the follow-up to CD. Below is my transcription of the relevant bits, with links to the original videos (published Nov 18th).
PC: The call to join an Australian supergroup, tell me how that came about?
DR: I heard about this group when Guns N' Roses were here the last time. Richard was, on our off-days, playing with this band called The Dead Daisies, and I was like, 'Hmm... The Dead Daisies?' They were opening for ZZ Top, who were opening for Guns N' Roses... and then he told me he was in the band. With Jon Stevens, whom I've known for a while, and Marco Mendoza was playing bass at the time, who I've known for a while. It sounded very, very enticing.
Just with Richard and Marco and Jon alone, it sounded like something I might be interested in, so I said, 'You guys need a keyboard player?' They said, 'Well, we have one', but when they got the States, Richard gave me a call and said, 'Hey, they want to have you play', and I said, 'Absolutely, I'm in! Count me in!' And I haven't even really heard the music yet, and then I heard it, and it was great. The music is great, it's just straight-up rock n' roll, so I jumped in.
PC: And how are you juggling your time for 2014, what's it looking like? Richard's been talking about a potential new Guns N' Roses record, you've been working on that?
DR: Yes, it's in the works. Right now, things are a bit on hold as far as playing... Well, I think they're getting tracks together. And so, I'm out here doing this.
PC: I guess Dead Daisies is a very active band going in 2014. Guns N' Roses are still active and did the shows this year in Australia. What's the status on that?
RF: We're working on new stuff now. So, I'm trying to balance all this out now, y'know. But, so far, it's worked out alright.
PC: For a 2014 release?
RF: So far, everything is good. Actually, Guns wanted to be touring right now, in South America. And... I'd already committed to this [Dead Daisies Australian tour], so we needed to postpone that. Next year. But I'm hoping that we get an album out very soon.
PC: Yeah. Well, it's been an exciting year. There's been the Jane's Addiction / Alice in Chains [& The Dead Daisies] tour, which, I imagine, must have been a great time with all of those bands, traveling about six weeks across North America.
RF: Yeah. That was great fun, really great. Great bands, and Duff's band, Walking Papers, was on right after us and that was great. They're really good, really cool band. And I'd go on and sit in with them occassionally, so it's fun.
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- A Private Eye
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Re: Album updates from Fortus & Dizzy
In all seriousness though at least the intention seems to be there. The rumour mill does seem to suggest there are at least plans for an album in 2014. Fingers crossed at this stage I guess!
Re: Album updates from Fortus & Dizzy
DR: Yes, it's in the works. Right now, things are a bit on hold as far as playing... Well, I think they're getting tracks together. And so, I'm out here doing this.
Brimming with confidence!
An update is better than nothing of course, but we also know if this article was dated 2006 nobody would bat an eyelid.
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Re: Album updates from Fortus & Dizzy
It's something. Still that unnecessary secrecy and unsureness.
Re: Album updates from Fortus & Dizzy
Another tiny bit, this one from a South American website, regarding the postponement of the show from late '13 to early '14.
The tour of Latin America should have occurred around October of this year, however, due to the incongruity of schedule among the session musicians and a - supposed - focus on recovery recordings and works of a successor to "Chinese Democracy" [2008], the contract had to be postponed to next year.
Fairly dodgy a translation, but you'll get the idea.
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