MACHINE HEAD'S Phil Demmel Hungry For Headline Tour; New Interview Available
April 27, 2009, 15 years ago
Rockpages.gr has conducted an exclusive face-to-face interview in Birmingham, England with MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel. The following is an excerpt from the interview:
Rockpages.gr: Are you hungry for a headline show?
Phil Demmel: "Oh yeah man! I am trapping at the bit to it! I wanna play two hours man! I wanna go out there! And I see these guys (METALLICA) do it every night. They practice a tune they haven’t played in ten years, and they go out and play it. I love that man! I respect the shit out of that! I wanna do that! I wanna play the long set, go out there and play. I’m tired of playing the same six fucking songs for the past two years... wanna mix it up..."
Rockpages.gr: Is there any advantage of being a support act?
Phil Demmel: "Yeah, absolutely, that’s why we’ve been doing it! Playing in front of people that a) never heard of us, or b) have heard of us, heard others, but haven’t seen us. Ever since I joined this band we headlined, up until this run, this cycle. And, we were preaching at the converted; people who have already seen us, and they’ve seen the show. But, now we’re playing to all these new fans. This is what you need to do to grow as a band...”
Read the whole interview at Rockpages.gr.
