ANVIL Mainman Steve "Lips" Kudlow On Recent Success - "It's Not Like I'm Buying A Limousine; I'm Existing And Not Having To Worry About Going To A Job"
April 26, 2011, 13 years ago
Darryl Sterdan from the QMI Agency spoke with ANVIL mainman Steve "Lips" Kudlow recently about a number of topics including their new album, Juggernaut of Justice, due out on May 10th. A few excerpts from the chat follow:
QMI Agency: Can you describe how rockumentary Anvil! The Story Of Anvil has changed your career?
Lips: "It's brought us everything. To go from being a band that sold 20,000 copies of a CD to being a band that's in the consciousness of millions - they estimate 8 million people in the U.S. have seen it - well, you can't compare it. I mean, when we played on Conan O'Brien's show, in that 10 minutes we were seen by more people than who saw us in our entire career."
QMI Agency: What's been the biggest thrill?
Lips: "Meeting other celebrities - and their reaction towards me has been really shocking. I met Paul McCartney. That's like meeting God. And he goes, 'Lips, how's it going? Are we rocking tonight?' It's like, 'Oh my God, he knows who we are. He's seen the movie.' I could give you an endless list like that. It's crazy."
QMI Agency: Have you made any money out of all this yet?
Lips: "What has essentially happened is that I no longer work my day job. I'm making my ends meet from the band. Am I making more? I don't know, probably. But it's not like I'm buying a limousine. I'm existing and not having to worry about going to a job. And that's great; I've worked 30 years to get there."
Read the entire interview here.
