RATT Frontman Stephen Pearcy On Late Guitarist Robbin Crosby - "Together We Laid Down The Foundation For What Everyone Knows As The Ratt Sound"
June 22, 2011, 13 years ago
In a new interview with Carlos Ramirez at Noisecreep.com, RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy discusses guitarist and co- founder, the late Robbin Crosby, and the band's current hiatus. An excerpt from the report is available below:
Although he was often overshadowed in the press by Ratt lead guitarist Warren DeMartini, Crosby co-wrote hard rock classics like 'Round and Round' and 'Lay it Down.' Noisecreep asked Pearcy how he first met his former Ratt partner.
"I knew Robbin from our teenage years in San Diego. When the band was still called Mickey Ratt," Pearcy says. "We still had Jake E. Lee (later of OZZY OSBOURNE's band and BADLANDS) on guitar, and Robbin would come in and jam with us from time to time. Once Jake left the band, I brought Robbin into the lineup. Together we laid down the foundation for what everyone knows as the Ratt sound. In those early years, Robbin was pretty much the main guy, but Warren was progressing so phenomenally that it was hard to ignore. You see, Robbin didn't have an ego about it and was actually brave enough to say, 'I think we should showcase this kid.' Not a lot of guitar players would have done that," Pearcy fondly remembers.
Crosby and DeMartini made for a deadly twin-guitar duo. "Robbin had his own style, but he was definitely influenced by Billy Gibbons [ZZ TOP] and JIMI HENDRIX. He played with great feel. Warren was more of a noodler, a guitar hero type of player. They complimented each other so well."
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