MATT SORUM On New Solo Album - "I'd Been Writing The Songs Over The Years; I Actually Had A Lot Of It On Cassette"
February 8, 2014, 10 years ago
Drummer Matt Sorum (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) will release his new solo album, Stratosphere, under the banner MATT SORUM'S FIERCE JOY, in March via Rok Dok Recordings. Pre-sales will begin on February 18th at iTunes.
Sorum recently spoke with Ed Ponsi at TheStreet.com about the release. An excerpt from the interview is available below:
Ed Ponsi: With the release of Stratosphere, fans are going to be surprised at your diverse musical tastes and abilities. What was your inspiration for this album?
Matt Sorum: "I'm known as a rock guy, but I've always loved so many diverse artists. I was a huge JONI MITCHELL fan; I remember listening to a lot of her records back to back. NEIL YOUNG, TOM PETTY, THE BEATLES of course, and I was a huge DAVID BOWIE fan. I was also into progressive stuff, like early GENESIS, PETER GABRIEL era. You can hear that influence on the new album; there are a couple of songs that have some interesting time changes."
"I've always dabbled on the acoustic guitar, and I wrote a couple songs for Velvet Revolver. In GUNS N' ROSES, Axl and Slash looked to me for arrangements. I wasn't the predominant songwriter, but I've always been involved in the process. When I put Stratosphere together, I actually had a lot of it on cassette. I'd been writing the songs over the years, and I wanted to do an album that was just coming from me, regardless of anyone's expectations."Click here for the complete interview.
An image featuring the album artwork can be seen below:
During the KINGS OF CHAOS show on November 18th at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, Sorum performed his new solo track, 'The Sea', set to feature on Stratosphere.
Video footage of the performance is streaming below. Updates to follow.
