Blasting-Zone.com recently caught up with CIRCUS DIABLO frontman / CAMP FREDDY founder Billy Morrison to discuss Circus Diablo's forthcoming debut album, which will be issued though Koch Entertainment on July 3rd:

Todd: How was Circus Diablo formed?

Billy Morrison: “I’ve read a lot of interviews where people talk about (the formation of their band) being an organic process, but…we weren’t aiming to start a band, ya know? I had been in THE CULT and have known (lead guitarist) Billy Duffy for over twenty years. Billy said ‘…ya know, you and I should write some songs together…’. It started with me and Billy Duffy in my home studio and we wrote one song which didn’t even end up being on the record. It’s a great song and it might end up on someone else’s record. I’m not gonna say anything more about that (laughs). What it showed us is that we work really well together. That’s how it started and it grew pretty quickly. (Guitarist) Ricky Warwick is a long-time friend of both Billy and me. He had moved to America, so he came over and started writing. Before we knew it, we had fourteen or fifteen songs written. At that point we didn’t think about record deals and large checks because basically, that doesn’t exist anymore (laughs). What we thought was ‘…wouldn’t it be fun to go grab (drummer) Matt Sorum?’ He’s part of the family. We just thought it would be fun to go into his own studio, which is a top studio, and record this shit. Somewhere along that line, we realized we were making a record. I swear to God, some of the solos were literally done with Billy having his feet up. That’s why the solos on the record sound so good. There was literally no pressure. We weren’t sitting in there trying to make a record, ya know? Obviously when you’ve recorded seven tracks and you’re sitting in the studio listening to them play back, you start thinking ‘I might have a band here. This is pretty cool…’ (laughs).”

Todd: Do you consider Circus Diablo a supergroup?

Billy: “I didn’t even think about it when we decided to do this as a band. My reaction to the word supergroup is…I really hate that name. It puts so much expectation on the product and the band. And at the same time, it kinda dooms it to failure because there are so many bands that come out of the ashes of other bands and people are so quick to label them as supergroups. And lot of them don’t ever do anything. All that I’ll say it that it is rather super to be able to play with these guys and it is a group. Take that as you will, ya know? Is VELVET REVOLVER a supergroup? No. I hate that term, but people are gonna use it so, whatever.”

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