DEE SNIDER - “When I First Joined TWISTED SISTER, The Guys Weren’t All That Welcoming”
December 16, 2015, 8 years ago
In a new interview with The Globe And Mail, Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider shares some of the secrets to his success, including why friendship isn’t always about seeing eye to eye.
Says Dee: “One of my flaws is that I’m not the sort of person who works well in a group. I think it’s because when I first joined Twisted Sister, the guys weren’t all that welcoming. They were these cool guys from New York and I was this kid from the suburbs. A rube. I went off and wrote my own songs. Those songs ended up being really successful, so a pattern was established. That was my flaw on The Celebrity Apprentice. We were supposed to work as a team and I always wanted to go off and figure it out on my own and then come back. It’s just how my brain works, I guess.”
Read more at The Globe And Mail.
According to Ticketmaster’s website, Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale’s run in Toronto has been cut short without any reason given, although we can only speculate that low ticket sales are to blame and no doubt the annual run of the well-known and highly-popular Trans-Siberian Orchestra (with shows in Ottawa and Toronto on December 22nd and 23rd respectively) was competition.
The final night for the Toronto run of Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale is scheduled for Tuesday, December 22nd at 3 PM. Get tickets for the remaining dates at via TicketMaster.
A description of Dee Snider’s Rock & Roll Christmas Tale:
“Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale tells the story of Däisy Cütter, a heavy metal bar band looking to make it big even though the 80s are long over. This year, these four guys are ready to take the ultimate step and, in mythic rock tradition, sell their souls to the devil in exchange for success beyond their wildest metal dreams! But every time they try to seal the infernal pact, their head-banging anthems turn into warm-hearted carols. Soon these rockers are forced to realize their dreams of stardom are no match for the Christmas spirit. Dee Snider, infamous lead singer of Twisted Sister, has created a very funny, very rocking and (sshhh!) Very sweet new holiday musical, guaranteed to rock your whole family's holiday and twist your Christmas.”