Sleaze Roxx has issued an interview with BLACK STONE CHERRY drummer John Fred Young, conducted by Justin "Crash" Crafton. The following is an excerpt:

Q: You kicked off this leg of the US tour on January 29th in Dallas. How has this leg been so far? Any highlights stick out in your mind?

A: "It's going good. I think the best part about doing this tour is actually just being back on the road and being back in the United States because we've been to the UK and all throughout Europe that we actually haven't paid much attention to our home country. Last time we played America was in October (2008) in Orlando at the House of Blues with THEORY OF A DEADMAN. We kicked it off in Tyler, Texas. It was Tyler right? Somewhere in Texas, Texas is a big place. We kicked it off down there, that was great. Love playing Texas. Stayed in Texas about a week. We went to San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and another place I can't think of right now. Ahh, Beaumont. Then we went to New Orleans, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi and right now we are in the big OKC today! Rockin' and rollin, jammin' it out."

Q: 'Please Come In' was recently released as the second single and video from Folklore & Superstition. How has the response from radio and video outlets been?

A: "I haven't heard the song yet! I was told I played on it and they told me I did well! It is doing really good. I think the radio reception's been really well in America. Like anything, we would like it to be #1. Maybe it will get there. We don't try and rely on radio too much. WE ARE A LIVE BAND! If they play it, God bless them. If they don't, that is OK because what we do is a live show, it's a circus if you will. I think kids, people my age, my parent's age and my grandparents age like our band because we are different, and the live show with most bands is dying out. You get a band that has a great album on the charts and sound great in the studio then you get them out live and they can't play or can't play the songs like they have on the record. Due to? There are a lot of reasons. It is a dying art form to have a great live show. It is a dying breed of musicians and we are here to hold the torch!"

Read the full interview at Sleaze Roxx.