Guitarist STEVE SMYTH: "I'm Happy To Be Back In Good Health"
January 23, 2008, 16 years ago
Zero Tolerance webzine has issued an interview with guitarist Steve Smyth (THE ESSENESS PROJECT, ex-NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT). The following is an excerpt from the interview, conducted by Alorchi Samir:
Q: And how's everything going with your projects?? And what about your health? I wish you are doing okay.
A: "I'm happy to be back in good health as well! I am now 1 year and 1 month post transplant, and getting back to being busy again, after taking it easy last year during my recovery. We are busy right now, with promotion for The EssenEss Project, and I am also doing some guest solo sessions for a few bands around the world, in addition to putting a new vocal band together as well, among many other things upcoming this year! I am looking forward to getting back to what I do as much as I can this year!"
Q: How come you named the band The EssenEss Project, what's the story behind that name?
A: "The name is actually a play on words. My buddy Steve Hoffman and I are both named Steve. We used to hang out a lot back in the day, and every where we went, people would say 'Hey, it's Steve and Steve!' We decided to name this project S and S, and decided to mix up the wording a little bit, and the end result is EssenEss. Contrary to what I've heard rumors about the name that go around, there is no link to anything else. It's just a play on how you would say S and S! ha ha."
Read the full interview at Zero Tolerance.
