JAMES DURBIN Says He Was Inspired By DIO And STEELHEART
October 26, 2011, 13 years ago
American Idol season 10 finalist JAMES DURBIN will release his Wind-Up Records debut, Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster, on November 21st via Wind-Up Records and it includes collaborations with MÖTLEY CRÜE’s Mick Mars, James Michael (SIXX: A.M, Mötley Crüe), Marti Frederiksen (AEROSMITH, OZZY OSBOURNE) and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR.
"I just remember being a kid, driving around with my mom, and then DIO's 'Holy Diver' came on the radio and it changed everything," Durbin tells Noisecreep. "It was the first time I had ever heard a metal song. I loved it right away. From there I just wanted to learn as much about music as I could. Eventually I found the artists that I liked more and stuck with those. I'm talking about IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, DIO, MÖTLEY CRÜE - you know, the classics.""I learned so much from listening to Steelheart," he adds. "They were a band that just missed the hair scene of the '80s and merged the thrash look with a glam sound. Steelheart's singer is a guy named Michael Matijevic and man, can he f---ing wail! I would watch all of their videos on YouTube and listen to their records and try and hit the notes he was nailing. I always wanted to see how far I could take my voice and listening to that band helped me out a lot. Michael actually did some of the vocals for the Mark Wahlberg movie 'Rock Star.' That's how I first discovered him."
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Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster tracklisting:
'Higher Than Heaven'
'All I Want'
'Love In Ruins'
'Right Behind You'
'Love Me Bad'
'Deeper'
'May'
'Screaming'
'Outcast' (featuring Mick Mars)
'Everything Burns'
'Stand Up'
Check out the track 'Stand Up' below:
Durbin, who came in fourth on American Idol, was the season’s resident rocker who had performed songs by the likes of JUDAS PRIEST, SAMMY HAGAR and 30 SECONDS TO MARS - many for the first time on the Idol stage. On the American Idol summer tour, his set included MUSE’s 'Uprising' and GUNS N' ROSES’ 'Sweet Child O' Mine.'
Durbin will be guest on the US nationally syndicated program Rockline, with host Bob Coburn, on Monday, November 28th. The show starts at 11:30pm EST/8:30pm PST and fans are encouraged to speak with the band by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For more information go to this location.
Pre-order Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster via Amazon below:
