Boston-based scribe Deb Rao recently spoke with L.A. GUNS' Phil Lewis for Saviours Of Rock. The following is an excerpt from the interview:

Q: How has the LA Sunset Strip music scene changed since you first started back in the day?

A: "I would say MÖTLEY CRÜE started it all. Then later RATT. Then we are like a third generation Hollywood band like GUNS N' ROSES, FASTER PUSSYCAT. We are pretty much descendants of Mötley Crüe and the people in Ratt. It was good to be part of that kind of legacy.

I moved over from London in 1987, when I joined the band. That tour for me was the most amazing way to see America. It was a dream, the band was doing great. We got played on the radio. People were coming out seeing us. They were incredibly friendly. I must have liked it, because I am still here."

Q: The 80s lost one of their own again, when Kevin Dubrow passed away. Do you have any special memories of him?

A: "Yes, it is very sad. Up to fairly recently we were doing shows together.

I remember he was doing the Rock Never Stops Tour sometimes - Quiet Riot or Twisted Sister would join the bill. He was always quite fun to be around. I remember one time watching him from the side of the stage and Carlos amp went down. So Kevin started improvising with an old SMALL FACES song, he was kind of having fun and struggling a bit up there. So I was heading out, and he looked over and winked at me to come over. I got up and helped him with his song, without any kind of backing just the two of us singing and then the guitars kicked in and everything sounded great. It was a real magic moment being up there with Kevin and doing a Small Faces song. I got to say the whole time that I have known him, we were not like super close or anything, we were friends that I never saw him getting fucked up or being unprofessional. He seemed really straight and music was his high."

Read the full interview at Saviours Of Rock