UFO Guitarist VINNIE MOORE - "I Happen To Be A Big Fan Of The Band And Have Been Since I Was A Kid"
May 26, 2009, 15 years ago
UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore is featured in a new interview with Ryan Sparks at Classic Rock Revisited. An excerpt is available below.
Ryan: Over the course of the past three albums the band has been able to take this material and move forward and I think it shows the band is establishing its own identity without having to rely on just the name UFO would you agree?
Vinnie: "Yeah I think Phil’s (Mogg) voice is the common thread that makes it UFO. Also when I write songs for the band, I happen to be a big fan of the band and I have been since I was a kid, so I kind of write knowing it’s a rock band that I’m writing for. I write songs that are in the ballpark of what the band does stylistically. Whereas with my solo stuff I might be more adventurous and I can throw in all kinds of crazy stuff musically, but I realize that when I’m writing for UFO that it’s a rock band, so it has to be in a certain direction and it has to rock."
Ryan: You have certain parameters that you have to sort of stick to.
Vinnie: "That’s true. I also present Phil with like fifteen ideas and the ones he selects as a vocalist and lyricist, also kind of makes it more UFO as well. But yeah I think the fact that I write a lot and do a lot of different styles of music and current stuff kind of keeps things fresh. When we play together, even with Andy’s drumming it becomes UFO. There’s a certain identity and style there."
Go to this location for the complete interview.
