MM -
Please introduce the band to our
readers.
Detox Darlings are:
JetSet Jenna on lead vocals and feather boas
Charlez Darling is the lead guitar superstar
Wylde Bill is behind the self destruction drums
and I, Spyder play bass and scream my drunken guts out.
MM - When was the band first formed and how did you
first meet?
The band started in '96 after I got kicked out of my last band, who has
since remained nameless and fameless. Anyway, vengeance being the great
motivator, I quickly assembled a cast of musical nasties from people I'd
met on the scene, through classifieds and on line at the liquor store. The
rest as they say, is heresy!
MM - Where in the world do the band call home?
Currently, we're New York City based, but with the rents going up like
Bill Clinton on Viagra, we may have to relocate to Hollywood, or maybe
Helsinki. I hear Harrisburgh PA is lovely this time of year. MM - Describe your music and who would it
most appeal to?
DETOX DARLINGS play locomotive loud, speedball fast glam punk rock'n roll.
Nothing but love songs to our various addictions: from crystal meth to
macramé, it's in there baby. If you're a hyperactive nympho with a
drinking problem, we're the band for you!
MM - Where did the name Detox Darlings come from?
Some friends and I used to have an expression No Sleep Til Detox which is
where the first part comes from, the second is from the Adam & The Ants
song Press Darlings. How's that for obscure?
MM - Are you signed/unsigned at this present moment in
time?
If we were any more unsigned we wouldn't exist. We almost had a deal with
an indie label here in the city, but they backed out at the last minute.
Bastards! So David Geffen, if you're reading this and still want to go out
for drinks and maybe a weekend on Fire Island, just give a call!
MM - Which band/artist have influenced you the most?
I'd have to say Motorhead, AC/DC, New York Dolls, Rolling Stones, Sex
Pistols, Ramones, Lou Reed and of course Olivia Newton John.
MM - Do you currently have any CD's available?
Why sure and thanks for asking. We've got a 5 song CD available (send $5
to Detox Darlings, 225 West 25 St. #1D, New York City, New York 10001 USA)
that includes our cover of Faster Pussycat's Smash Alley, Ticket To Tokyo
- which is due out next year on Vol. 11 of Fistful of Rock'n Roll and
Pretty Little Junkie which was on the piping hot Pink & Black goth/glam
compilation.
MM - Who writes and composes the songs that you
perform?
Some of the tunes I wrote solo back in Hollywood at the split end of the
big hair 80s, others Jenna & I co-wrote based on our latest debaucheries,
and others Jenna came up with all by her beautiful self.
MM - What's the most outrageous thing you've done in
the name of Rock n' Roll?
Well, once I wore my white tux jacket after Labor Day. Please don't tell
the Fashion Police. I'm in enough trouble with them already!
MM - What's the worst/best thing about being in a rock
band?
The best is the interviews, free drinks and the time spent actually making
music, either on stage or just in rehearsal. The worst is the paper cuts
from opening 100 pound bags of fan mail. But we do it anyway, for the
kids.
MM - Sex,
Drugs and Rock n' Roll - myth or necessity?
It's like spaghetti, sauce and meatballs. You don't have to have all three
to survive, but when ya can get 'em together, man that's a nice dinner.
MM - What was the first concert you went to?
Bob Dylan in 1978 on the Street Legal tour. I went with my mom. Man I bet
she's sorry now!
MM - If you could take any 5 artists, alive
or dead, to form a supergroup, who would you choose?
Iggy Pop: vocals, Johnny Thunders: guitar, Keith Richards: Guitar, Tom
Hamilton: bass, Jerry Nolan: drums.
MM - Lastly, what short phrase best describes the band?
Never underestimate the power of positive drinking!
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