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Ted Poley of DANGER DANGER

Danger Danger singer Ted Poley actually got his start in music as a drummer. He would beat on pillows around his bedroom with drum sticks, and eventually he sold his baseball card collection and bought himself a drum set. The…

Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme

and now for something completely different Check out an out take from the raucous comedy “GONE FOR THE WEEKEND” Creeper and Jesse sneaks backstage at an Extreme concert. Check out the movie on AMAZON PRIME  FROM THE ROCK SCENE ARCHIVES…

Bernard Fowler (background singer for the Rolling Stones)

Bernard Fowler performing “INSIDE OUT” at the Jazz Standard in NYC on August 7, 2019       Bernard Fowler proudly displaying a couple of classic ROCK SCENE from the 70’s magazines featuring a couple of his buddies. Get  Bernard Fowler’s …

Dorothy Martin of Dorothy

              

David Ellefson of Megadeth

David Ellefson Youth Music Foundation

Jack Russell of Great White

Jack Russell talks about the 2018 Hair Nation tour and performs “Rock Me” at The Stone Pony on October 11, 2018      Jack Russell’s Great White “Sign of The Times” (official video) Jack Russell’s Great White at The Stone…

Ace Frehley

Ace Frehley talks about his Rock Scene Ace Frehley – Starland Ballroom – June 30, 2019 Buy a Piece of Rock & Roll History! Get 50% off all Mark Weiss BUY NOW photographs. Use coupon code: RSMFLASHBACK50 at checkout (Two…

Jerry Gaskill – Kings X

Jerry Gaskill from Kings X talks about his Rock Scene Photography by Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss [/vc_column][/vc_row] Jerry Gaskill from Kings X talks about his solo albums Jerry sings all the songs on his second album  ‘Love and Scars” Check out…

Todd Rundgren

  Todd reminiscing on being in the  February 1979 issue of ROCK SCENE magazine Happy Birthday Todd Rundgren – June 22, 1948 Buy a Piece of Rock & Roll History! Get 50% off all Mark Weiss BUY NOW photographs. Use coupon code: RSMFLASHBACK50 at…

Mike Tramp – White Lion

Mike Tramp grew up in Denmark in a musical house—he recalls being a young boy and wrestling with his two brothers over who would get to play their mom’s acoustic guitar. He got his foot in the door in the…

Tracii Guns – L.A. GUNS

In this exclusive interview with Rock Scene, Tracii Guns looks back on his early experiences with music. He remembers being a young boy and sitting in the back of his mother’s boyfriend’s car in 1971 and hearing Led Zeppelin’s “Whole…

Steve Vai

Upon discovering his aunt’s piano at the age of four, Steve Vai had what he describes as two epiphanies. The first one being that when he played notes to the right, he noticed they got higher. When he went to…

John Corabi – The Scream -Motley Crue – Dead Daisies

John Corabi talks about his Rock Scene John did one album and tour with Motley Crue called “MOTLEY CRUE” released in 1994. Releasing “Hooligan’s Holiday” a top ten hit on mainstream radio in the US.  Watch John talk about his times…

Josh Todd – Buckcherry

  Check out the vintage ROCK SCENE magazine from October 1974 with Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones on the cover. Keith Nelson of Buckcherry

Anthony Corder of Tora Tora

  Anthony Corder singer of Tora Tora talks about his Rock Scene.

Mickey Finn – Jetboy

  Mickey Finn of Jetboy talks about his Rock Scene

Steven Vanzandt

Steven Van Zandt’s first rock n roll memory goes back to childhood hearing The Coaster’s “Yakety Yak“ on the jukebox echoing throughout summer day camp.  He recalls being exposed to Elvis while his grandmother danced around the living room doing…

Corey GLover of Living Colour

Corey Glover got started with music through his family. His parents and siblings were all very musical and he wanted to follow in their footsteps, so he started singing in church just like his brother. Albums like Abraxas by Santana…

Marq Torien – BulletBoys

BulletBoys singer and guitarist Marq Torien was born into a musical family in Los Angeles in 1961. Both his parents were very musical, and he would play with his dad’s wedding band sometimes. He started playing in local bands during…

Adam Slack of The Struts

The first music Adam Slack’s of The Struts remembers is Oasis in the car in England during the 90’s. When he was 10 he got into Michael Jackson and bought his album BAD. His friend turned him onto Green Day…

Richie Faulkner guitarist from Judas Priest

Richie Faulkner got his first guitar when he was around 8 years old. His father played guitar and was into bands like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple & Jimi Hendrix. When Richie was about thirteen years old, he connected with the…

Doug Grey – The Marshall Tucker Band

Doug Gray of The Marshall Tucker Band played his first paid gig when he was seven years old at a VFW his parents took him to. “I got up and did the laugh to Wipe Out, and somebody came up and handed…

Henry Paul of The Outlaws

Henry Paul of The Outlaws checking out the February 1980 issue of ROCK SCENE magazine

David Feinstein of Elf and The Rods

Rock guitarist David Feinstein is the cousin of Ronnie James Dio. He joined Ronnie Dio & The Prophets as a rhythm guitar player, and the group eventually evolved into the band Elf.  Elf played until around 1975 when Ronnie joined…

Brian Wheat of Tesla

Brian Wheat of Tesla first gravitated toward music when he heard Revolver by the Beatles. His older brothers were always playing records by Cream & Humble Pie, so he really took an interest in rock music. His mom bought him a guitar…

Kelly Hansen from Foreigner

Kelly Hansen’s first musical memories go back to riding in his mom’s convertible ’68 GTO and hearing the contemporary pop music of the times on the radio. “I accidently got into singing,” he says. A family friend that played guitar…

Jason Bonham

Jason Bonham was the first-born child of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. During Jason’s childhood, having guests like Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck & Bev Bevan over was the norm. “They were just friends of dad,” he says. Growing up in…

Bebe Buell

 Bebe Buell talks about the impact of seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show when she was in fifth grade, and how the British Invasion and bands like The Rolling Stones really "sealed her fate" and made her realize…

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons talks about coming to America when he just turned nine years old. Although he didn’t speak any English, hearing Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Sam Cook, Otis Reding and James Brown on the radio made perfect sense…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Cynthia “Plaster Caster”

Today, May 24, 1947, Cynthia Albritton aka Cynthia "Plaster Caster" was born.  Cynthia began her career in 1968 by casting penises of rock musicians. She talks about getting the Rock & Roll groupie bug when she met the Rolling Stones…

Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez

played on Springsteen’s first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle. Lopez started out in a drum & bugle corps. as a bugel player until the 8th grade. He attended a…

Meat Loaf

Marvin Lee Aday later to be called “Meat Loaf” was born on September 27, 1947 was born in Dallas Texas. The first bands he had seen in the 60’s were The Kingsman who had a hit song called “Louie Louie”…

Don Airey – Deep Purple

Don Airey shares his ROCK SCENE – keyboardist currently in Deep Purple. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Saxon, Wishbone Ash, Steve…

Johnny Winter June 21, 2012

Johnny Winter talks about his “Rock Scene” June 21, 2012 at the Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ

Tom Hamilton

Tom Hamilton is the bassist a founding member of Aerosmith. He grew up right outside of Boston, and met Joe Perry when he was a very young kid. In 1970, they formed Aerosmith. Most clubs wanted them to play top…

Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar, who has fronted bands including Van Halen, Montrose, and Chicken Foot, was introduced to music at a young age. When he was four years old he saw Elvis Presley on TV. He first saw a guitar at his…

Clem Burke

Blondie drummer Clem Burke grew up influenced by bands like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and other bands of the British Invasion. “From my early teens I was always in rock & roll bands. It was kind of like my social…

Ted Nugent

Ted Nugent, born in 1948, first picked up the guitar when he was five years old. He grew up in the era of Motown, and was mesmerized by the energy of artists like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard,…

Carl Palmer

Carl Palmer started playing drums at the age of 11 years old. He comes from a long line of musicians in his family going all the way back to his great grandmother who was a classical guitar player. While in…

Pat Travers

Canadian rock guitarist Pat Travers started playing guitar in his early teenage years. He grew up in Ottawa, and started playing in local clubs, covering popular rock music by the Beatles & Jimi Hendrix. He would often play five sets…

Scott Holiday of Rival Sons

Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday talks about his musical beginnings and the difficulties he faced working in the music industry. In the mid 2000’s, Scott started working with drummer Mike Miley, and while looking for a singer, Scott discovered vocalist…

Kasim Sulton of UTOPIA

Growing up in Staten Island New York, Kasim and his family would often gather around and sing songs together while his dad played acoustic guitar. That was his first introduction to being involved in and playing and listening to music.…

Eddie Trunk

  A “scholar of metal and all that rocks!”, Eddie Trunk got his first taste of “heavy music” around the age of ten. A band called the Raspberries was playing on A.M. radio.  Eddie was immediately hooked and had his parents buy…

Jason Hook of 5 Finger Death Punch

Jason Hook was born and grew up in Canada. His mother enrolled him in piano lessons at 6 years old. It didn’t take long until he knew the piano wasn’t for him. So he asked his mother if he could…

Lita Ford

As a young child, Lita was more drawn to the guitar rather than her Barbie dolls, which she soon rejected after receiving her first guitar. It was an acoustic guitar and she couldn’t get the sounds she wanted out of…

Rick Nielson of Cheap Trick

Rick Nielson guitar player from Cheap Trick talks about his early days as a toddler. Rick tells Rock Scene ” My father was an opera singer, he would sing at churches, both my grandfathers were ministers. When I was 3…

Geezer Butler

Before becoming a bass player, Geezer Butler started on a two-string-guitar. He played it for two years before he realized that if you put your finger on the fret of the string you’re playing, it makes a different sound. He…

Ray Goodman owner from Trash and Vaudeville

Founder/Owner of Trash & Vaudville tells his story of the Rock Scene and how his store influenced the scenes rock style.  

Jeff Keith of Tesla

Jeff Keith of Tesla was first exposed to music by his father, who played guitar for a local bar band in Georgetown, CA. After graduating high school, Jeff bought a guitar chord book and learned his favorite Beatles and Rolling…

Tommy Aldridge

Tommy Aldridge got his musical taste from his mother at a very young age. His mom was into all different artists including Dave Brubeck, Elvis Presley, and the Everly Brothers. He first came in contact with drums when he was…

Joel Hoekstra

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Reb Beach

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Nita Strauss of Alice Cooper Band

Nita Strauss takes her name from composer Johann Strauss. She grew up listening to classic rock with her father and picked up the guitar at age 13. After going to the movies to see “Crossroads” she knew she wanted to…

Michael Wilton of Queensryche

Michael Wilton of Queensryche talks to Rock Scene about his very young years in San Francisco, moving to Seattle Washington and playing bass in garage bands while growing up. Eventually switching instruments with a guitar player, Michael began learning all…

Michael Sweet of Stryper

Music has always been a big part of Michael Sweet’s life. At a very early age, his parents took him, his brother Rob and sister to their first concert at the L.A. Forum to see the King of Rock &…

Steven Adler of Guns N Roses

Check out Steven Adler talking about his ROCK SCENE growing up, getting his first drum set, and the first record he bought, KISS ALIVE 1. He reminisces about how he met Slash in history class when he was 12 and…

Jason Flom – CEO of Lava Records

Record executive Jason Flom started his amazing career in A&R at Atlantic Records in New York in the early 80’s. His first signing was a band from Long Island called Zebra, they played a show with Twisted Sister   Jason reflects…

Marky Ramone

Marky Ramone remembers seeing the Beatles on TV when he was a young child and how it changed his world. His early influences were Ringo Starr and other drummers of the British Invasion. As time went on he started putting…

Rickey Medlocke

Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackfoot learned how to play many instruments during his childhood. He learned a lot from his grandfather, who was a professional musician. He started playing the banjo when he was three years old, started…

Tom Keifer of Cinderella

Watch an out-take from the raucous comedy “GONE FOR THE WEEKEND”when Creeper and Jesse sneak backstage at a CINDERELLA concert and find the singer Tom Keifer on his tour bus. Watch the movie on AMAZON PRIME

Kirk Windstein of CROWBAR / DOWN

Kirk Windstein of CROWBAR / DOWN shares his “Rock Scene”

Happy Birthday to Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest

Glenn talks about his early days and influences in the interview from 2011. Rob Halford of Judas Priest performs at the PNC Art Center in Holmdel New Jersey on September 26. Scott Travis with Rob Halfod celebrating Scott’s 57th birthday…

Simon Wright drummer from ACDC and DIO

Simon Wright drummer from ACDC and DIO talks about his ROCK SCENE Simon Wright the drummer with  ACDC in 1983 rehearsals in Los Angelas playing Messing With the Kid  

Zakk Wylde

Zakk Wylde talks about his Rock Scene  at Convention Hall Asbury Park, NJ on October 8, 2010

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