“If somebody woulda told me what this business was like before I got into it, I still woulda done it.” — Blackie Lawless
The MuchMusic personality here is as yet unidentified (best guess is Angela Dohrmann; help anyone?), but that is definitely Blackie Lawless. The W.A.S.P. mainman (and only remaining member at this point) looks to be in England, judging by the red double decker busses behind. His new album, The Crimson Idol, was the reason.
The Crimson Idol is a concept album about the hazards of the music business, and Blackie offers his perspective. His beloved horses are discussed again. He also speaks of W.A.S.P.’s past as a shock rock group in an interesting way. Check it out.
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Hey, I saw Wasp on that Crimson Idol tour in London at the Hammersmith Odeon. Anyone else see them on that tour? Google tells me that it was back in 1992.
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1992 is correct. That’s cool. I’ve never seen them. BUT I did just dig up another Blackie interview from that year.
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I was reading something about WASP on the Bloodstock website. Apparently, Blackie won’t play a lot of the early songs like F*ck Like a Beast since he became a Christian. Any truth? That was a good interview of him.
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I don’t like his music, but I’m starting to think I should give it another bash, cause he seems like an awrite guy.
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Dude I found ANOTHER one! Reuniting with Erica Ehm. Really good, again! And they play on their rivalry a bit.
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He’s a bit more cynical here…
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The 90s. At the end of his record deal. Maybe.
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