Billboard Talks To QUEENSRŸCHE About Daring New Album, Band Longevity (
http://www.bravewords.com/news/164987 )
Billboard.com has posted a new feature on QUEENSRŸCHE and the Seattle pro legend's new album, Dedicated To Chaos. The album will be sold as a standard album, as a special edition with four bonus tracks and as a special edition bundled with a t-shirt and a lithograph. Aside from autographing 2,000 prints for the bundle, Queensrÿche signed another 4,000 posters to give away at Trans World. A video for the track 'Wot We Do' is posted at Queensryche.com to inspire fans to make videos that show their own personal interests. One winner will receive a gift package that includes a private dinner with band members.
The band is currently auctioning two bunks on its tour bus-a chance to travel as part of Queensrÿche's entourage-in the United Kingdom July 15-24 when it performs in support of JUDAS PRIEST. The group will then tour the United States (July 29-October 2) as An Evening With Queensrÿche to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Drummer Scott Rockenfield attributes "50% of our longevity [to] nurturing fans and giving them what they deserve . . . If we don't have them, we don't have a career."
Manager Susan Tate, who's married to Geoff and has been handling the band for about 10 years, says: "Queensrÿche doesn't want to put their name on as many things as they can. There's a quality to them, and they really care about their music. It's not about, 'How can we sell out as quick as possible and make the most money that we can?' " She thinks that what really keeps Queensrÿche ticking is that its members still love what they do. Her husband's comments about the track "Get Started," about a relationship that's only getting warmed up after 20 years, reflect that passion.
"I don't think of myself as winding down. I feel like I'm pretty vital and I've got a lot of ideas," Geoff says. "I'm still deeply in love with music and playing in the band and performing, and I'm not slowing down."
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