I got a phone interview with....

sixxswine · Jun 15, 2006

Doro Pesch this afternoon. She's a real sweet heart! Soft spoken, humble, polite, ect. I won't say what was revealed in the interview ( I want you fuckers to hit the site when it's up!) but I can say this...
US Tour in the Fall of 2006 in the works...

SIXX

Evil? · Jun 16, 2006

Sixx i would love to have your job. very envious

very cool though

J-Dubya 777 · Jun 16, 2006

Cool! I'll read the interview & see the show if it comes near me....

J-Dubya

Priest of Evil · Jun 16, 2006

Yeah, wicked Sixx; see the thrash video thread (page 2) for some cool links to Doro in action

kittybeast · Jun 16, 2006

Good for you Sixx!! You're keeping pretty busy with reviews, interviews and such! Keep up the good work!!! :headbang:

KMADD · Jun 16, 2006

Wow i loved that band back in the day when i was stationed in Germany
man she still looks hot! Keep up the good work Cliff er uh Sixx!

MetalAges · Jun 16, 2006

That tease tells me return of Warlock?!?!!? Hmmmm....

sixxswine · Jun 16, 2006

MetalAges said:
That tease tells me return of Warlock?!?!!? Hmmmm....

Warlock was a topic of the interview obviously...

sixxswine · Jun 16, 2006

kittybeast said:
Good for you Sixx!! You're keeping pretty busy with reviews, interviews and such! Keep up the good work!!!

Wait until the Panic Cell show....
I will go all out for our boy Luke...

Fangface · Jun 24, 2006

She's indeed a sweet heart, I remember that (killer) gig with Saxon where she stayed and talked to the fans long after the show. She was very friendly and ensured that every fan who wanted an autograph/photo with her could go home with it.
While the guys in Saxon didn't show up...

But I can understand that thus I don't blame them, I'd rather praise Doro's class instead.

sixxswine · Jun 26, 2006

(BUMP!)
I did finally get the interview transcribed!!!! This will be faetured on Pivotal Rage!!! But You get the first peek, I haven't spell checked or edited it so it's still "rough."

I’m dating myself but my first Doro Pesch experience was on the original Headbanger’s Ball when I saw the Warlock video clip for “All We Are” from the Triumph and Agony record. I ran out an picked up that record and the one prior to it True As Steel it was great seeing a woman belt out songs that were heavier than what Lita Ford or even Joan Jett were doing. Yeah there was Wendy Williams, but I just didn’t get what she was all about back then. Anyway, from there on I have followed Doro’s career, no so much in the last five or so years. It’s hard to keep up with all your favorites. I reacquainted myself with Doro with the last record she issued in the states Classic Diamonds (which by the way you can find in the reviews page!) and when the opportunity came up to interview her for the new record Warrior Soul I jumped at the chance to do so.
Wouldn’t you? Here’s the phone interview that took place on 6.15.06. We got a chance to talk about Warlock, Warrior Soul, her contemporaries, Gene Simmons and a North American tour, enjoy. 

Ruben Mosqueda for Pivotal Rage: First off what inspired the title of the new record?

 Doro Pesch: Well, there is a movie that we did called Warrior Soul, I was approached about doing a song for the soundtrack, I’m friends with the director. That is how it started, after writing this song I was inspired to write some more. The movie was filmed last September I Switzerland. 

PR: So is Warrior Soul then in a sense the soundtrack to the movie?

 Doro: It is not the soundtrack to the movie, though it is featured on the soundtrack along with some other stuff that sounds more like Pink Floyd. The music on there isn’t heavy. I was given the script, I loved it. So I contacted the director and let him know that I was excited to be a part of the movie. 

PR: What are your favorites on Warrior Soul? And why?

 Doro: Oh, good question! There are several, but I would have to say that “Warrior Soul” is a favorite one on this record as, well as “Above the Ashes” is another one and “You’re My Family,” which is the first song that we wrote for this album. I’ll always have a special feeling about that song and I’m so very happy to be a part of the heavy metal family. The song is a way of me letting the fans know how much I appreciate their support and how they’ve made me feel like family. 

PR: Will you be shooting a music video for this record?

 Doro: Yes, actually there is a video shot for the track “Warrior Soul.” The Warrior Soul the album will have it on the limited edition, I believe and there will be a trailer of the movie will be available on both the regular version and the limited edition. The movie will be coming out in the next couple of months. We are working on getting the video on the North American heavy metal music shows. 

PR: What are the chances you coming to the U.S. for a tour?

 Doro: Well, that is why I am here (in the United States), we currently planning the tour for the fall of 2006. We’re currently looking at a full scale tour of North America in September or October of this year. It’s not confirmed yet, but this is what we are aiming for.
Right we have dates across Europe, but that is because they got the record first; it has been out there for a couple of months. We are all on fire to get out and playing some shows, but we are really excited about coming to the United States sometime this fall. 

PR: How longs has it been since you played in the United States?

 Doro: Oh man, it has been such a long time! Well we played in the United States last year, but it was one show for Brave Words Bloody Knuckles’ sponsored Six-Pack. In terms of a full-scale tour? No touring in the United States since about 1990? A long time. 

PR: Being that I haven’t experience Doro live how much of the Warlock material made it to the set list?

 Doro: Actually all the highlights from Warlock, what the fans like to hear “All We Are,” “Burning Witches,” or something like “Fight for Rock,” it has become difficult over the years, because there are so many songs. There are probably fans that hear the songs that they’d like to hear in the set, but we do try to give it a balance of Warlock and solo material. One thing we do is when we are the headliner we play about 2 to 2 ½ hours to give the fans what they want to hear. At the end for the encore we have the fans yell out what they would like to hear for the encore, they tell us. More often that not we are able to play about 90% of what they would like to hear. We like seeing the fans’ looks on their faces when we are able to play what they have asked us to play. It is a great feeling. 

PR: So it has become a challenge to select what to play with each record.

 Doro: Yes, but it even varies from country to country, like each has their favorites. So it isn’t uncommon to have a different set every other day or every week. In certain countries they prefer the heavier stuff, in others the ballads have gone over better, it just depends. 

PR: Being that Warlock was band effort, was it an accurate representation of how you wished to express yourself at that time? Why or Why not?

 Doro: Every song was different, I think back in the 80’s it was so much more difficult to do what we really wanted. The record companies had so much more power then. Over the last couple of years I have seen so much more freedom to do what I and the band want to do. It’s a great time; this is what we should have had back then. 

PR: Have you stayed in touch with those guys? And what are the chances of a reunion?

 Doro: Yeah, yeah, like the drummer, and the guitarists, in fact I was just talking to Tom Bolin a little while ago. We are still really good friends. Well, we did once it was in Europe it was at Wacken that was about two years ago. It was great, it was a large crowd and we loved being on stage again. 

PR: Since this has already occurred then would it be out of the question for a record and subsequent tour?

 Doro: I don’t know, right now the guys in my band have been together for so many years, they are my band and I wouldn’t want change that at all. To do both Warlock and this band? That would be very hard to do, it’s hard to say… Johnny Dee has been with me for the last 16 years, it’s like a family. I just wouldn’t want to mess with this.
If it were to happen however, I would have to talk to this band and get their blessing, right now I’m concentrating on promoting Warrior Soul. 

PR: How does she compare the Euro and the American scene?

 Doro: Well, in Europe there are tons of festivals; you get to play in a lot of more places, larger venues. Here (in the United States) I don’t know of that many, there is Ozzfest, but that is a traveling tour more or less, there is the Six-Pack weekend. It’s more difficult to get your music out there if you don’t fit the current sound. I would have to say that in Europe heavy metal bands are able to tour regularly, where in America it’s more difficult. In Europe you can drive a couple of hours and then you’ll be in another country, a new set of fans. We’ll have to talk about this after we tour America this fall! 

PR: What do you think of your German peer Sabina Classen and Holy Moses? Have you ever been tempted to growl like that?!

 Doro: She is a very unique singer, I remember the first time I heard Holy Moses, and I was like wow, a hardcore heavy band with a female singer! She has great energy and a great performer; we have played a number of festivals together. We played together in Wacken a couple of years ago, it was great. I also like some of the other singers like Angela from Arch Enemy, wow another great one! 

What about the growl? Ever wanna do that one in of your songs?

 Doro: (laughs) That’s very interesting! No, you know I have never tried it! Maybe I should! You know if I do, maybe we’ll give you an exclusive listen to it, if and when it happens! You know, I don’t know how we would sound? 

PR: How do you see the woman’s role in metal compared her days in Warlock to the present? I know you talked a little bit about Angela and Sabina a minute ago. Do you think it was more difficult for in the 80’s to make a name in metal if you were a woman?

 Doro: I always had a great connection with the fans, I felt accepted by the metal community. Once that happened, I didn’t feel the anxiety and I removed that from my mind. After I was accepted I didn’t care or worry about that anymore. I think it was more difficult to be a band out of Germany trying to make it outside of your homeland. 

PR: I recall you did a cover of a Dio track, was he an influence?

 Doro: a Few years ago I had the opportunity to cover “Egypt” that has been one of my favorites. It was such a pleasure to cover that song. I remember I we went to the release party of the “Magica” album, I recall Ronnie cam up to me in private and said that he heard the tribute album, and he thought our cover was the best one on that album. That was fantastic! And we have played that song a few times live, not often but the fan reaction is great. 

PR: What have been some of you other favorite singers, performers, musicians?

 Doro: Ah yes, great question! I love David Coverdale, I also love James Hetfield’s voice, Janis Joplin, Ann Wilson from Heart, she’s amazing and also Lemmy. 

PR: Yeah, I have the dvd where you hop on stage with Motorhead to do “Born to Raise Hell” that looked like a blast!

 Doro: Yeah, it was a great time. We also got together to do a couple of songs for the “Calling the Wild” record. It was so great working with him, we did “Love Me Forever” and “Alone Again” it was great working with Lemmy that has been a highlight in my career. 

PR: Speaking of “Calling the Wild” you also did a cover of Billy Idol’s “White Wedding” on that record. An interesting choice.

 Doro: Well the story behind that was I went into the studio with another band to record it with them, with me as a guest singer. It turned out so well that I really wanted to use the recording for my record, eventually I got my wish and I included it on “Calling the Wild.” 

PR: Who inspired you to get into music?

 Doro: Well, I was about three years old and I began to sing to Little Richard records! When I was three I made up my mind that I wanted to sing or become a singer. Obviously, I was a kid, but later on in life people believed it. I was about 16 years old when I was in my first heavy metal band; I was never a fan of pop music or stuff that wasn’t heavy. I did like hard rock, but heavy metal appealed to me a lot. From there we played a few gigs and later on I began to work with the band that would later become Warlock and you know what happened after that. 

PR: If you could work with anyone that you haven’t worked with yet, who would it be and why?

 Doro: (Silent) Hmmmmm. Let me think. (Followed by more silence) 

PR: I know you’ve already worked with Udo Dirkscheider (former Accept singer) a couple of times and Gene Simmons (KISS)…

 Doro: Actually now that I have thought about it, I’d really like to work with Rammstien, I first heard them in 1995, it was their demo, since then I have been a big fan of theirs. I’d also love to collaborate sometime with Blackie Lawless from W.A.S.P., Whitesnake, and Ann Wilson too. I have never worked with another female vocalist before that would be exciting! 

PR: Gene Simmons. He produced the “Doro” record, how was it working with Gene? That was your second solo record and it was a solid rock record with some killer ballads on there.

 Doro: Oh man, everyday in the studio was a great experience, having been a huge Kiss fan as a kid. My knees where shaking everyday, but it was a great experience, Gene was a gentleman and very helpful. He gave his all for that project; he was there day and night in the studio. I remember one night I left the studio really down, I wasn’t happy with the mix of one of the songs. Gene took me aside and said “Doro why don’t you head to the hotel, get some rest, I will work on the mix and I will get back to you in a few of hours.” I left and true to his word, I got a call from the receptionist that Gene requested I head to the studio. It was about 9:00 on the morning there I sat listening to the mix of the song, just how I envisioned it. It was so great! I guess he sat there all night mixing it all by himself. A highlight for sure. 

PR: You had a number of guest musicians and Kiss protégés on the “Doro” record, a number of them from the Portland, Oregon area, you had Todd Jensen (bass), Tommy Thayer (Black N Blue, now a KISS Scab AKA Ace)…

 Doro: Yeah, yeah Tommy was a great guitar player, great solos on that record! 

PR: You also did a cover of his former band’s song “Rock On.” Which is a great version by the way!

 Doro: Yeah it is! We haven’t played that one in several years, but maybe that’s one to put back in the set for the North American tour! The bass player? Who you were referring to? 

PR: Todd Jensen, yeah he played with Tommy Thayer in a band after Black N Blue called Harlow. They too had a female singer. They had some success with a song called “Chain Reaction.”

 Doro: Yeah, yeah I remember now. We also used Chuck Wright from House of Lords on some bass tracks and also Lanny Cordola also from House of Lords. We also had a drummer who played on that record, Kevin Valentine, a great guy. 

PR: Yeah, he has played with Cinderella and rumored to have played all the drums of the Kiss Psycho Circus record.

 Doro: When we began working on “Calling the Wild” I spoke to Lemmy about who to use and he suggested the current Kiss drummer, whose name I can’t remember right now… 

PR: Eric Singer?

 Doro: Yeah that’s him! Thank You! 

PR: Somehow you have become a part of Kisstory as Gene calls it.

 Doro: Yeah, I did! I’d love to work with Gene again sometime. 

PR: Any parting words for your fans?

 Doro: Why yes of course! I’d like to thank them very much for all of their support over the years. The fans mean everything to me; it has been a very long time since we toured America. As I said we are currently planning a North American tour and we will see very soon! 

 There you have it. Doro is planning a North American invasion this fall. In the meantime pick up a copy of her outstanding record Warrior Soul. For everything Doro check out the official site at www.doropesch.com/ . Ruben Mosqueda

Wyvern · Jun 26, 2006

Good interview Sixxi

Priest of Evil · Jun 28, 2006

Th interview turned up aces, nice work, a good read

sixxswine · Jun 28, 2006

Priest of Evil said:
Th interview turned up aces, nice work, a good read

I just one yesterday with John 5 AKA Lowery from Rob Zombie's band...
He played with Halford on the Two project, David Lee Roth, Manson and K.D. Lang... There's some cool stuff that he spoke about regarding the Two project and the records... Hell of a nice guy!

Three great ones in a row starting with Paul Raven (the guy lives 60 miles from where I live!), Doro then John5....

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