Bassist PAUL RAVEN Returns To PRONG?

December 12, 2006

Gearwire recently conducted an interview with legenedary bassist Paul Raven (KILLING JOKE, PRONG, PIGFACE, MINISTRY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

On upcoming projects:

"I am going to El Paso next year to record 'The Last Sucker' — the last MINISTRY record. It is going to be interesting — a lot of songs, a double CD maybe. . . After MINISTRY there is a new PRONG record and with that there is an opportunity there to use a lot of different effects; of painting a bit of a different picture."

On MINISTRY music's political bent:

"For me politics and punk rock went together. That has been handy about my association with Al [Jourgensen] and his Bush bashing. I have tried to keep my musical roots intact. I have lived in America so long I feel entitled to state my opinion. 'Maybe I can put a foot on George Bush's ass on his way out of the White House'."

On whether he has changed what he plays over the years:

"Mostly I haven't changed what I use but I have changed how I play. But I play less hard so I have somewhere to go dynamically. Chris Chaney from JANE'S ADDICTION does that. Its something I picked up listening to that dude. Previously I would bash away."

Read the entire interview at www.gearwire.com.

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