UFO Guitarist VINNIE MOORE Talks About Upcoming Solo Album

Get Ready To Roll! recently conducted an interview with UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

Get Ready To Roll!: You are soon to release another Vinnie Moore [solo] album. How far forward is this project — how many tracks are there, who's on them, and what is the inspiration behind them? And when is it likely to be available?

Moore: "The album has 11 songs and is being mixed right now by Paul Northfield who also did the latest DREAM THEATER CD as well as many RUSH records such as 'Moving Pictures'. Van Romaine (of the STEVE MORSE BAND) played drums and JD DeServio (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) played bass. Tim Lehner (ZEROESQUE) did the keyboards and I even have a guest named Hurricane Hank from the GEORGE THOROGOOD band playing sax on one tune. I think this is my best creative effort yet. It has taken a while becuase I have been on the road so much and I can't wait to get it out there for people to hear. I can't give a release date yet.... but I will as soon as I know. It won't be much longer."

Get Ready To Roll!: After an intense three years with UFO which has seen regular touring, two studio albums, and a live CD/DVD, how much of the UFO style has seeped into your new solo album?

Moore: "Hmmmm... I have to be honest ..... probably not really anything. A band with vocals is a much different approach than an instrumental guitar record. So it is really two totally different animals and two different mindsets. My solo stuff is more open and I go into many different musical directions. With UFO I write more from my rock side because that is what is right for the band stylistically. It is great for me to have two different creative outlets like this."

Get Ready To Roll!: It can't be a walk in the park touring with UFO. They are legendary for their crazy ways. What's it been like?

Moore: "Overall it has been a blast playing with these guys. It took a while for me to realize that I could not really take things too seriously in this band — if you do, it will basically just drive you mad. Once I realized this and learned to just go with the flow, it was a lot easier. You can't be too serious or perfectionist in this environment. It just doesn't work. It's like a dysfunctional family. I tell people all the time that I am playing in the real-life SPINAL TAP and I tell you it is absolutely 100% true. A comedy movie needs to be made about this band. All they would need to do is bring cameras and film the day-to-day happenings. People would shit themselves laughing. It's insane."

Read the entire interview at this location.

(Thanks: Fullshred)