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We´d like to know how and when did you discover rockabilly music?
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RST MEMORY OF WHAT I WOULD CALL KINDA ROCKABILLY, IS MY BABY LEFT ME ,BY ELVIS, GUESS WHEN I WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD.I HAD MOANED MY MUM AND DAD FOR ELVIS 40 GREATEST ALBUM AND EVENTUALLY THEY GAVE IN.I HAD HEARD AT MY FRIENDS HOUSE A SONG CALLED BE BOP A LU LA AND LOVED IT BUT COULDNT FIND THE SINGERS NAME AS IT WAS AN UN MARKED TAPE SO DIDNT FIND OUT FOR A WHILE THE SONG TITLE AND SINGER.BUT I GUESS ROCKABILLY OUT AN OUT WAS HANK SPURLIN HANG LOOSE, WHICH I BOUGHT ON A SINGLE AT A ROCK AND ROLL CLUB THAT I USED TO SNEEK INTO EVERYWEEK AS I WAS UNDER AGE.THE DJ WAS PLAYING MOSTLEY RNR STUFF WHICH I LOVED TOO.
What do you remember about your beginings in the music? Your first band, experiences .......
MY FIRST TIME IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE WAS WHEN I WAS ABOUT THIRTEEN YEARS OLD IN FRONT OF MY SCHOOL .I SANG ITS ONLY MAKE BELIEVE BY CONWAY TWITTY.
What music did you hear at that time?
CHART MUSIC AT THE TIME STILL HAD A RNR INFLUECE AND SO I WAS HEARING THAT ON TV,BUT A COUPLE OF SHOWS, LIKE ONE CALLED CRUISIN,ON THE RADIO FRIDAY EVE, AND ANOTHER CALLED AMERCIAN DREAM WHICH WAS AIRED LATE LATE SAT NIGHT PLAYED THE REAL DEAL, ROCK AND ROLL ,ROCKABILLY.I REMEMBER HIDING UNDER MY BED COVERS WITH A SMALL BATTERY RADIO LISTENING TO THIS GREAT MUSIC.AND IT CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE.IT BECAME AN OBSESSION.
Please tell us something about the beginings with The Blue Rhythm Boys?
I STUCK AN ADVERT IN MM A MUSIC MAGZINE AND JIM CARLISLE CALLED ME.WITH HIM AND MY BEST FRIEND AT THE TIME WHO I HAD TAUGHT DOUBLE BASS ,WE STARTED THE BRBs.BY THE TIME I FORMED THE BAND I WAS PRETTY WELL UP ON THE ROCKAILLY THINGEE.INFACT DEEP INTO IT.I ALSO HAD STARTED TO TRACE IT ALL BACK, WERE DID THIS COME FROM SORT OF THING,AND FOUND OUT ABOUT ALL THE GREAT COUNTRY MUSIC AND THEN BLUES, HOLY SHIT THATS GOOD I THOUGHT.I LOVED IT ALL .THE RNR ,THE BIG ARTISTS AND THE SMALL ONES.THE BRBS WERE A WAY FOR ME TO START PLAYING IT ALL, BUT WE KINDA LEANED TOWARDS RNB ROCKABILLY.
After that experience you changed r&b music for rockabilly and country, what could you say us about this?
WELL IT WAS SOMETHING NEW FOR ME , I DIDNT WANT TO TRY AND SOUND BLACK AND YOU KINDA HAVE TO HAVE THAT KINDA VOICE TO SING MUDDY WATERS OR SCREAMING JAY HAWKINS,NO9 WAS JUST ME TRYING TO PLAY MUSIC I LOVED WITHOUT A DEFINATE DIRECTION WHICH THE BBR WERE DOING.I COULDNT REALLY DO THE BLACK RNB JUSTICE SO I NEEDED MY OWN VIBE
About your recordings, which of yours are you more satisfied?
I THINK THE SUN ALBUM IS PRETTY GOOD AND THE FACT SCOTTY MOORE IS IN THERE WITH ME I THINK MAKES IT MY FINEST MOMENT,THEN THE NASHVILE ABUM ALSO IM REAL PROUD OF JUST COS ITS MOSTLY MY SONGS , I WAS MUSICALLY BRAVE ENOUGH TO AT LEAST NOT DO ALL OTHER PEOPLES SONGS.THIS ANSWERS THE FOLLOWING QUESTION TOO I GUESS
Till now, what´s the highlight in you musical career? Please tell us a special moment at the stage.
IVE HAD SO MANY, BUT PLAYING ELVIS SONGS WITH SCOTTY HAS TO BE MY PROUDEST MOMENT ON STAGE.WHEN I USED TO SING HEARTBREAK HOTEL WITH HIM 5 FEET AWAY, THE SOUND OF THE GUITAR AND THE WAY SCOTTY JUST WOULD TAKE A LITTLE STEP FORWARD TO PLAY HIS SOLO LIKE HE DID WAY BACK YONDER, USED TO FREAK THE HELL OUT OF ME ,IT WAS LIKE I WAS ON THE DORSEY SHOWS OR SOMETHING.
ON A NO9 SHOW IN FINLAND ONCE A MICROPHONE STAND SMASHED ME INTHE FACE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SONG AND IM SINGING AND SWALLOWING MY FRONT TOOTH ALL AT THE SAME TIME.I WONT FORGET THAT IN A HURRY EITHER.
With whom would you like to share stage?
THATS A GOOD QUESTION.WOULD BE NICE ONE DAY TO SING A SONG WITH JERRY LEE OR GLADYS KNIGHT,OR SOMETHING AS OUTRAGOUS.
What´s your next projects?
NEW ALBUM , GONNA CUT ONE IN THE NEXT MONTHS.
What´s the last record have you listened?
LAST RECORD,DALE HAWKINS ALBUM
We´d like to know your opinion about the actual rockabilly scene and the future of this scene?
I THINK THE SCENE IS STRONG ,I JUST WORRY THAT THE FESTIVALS ARE KILLIN THE CLUBS,THATS MY ONLY SLIGHT CONCERN.BUT WHO KNOWS, THE MUSIC WILL LIVE ,HOPEFULLY MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE START DIGGING IT AS A MUSICAL GOLDMINE THAT IT IS AND AS WELL AS A PRETTY COOL WAY TO LOOK.
Do you like Kitty, Daisy and Lewis? What do you think about the sucess of KDL out of our scene?
I KNOW THEM TO SAY HELLO TOO, BUT ALL I CAN SAY IS THEY STRIKE ME AS THE REAL DEAL,THEY DIG IT,ITS NOT A POSE TO THEM , AND IF THEY GET SOME SUCCESS THEN GOOD LUCK TO THEM ,WISH I HAD GOT A BREAK WHEN I WAS TWENTY.BUT THEN AGAIN AT TWENTY YEARS OLD NO RECORD COMPANY COULD OF DONE NOTHING WITH ME,I WAS MY OWN MAN,STILL AM,I DO WHAT I WANT, AND U DIDNT GET SIGHNED IN THOSE DAYS TO BIG LABELS WITH THAT ATTITUDE AND I JUST WANTED TO SOUND LIKE MY HEROS..
What´s your favourites 50´s performes and currents bands ?
TOO MANY TO MENTION,AND I HATE FUCKING LISTS.THEY TAKE THE COOL OUT OF COOLNESS,AND JUST LEAVE U WITH NESS.NOTHING.CANT DO LISTS.SORRY.
What 50s track would you like to have compossed?
AGAIN TOO MANY TO MENTION
Whats your favourite Elvis´ period and why?
THE 50S ELVIS WAS FOR ME HIS GREATEST TIME.THATS WHEN HE WAS PUNK SINGING SOUL TEARING UP THE WORLD AND MAKING HIS MOVES.WHAT WOULD I SAY ABOUT HIM,WELL AT THE RISK OF BEING TOTALLY STANDERED AND UN COOL ,ELVIS WASTHE GREATEST SINGLE ENTERTAINER EVER TO GRACE A RECORDING STUDIO OR STAGE.
What would you say to your many spanish fans? Will we see you soon again?
WELL I WOULD SAY A BIG HELLO TO THEM ALL AND THANK THEM FOR LIKEING MY MUSIC AND IM VERY PROUD TO HAVE SPANISH FANS,AND I SURE HOPE THEY WILL SEE ME AGAIN,IM NOT READY TO HANG UP MY GUITAR JUST YET
Choose for us a x mas song, please?
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUSS.elv.
Thank you very much Paul, hope you don´t mind answering these question, you have lotta fans in Spain and they wanna know a little more.
Rubén.
HOPE THIS IS OK FOR U MY FRIEND .STAY WELL AND ADIOS.
PAUL ANSELLXX
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