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ROCK REUNION & AOR DREAMZONES (UK) 2002 JASON BECKER TRIBUTE INTERVIEW ONE (Rock Reunion) Tommy Denander (Radioactive) When and why did you decide to take part in this
tribute album? I heard about it from Nicky Baldrian when they started the whole thing
and I asked to be involved mainly since it's for a good cause and also
because I dig Jason. On which song do you perform and why did you
choose this one? I'm involved in two tracks... first I did a special version of an Cacophony
track called "Desert Island" with me and Michael Thompson
on guitars, Geir Ronning (Prisoner, Rainmaker) on lead and backing vocals
plus Kristoffer Lagerstrom on backing vocals that was meant to be on
Volume 1 but it was finished a little too late so it will be on Volume
2. I told Nicky and Lars that if there's anything else I can help with
just ask me cause there's no limit to what I would do for Jason, so
they told me that there's a lot of cool people who wanna be a part but
have no song to guest on. The idea then came up that I should write
a special song called "Jason" and much like the "Hear
'n Aid" thing we'll get all these stars on to this track. I'm writing
it with my good friend Bobby Kimball from Toto who will also help bring
in lots of big names! When did you first hear about Jason’s illness
and what was your reaction? I heard about it almost 10 years ago and I was both shocked and in
disbelief. It seemd so unfair that this nice guy would get this just
when fame was knocking hard on his door. What’s your opinion of Jason’s musical
work (Cacophony / David Lee Roth etc)? Extremely good. He's one of the few of the "shredders" from
the 80s that I liked cause there's so much more than just playing fast,
same with his partner Marty Friedman. Has Jason influenced your playing and / or songwriting? Not at all, cause my influences comes from such a different place than
rock in general. Have you ever met him? I'm still not sure... I have vague memories of having met him in 87-88
when I lived in LA, but I met so many people in 3 years that I really
can't tell, I'd love to meet him though cause he seems to be a great
guy. What are the current plans of your main band
and / or yourself? Right now it's all about Radioactive and the promo work for it plus putting together a DVD documentary about the making of the album. I'm changing a lot in my career right now which will be known in a week or so! Thanks for doing this, Ralph. JASON BECKER TRIBUTE INTERVIEW TWO (Aor Dreamzones) TOMMY DENANDER 1) What is it about Jason's music that
inspired you to contribute to this charity CD? For me it's not so much the music but the pure compassion i feel for
Jason's situation. He's done a lot of cool music and was a truly amazing
player but his spirit and determination has led him to create a great
life despite his illness and i can really relate to that myself. 2) Tell me about the track you chose to record
for the CD? I've done two songs, the first is a Cacophony cover called "Desert
Island" where i invited my friends Michael Thompson on guitars,
Geir Ronning on lead vocals and Kristoffer Lagerstrom on backing vocals. 3) Is there anything that you would like to personally
say to Jason? You're such a wonderful spirit and on any dark days you might have
please remember this - Warmth In The Wilderness is no "pity project",
it's a pure work of love from all invloved to simply salute your talent
and hopefully raise some well deserved money. 4) What are your own future plans? See if it's possible to make more than the 72 albums i've appeared
on in 2002 so far:-).
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