Alexxis: So, who was there?
Paul: I saw Howard Jones, he played the night before. He sounded amazing... Great live show.
Alexxis: Yeah? , Howard Jones, cool!
Paul: It was just him and his keyboard and another keyboard player who plays left-handed bass and a lady
drummer who was fantastic. So it was great.
Alexxis: It’s funny because his name just came up recently, talking about 80s music and how it was in the time
when there were so many types of music in the same time period, you know, like New Wave.Howard Jones
would be considered New Wave and all the other artists like Dale Bozzio ,Boy George, Loverboy and all the
glam metal, all the different kinds of music, so you know that was a big time in music I think.
Paul: It was big time and it was a big fun time too. Before It was a lot easier. Not as many rules or laws, it was a
really fun time. We got kind of sobered up when grunge hit, I know musically we really sobered up and then that
kind of run its course and now it's back to being amazing music out now. It's great you know we're playing with
Weezer, they're playing December 2nd and we're playing on the 3rd in Fort Lauderdale. I can't wait to see those
guys, I'm hoping we can get in town early enough to where I can go see them, I've never seen them. Jerry our
sound man / road manager said he saw them once and says they're the ultimate party band. It's kind of what we
subscribe it to and Night Ranger, too as well, we are kind of like party bands. I'm hoping I get to see them there
songs sure I love the music, so good.
Alexxis: Oh absolutely, that's so cool and now we get to the present time and this coming Saturday the 25th you'll
be at the State Theater in Easton and we'll be there actually I'll be there with my magazine, that's my other half.
Paul: It is a tricky thing being on the road, you know. It's pretty basic what we like, I know it sounds ridiculous
but if we can get something like that in the dressing room before we go on, you never know, will be doing two
in a row so we're going to be driving from our previous show to see you guys and sometimes you have to make
a choice am I going to eat ,sleep, soundcheck ,have a shower ,can't do them all, pick two. Most of the time as
the eating the gets put on the back burner, so it's serious trivia there. I'm sure people are going okay that's really
interesting. But that's just how it works for us sometimes.
Alexxis: Absolutely.
Paul: It gives us that energy. I know for Matt and Mike, they have a really hard gig. Me I just wiggle my fingers
and do backup from one of the most amazing singers in the world and to get to play with the probably the best
drummer in the world. But those two guys work really hard, I mean Mike, if you watch him sing, he's putting it
all out. He's not faking he's pushing out all this worth. And so is Matt, we probably won't be doing it this tour,
but most nights he does a 10-minute solo, as does Spider on the bass too. I can't believe the energy he has for an
old fart, it's pretty incredible what he does.
Alexxis: This is what you're calling the ‘Working For The Weekend tour?
Paul: Sure, why not, ‘Working On The Weekend’.
Alexxis: Working On The Weekend it is!
Paul: Yep, yep, yep. Maybe that's what somebody is calling it.. Haha
Alexxis: Ok awesome!, I want to thank you Paul for taking the time out of your busy schedule to speak with me.
Paul:No problem Alexxis I will see you on the weekend!
Alexxis: Sounds good. Thank you and take care!
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