Your name:
Robby Shakes
Where are you from?
Name of band:
Drop Dead
Pin-Ups.
Who else is in your band?
Alex Zita -
Lead vocals; Mark Zenko - Lead and rhythm guitar; Keith Ellis - Rhythm and Lead
guitar; Briane Doherty – Drums; and Robby Shakes - Bass, Vocals.
How would you describe yourselves?
Rock n' Roll?
Dance n' Roll?
Who are your main influences musically?
Queens of the
Stone Age, Rolling Stones, Motown, Led Zeppelin, Billy Idol, Buckcherry, The Bronx , Electric Six, Big Sugar.
What do you hope to achieve in music?
We hope to
create enough of a following to support us in continuing to drive and motivate
us do what we love to do. We want every show to be a party; one that everyone
gets up and shakes a leg.
What has been the highlight of your
career so far, and why?
I'd say the
highlight so far is putting out our first album. It was a long process. It took
about 3.5 years to put together. A lot of up and down moments, but we
definitely feel the best is yet to come.
And what’s the moment you want to
forget?
The up and
downs that came along with putting out that first album. There was a lot of
stress involved, but I feel we now have a better understanding of the process
as well as it made us better as artists. It showed us what we want to avoid the
next time we get back in the studio to make the whole process much smoother.
If you could choose one of your songs
as an advert for your music, what would it be and why?
I would say
our song, 'Glamour Girls', off our album 'Electric Nights'. It was one of the
last songs we recorded and a song we came up with about a week before recording
it. The song just kind of happened. I tend to write words down wherever I am
when an idea comes to me and on whatever scrap piece of paper in front of me at
the time, and Mark, our lead guitarist had a riff and the riff wasn't meant to
be anything, but as soon as I heard it, I had the words written down on this
newspaper in front of me and they just fit perfectly. One week later the song
was written and two days later it was recorded. It was a pretty magical moment.
Where can we listen to it?
Where can we find out more about your
music?
www.dropdeadpinups.com
The album can be found on iTunes.
The album can be found on iTunes.
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