Your
name:
James
Turpin.
Where
are you from?
Tucson,
Arizona, USA.
Name
of band:
Broken
Romeo.
Who
else is in your band?
My
brother Steve Turpin on lead
guitar,
Ari Sloane on bass
guitar,
and Matt Ringnell on drums.
How
would you describe yourselves?
Alternative
rock
with some classic
rock,
and hard
rock
edges.
Who
are your main influences musically?
Depends
on who you ask in the band. Steve and I are big Queen fans. I am also
a big U2 fan. We are influenced by bands like STP, Alice In Chains,
Foo Fighters, and Muse. We all dig music from the classic era (Led
Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, etc) and we also love a lot of the
Metal band pioneers. We like many of the same bands but we also all
have different tastes and listen to different things….in the end it
works out good in the song writing process as everyone’s influences
are well represented in the material we produce.
What
do you hope to achieve in music?
We
hope to connect with and reach as many fans as we can. Ultimately we
hope that when all is said and done we can look back on the band and
the music,
and
be proud of what we have done.
What
has been the highlight of your career so far, and why?
I
would say the highlight so far was the making of and release of our
last record Desperation Daze. We were very proud of that record!
And
what’s the moment you want to forget?
There
was a show several years ago where a previous drummer thought it
would be a great idea to drink several shots of tequila before we
played..the end result was a most disastrous gig!
If
you could choose one of your songs as an advert for your music, what
would it be and why?
Tough
question…I can't speak for the rest of the band but I would say the
song “1 In A Million” which was the first single off of
Desperation Daze. I feel that it is one of our stronger songs, and
incorporates many things that Broken Romeo does both sonically and
musically.
Where
can we listen to it (direct link)?
Where can we
find out more about your music?
For
more info go to: www.brokenromeo.com
Or
e-mail us at info@brokenromeo.com
On
the web:
Anything
else you’d like to say about your band that I forgot to ask?
We
start tracking our new album in May 2013! We hope to release the new
album in the Fall. Be sure to Like our Facebook page and follow us on
Twitter as we will have many updates on the progress of the new
record!
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