Ask Brian Archives
- If you were on a deserted island, which one CD and two other items would you bring?
- What are your fashion influences and do you have a wife and/ or kids?
- What are your influences? How did you learn to play guitar? What's your favorite musical genre?
- What's the most bizarre question you've ever been asked?
- When Is the New Rhino Bucket CD coming out and Which Kix Songs are Your Favorite and Most Challenging?
- When did you decide to leave Kix, and what are your best and worst memories of the band?
- Which guitar would you choose to play for an entire show, and why?
- Did I hear you use a Fender Bassman & when did you switch to a Tele?
- Did you rehearse a lot before the first set of reunion shows?
- Just wondering, what song or songs are you most proud of?
- Was "Kix are for Kids" originally "Trix are for kids"? I also remember entering one night to see an entire set of AC/DC songs listed.
- What was the first thing you bought yourself when you received your first "paycheck" after you were signed to Atlantic Records?
- What do you think about all of the Temptation to "sell out"? Which bands inspire you and in which different ways?
- Where can I find some pictures of you when you were in Kix & touring the "Blow my Fuse" cd?
- How did you guys ever pay off the 2 million owed to Atlantic?
- If you could go back in time and play for any band, which one would it be?
- How would you approach a new studio session, i.e., what to practice... what to know before you hit the booth?
- Where did the nickname "Damage" come from and for that matter, how did Ronnie get "10/10" and Jimmy get "Chocolate"?
- Have you ever thought about doing a charity event for animal shelters or something similiar?
- What are your thoughts on Jason & The Scorchers?
- I am 47 and wondering if you are about my age, how old are you?
- When working out songs in Kix how did you decide who would play a certain part?
- How did you like the snow and the cold back home?
- What ever happened to Pete and Mindy and Bobby Krietz?
- When will the group play again together?
- Do you miss the old days of playing at the Mountain View in Smithsburg?
- What do you think of Adrian Vandenberg and Steve Vai?
- Please tell me, are there any tentative Kix dates in the Los Angeles area?
- Where can I get the lyrics for Kix Are For Kids and if you don't read music how do you learn the songs?
- What, if any, Kix songs were never performed live?
- Are there plans in the works for the next round of reunion shows?
- Do you have a day job or is music your full time job?
- Who does that screaming harmonic at the end of the solo in "Poison"?
- When you had to go back to re-learn the songs, did you remember which solos were yours and which were Ronnie's?
- Was any music recorded
during this reunion, and if so, is it available?
- I was wondering if you remember or ever played at the Blue Duck Inn in Emmitsburg Md?
- Why did Donnie have a monopoly on the songwriting with Kix?
- Do you have any Hammerjack's memories or stories you could share?
- What guitar and amp setup you are using on the Kix Live album?
- What gear did you use to record the first Kix record?
- Will Kix ever record again and if so will it be new material?
- I wanted to ask you about the 1960 Gibson Melody Maker, can you elaborate on this guitar?
- Have you ever seen Motley Crue in concert or possibly met any of the band members out in the club scene in L.A.?
- Can you give any insight on the first two album covers and where they were shot?
- Did Beau Hill force you guys to use Mike Slamer on some tracks for the recording of "Midnight Dynamite"?
- Why wasn't the Kix Thunderground CD ever released and did you play on it?
- You mentioned earlier that you played with John Corabi. What project was that and whatever happened to it?
- How do you continue to stay clean on the road?
- What kind of pickups do you have in your Tele?
- Is it me, or does the
end of Invisible sound like the end of "Let There Be Rock"?
- What amps do you use with Rhino Bucket in the studio?
- If you could choose a time in your life to revisit or relive for awhile, which time frame would you choose?
- How much do you get into the writing process of these songs?
- What is your rock n' roll lifestyle really like, day to day?
- What made you switch to Satellite amps?
- How did you do that thing with making guitars look like they are old and vintage with cigarette smoke?
- What is your favorite Kix album, favorite band to play with and what do you do in your spare time for fun
- 7 quick questions and Thanks for all the goodtimes.
- You still look hot after all of these years, what is your secret?
- What kind of guitar shoud I be looking for if I want to start a band?
- Why don't you make a guitar video teaching people how to play guitar?
- What was the guitar you played in the "Body Talk" video?
- Did you play your Gibson Melody Maker on "Hot Wire" ?
- What was your most memorable experience at Shiley Acres?
- What guitar and amps did
you use when you recorded "One Night Stand", "Hey There",
"Beat To Death Like A Dog"?
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