The
picture was taken in San Francisco in early 1992. It was backstage
(I can't remember the venue... I want to say it was slim's). Before
the show, during an interview. my roommate at the time was writing
for the USF Foghorn and Iwas her trusty photographer. This picture
is the only surviving one from that shoot.
We were both *very* excited about being granted this interview because
we loved the album that they were touring to promote ('Second Coming')
and had been playing it nonstop! This particular interview also
marked our first reality check with regard to what life is *really*
like for musicians on the road versus what the fans perceive.
When we got to the club, the band was in the middle of a little
photo shoot for someone else. none of them looked particularly interested
and they all looked tired. After that shoot, we waited a few minutes
then got to interview Tim! I don't even remember much of what was
said. He talked a little bit about the album, the startings of the
band, the sucky life on the road... I remember being absolutely
blown away when he complained about not having enough laundry money!
Laundry money? We figured if you were on MTV, then you probably
had some money to burn. Not true -- not true at all. Iremember he
told us that a couple of nights before, some fans had asked him
for a bracelet and he said 'no' and they were really taken aback,
as if he had access to endless goods and was just being a jerk.
We were also really surprised to hear that at the time, 3 of the
4 of them were living in one dinky ugly apartment in L.A... (No
mansion? No pool?) Ha.
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Tim
was just about to tell us about some strange nightmares he'd been
plagued with at the time when this irritating ass-kissing publicity
bitch walked in (I don't remember her name but I can see her horsey
face in my mind. Lana? Lara? Shoshana?) and she broke his concentration
and he clammed up immediately. That was the end of the interview.
We didn't really speak much to Harry, and I don't even remember
what Stixx looked like in person, but I remember speaking at length
with Bobby (after the interview w/Tim) because I was a bass player
too, and had been real impressed with the bass on that album. (we
also bonded over growing up as the black sheep in a 1/2 korean household.)
Hm.
As semi-depressing as the interview was, I must say, each one of
them metamorphosized when they hit the stage and they were vibrant
and INTENSE and incredible! It was a great show! While I am happy
to say that I got along great with Bobby, Imust confess that Tim
seemed kind of annoyed with me and my camera. :( I think that he
was tired of being photographed like a zoo animal, but as the photographer
(and a beginner at that) I did what I had to do. And just look at
the priceless snarly picture I got. Well, not priceless. It sold
for $6.50. but... You know what I mean...
Kim
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