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| MSJ: This interview is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2008 Volume 4 at lulu.com/strangesound.
Editor's Note: This interview was conducted via email and several of the answers the group wanted credited to both of them. We normally don't do this but I am honoring their wishes. |
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| MSJ: Who is in your ultimate super group? |
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Twilight Dementia - Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham
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| MSJ: What are your main musical influences? |
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John Krauss - Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix
Jennifer Mendiola - Bob Dylan, Lunascape, Portishead, Pink Floyd
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| MSJ: What's the last album you bought that you're enjoying? |
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John Krauss - Mark Knopfler – Kill To Get Crimson;
Jennifer Mendiola - Tom Waits – Bone Machine
Twilight Dementia - We are both enjoying these albums
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| MSJ: What is your guilty pleasure band? |
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| Twilight Dementia - Glenn Miller Orchestra --- but it’s not really a guilty pleasure if you don’t feel guilty listening to it |
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| MSJ: What was the first album you ever bought? |
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John Krauss - The White Album –- The Beatles
Jennifer Mendiola - Thriller --- Michael Jackson
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| MSJ: What about the first concert you ever attended? |
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John Krauss - Peter Frampton
Jennifer Mendiola - Gary Valenciano (Filipino singer)
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| MSJ: What's your favorite artist and album? |
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Twilight Dementia - So many … All the Led Zeppelin albums All the Bob Dylan albums All the Rolling Stones albums All the Jimi Hendrix albums All the Beatles albums All the Lunascape albums All the Portishead albums All the Pink Floyd albums All the Mark Knopfler albums
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| MSJ: If you could create your own fantasy music festival, who would the top 6 headliners be? |
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Twilight Dementia - Led Zeppelin Jimi Hendrix The Rolling Stones Jeff Beck, Duke Ellington, Beethoven
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| MSJ: Have you read any great books lately? |
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John Krauss - Moby Dick
Jennifer Mendiola - Tom Waits, the Early Years
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| MSJ: Have you ever illegally downloaded music? |
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Twilight Dementia - Sure, when file sharing began and you couldn’t legally download music. But not anymore.
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| MSJ: What has been your biggest Spinal Tap moment? |
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| John Krauss - While doing a gig, the drummer did a drum roll, which caused the mounted tom drum to fly off the kit, onto the stage, and roll into the audience. |
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| MSJ: The major labels have said that illegal downloading is at the heart of the problems they have with lower sales, would you agree? |
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Twilight Dementia - Not necessarily. Devoted fans will always be willing to support their favorite bands by buying their music --- sometimes, even multiple copies of their records.
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| MSJ: In a related question, how do you feel about fans recording and trading live shows? |
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Twilight Dementia - We have no problem with that. If it gets other people wanting to see a live show, that’s great. The more exposure in any form of media, the better …
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