Recording In Muscle Shoals, Cracking Jokes With Ozzy

“There’s all these locations and legendary venues and studios all world wide that simply nonetheless give me goose pimples, you already know what I imply?”

John Corabi joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday (Might 13) and dove into the brand new album from The Dead Daisies, Lookin’ For Trouble, out on Might 30. Hearken to the total dialog within the participant close to the top of this text.

“I received to document a document in Muscle Shoals,” Corabi mentioned about Lookin’ For Hassle, which was made on the legendary FAME Studios.

As he mirrored on his time in Muscle Shoals, Corabi informed Loudwire Nights‘ Chuck Armstrong about one particular second that can eternally stick to him.

“I keep in mind sitting within the vocal sales space,” he recalled.

“I had a cigarette and a whiskey and I am singing on this previous microphone and I look out the glass of the window and there is a large picture of Aretha Franklin with a whiskey and a cigarette, singing into the identical microphone … I am a musician, rock star, no matter you need to name me, however I am nonetheless a fan.”

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Together with celebrating new music from The Useless Daisies, Corabi spent a little bit of time sharing his love and appreciation for Ozzy Osbourne, together with a reminiscence of one among his first occasions seeing Black Sabbath dwell.

“My dad and my uncle took me to the present and dropped me off,” he mentioned.

“I used to be a 13-year-old child, paid $6.50. You saved your paper cash and also you went and acquired a ticket to go see Sabbath. It was simply so heavy and loud.”

He began laughing as he remembered his expertise after the present.

“I got here out and received within the automobile, they picked me up after the present and each of them rotated they usually’re like, ‘Have been you smoking weed?’ And I am like, ‘No.’ After which we checked out The Spectrum, the doorways had been open and simply billows of smoke had been pouring out of that factor.”

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From there, Corabi admitted it is nonetheless arduous to consider that he would develop as much as grow to be a musician and really get to satisfy a few of his heroes like Ozzy.

“It instantly takes me again to once I was 13, 14, 15,” he mentioned.

“You meet them they usually’re like, ‘Oh hey John, the way you doing?’ That is so surreal.”

What Else Did John Corabi Focus on on Loudwire Nights?

• Two jokes he’ll always remember, one courtesy of Ozzy and the opposite from Gene Simmons (hearken to the total interview to listen to Corabi inform the precise jokes): “What is going on on? Pinch me proper now. I completely went and noticed [KISS] 50 occasions as a child and now you are telling me Jewish jokes in our dressing room? That’s loopy.”
• Why he is so aggressive in the case of making music: “Cash has by no means actually been an enormous driving pressure with me … I feel the factor that strikes me or motivates me is that I’d simply love, even when it is later after I am gone, for folks to have a look at the physique of labor and go, ‘Wow, I did not notice it on the time, however he was a fairly first rate songwriter.'”
• Why he connects with the thought of promoting your soul for rock and roll: “I missed graduations, birthdays and nothing in opposition to my ex-wives, however they received bored with coping with stuff alone. You are by no means house, you already know what I imply? You surrender numerous issues to do numerous issues — it is simply the best way of it.”

Hearken to the Full Interview within the Podcast Participant Under

John Corabi joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday, Might 13; the present replays online here, and you’ll tune in live every weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you can too see if the show is available on your local radio station and listen to interviews on-demand.