Havent you been aching for punk rock music thats dripping with dirty sex? Well if you havent then go fuck yourself because here comes Devil Doll. Shes a dirty little bird whos music hits you like jack rabbits hind legs.
Check out the official site for Devil Doll
Daniel Robert Epstein: What inspired the album?
Devil Doll: God, everything from break-ups, to love affairs, to alcohol.
DRE: How much of this record did you do by yourself?
DD: I produce but I have people playing on the record with me. I always am very much a part of the production process. I have my own label so this is going to be on that?
DRE: What happened between Epic Records and Devil Doll?
DD: There was a guy named Richard Griffith, who was the president of Epic, and he gave me a development deal and allowed us to rehearse and write music. That really helped us develop into Devil Doll. Epic fired Richard so we had to leave Epic. Then we went over to the West Coast and I went with Geffen after that. But then they sold Geffen and it was no longer a label. It's under Interscope now and its just a paper label. I know they stamp a couple things Geffen but it's not really a label. They fired everybody that works for Geffen. They sold the building. I think they pretend that a couple bands are still on Geffen, but they dropped a huge amount of bands.
I went over to Interscope but one of the higher ups could not even comprehend what Devil Doll was doing. He just couldn't understand and thats because you can't really put Devil Doll into a category. We play so many different kinds of music. My roots are in punk rock and its punk rock meets jazz and really sexy. But it is also angry and a little harsh lyrically at times. People who love Devil Doll flip out but every once in a while there's just somebody who just doesn't understand and that's cool. So I just did the Ani DiFranco thing and started my own label.
DRE: Has any of the strife in dealing with these record labels gotten into the albums?
DD: Are you kidding me? Wait till the next record comes out [laughs].
DRE: Is it called I hate record labels?
DD: Yeah [laughs]. Man, it's really a shame what's happened in the music industry. I remember seeing Almost Famous and just crying . I was thinking wow, it will never be like that again. They don't really believe in developing the artists anymore. You don't really have any rock stars anymore especially women. Part of my trip is trying to put that back into rock and roll.
DRE: Where are you now?
DD: We played St. Louis last night and we're driving to Chicago. Were driving through real corn-fed America.
DRE: If they found out you were Devil Doll theyd burn you.
DD: I don't know. I did get it from an old Roy Orbison song. They'd have to take it up with him now, wouldn't they?
DRE: They like him.
DD: Yeah, so by default they have to like me too. I'm not out there sticking goat heads on stakes. There's other bands that do that. I'm just trying to put some love and sex back into rock and roll.
DRE: You dont think there is any sex left in rock and roll?
DD: Its just fake-ass porn wannabe crap. Some of these girls are young, and the executives get a hold of them and mold them into these before-their-time sex objects. Someone writes their music, tells them what to wear and puts them out there. It's pretty disgusting. There has always been a little bit of the prefab thing happening in rock and roll, but this is pop and it has gotten really inappropriate for the ages of these girls.
DRE: Yeah, it's gross.
DD: People trip out on Christina Aguilera but I think she freaked out a little because she just wanted to do her own thing and not have people tell her what to wear. There isnt a lot of freethinkers in music. You do have them but they're not rewarded for it. They're being completely stifled by the music industry. If it wasnt for the internet, bands would be going down. They are finally taking the power back and that's good.
DRE: How many instruments do you play?
DD: My primary instrument is bass and I play guitar also. My first two instruments were violin and piano but I don't really play those that much anymore.
DRE: I read you dont like telling people your age.
DD: Yeah, I just don't think it's important. I think that people put so much emphasis on age that it's just retarded.. I guess that's just kind of like my fuck you to the system.
DRE: Have you heard of SuicideGirls?
DD: Yeah, I've seen SuicideGirls. I think the concept of it is really cool that you have these girls who have tattoos and they're punk rock or have some kind of left-of-center lifestyle but can be considered for pinups. Sexy versus porn is a fine line for me and I've seen some bitching stuff on SuicideGirls. I've gotten a lot of emails from girls who were on SuicideGirls and there's a total synergy there. I do a lot of pinup modeling and I have tattoos and stuff like that. I was on the cover of International Tattoo a few months ago.
by Daniel Robert Epstein
SG Username: AndersWolleck
Check out the official site for Devil Doll
Daniel Robert Epstein: What inspired the album?
Devil Doll: God, everything from break-ups, to love affairs, to alcohol.
DRE: How much of this record did you do by yourself?
DD: I produce but I have people playing on the record with me. I always am very much a part of the production process. I have my own label so this is going to be on that?
DRE: What happened between Epic Records and Devil Doll?
DD: There was a guy named Richard Griffith, who was the president of Epic, and he gave me a development deal and allowed us to rehearse and write music. That really helped us develop into Devil Doll. Epic fired Richard so we had to leave Epic. Then we went over to the West Coast and I went with Geffen after that. But then they sold Geffen and it was no longer a label. It's under Interscope now and its just a paper label. I know they stamp a couple things Geffen but it's not really a label. They fired everybody that works for Geffen. They sold the building. I think they pretend that a couple bands are still on Geffen, but they dropped a huge amount of bands.
I went over to Interscope but one of the higher ups could not even comprehend what Devil Doll was doing. He just couldn't understand and thats because you can't really put Devil Doll into a category. We play so many different kinds of music. My roots are in punk rock and its punk rock meets jazz and really sexy. But it is also angry and a little harsh lyrically at times. People who love Devil Doll flip out but every once in a while there's just somebody who just doesn't understand and that's cool. So I just did the Ani DiFranco thing and started my own label.
DRE: Has any of the strife in dealing with these record labels gotten into the albums?
DD: Are you kidding me? Wait till the next record comes out [laughs].
DRE: Is it called I hate record labels?
DD: Yeah [laughs]. Man, it's really a shame what's happened in the music industry. I remember seeing Almost Famous and just crying . I was thinking wow, it will never be like that again. They don't really believe in developing the artists anymore. You don't really have any rock stars anymore especially women. Part of my trip is trying to put that back into rock and roll.
DRE: Where are you now?
DD: We played St. Louis last night and we're driving to Chicago. Were driving through real corn-fed America.
DRE: If they found out you were Devil Doll theyd burn you.
DD: I don't know. I did get it from an old Roy Orbison song. They'd have to take it up with him now, wouldn't they?
DRE: They like him.
DD: Yeah, so by default they have to like me too. I'm not out there sticking goat heads on stakes. There's other bands that do that. I'm just trying to put some love and sex back into rock and roll.
DRE: You dont think there is any sex left in rock and roll?
DD: Its just fake-ass porn wannabe crap. Some of these girls are young, and the executives get a hold of them and mold them into these before-their-time sex objects. Someone writes their music, tells them what to wear and puts them out there. It's pretty disgusting. There has always been a little bit of the prefab thing happening in rock and roll, but this is pop and it has gotten really inappropriate for the ages of these girls.
DRE: Yeah, it's gross.
DD: People trip out on Christina Aguilera but I think she freaked out a little because she just wanted to do her own thing and not have people tell her what to wear. There isnt a lot of freethinkers in music. You do have them but they're not rewarded for it. They're being completely stifled by the music industry. If it wasnt for the internet, bands would be going down. They are finally taking the power back and that's good.
DRE: How many instruments do you play?
DD: My primary instrument is bass and I play guitar also. My first two instruments were violin and piano but I don't really play those that much anymore.
DRE: I read you dont like telling people your age.
DD: Yeah, I just don't think it's important. I think that people put so much emphasis on age that it's just retarded.. I guess that's just kind of like my fuck you to the system.
DRE: Have you heard of SuicideGirls?
DD: Yeah, I've seen SuicideGirls. I think the concept of it is really cool that you have these girls who have tattoos and they're punk rock or have some kind of left-of-center lifestyle but can be considered for pinups. Sexy versus porn is a fine line for me and I've seen some bitching stuff on SuicideGirls. I've gotten a lot of emails from girls who were on SuicideGirls and there's a total synergy there. I do a lot of pinup modeling and I have tattoos and stuff like that. I was on the cover of International Tattoo a few months ago.
by Daniel Robert Epstein
SG Username: AndersWolleck
VIEW 24 of 24 COMMENTS
volkov:
wow. old thread, but still really like that album. I have King of Brooklyn on my short list of favorite songs.
pinekola:
You're good but his is not Punk Rock in the least?