Interview
with Chip from Enuff Z'nuff - Part III
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RNW: I also see that you guys are
doing another tribute song…
Chip: We’ve been asked to do a lot
of them. A Queen one, Steve Vai, a Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute and actually
a Beatles tribute we were asked to do also. That’s the one we are really  interested
in doing. Cuz, there are some great bands on there.. I hear Marilyn Manson,
Cheap Trick, Rage Against the Machine, Elvis Costello.. quite a few bands.
That’s the one I’m most interested in.
RNW: If you do the Beatles one,
what song do you think you guys will do?
Chip: I’d love to do Dear Prudence.
I know its been done by a few other artists, but we’ve done it for years
and I love our version.
RNW: Has there ever been any thought
about doing a cover of “A Day in Life”? A studio version?
Chip: We’ve done it, well not in
the studio we did it on the Radio. I’ve got that hanging around here somewhere.
Studio, Maybe?
RNW: I think it would be really
cool with Donnie singing John’s part and you covering the middle part that
Paul sang.
Chip: Yeah that would be a lot of
fun. There are so many Beatles songs to do, we have enough of our own tunes
to worry about right now. But yeah, these tribute records, sometimes they
are really nice to do. It’s quite an honor to be asked to participate and
whenever we do something like that, whether it’s a Cheap Trick, Queen or
the Cult we really give it our all, there is no half assed. They’ve been
out there for a long time and we want to pay respect to those bands. Especially,
the ones who deserve it. It’s quite an honor, so if one comes up and we
have the time, we will take the time out to participate. I love doing cover
songs, once in a while.
RNW: If any band can pull them off,
it’s you guys (note: Listen to their hard rock cover of Tears of a Clown)…
it looks like Jake over at Versailles must really love you guys, cuz he
gives you the biggest hits for these bands. For example, you guys are doing
“Yankee Rose” for the Steve Vai tribute.
Chip: That’s what he tells me, it’s
good to hear.
RNW: You sang a couple songs on
the past few CD’s. Are there any plans to continue that trend? Are
we going to hear more Chip Z’nuff on vocals?
Chip: I love to sing, I think it
shows a different side of the band. I obviously don’t have the pipes that
my brother has and I’m sure he doesn’t want me singing more than a song
on a record. As long as there is room, I’ll sing. .. and as difficult of
a job that it is, it does show a different side to the group and I think
the fans like that. Yeah, we’re making records for ourselves, but we’re
also making them for you too. So far nobody has called and said “Listen,
Jag-off – you’re not nailing it.” So until they do, I’ll keep singing..
(laughs)
RNW: I know you guys are really
working 10 now, promoting it, but is it true you guys already have the
next CD in the bag?
Chip: No. No, a lot of material
has been written but the next record is not finished. You have to remember
we are making these records on our own budget. No one is giving us anything
to make these records, except a few favors through the studios. Consequently,
we’re going into these studios, making these records and we’re in debt
– substantially until we find what home it is going to go to: we find who
is going to release it. Every year it’s like that, we don’t have a budget.
You know Nirvana made their record for $666, the next one we’re gonna try
to make for a little under $500 (laughs) but it’s gonna kick the shit out
of that Nirvana record, ok … sonically, it will sound way better than theirs!
RNW: With the next record are you
going to stay with the direction of 10, the more power-pop stuff or are
you gonna go more hard rock like Paraphernalia?
Chip: No, we’re just writing songs,
we don’t care about a direction- Donnie and I, Ricky – We are just kickin
them out. That they way we do it, we write out on acoustic guitar, then
we lay ‘em down how we feel ‘em. No one is thinking about the smash radio
hit, we don’t get enough airplay as it is. We’re just thinking about making
a great classic rock record!
RNW: I know most of the songs off
of the vitamin A bootleg made it on to 10 and Paraphernalia. Is there any
chance the last two songs, How are you and home tonight will go on the
next CD?
Chip: Maybe, but I don’t think so.
People like those songs and I’m sure they will see the light of day, it’s
just right now we concentration on the new stuff we’re recording.
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