“Only If Your Mom Shows Up…” Eddie Spaghetti Interview

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Fresh off a successful European tour with The Supersuckers, guitarist, singer,songwriter, Eddie Spaghetti granted iamnotjerry.com an exclusive interview.

jorge: Your new record, Sundowner, the first with Bloodshot Records, has received favorable reviews from fans of your solo work and the Supersuckers. Describe how you went about making Sundowner and your relationship with the Bloodshot family. (I am a huge vinyl fan and glad Sundowner is on wax)

ES: Well, I had the idea of doing another solo record probably about a year and a half ago and with the demise of my own label, Mid-Fi, I knew I needed someone first rate to put it out. So the first and only call I made was to my friends at Bloodshot. I knew they could do a bang up job of it and they have.

jorge: Since 1988 you have been cranking out song after song as a member of The Supersuckers , as well as side projects and your solo work. With Sundowner, you seemed to have , at least temporarily, landed in a comfort zone that screams “Good Time.” Your thoughts?

ES: Well I had a “good time” making the record, so if that translates that’s great. These solo records seem to get easier and easier to make… I feel like I could do it forever. They have officially taken the expiration date off my music making endeavors.

jorge: You have a solo tour starting soon that runs from Seattle to Iowa. What can one expect at a show?

ES: Knock down, drag out, rock n roll party in the street. And some country songs too.

jorge: Any surprises?

ES: Only if your Mom shows up.

jorge: The Superssuckers just concluded a European tour. Tell us what it is like playing in Europe in relation to say Austin, TX.

ES: In Europe it’s like they have a different word for everything and in Texas, I almost speak the language… almost.
Seriously it was awesome traveling with Thin Lizzy all over Europe. This tour wasn’t really representative of a SS tour because we were opening, but usually the Europeans seem to like our dirty brand of street rock n roll a little more than Americans do.

jorge: What music do you listen to, new and/or old and who remain influences today?

ES: I still listen to the Ramones, AC/DC and Motorhead add to that a little Zeke, the Dwarves. Regular awesome shit. Nothing that new unfortunately, I wish there was something I could rave about.

jorge: If you could change on thing in the music industry and it would become a reality what would that be?

ES: The charts would be full of SS music and I would be rich.

Thanks to Eddie Spaghetti for the interview and Josh Zanger (Bloodshot Records) for making it happen.

About the Author

jorge

Grew up in Central Iowa, in and around Des Moines. As a young child I was influenced by jazz, via my mother's record collection. My first concert was probably a jazz concert in the Rose Garden at the Des Moines Art Center. My mother passed away listening to music. At around 14 I began to attend "rock" shows. First one, The Denver Pop Festival at Mile High Stadium in Denver Colorado. It was here that many of my musical preferences were born. Besides being tear gassed, I was introduced to The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Frank Zappa and The Mothers, Iron Butterfly and Tommy Bolin with Zepher, to name a few. The festival is most memorable as the final Jimi Hendrix Experience performance. It was also the precursor to Woodstock. In the years to follow I attended concerts regularly in the Midwest, from Minneapolis to Chicago. Too many to recall, unless you ask... In December 2010 I began iamnotjerry.com. The name came from years of people stating, "Hey Jerry, you are alive" at concerts and festivals, the purpose remained the same, help support "LIVE" Music.