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Original W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Interviewed On 'Tales From The Sunset Strip' (Audio) - Oct. 1, 2012
Original W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes was interviewed on the September 28 edition of "Tales From The Sunset Strip", the Internet-only radio show hosted by Willie Basse and Al Bane. You can now listen to the chat below.

Holmes, who spent 12 years with W.A.S.P., said in a 2011 interview with Marshall Of Rock that he felt both he and the other members of the band deserved to be pictured on the record covers of albums they all worked on. He said: "Blackie [Lawless, W.A.S.P. mainman] wants to be Elvis Presley, he wants to be the only guy. Let's put it this way: he has an ego. He does really shitty things to everybody in the band. The only reason why he kept me that long is to get more ticket sales. You wanna get some really shitty? The money you make off the records is called publishing, and he made me sign my contract in the way that this goes back into the band, so I never saw any of the publishing. I was young, and I said, 'Is this the right thing for me to do?' He said, 'Yeah,' and he knew exactly where it was gonna go. That's why I had really bad issues with the guy. Even today — I'd never play with the guy again, I'd rather be dead. He's only out for himself, he's not out for the whole band. If he was a nice guy, would he keep a few bandmembers? He's always changing band members."

Holmes also expressed doubts about Lawless' Christian beliefs, telling Marshall Of Rock, "I'll tell you what kind of person he is – he's full of shit! If being a Christian can make money, that's what he's doing. It's all about making money and nothing else. When I got off the road, I had to work a job, because he wouldn't give me any money, and I gotta pay the rent, right? He wouldn't pay me, he wouldn't pay the roadies, he wants all the money. That's why I had to do construction, concrete stuff. They say, 'Sell your soul, play rock'n'roll', and that's what I did. I never left, Blackie forced me out. He didn't want me in the band anymore because I got more attention than he did, he always put me down. Remember when I married Lita Ford, the singer from RUNAWAYS, and he made sure I couldn't go to the American Music Awards when she was nominated for 'Vocalist Of The Year.' I hated him ever since that. And the last thing I ever said to him in the rehearsal room was, 'Why the fuck would you do that to somebody?' He got up and as he was walking out of the rehearsal room, he mumbled to me, 'I was jealous'. That's the reason why I hate him today."



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COMMENT | Geez!
posted by : jonrocks16
10/1/2012 3:28:45 PM
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He looks like a wreck! I've never heard anything positive about Mr. Lawless.


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posted by : thunderkissed
10/1/2012 3:32:48 PM
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Fuck Lackie Balless


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posted by : Scatter
10/1/2012 8:21:25 PM
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Seems like someone has a part time or even full time job making up stupid names for musicians around here on Blabbermouth.


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COMMENT | Met him
posted by : 40slams
10/1/2012 3:44:17 PM
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In a parking lot of a venue WASP was playing in Lincoln Nebraska in 99 or 2000? He was looking to score some meth, we didn't do that, so he was shit out of luck. We did get him on video telling some funny ass jokes and autographing a buddy of mines speeding ticket and before the show he came out and gave us a bunch of pics and drum sticks. I thought he was pretty fn cool. Wonder what he would of gave us if we did have any meth?


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COMMENT | Fat
posted by : visionof
10/1/2012 3:44:47 PM
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Axl and Blackie should hang out , both fat, assholes and got rid of their best band members to hord all the money for themselfs.


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COMMENT | SO HONEST
posted by : destructivesounds
10/1/2012 3:47:02 PM
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This guy has zero ego and puts himself down way too much. He's not the guy to work with a cold guy like Blackie, if he's as bad as he sounds.

Philthy Animal Taylor had a brain aneurism and kidney stones?!! Damn!! He's never had good luck. What about that time he got dumped on his head and was left with a permanent knot on the back of his neck.

Glad Chris and Philthy made a record together. Really look forward to it.



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posted by : UptheIrons666
10/1/2012 3:52:04 PM
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Is it me or do all the photos of people being reported on BM look like they were taken with a 1.3MP camera?


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COMMENT | !989...
posted by : Voice Of Sanitry
10/1/2012 3:53:38 PM
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A few os us waited outside the stage entrance to the apollo in manchester on the Headless Children tour, hung around all afternoon and when they showed up, they all ran inside and didn't even acknowledge the fans except Chris Holmes who came back out after the sound check and hung about and talked to absolutely everyone, posed for photos and signed for anyone that wanted one. Not in a 'look at me' way either, he was just a really down to earth guy and appreciated the fans.

The first rock star i ever met and cos he didn't play the rock star at all, he was one of the coolest.

Blackie on the other hand, i always suspected of being a twat, even when i loved the band.

Now? No Chris Holmes, no W.A.S.P.


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COMMENT | Chris has substance abuse issues...
posted by : rupert pupkin
10/1/2012 3:57:33 PM
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...you don't have to be splitting the atom to see that, and I don't know Blackie but he can't be Chris' babysitter! This is a hard business! Chris needs to pull himself up by the boot scraps and get his own shit together! Great stories though...


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posted by : watchman11
10/1/2012 4:04:43 PM
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Both Blackie Lawless and Chris Holmes are extremely talented. It sucks their issues got in the way.

As for Blackie's excesses, he lives in his own mental world. Those who know about his early life and psychology can easily figure out why.





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posted by : HORRORHOLIC
10/1/2012 5:56:59 PM
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posted by : Deadsinktohell
10/1/2012 7:34:30 PM
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yeah, he grew up a pussy and still is one.


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posted by : saskmetal
10/1/2012 4:55:01 PM
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ahh. the good ole days when Blackie wasn't the band/solo artist.

It was a team that made the vintage wasp records. Cheers to Chris!


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posted by : pigchop
10/1/2012 5:12:15 PM
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http://chrisholmesprod.com


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COMMENT | lol
posted by : monkeytime
10/1/2012 5:33:25 PM
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WASP hasn't put out a decent album since 'The Crimson Idol' and that was 20 YEARS ago!

The 2 albums Holmes played on after, KFD and Helldorado were garbage.

The last several WASP albums were utter filth.

Blackie basically plays the same 12 song setlist for the last 15 years... I mean, he's a joke.

Too bad Holmes got screwed by him in the early days, but those are the breaks!


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posted by : HORRORHOLIC
10/1/2012 5:55:21 PM
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Chris is one of my favorites!!


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COMMENT | Good story
posted by : clg2112
10/1/2012 5:57:09 PM
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My friends and I met Chris about a year ago backstage at the RATT show at the KeyClub in Hollywood. We thought that he had died from seeing him in that movie The Decline of Western Civilization part 2!? So we were in awe when we found out it was him! We approached him and he was soooo cool! We talked w him for about 10 minutes and then my friend offered him a beer and he told him that he'll have a coke bkuz he quit drinking. We told him that after seeing him in the movie that it was probably a good idea and he laughed really hard! Very cool guy and hope life goes well for him!


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posted by : Deadsinktohell
10/1/2012 7:30:40 PM
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I've met both blackie and chris on the helldorado tour, and Chris was hanging out with all of us, hitting on the chicks, signing stuff, and making Hooters that much cooler. Blackie walked in like a sad chewbacca and sat behing a desk and would't even take pictures with anybody. No shit, I've got a picture of him sitting behind a desk because he was too cool to take a picture with the rest of us. Chris doesn't really have his shit together that much, but he's one hell of a guy. Blackie has never been cool, total ego piece of shit, and his politics are so laughable and predictable that he's become a parody of himself. A fat parody of himself. Can't really listen to them anymore, and that sucks becuse I loved thier music before I met them.


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posted by : Deadsinktohell
10/1/2012 7:32:41 PM
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their music.


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COMMENT | Huh...
posted by : Abyss_of_Blood
10/1/2012 7:32:53 PM
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I don't know why but I thought Chris was dead... ("Call me Snake...")...

Regarding WASP, I thought KFD was a pretty brutal album. More hate on KFD than most metal records... sounds very personal.


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COMMENT | Chris You Will
posted by : Eatfucksuck
10/1/2012 8:46:09 PM
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Always Be Cool In My Book- I Wanted To See You Guys Back In The Day, Becouse You Where In The Band And Kicked Ass Live- Fuck That Dude He's A Pimp


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COMMENT | shit circus
posted by : brovarnm
10/1/2012 9:09:18 PM
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KFD - The song "The Horror" gives me the chills everytime. Incredible song!


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posted by : RiotAct666
10/1/2012 9:37:22 PM
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Chris > Blackie.


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