BIOHAZARD's GRAZIADEI: 'When You're Tired, Keep Working… You Can Always Sleep Another Time'

February 14, 2012

Cameron Edney of Hardrock Haven recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei of New York hardcore/metal veterans BIOHAZARD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Hardrock Haven: The new album, "Reborn In Defiance", was released a few weeks back. After so many years of recording and releasing albums, does it ever get easier to deal with the anxiety and excitement that surrounds those last days before releasing something new?

Billy Graziadei: Life is hard enough; you don't need to torture yourself when life does it for you. I handle things as they come my way, keep things in perspective and move on. I'm psyched for the release, but my focus has been on working some new tunes, rehearsal for the tour and now that we're on the road… I'm in full tour mode and loving it.

Hardrock Haven: As everyone would be well aware now, Scott Roberts is the newest member to BIOHAZARD. When Evan [Seinfeld] left and you held auditions, was there anyone that we would have known that applied or were they all relative newcomers to the scene?

Billy Graziadei: There were some people from some bigger bands that wanted to join us and there were also a lot of people I expect to hear more from in the future whose talent was pretty obvious.

Hardrock Haven: What was the first concert you attended and how much of an impact did that have on you musically?

Billy Graziadei: Damn… That would probably be when I was five or six. I saw my uncle play in his band. There were like a few thousand people there. I remember being blown away and thinking to myself, "That's what I wanna do." When I got into punk rock and hardcore, it was all over…it was more about the emotion, feeling and message.

Hardrock Haven: In this industry, you're constantly learning whether it's in the studio, on tour or the all-important business side of things. What do you feel has been one of the most important lessons you've learned to date?

Billy Graziadei: When you're tired, keep working… you can always sleep another time. All the so-called “secrets of success” will not work unless you do… get off yo ass and do something with your talent.

Read the entire interview from Hardrock Haven.

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