BOBBY BLOTZER Says RATT Is 'In Writing Mode'

October 18, 2011

John Jeffrey of RockMusicStar recently conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

RockMusicStar: Is the same lineup still together which recorded the last record, "Infestation"?

Bobby: Yes. And that record turned out amazing. It was critically acclaimed around the world. And on the charts here in America, it made it to No. 30. We also got a couple Grammy nods. So we were very excited and weren't expecting that to happen. So right now we're in writing mode and looking at a spring release and summer tour. That's generally what everybody does. Hopefully we'll wind up touring longer than last time, and at least do six months.

RockMusicStar: It's good to hear there will be another new RATT CD, as fans really loved "Infestation". Unlike so many other bands who've done "comeback" or "reunion records," "Infestation" delivered the goods, and really sounds like the band that people remember.

Bobby: We weren't even writing that record, trying to cop that vibe. We were just individually writing and collectively taking each other's songs, and then putting our own individuality into our own songs. And they just came out sounding like a record that would have fit in between "Out Of The Cellar" and "Invasion Of Your Privacy". It was a trip to see how everyone gravitated towards that record.

RockMusicStar: Another record that I'm a fan of is the SAINTS OF THE UNDERGROUND CD you did with Jani Lane. Which I believe is the last official CD that he released before his passing.

Bobby: Yeah. That was one of my favorite records that I ever played on. I happened to see Jani one EXACT week before he passed away. I hadn't seen him in a couple years, and it was great to see him and catch up. I am still just lopsided over that (Jani's death). Even though a lot of us knew that this day might come to fruition, it didn't matter that we thought that it might. It's just so sad. It's a waste of a life, and a father, and a talent.

Read the entire interview from RockMusicStar.

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