JOHN CORABI: 'Music Is Full Of Spontaneity And Instinct'

December 11, 2009

Jonathan Pinkerton of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with John Corabi (MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE SCREAM, UNION). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Examiner.com: Early in your career you went from being in two local bands based in L.A., ANGORA and THE SCREAM, then you were suddenly on the fast-track as a member of MÖTLEY CRÜE. Were you ready for the fame that followed?

Corabi: Well, unfortunately the record I did with MÖTLEY wasn't exactly a HUGE success. But working with those guys was a huge learning experience as well, as a really creative time, so I had an absolute BLAST during that five years of my life!!!

Examiner.com: What's the worst part of being famous?

Corabi: I'll let you know when I have a BAD experience.

Examiner.com: What's the best part?

Corabi: Being able to go to the four corners of our lovely globe and have people sing lyrics that YOU wrote... Still blows me away!

Examiner.com: Following your stint in MÖTLEY CRÜE, you teamed with a succession of other well-known musicians who had also been members of other famous groups, like KISS' Bruce Kulick, your partner in the group UNION, and CARDBOARD VAMPYRES, which teamed you alongside Jerry Cantrell of ALICE IN CHAINS and Billy Duffy of THE CULT. Most recently you were also a member of another legendary band, RATT. Given this history and the comfort/issues inherent in being part of a band, were you always secretly thinking you'd want to go out on your own as a solo frontman?

Corabi: Maybe it's ego, but I just wanted to try and do something myself. I have at times not been totally on the same page as some of my previous partners in crime.. There were things I disagreed with, and things that I would/would not have done differently than them, so I figured, "What the hell..." [laughs]

Examiner.com: What familiar aspects can longtime fans of your previous collaborations expect you to bring into your new project?

Corabi: Well, I think the one thing everybody knows about me is this... I crave diversity. I love bands like QUEEN, ZEPPELIN, THE BEATLES. They were amazing writers and perfomers, but I've always been a fan of the diversity each of these bands had...When you can play "Dazed And Confused", then turn around and do things like the "Rain Song", and "Kashmir", and "D'yer M'Ker", you gotta love that kind of change, where you never know what you're getting from song to song. Love it!

Examiner.com: While there may be some familiar elements, how have you branched out into new territory with this latest incarnation?

Corabi: I don't know yet... I love trying new things, and experimenting with instruments and sounds... It's funny, I can have a song idea, and think it's kind of ZEPPELIN-y, then start recording it, and it just goes somewhere else. Music is full of spontaneity and instinct, and I just go where it takes me; I can't force it to go where it doesn't want to go.

Read the entire interview from Examiner.com.

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