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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I'm The Type Of Guy Who Is Ready For Tomorrow'

January 27, 2011

Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune recently conducted an interview with Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

On coming to terms with his past, while looking to the future:

"I don't know how you measure success in your life. But I'm happy. I'm relatively healthy. And when I look back on things, bands and people, there are negatives, there are the bad times. I choose to look at the positives.

"It's OK to look back, but I wouldn't want to get stuck there. I'm the type of guy who is ready for tomorrow. I'm ready to put that foot forward."

On the 20th anniversary reissue of PANTERA's "Cowboys From Hell" album:

"Standing in front of Darrell's ['Dimebag' Darrell Abbott, late PANTERA guitarist] amp, it was always this treacherous, ripping, awesome sound. Capturing that sound onto tape back then where there was no Pro Tools, everything was organic … that was a trick.

"We really worked on capturing that live feel. You can hear the jump in production; (producer) Terry Date opened up a whole new area. PANTERA, in my opinion, upped the heavy metal production game. People wanted their records to sound like this record."

On taking pain medication throughout DOWN's 2006 tour while also drinking:

"[I learned I] couldn't drink like I was 21 anymore. I tried. I damn well tried."

"When you see the footage [on DOWN's 'Diary Of A Mad Band' DVD], it's like, 'I can't believe this is me all over again.' It doesn't come off any better than when I was (messed) up before."

"I don't want to see that version of me anymore. It's ugly to watch."

On his girlfriend Kate Richardson, whom he credits with helping him through his darkest day:

"I love her. She is the anchor in my life."

"She came into my life and caught the tail end of the worst part of Philip. She laid down the line: Me or the drugs, jack. I chose her, in good faith. And it's paid off, it really has."

Read the entire article from The Times-Picayune.

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