ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Singer: 'We're Going To Be Around A Long Time'

Jed Gottlieb of BostonHerald.com recently conducted an interview with ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA singer Lukas Rossi. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

BostonHerald.com: Reviews of the tour's early dates have been mixed. What have you learned since your first show on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas?

Rossi: You've gotta adjust your bearings, man. You gotta learn to feed off each other and learn where each other is going and get the timing down. It's just working through the kinks. You aren't going to get things right on your first crack. The first couple of shows were great, but obviously we all know that things can get better.

BostonHerald.com: How have the other guys been treating you? Have you had to go through a lot of hazing?

Rossi: No, no, absolutely not. They picked me for a reason. They picked me to be their leader, not to coach me or haze me. We're all friends.

BostonHerald.com: Did it take some time to be accepted as an equal?

Rossi: Man, the weirdest thing is that from the moment I played those first few songs with them on the show, it felt like it was meant to be. I think that all this happened for a reason. So there's no odd man out in this band. In the music industry today there are a lot of forces pushing against you, but we stick together. It's like that army of one, man.

BostonHerald.com: You're rock-star famous now — but are you rock-star rich?

Rossi: I don't really give a (expletive) about the money. Everyone needs money to live, and sure I bought a guitar and some other (expletive),but my reward is getting to do this. Man, I used to play for rooms of beer bottles and ashtrays. Now I'm playing for 6,000-plus.

BostonHerald.com: Is touring with Tommy Lee like enrolling in Rock Star Partying 101? Has there been a lot of bad boy behavior?

Rossi: You could say that. (Laughs) But me and Tommy are a lot alike, man. We're good friends and I don't think I really need his help in the rocking (expletive) category. I know what I'm doing. So there has certainly been a lot of rock star partying (laughs some more). There was plenty last night, that's for sure.

BostonHerald.com: It's been only six months since this began, but have you thought much about the future? About next year, the next tour, the next record?

Rossi: You know, brother, you're the first to ask about the next record. I've done a thousand interviews and no one has asked about the next record. No one seems to get it. We're going to be around a long time. We're going to be a force to be reckoned with. And I'll tell you this, there's going to be a lot more of me on the next record.