THE DONNAS Guitarist Discusses STEPHEN PEARCY Collaboration

March 10, 2008

THE DONNAS guitarist Allison Robertson and vocalist Brett Anderson recently collaborated with RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy on a remake of the RATT classic "Round and Round".

In a recent interview with Live-Metal.net, Allison explained how the collaboration came about. "Well, actually, I think he just had heard that we were doing a cover," she said. "It was just for fun. We were doing it basically because it sounded like a challenge. We loved the song and we were looking for a new cover to do on the tour. We don't always play covers, but I think our fans like it and it is a nice break from the album. We were doing it on this last tour in the fall and we got a call from him. He contacted us and said that he had been working on a remake and was just kicking it around for fun and thought it would be a really good idea for us to come in and play on it. He already had some of the track finished, but he let me do some of the guitars and a mini solo. Brett sings on it, as well. It was just really fun and easy. We invited him to come sing with us in L.A. at a show a few weeks ago. That was really cool because we idolize him and he is the nicest, coolest guy. It was a match made in heaven and I hope that we do more stuff with him because he rules!"

Asked where the single will end up, Allison said, "It is all his thing. I think he is going to release it when he is done. I am not sure if he is actually putting it on a CD or if he is going to release a single or something on the Internet, but it is definitely his track. Doing covers to me is a great way off saying, 'Hey we like other bands, too!' I always like showing the appreciation for our favorite bands through covers because it's not all about you. It's about who you're inspired by."

Stephen Pearcy joined THE DONNAS on stage during their February 7, 2007 concert at the Crash Mansion in Los Angeles for a rendition of "Round and Round". Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below. Check out photos from the gig at this location (pictures by Lisa Brenner).

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