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fuss. I had no responsibilities. But I did The Adrenaline is Does that make it hard for you to listen after you were fired from Dio?
flowing: Campbell
kick up a fuss, and as result was suddenly to the three Dio albums you’re on? Oh, yes. I got together with an Irish guy
in Barcelona, 2013.
out of the band. Craig Goldy was in. And It did for ages. Because I felt so bitter called Davy Watson. He was a very
this all happened so fast that I’ve always about the way I had been treated. But talented songwriter, singer and bassist
believedit had been planned for a while. when I put together the Last In Line band who had lived in LA longer than I had. We
a few years ago [2012], I did go back and got in Pat Waller, another Irishman, on
Wasn’t there also a musical issue play these albums. I was amazed at how drums and called ourselves Trinity. The
between you and Ronnie? strong they sound. At the time we problem we had was that our approach
Yes. When I was growing up I would only recorded them, I never thought my guitar was very much a scattergun one. We were
listen to hard rock, because that was the playing was that good. However, it comes totally unfocused, and that’s what every
sort of music which best showcased across a lot better now than I remembered label we went to told us. We never really
guitarists. But as I got into my early at the time. What I’ve accepted is that the sorted out our musical direction, so
twenties, I broadened my horizons. I legacy of Dio as a band isn’t just about Trinity wasn’t gonna go anywhere.
discovered soul and Motown, and loved Ronnie. Of course, he was a massive part
listening to the great singers on these of what we did. But the legacy is also Was it at this point that David
classic records. I was just growing up and about Jimmy, Vinny and myself, And Coverdale came calling?
opening up my mind to fresh sounds and whatever went wrong between Ronnie It wasn’t Cov who called me, but John
different approaches. But Ronnie took it and Ishould never alter the fact that I’m Kalodner, the A&R guy from Geffen, who
the wrong way. He thought that because I proud of the music we created together. was working on the new Whitesnake
was listening to all of this stuff, I was album. He phoned and said that they had
somehow betraying the band! Did you have any plans for a new band just made an amazing record, which was
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