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What’s the worst thing about being boo-hooing all day, I’m an upbeat and
in a band? positive person but I probably cry more
“The travelling because it gets harder often than most men like to admit.
on the body the older you get. Being Thankfully I cry more often with tears
away from home doesn’t bother me as of joy than for sad things or depression.
much because my wife tours with me, My wife gives me a beautiful Christmas
which makes it a lot easier. I wouldn’t card and I’ll tear up!”
FIVE MINUTES WITH How has it taken you 30 years in
be able to do it without her!”
What’s the best advice metal to go solo?
you’ve ever been given? “I’ve wanted to do this for
“My mom told me, ‘If you a long time but I just didn’t
wanna try and make it in have the time. First and
the music business, keep foremost, I’m a husband,
one thing in mind – those father, step-father and
without them, they’ll WINDSTEIN recording musician with
grandfather, then I’m
who exalt themselves are
a full-time touring and
humbled and those who
humble themselves are
exalted.’ If you’re a diva or
Crowbar. It took me years
an asshole, people are gonna
to decide to do it and then it
took two years to complete
humble you, but if you treat
because I had such little
your fans with respect and
appreciate you’re nothing
a song every two months.
It was a very long process
support you.” free time, it averaged out to
When was the first time CROWBAR but it was very relaxing
working at my own pace.”
you felt like a rockstar?
“I can’t say I ever did or ever How does your solo material
will, but the closest thing compare to Crowbar?
was the first time the All I Had (I Gave) His riffs are fatter than “I call it ‘light Crowbar’; it’s a lighter
video was shown on MTV back when a Snorlax, and now the Crowbar side of my writing personality with the
Headbanger’s Ball was really something. legend is finally trying it solo same emotionally heavy and moody
I’m a humble person and I didn’t get vibes, but it’s not sonically heavy or
into this to be a rockstar, but seeing in-your-face aggressive like Crowbar.
yourself on MTV is surreal.” WORDS: ALI COOPER It’s much more laidback but it’s heavy
in its own way.”
What’s been your worst experience
on drugs? On that note: how’s the new Crowbar
“I don’t remember one particular stuff sounding?
experience but I did a lot of cocaine for “It’s coming out amazing. We’ve been
a long time. When you can’t go out for writing since the late summer and
a beer without calling the coke dealer, we’re already recording the music
you’ve hit rock bottom. Luckily it for track eight. In my opinion, it’s
wasn’t that difficult to put that out of a mature Crowbar 30 years later but it
my life; I erased all the coke dealer’s still sounds old school. It reminds me
phone numbers and quit going to bars. more of Odd Fellows Rest than any
If I wanted to drink, I’d pick up beer record we’ve ever done because the
and sit at home listening to music. tempos are slower, but it’s truly the
For any young kids out there – do your most doomy record we’ve made; we’re
best to get away from [coke] as quick known for mixing in a lot of hardcore
as possible because it’s a very dark beats and faster stuff but this one is
place to be.” a lot of dark, melodic doom.”
When was the last time you cried? If you could have five minutes with
“Not long ago. I’m a guy that wears my another musician, past or present,
heart on my sleeve; I’m comfortable who would you hang out with?
being an emotional person. I’m not “Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy. I would
like to go to the pub with him, listen
“I COULDN’T to tunes and talk music. He’s my
favourite lyricist of all time and he’s
GO FOR a huge influence on me. He lived his
life the way he wanted and his legacy
A BEER is still strong, but to lose such a great
talent at such a young age is a really
WITHOUT sad thing.” PRESS/JIMMY HUBBARD
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