CV NorthWest Dec 2013 | Page 6

so I decided to pack up, move to New York and see what happens! It was the first time I ever lived outside of Washington State so it was truly a big move for me but I had nothing to lose. Were you looking for anything in Radar, you uprooted across the country to sing with them, talk to us about your expectations. Since I had this huge boost in my career performing with Queensryche I thought I should try to capitalize on it and take it to the next level. I had done some writing with Radar before I decided to Was it a big transition going from solo to being part move and liked what we came up with. The members of Radar are good people and were very motivated so of a band/group? It was certainly a HUGE transition from play- I took the plunge and decided to give it a shot. ing clubs to arenas and theaters, YES! A whole difI don't find much information at all about Radar ferent beast! The Empire tour was a very pivotal time for tell us about the time with them…how/why did they Queensryche, too, because they started significantly break up? After about a year and half of living in New selling lots of albums and selling out shows. So, York, I was feeling home sick for Seattle and was a to not only be chosen to record the song but also to sing 'the song' AND perform it live with Geoff Tate bit restless. Radar had gotten a lot of interest from was incredible. On top of that, they also included producers and labels but for whatever reason we me to be a part of the Operation LiveCrime DVD , weren't getting signed. Frustrated, I decided to move which in turn gave me a tremendous amount of expo- back home. They moved on with a replacement singsure…needless to say I was (and still am) very g ???????$????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????)???) ?????????????????????-??????????Q???????)Q???????????????Q?????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)???????????????I?????????????????????X+?T)$????????????????????????????Q?????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????U?????X?????E????????)]?????$??????????????????????????????????)???????????]????$?????????????????????????)E?????????$???????????????????????????M??$)????????????????????????????????!??????)???????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????Q???????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)%???5????M????(????????????????????$????????????????????????)????????????$?????????????????????)5??????????????????????????????????9d)????M???????????????I?????Q????????????)??????????)I??????????????????????????????????)???????????????????E?????????????$?????)??????????????????????????5??? ????????)???????????????????????$??????????????????)??????????????]????$?????????????????)E????????$????????????????????????????????((