ed to remind ourselves what else was out
there. So we did a big search, and there
was SOOO much out there. And we want-
ed to have some originals, as well, so we
ended up picking just nine songs from
that whole pool of material. And it was
hard.
CC: And I’d been watching some of these
older bands out there, and I didn’t like
what I saw. You know, when you’re trying
around and say, “No, there is not.” I knew
my time as a musician/singer/performer
was over, so I could go on and live my life
peacefully. But it took Brie — and only
Brie — to bring me back and recharge me
like this. I’ve never been as excited about
something; a tour — even The Runaways
can’t come close. Except maybe the ela-
tion of stepping off the plane with The
Runways to thousands of cheering fans in
07•2019
to pretend to be young again when time
has marched on. So I just felt like my time
was up, and I was fine with that. But then
hearing us sing together generated all this
excitement again. We went in and did
“Gimme Shelter” first, just to test the
waters. And our voices blended so well
together; I went, “Oh, my gosh!” I loved
her; I loved her. I loved her. And I recog-
nized a lot of myself in her — the damage
that we both suffered in this business for
different reasons. And this is a tough busi-
ness and something I didn’t want to do
alone. Ever again. It just wasn’t worth it to
me. But to meet this gal that is so extraor-
dinarily talented, who’s also a wonderful
human being? There was just no question,
and nothing was going to keep us from
doing this album together.
Japan, nothing compares to the elation of
getting to work every day with this
woman and just having her as a friend. So
I’m here. I’m here now, and I can’t wait for
tomorrow, I can’t wait to tour, and I can’t
wait for the next record. So what it is, is
that there is hope for anybody who thinks
that their life is over and they’re finished.
You know what? I WAS finished and
happy with it. But that isn’t what was
meant to be. THIS is what was meant to
be, and I’m grateful. Very grateful.
IE: How do you choose covers for a proj-
ect like this?
BD: Good question. Both Cherie and I
had very similar backgrounds in music,
and we had both cut our teeth on the
music of the late ‘60s, early ‘70s, which
was a wonderful time in history, with
these really great songs that stand the test
of time. So we had a few songs that we
automatically remembered, and that
meant something to us, but we also want-
Look for The Motivator out August 2nd
via Blue Élan Records.
Tom Lanham
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