LOVE CONQUERS ALL When the band Live came into the studio, Artie mentioned that two of the members’ wives were in the green room and Howard should see how attractive they were. Patrick, the bass player, had his wife, Jacklyn, come in, and she reported she met Patrick when she was stripping at another band member’s bachelor party. Patrick admitted he had some reservations about dating a stripper at first,
but he fell in love with her as soon as they started dating. Jacklyn added her three children, two of whom she had with Pat, all know what she used to do for a living, before recalling she used to make $80,000 a year as a dancer. Upon hearing Jacklyn’s story, Howard said it sounded like the plot of “Pretty Woman” and claimed to be interested in buying the rights to their story so he could make a movie of his own.The other woman Artie saw in the green room, Dinah, who’s married to drummer, Chad Gracey, then entered the studio. Dinah informed Howard, though, she had a corporate job when she first met Chad at a bar in Las Vegas.
LIVE IN THE STUDIO
Following the band’s performance of “Selling the Drama,” Howard brought up an “American Idol” contestant, Chris Daughtry, performed Live’s version of “I Walk the Line” on the show recently, yet the group wasn’t given credit for it. Lead singer Ed
replied that Daughtry actually apologized for not acknowledging the band, so he didn't have a problem with it. Ed went on to say that, although making it in the music industry takes more than mere singing ability, he wouldn’t be surprised
if Chris ends up becoming successful in the years to come. Live then played “I Alone,” another song Howard noted the group had performed at KROCK, but one he lost because he couldn’t take his KROCK tapes with him to SIRIUS.
FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Ed remembered the band, which was known as Public Affection at the time, started by playing a gig at a temple and later, when they were starting to make a name for themselves, received support from the likes of Joey Ramone and Deborah Harry. Ed
then commented that Live focused their latest album on the music they wanted to make as well as the kind of music their fan base wants to hear. Howard went on to play Live’s latest single, “Mystery,” after the interview ended. |