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Hi
Dale, so what's going on with Bride?
Bride has been doing some writing. We have not had the time to dive
in head first like we had wanted to by this time. Each band member
has many outside interest and families and there has not been as
much time for writing as we had hoped. For instance, I do
competitive power lifting and have been in training, entering meets
every couple of months. Lawrence our bassist rides broncos on the
rodeo circuit and he has been riding practically every weekend. My
brother Troy has been busy not only with his job at Fort Knox but
also with his wife's catering service company. But we are back
rehearsing. We will be playing Mexico City soon, have been invited
back to Brazil and have also been invited to Europe to tour in
March. We will continue to write until we have a great record ready
to record.
O.K.
Dale, I have to ask...How much do you bench? I just want to make
sure I don't make you mad...hahaha
At a
body weight of 215 I benched 560 pounds. I hold two Kentucky Bench
Press Records. One in the 198 pound class and the other in the 220
pound class.
WOW!
O.K., Brazil seems to be a frequent tour for you guys, what's that
like?
The
people in Brazil are very enthusiastic. They are the most energetic
people we have ever met. They have an incredible passion for Bride.
Your son
Alex, for those who don't know, is now your drummer. That has got to
be a thrill playing in a rock band with your son. What's it like?
Alex is
a professional and is extremely talented. He has a cool head and he
plays his part. He is 19 years old now and he has much more talent
than I did or do. He writes wonderful songs on both the guitar and
piano.
He plays
double bass, does that mean we may hear some metal from Bride?
We hope
the next Bride CD will be a metal album.
Awesome!
You and Troy have been doing this for over 20 years, most siblings
can't get a long for more than 20 minutes, how is your relationship
with him?
We
never fight, seldom disagree. Our writing and performing is on the
frequency.
Alright,
you guys have always had a good sense of humor, what are some of the
craziest things you guys have done?
We used
to take two vans out on the road. One van was for merchandise the
other for equipment. We would have van wars where we would throw
things from one van at the other while driving at high rates of
speeds, traveling to gigs. We threw pasta, shot bottle rockets,
greased wind shield wiper blades so that when one van attempted to
clean the eggs and such off their wind shield it would smear. On the
way to Cornerstone one year we had to stop at a car wash to clean
the vans. We stopped when we were all almost killed. Jerry McBroom
our drummer at the time passed our van at over 100 mph. He almost
clipped the front end of our van with the back end of his as he cut
in front of us. So we called a seize fire to our fun.
Crazy!
Now, Bride has rocked, recorded and toured for a long time, 20+
years!!! What would you say the most awesome thing or event is that
has ever happened to you guys or you've been a part of?
The
first year we played Brazil at the S.O.S. Festival in Sao Paulo.
There were 130,000 people at this event.
And what
was the most trying or difficult?
Dealing with record companies.
You've
written hundreds of songs, which one is your favorite?
I do
not have a favorite. Each song is special for me because each song
has a little bit of my soul poured into it.
Bride has
went through so many changes over the years. That's something you
have to do to keep playing as long as you have. How do you get your
inspiration to write your
songs and what do you do to stay up with the music styles you've
played?
I
listen to the radio to make sure I know what is current. But we
always stay with the bride sound. Our approach changes sometimes but
for the most part we are Bride and that is what we do. My
inspiration comes from life.
Your
getting ready to go to Mexico, that's got to be pretty exciting.
Tell us about what you'll be doing there.
We are
playing a festival down there. This is our first trip to Mexico to
play a show.
You have
a very unique voice, it sounds great no matter what style you sing.
What's your favorite style?
I like all kinds of music. I
can appreciate the talent in melodic rock, rap and even hard core
metal. I have always admired vocalist like Chris Cornell who can
sing really well with a lot of force.
When did you first start to
sing?
I have sang all of my life. I
started in church and sang in groups in
church up until I was 20 when I started playing rock music.
I know you're just starting the
works for another album, any hints as to what to expect, or is it
still too early?
We are being steered into a
metal direction more so than hard rock.
"This Is It" seems to be doing
really well. Is it your most successful album? If not, what album
would you think is your most successful?
This is it, is our least
successful CD. Snakes in the Playground was our most successful as
far as album sales and touring from it.
Bride is definitely not quiet
about their faith. What fruits have you seen and what opposition
have you experienced?
I have received reports via,
phone, email and personally from folks who have accepted Jesus as
their Lord and Savior because of our music. Also many have said they
were convicted enough to give up their drugs and alcohol. Our
biggest opposition has always came from conservative Christians who
oppose rock music altogether. We have had protestors at many of our
shows boycotting our tours.
You've toured with a lot of
bands, who was the funniest, craziest, realest, most surprising?
The Newsboys were always fun
to hang out with. Guardian could be very funny, especially Jamie
Rowe. I was surprised at how humble Michael W. Smith was when we
toured with him in Brazil.
What do you see in the future
for Bride?
We will release another CD
next year, then see where it leads. It is harder each year to find
quality tour dates in the States.
How would you sum up, (if you
can) the last 20+ years?
Amazingly unbelievable to
think two country boys from Bullitt County Kentucky, raised in the
back woods, could ever tour the world over and over again. We have
seen so much, experienced so much and in all of this God has opened
up our eyes to see His nature, His character and His love in a way
we would have never known except through this ministry and band
called Bride.
Well Dale I
should let you get ready for Mexico. I hope and pray all goes well.
It has truly been an honor
my friend. Thanks and God bless.
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