Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with guitarist
Alex Grossi (
Hookers 'N' Blow, ex-
Quiet Riot) about his involvement with
Adler'S Appetite, the band led by former
Guns N' Roses drummer
Steven Adler. An excerpt from the chat follows below.
Sleaze Roxx: You just landed a gig with
Steven Adler in Adler'S Appetite. How did that come about?
Grossi: I had played with
Steven on the 2004
Bad Boys of Metal tour and also did some one-offs with him later that year. We have been friends since, and I guess when it came time for him to put a line-up together, my name came up, a phone call was made and here we are!
Sleaze Roxx: Who else is in the band these days?
Grossi: The lineup is a really solid-one that I have a great feeling about. I will be sharing guitar duties with longtime
Adler alumni
Micheal Thomas (
Faster Pussycat), we have
Chip Z'nuff (
Enuff Z'Nuff) on bass,
Sheldon Tarsha on lead vocals and, of course,
Steven.
Sleaze Roxx: I take it
Steven is clean these days, do you worry that he might fall off the wagon when you hit the road?
Grossi: There is always going to be that concern with anyone with a history of addiction, but he has surrounded himself with some really good people this time and has a very positive attitude and is happiest when behind a kit, I think he will be just fine.
Read the entire interview from
Sleaze Roxx.
According to the
web site of the Key Club in Hollywood, California,
Adler'S Appetite will perform at the venue on January 17, 2009.
