Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 19:26:51 -0800 From: Ken Loomis This was a quick & dirty edit to try and make it more readable amd remove the comments from the bozos that were chatting in the middle of this. Hope I got it all and it's readable. OnlineHost : Remember, your comments are seen only by other : members of your row. OnlineHost : . OnlineHost : ZZ TOP will be here in AOL LIVE to take your : questions momentarily. OnlineHost : Please stay with us! OnlineHost : . OnlineHost : Copyright 1996 America Online, Inc. All Rights : Reserved. OnlineHost : Center Stage is the largest gathering place on the : service, bringing celebrity guests right into your : home, and offering a host of entertainment events : led by a team of talented emcees. It's capable of : accommodating thousands of guests and is truly the : showplace of the America Online service. OnlineHost : Experiment with the menu. 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OnlineHost : Directed by Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi, : Desperado) and written by Oscar-winner Quentin : Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs), "From : Dusk Till Dawn" opened in over 2,000 theaters : nationwide on January 19th. The film is the motion : picture debut of George Clooney, from the : acclaimed television series E.R.; also starring : are Tarantino himself (as Clooney's brother), the : inimitable Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis and Salma : Hayek (Antonio Banderas' sexy foil in Desperado). : Now, to learn more about the film and its music, : meet ZZTop! OnlineHost : Welcome to AOL LIVE, ZZ Top! AOLiveMC2 : Welcome! ZZTopLive : Thanks for coming. Buenos Dias from Texas. AOLiveMC2 : We have plenty of audience questions lined up for : you, so let's get right to it. Question : Who from the group is answering questions tonight? ZZTopLive : We are going to take turns, and jump in when we can. : THAT TEXAS BOOGIE. Question : How were you approached to become involved with the : soundtrack to this movie? ZZTopLive : Frank: The whole project came upon us quickly. Robert : Morartiz called our management team ZZTopLive : and asked us to get involved. Since the look and feel : of the ZZTopLive : movie was of Texas, we thought ZZTopLive : this would be right up our alley. Question : What makes it different writing a song expressly for : a sound track? ZZTopLive : Billy: The only real difference is working up up : musical and lyrical imigary that will ZZTopLive : fit with the script. Normally any visual of our music : comes ZZTopLive : after the project through videos ZZTopLive : and live appearances. Question : When is the new album coming out, what is it called, and : when will the North American Tour Question : begin? ZZTopLive : Dusty: We are in the studio now. The album will be out this ZZTopLive : year. The tour will begin this ZZTopLive : fall. We will begin in Europe. We have not named the album yet= . Question : I just visited the R&R Hall of Fame. Did the metal guitars : really work and sound good? ZZTopLive : Billy: I can speak for myself and Dusty, the guitars were : designed top operate. ZZTopLive : They were designed by Eric Yunker designed them. If you : listen to anyone who has ZZTopLive : heard them, they work very well, and very loud. Question : ZZ, what is youre favorite song youve written ZZTopLive : Individually? Frank: My favorite is Rough Boy, Dusty's is : Tush, Billy's is anything Dusty ZZTopLive : sings on, I play on, and Frank is playing the back beat on. Question : Has the ent. field and success affected your desire to play? ZZTopLive : When you get down to it, strip everything away, you still : end up with a set of drums, ZZTopLive : two guitars, and three musicians. Thats all it is for us. Question : Who were your biggest influences? ZZTopLive : All the old blues players, and Elvis. I thought EMail stood : for Elvis Mail. Question : how did you guys get together? ZZTopLive : The band all together. By car..... ZZTopLive : Actually, Frank and Dusty from Dallas, Billy from Houston, : found a considerable ZZTopLive : connection with that Texas kind of style of blues, which is : heard just as freshly ZZTopLive : on "She's Killing Me" off the soundtrack, going even into our : first album together. Question : how did you get your name? ZZTopLive : We have no answer for you. ZZTopLive : By the group. Question : What has the been the high point of your career? ZZTopLive : Group: Working with this soundtrack recently, has allowed : the reappearance of the ZZTopLive : rough side of our brand of music, which has been a very high : point. Question : Why was "Doubleback" omitted from the "Back to the Future=F4 : Part III" soundtrack and held Question : many months until "Recylcer" was released? It seems this : hurt the single's commercial sales Question : since it was not available in an album format for so long. ZZTopLive : Group: That would be a question that musicians would not : know the answer to. ZZTopLive : Record people would know that. Question : Have you seen the movie? ZZTopLive : Group: Yes Question : Do those Guys still have beards? ZZTopLive : Us guys. Yes Guys! You might want to check out the photo : at the top of this page, ZZTopLive : sporting Mr Frank's new beard, done just for the video : of "She's Killing Me". OnlineHost : Our guests here in AOL LIVE are ZZ Top! Question : Will "She's Just Killing Me" be included on the new album? ZZTopLive : It's already on the Epic sound track. Question : I really admire you guys for the extensive involvement you : have with your International Question : Fan Club. Why do you think that most artists in the industry : ignore this method of interacting Question : with their fans? ZZTopLive : Frank: I have no idea why other artists do or do not do : things. We have always been close ZZTopLive : to our fans, and it seems like the thing to do. Question : Do you guys lip sync on stage? Thats what I heard. ZZTopLive : We dance on stage. Question : How many more albums must you deliver to your record company : to fulfill the obligations of Question : the big contract you signed a few years ago? ZZTopLive : We have delivered one, and we are working toward a fabulos : 4 more. Question : How extensive will the U.S. Tour Be? ZZTopLive : Coast to coast, and border to border, and all points in betwee= n. Question : Have you guys always been a 3 man band??? If so was there : a time you ever considered more Question : band members??? ZZTopLive : When starting, we played in 5 piece bands, 6 and 4 piece : bands. But when we startes ZZ, ZZTopLive : we decided there could never be another person as crazy as : the three. So we limited it to ZZTopLive : 3. Question : Where did "Sloppy Drunk Blues " come from ? ZZTopLive : Where do you think? ZZTopLive : Frank: I wrote the blues part. Question : BILLY do you still use a filed down peso for a pick? ZZTopLive : Yes, when we can get em. Question : is there a recycler video? from any concert? ZZTopLive : The concert tour was filmed, but has yet to be released on : any video or film format. Question : I like the rawness of your new song. Is the new album : going to be as raw sounding and Question : less electronic as the 80's albums? ZZTopLive : Without question. It's as rough and raw as anything we : have ever done, in the truest form ZZTopLive : of the word. Question : What band or person (dead or alive),you wish you could Jam wi= th? ZZTopLive : Frank: I would like to have been able to play with Jimi : Hendrix one time. ZZTopLive : Dusty: I know Buddy Rich is in there, he had a fabulos : home in Palm Spring. ZZTopLive : Billy: Fatty Arbuckle. Lead guitar. Question : I've always wondered what event inspired "Master of Sparks"? ZZTopLive : A crazy, crazy adolescent challange to out do the next crazy, ZZTopLive : crazy event. It was so inspiring ZZTopLive : it produced it's crazy, crazy tone. Question : Are there, in fact, lyrics to "10 Foot Pole"? ZZTopLive : rgurgfuigfusegzdcvsiyfgrbf. I think thats the language : it's written in. Question : How long has it been since your last tour? ZZTopLive : We ended in the very end of 1994, Christmas. Question : I saw ya on your first live TV show, Johnny Carson. : Doc cut in and it sounded bad, will Question : you do TV again? ZZTopLive : We have done TV sine then. We did the David Letterman show. : Absolutely, we have ZZTopLive : a fun time on television. Question : do you ever get nervous when preforming live? ZZTopLive : ah, ah. Not nervous. Anticipating how much fun we are going : to have. Question : Will we here anymore instrumentals? (asleep in the desert) ZZTopLive : As they appear, they might take an insturmental shape. Question : Billy, did you use "Pearly Gates" to record "She's Killing : Me"? If not, which guitar did Question : you use? ZZTopLive : Yes, definately "Pearly Gates". We had a chance to use some : odd insturments for the ZZTopLive : video "She's Killing Me". Frank a set of vintage drums. The : guitars were some ancient ZZTopLive : magna tones, outfitted with a most excentric fuzz tone : called the buzzonic expandora. Question : How in the world did you come up the song TV Dinners? ZZTopLive : Use to be poor guys, thats all we ate. Question : Do any of you guys have your own studios at your home, : I would think that would be the Question : only way to fly? ZZTopLive : Yeah, we have got our own little Frankenstein room : where all the crazy stuff starts from. ZZTopLive : Most secretly located. Question : What do you guys do when you're not touring or recording?? ZZTopLive : Writting or traveling, getting ready to record and the ro tour. Question : How about a ZZ Top CD-ROM!? ZZTopLive : We hear thats a project that in the works. We got to enjoy : the Stones little CD ROM. ZZTopLive : The Stones have always been heros of ours, so we might join th= em. Question : WHO HAD THEIDEA FOR THE SONG BROWN SUGER ZZTopLive : Can't recall because it's misspelled. Question : Were you guys upset by the Sharp Dressed Men book? ZZTopLive : Actually we loved it. It was written by an old friend of ours. Question : You guys rock!!! Whator who do you listen to at home ZZTopLive : Dusty: I listen to everybody, on the radio, all different : types of music. ZZTopLive : The bands new favorite is "G Love and Special Sauce". Question : will the upcoming tour/concert be as "theatrical"as recycler? ZZTopLive : It's a show. As far as being theatrical, it will probably refl= ect ZZTopLive : the album. Once you hear ZZTopLive : the album, you will have an idea as to what the show will be l= ike. Question : Songs like "Ten Dollar Man" and "Party on the Patio" rock! : How come Dusty doesn't sing Question : more? ZZTopLive : Because he can only sing "Party on the Patio" one time a night= . AOLiveMC2 : We have time for just one last question. Question : Are you going to produce a live album ZZTopLive : We've got a few things in the can, recorded at some very : small clubs recently. ZZTopLive : It wouldn't be a bad idea to make it an offering. It was a lot= of ZZTopLive : fun. Just 3 guys and 3 chords. AOLiveMC2 : ZZ Top, thanks for joining us tonight in AOL Live! AOLiveMC2 : Any closing comments, guys? ZZTopLive : Billy" It sure was great watching the old screen roll by. : Thanks for coming. ZZTopLive : We will see you with the next new ZZ Top album. ZZTopLive : The band invites everyone to invite the Dust to Dawn : soundtrack, in preperation ZZTopLive : of the next release! AOLiveMC2 : Thanks again. And thanks to our audience for their : participation tonight. 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