FIBM: Did you ever play any shows with the early version of Pantera?
Joey: We played 3 or 4 shows with them
FIBM: What is your
memory of them at that time, were you competitive, hate each other, or were you friends?
Joey: I always got along with Darrell he was a great guy
FIBM: What is your
memory of them at that time, were you competitive, hate each other, or were you friends?
Joey: I always got along with Darrell he was a great guy
FIB MUSIC: What year did the band relocate to Los Angeles?
Joey: 85
FIB MUSIC: What was your experience in LA? Did the band live together? Did you tour?
What are some memories from that time? How did the band survive?
Joey: I don't have any of the same old boring stories about sleeping on floors and starving etc. we had big time investors and when we were in LA we lived very well. We were considered an LA band but we did not do what the other bands did. You could only play 1 show a month and you were suppose to promote the show by handing out flyers, well after we would sell out the Whiskey, Roxy, Country Club etc. we had options the other bands did not have, we owned our own P.A, Lights, Trucks, and Motor home. We had a good agent so we could leave town and play shows in San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno, and Phoenix, and come back to LA and take out full page ads instead of passing out flyers, and we had good live shows because we were always playing.
FIB MUSIC: Why didn't Sweet Savage get signed? Your timing was
perfect; was there a defining moment that everyone thought, let's break up the band?
Joey: See question #5, I left because I was finally learning how to write good songs and I didn't want to be known simply for my hair style, so blame it on me.
FIBM: What did you do when Sweet Savage broke up? How long
before you came back to Texas?
FIB MUSIC: What did you do when Sweet Savage broke up? How long
before you came back to Texas?
Joey: I had Shock Tu ready to go, I had the same
agent so I hit the road right away. I played the cities where Sweet Savage had success, Columbus,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Dallas, Houston, Austin, and New Orleans; we
were the highest paid club act.
FIB MUSIC: What were some of the bands that were
playing the LA music scene, while you were in Sweet Savage, that went on to greater success?
Did you play shows with any of them?
Joey: Poison, Warrant, Guns 'N' Roses, I played a few shows with Warrant, Chili Peppers and LA Guns.
FIB MUSIC: Still friends with any of them?
Joey: I am still friends with Jani Lane and Bobby Dall.
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Sweet Savage Live
FIB MUSIC: I have seen you live several times and always thought if AC/DC wanted to get back to their
roots, they should hire you. You sing Bon Scott, better than I have ever heard.
Did Sweet Savage play any covers? If so, what were some of the typical ones?
Joey: My first band was a cover band, we did a lot of AC/DC and I sang Bon well, I didn't
dig the Brian Johnson stuff. We did covers for our encores like AC/DC, and Led Zeppelin.
FIB MUSIC: Who released the Sweet Savage anthology? Do you receive any compensation for the sales of it?
Joey: Chris Sheridan released it, I wish he wouldn't have because I was young
and I wrote bad songs. I received a few checks but not a lot, Chris needs the money more than I do.
FIB MUSIC: What are your 3 most fond memories of being in Shock Tu?
Joey: We played good gigs and we made a lot of money. My best memory was recording a record that was produced by Rick Neilsen and Robin Zander. Cheap Trick is one of my favorite bands and I learned a lot from them, it was a good record that wasn't released because of record company bullshit, I cant say a lot because I could get sued again for slander, but some of
those songs will be released on The Best of Joey C. Jones cd that will be out soon on Renegade Radio Productions
FIB MUSIC: Do you ever talk to any of the guys from that band? If
so, what are they doing? Did they ever play in any other bands?
Joey: Yes, I talk to Ken and Rick
FIB MUSIC: Later you formed a band with CC Deville, how did
that come about? How did he contact you?
Joey: C.C. called me right after the 1991 MTV Awards, he said he would leave Poison
if I would start a band with him, he offered me a lot of money and said he would still be on
capital, 2 days later he sent me a large check and a plane ticket.
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