Rock N Roll Experience - Dir En Grey Interview!
I recently got the chance to interview the Japanese phenomenon known as Dir En Grey..they are huge over in Japan, but relatively unkown here in the states, so check out theband's first USA released CD, "Withering" in stores! This interview is with the entire band!
Rock N Roll Experience: What does the name Dir en grey mean?
Dir en grey : There is no specific or particular meaning to the band name. It sort of just came to us.
Rock N Roll Experience: Who came up with the name Dir en grey?
Dir en grey : We came up with the name together. Simply because we thought it has a nice ring to it.
Rock N Roll Experience: How was it playing on the same bill as Motley Crue
Toshiya : We felt very honored.
Rock N Roll Experience: What bands would you like to tour with?
Rock N Roll Experience: Have you played any shows yet in the USA?
Dir en grey : No, we have never.
Rock N Roll Experience: What is the concept behind the new CD cover?
Dir en grey : The concept of the album is wither so we used that word as the base of our ideas and came up with the cover design.
Rock N Roll Experience: Would you ever play an un-plugged acoustic show?
Dir en grey : Nope.
Rock N Roll Experience: Are you learning English for your USA tour.....Which is more important...the show or the music?
Dir en grey : There is no one over the other when it comes to being in a band. We think that there is no such thing as an unimportant aspect in this case.
Rock N Roll Experience: Do you play any cover songs?
Dir en grey : None at all.
Rock N Roll Experience: Who are your influences?
Dir en grey : It varies between all of us as we have many influences. We dont have a specific someone as all of us are influenced by different musicians.
Rock N Roll Experience: What do you think of Marilyn Manson?
Dir en grey : We dont have anything to say about him.
Rock N Roll Experience: Which Do you enjoy playing better..... clubs or arenas?
Dir en grey : Both venues are great. At smaller venues we can really feel the heat of the show and at larger venues, it is always possible to play a show that would enthrall and captivate the audience.
Rock N Roll Experience: Do you have any pre-show rituals that you do before a concert?
Dir en grey : Nothing in particular.
Rock N Roll Experience: Have you heard any good jokes lately?
Dir en grey :
Rock N Roll Experience: Do you prefer Saki or beer?
Dir en grey : Yeah we love both, shochu which is a traditional Japanese distilled spirit made from potato or rice is really good too.
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