Describe your sound. Who are your major influences?
I think we’re a little glam and a little garage with heavy 60s & 70s influences, from New York Dolls to Thin Lizzy and ACDC. Right now we just want to rock the heavy sounds.
When did you form your band?
January 2011
What inspired you to make music together?
Mark Richardson, Paul Shellooe and myself have been playing music together for the last 5 years with The Informants, but the last couple of years, the 3 of us have really expanded together in our musical tastes and cravings. Over the years, we’ve played music with and have formed a tight friendship with Gregg Scragg (GT), who at the time was writing music, singing and playing guitar for GT & The Sidewinders. I also used to play with GT in a rockabilly band, where he drummed for us like a bat outta hell. We all fantasized about playing music together in the future and as fate would have it, he’s back to his ferocious drum chops, playing like Mikkey Dee from Motorhead! Tyson came into the picture as we were on a plane from LA back to Denver, talking about who our new bass player needed to be; an aggressive, confident weathered rock n rolla. Our phone rang in the taxi from DIA and it was Tyson inviting us to a party with some musical business to discuss. End of story.
How can TUSK readers learn more about you and hear your music?
www.hotgunrocks.com
What are two lines of your all time favorite lyrics - any song, any artist?
Wow! That’s a loaded and brilliant question. I want to share Mark Richardson’s lyrics with the world! The one that just popped into my head is from one of The Informants songs that I sang for and Mark wrote and it’s “Baby pull the trigger on my Red-headed gun!”
I think another favorite is from an Aretha Franklin song.
“Without a word of warnin’ blues
walked in this mornin’
and circled ‘round my lonely room.”
Thanks Denise!!!!
