An Interview with Ted Poley

(Melodica - who was the original vocalist of Danger Danger)

Date - 13th August 2001. Interviewed by Glenn Milligan, BA Hons CS

1. Are you in touch with members of Danger Danger?

NO, NOT REALLY

2. How has the recording gone for Love Metal?

PERFECTLY. JUST AS WE PLANNED.

3. How does it differ to your previous releases?

BEST SONGS AND BEST PRODUCTION SO FAR.

4. What is your favourite material on the album and why?

ALL OF IT, BECAUSE ITS MY NEWEST STUFF AND ITS STILL FRESH.

5. What has it been like supporting your own album as opposed to a record
company?

PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, EXCEPT NOW I GET THE CHECKS!

6. Do you find it easier to have a distribution deal as opposed to being
tied to a record company?

YES, MUCH EASIER EXCEPT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE
PROJECT YOURSELF, THAT'S THE TOUGH PART.

7. As a writer and frontman who are your main influences and why
(regarding performers etc)?

NONE, I TRY TO BE MYSELF

8. How do you keep your voice in trim?

BY SINGING EVERY DAY

9. Do you prefer performing acoustically or electric (and why)?

BOTH ARE FUN, VERY DIFFERENT BUT FUN.

ELECTRIC IS A BLAST AND ACOUSTIC GIVES ME A CHANCE TO REALLY SING THE STUFF.

10. How have the Melodica albums been selling?

GREAT, NO COMPLAINTS, WE HOPE TO BREAK ALL THE SALES RECORDS WITH LOVEMETAL.

11. How is the melodic rock scene in the states?

NON-EXISTANT

12. Who else should we be checking out as well as Melodica?

TONY HARNELL, BRAVE NEW WORLD, JOHNNY LIMA, XENON -

THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SHOWN ME SUPPORT.

13. Could you see yourself ever performing again with Danger Danger - or
co-headlining a tour with them?

NO

14. Do you have any interesting tour stories to tell?

TOO MANY, YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE BOOK!

15. Who would you most like to work with that you haven't already?

I WANT TO TOUR WITH DEF LEPPARD

16. What's the rock scene like in your part of America?

PRETTY LAME

17. Overall, what dominates the airwaves of America at the moment and
what's the attitude of the media to rock music?

CRAPPY BOY BANDS OR SHIT CHICK SINGERS LIKE SHITTNY SPEARS

18. What influences your song ideas?

REAL LIFE

19. What initially turned you onto the rock scene? First bands? First Gigs
etc? How did they go?

MY FIRST KISS CONCERT, THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED I WANTED
TO DO THAT FOR A LIVING. I AM STILL TRYING.

20. What's your all time favourite song of your own? Why?

MISSING YOU- DON'T KNOW WHY

21. Fave Bonemachine and Danger Danger track? Why?

LIFE AND TIMES BY BONEMACHINE, GREAT SONG! NO FAV D2 SONGS

thanks again for your support!

ted

Glenn Milligan, BA Hons CS