Everclear's
front man, Alexakis goes solo with new
tour, new album
By
Kristen Wooley
Daily Forty Niner
Art
Alexakis, lead singer of Everclear, once
a band that rocked and touched it's listeners,
is touring to promote his upcoming solo
album.
On-line
Forty-Niner: What have you been up to
since your last Everclear album was released?
Art
Alexakis: Well people may have thought
that our last album was out in 2000, but
really we put out an album last March
called "Slow Motion Day Dream,"
which was a big rock record.
DFN:
What are your thoughts on the band breaking
up?
AA:
We just needed a long break to do our
own thing, but yeah, we are broken up.
I have been working on songs for a departure
where I want to concentrate more on the
singer and songwriter aspect.
DFN:
What are some of the struggles of being
a musician?
AA:
Either you're a struggling musician that
gets paid or doesn't get paid. I've been
both. Then when you become a struggling
musician that's getting paid, you start
to have to deal with what success means,
how people view you and how you view yourself.
DFN:
What piece of advice might you give aspiring
musicians?
AA:
You are swimming in a small body of water
with big sharks. People are vicious and
horrible in the industry.
DFN:
Does that mean if you could go back, you
would change it all?
AA:
No, I wouldn't, but I didn't really have
a choice because this is what I was supposed
to do. You just really, really have to
want it or find something else to do with
your life.
EVENTS
LISTING
What:
Art Alexakis of Everclear
When: 8 p.m., Friday
Where: Knitting Factory 7021 Hollywood
Blvd., Hollywood, Ca
Ticket information: (323) 463-0204
