Interviewer: Could you shed some light on what happened in Tuba City?

GD:: Can’t we just talk about the new record? To me it seems a lot more interesting to your readers.

Interviewer: (after a few moments Glenn speaks a little about what happened)

GD: It was an incident that came out of different interpretations. That’s all. I find it very suspicious that there was a camera man with his nose on top of it. In the least it raises the impression that it was premeditated by North Side Kings. In the meantime they had a lot of publicity on my back. Sad if you have to achieve it this way. Furthermore, I suspected Danny would come over with a claim. That’s how it goes nowadays in America. You can’t look at someone or they file a lawsuit against you. You can always get money from artists. I haven't experienced it myself, but a lot of my friends have. About that last thing, I haven’t been approached by a lawyer yet, so I hope everything quiets down.

Interviewer: I heard that ‘Blackest Of The Black’ will be your last tour. Is it a matter of aging?

GD: No, because I’m still in an excellent condition. But I’m tired of the vortex I’ve been in for years: write a song, record an album, do an interview and go on tour. And then everything starts over again. By quitting touring, I wanna make time for other projects. For example, I’ve had the material for a second part of my neo-classical project ‘Black Aria’, of which part one came out in 1993. Fans have been ranting about it for ages. Furthermore, I wanna make a very dark blues record and I never had time for that either. I’d also like to try doing a soundtrack. Also, there are still a whole lot of tracks that never made it to the records, among which a lot are demos. Sometimes it just lacks the right vocal or guitarparts. I still wannt finish the old stuff and put it out.

Interviewer: Performing and being worshipped; can an artist like you go without?

GD: I’ll definitely miss it, but the travelling, waiting, and hanging in the tou rbus I can do without. If it should happen that I absolutely need it, I can still do a comeback tour.

Interviewer: You wrote some of your best songs for huge colleagues, like others Johnny Cash and Roy orbison. Is that something you wanna pick back up again?

GD: Probably, but I reject most offers. I really have to have something with the singer, if I want to write something for him. And there aren’t a lot of them. Most of my heroes are dead and unfortunately they won’t come back. Although? I might wanna write something for Ozzy. He’s one of my heroes, and he’s still alive.

Interviewer: Will you come to Europe to say goodbye to your fans?

GD: I’d love to, but only if the tour managers show an interest. And it’ll depend a lot on the way my new album is received. I'd also like to come to the Netherlands, but for whatever reason it’s hard to get good concerts there. Have you all gone on to dance music or something?

Interviewer: Well, no.

GD: Right, see you soon then.

Interviewer: Ok, back to your new album. Again, you worked with Tommy Victor. He stayed on board, but he also put new life in his own band Prong.

GD: Even better, it gave him new inspiration. In the years that Prong was finished, Tommy walked around bored and goalless. Now he’s the boss in his own band again, and therefore seems to realise how important loyalty and devotion are. He was always one of the best, but with the input on the new album he has surpassed himself. Tommy isn’t someone you need to tell ‘that lead could be better’. He hears it sooner than I do and immediately decides to do it over again. A great guy. So I’m glad Prong exists again, we both take advantage from that.

Interviewer: He’s also the ideal confident.

GD: Yes, when you make records, you need someone who knows you well, whom you trust and who understands you. Someone you can bond with ideas and who comes back with great suggestions.

Interviewer:Are you under the influence of other music?

GD: Not really, even though I listen to a whole lot of different stuff: classic, hardrock like AC/DC with Bon Scott, but also modern Black Metal.

Interviewer: Misfits, your old band, has been called an inspiration to Black Metalbands. Especially the members of Cradle Of Filth worship that work.

GD: I’ve heard it before. It’s fun to know. It flatters me. And indeed I see them using some things back from then. The combination of horror and sex, for example, served with a careful wink.

Interviewer: The themes in your work have always been sex, religion, hate, love and death. Even when you started to perform under your own name.

GD: Right, the nice things in life.

Interviewer: But on Circle Of Snakes, death seems very present.

GD: Right again. In the past two years, a lot of people have died in a short period of time. Friends and family. It made me think and it made my lyrics a bit more introverted. More philosophic, if you will. Above all it’s a very emotional album.

Interviewer: Does it confront you with your own demise?

GD: No, I never think about the fact that I’ll die some day. At least, I think about it as little as possible. Why should I? It won’t stop the inevitable.

Interviewer: The Cd’s title is 'Circle Of Snakes', which is the title of one of the songs. Was there a specific reason to choose this song as the titletrack.

GD: There’s something about those words. Something dark and erotic. I also immediately knew that we could do something with it for the artwork. More over, the working title was 'Skin Carver' for a long time.

Interviewer: So sex, religion, love and death… Do you find inspiration in your own life, or does the most important inspiration come from books and movies.

GD: No, I take the most from my own life. That’s crazy enough.

Interviewer: Because you’re a rocksinger?

GD: No, my life was turbulent before that. It’s the nature of the beast. The only difference is that I was an anonymous young man back then and no one ever asked about it. Now they do.

Interviewer: Right, you’re gonna be 50 next year. Are you quieting it down a little?

GD: A little. I am now more economical with my energy and time, so I invest a lot in being productive: writing songs, thinking of concepts, you name it. (smiling) I’m still crazy, but I’m more selective when I show it.

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