Name: EJ Curse AKA EJ Curcio
Birth date: May 6
Place of birth: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Favorite album of all time? Tough call, I must pick a
few: AC/DC Highway to Hell, Alice Cooper, Greatest Hits, Volume 1, KISS, Alive
I
What is the first CD or LP you ever bought? Black
Sabbath, Paranoid
A bass: Gibson “Ripper”, Gibson
"Thunderbird".
Favorite musician: Alice Cooper, Gene Simmons, Butch
Walker
Favorite band or group: Alice Cooper
As you describe yourself ? Bass performer, song writer,
singer, producer, showman.
What are your most recently completed projects?
My most recent recording projects were with Gilby
Clarke, recording music & filming videos for his songs: “Tijuana Jail”,
“Wasn’t Yesterday Great” & “Cure Me Or Kill Me”. I recorded Silent Rage’s
“Four Letter Word” & No Duh’s “World’s Greatest Tribute Bands”. I have also
started writing with a new band called “Pretty Vomit”. I am currently touring
with Gilby Clarke (formerly of Guns n Roses) & with No Duh. A few years
ago, I toured the world playing bass with the last formation of 80’s rocker’s
“White Lion” (featuring Mike Tramp).
Almost everyone has a song that is special, you would
like to reveal what is your song special and why?
Another tough question as to picking just one song. I
will say, right now, at this moment, Alice Cooper’s “Teenage Lament ‘74”, as it
brings back fond memories of highschool rock n roll.
Who are your main musical and bass influences?
John Entwistle, Chris Squire, Gene Simmons.
John Entwistle, Chris Squire, Gene Simmons.
What interests do you have outside music?
I LOVE my motorcycles (Harley Davidson), I love to
ride with my rock n roll buddies (& non rockers), including Gilby Clarke,
Butch Walker & Tamie Downe (just to mention a few). I love my crazy &
talented wife (yes, she is an interest inside & outside of music)…. Did I
mention riding my Harley’s ¿?
What is music to you?
It’s my life, my work, my love. It’s what makes me
wake up in the morning & what makes me NOT be able to sleep at night. When
I was young, it inspired me, now it’s my living & someday, my dyeing….
To end the interview, a phrase you want to leave ....
“You can’t have too many friends, but I’m trying…”