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Post by AeroCooper on Jun 30, 2023 16:38:52 GMT -5
Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy Considers Attempts To Mimic Steven Tyler ‘Ridiculous’Zehra Kabak June 29, 2023 A few days ago, Stephen Pearcy sat down for a chat with Goldmine, where he named his five favorite vocalists and added Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler as the sixth name to the list. While talking about his choice, the former Ratt singer also had something to say about copying the artist. First, explaining why he chose Tyler as one of his favorites, Pearcy said: “I was supposed to pick five, but I’m gonna give you six. And I guess I should say that these aren’t in order because that’s way too f-cking hard. (laughs) So, the last guy I absolutely have to talk about is Steven Tyler. If there’s one guy that I was maybe most influenced by early on, it was probably him.” He shared the singer’s influence on him and went on: “I never tried to emulate Steven Tyler. I’d never try to do that because he’s not someone you can even try to emulate. He’s his own thing. The idea that anyone would try, to me, is totally ridiculous. But he was and is a massive influence on me. Like I said, Aerosmith’s sound played a big role in how were developed Ratt. And Steven Tyler had a big impact on me personally.” Pearcy carried that influence to his band’s work. Ratt covered Aerosmith’s ‘Walkin’ The Dog’ in their self-titled debut EP in 1983. After that, the vocalist continued to sing the band’s songs here and there.
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Post by ap on Jun 30, 2023 19:17:08 GMT -5
That's probably the most coherent quote I've ever heard from that dude.
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Post by retro on Jul 1, 2023 10:18:43 GMT -5
I like RATT and Pearcy though he's a frustrating contradiction. He was never a good live singer which he didn't take seriously enough, yet he's a prolific songwriter with a near 30 year solo career.
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Post by orbit222 on Jul 2, 2023 14:16:35 GMT -5
I know virtually nothing about Ratt but it's perhaps not so coincidental that their debut album was called Out of the Cellar and their biggest hit from that album was called Round and Round.
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