In the fallen remains of The Misfits rose a project that
would find its origins through the vision of Guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von
Frankenstein. Doyle, the hulking Misfits axe man, with his unmistakable
presence and notorious guitar sound began to write songs that would soon be
recorded and released under the banner of the name Gorgeous Frankenstein, which
would later be changed to Doyle! Now that Doyle is on the road alongside Danzig
busting out the old tunes of the historic past of The Misfits era, Doyle
himself has taken some time to discuss the current touring trek and newest
album release Abominator, with a second and third follow-up in the works as
well as even further touring to really get that Doyle edge!
1. Introduce yourself, tell me what you do in DOYLE, and how
long the band has been together.
Doyle: We've been working together since 2008, just got the
record finished and put out an advance copy on April 17th of the Danzig tour,
and once I get home we're going to add the lyrics and another song on it and
put it out for release, get the ball rolling.
2. Do you ever see the original line-up of The Misfits to
ever get back together? Would you ever consider getting back together even if
it was for one showcase?
Doyle: I hope so I think that would be awesome and I would
like to do it. But it's not up to me, I would say yes and I am trying to talk
to the other guys they like to be the boss so... It would be great!
3. Do you ever get tired of answering questions about The
Misfits?
Doyle: Naw not at all.
4. Tell me why did you want to make the Doyle's Made In Hell
Hot Sauce?
Doyle: A friend of mine wanted to make it, so we had given money
to this one guy and then made some samples and we rolled with it and it's a fun
thing to have and a good sauce and I like to eat it.
5. What's it like be able to be a part of this Danzig 25th
Anniversary Tour? You've had the chance to play alongside Glenn Danzig a few
times now, how does this make you feel? Does it bring back the good old days of
The Misfits?
Doyle: It's like a circus we have a good time here, very
easy going and everyone works hard, got their jobs down, just fun playing the old songs its fun.
6. Since your time with The Misfits, you have had other
alternative projects, Kryst The Conqueror, Gorgeous Frankenstein, and now
Doyle, would you ever consider bringing together all those acts onto one tour?
Doyle: No I just want to do the Doyle thing right now, we recorded
two albums at the same time and almost
finished with the third one, once I get back home finish that album up with a
few more songs, give it a title, and then release it that way we can just play
shows not having to worry about recording another record, that's where we're at
right now.
7. How would you say that this band has evolved from
Gorgeous Frankenstein to Doyle?
Doyle: The songs were written at the same time and my singer
left me a message so I called him up and he said let's change the name of the
band, I said alright what should we change it to? How about Doyle? I said
alright because the problem was this, people would come see us play and opening
for Danzig only like 20 people or so would show up afterwards and tell me they
didn't know I was in a band and was playing tonight. Or when we did our own
tour I lost my shirt, we'd get 30 to 50 people and say again we didn't know you
had a band with that band so it was the smartest thing to do really.
8. You've released your new album, Abominator, what can you
tell me that hasn't been said about it already?
Doyle: I don't know what has been said I have been on the
road but I guess it's been humbling and it's the best thing I have released,
everyone who listens to it doesn't hear the same song so that's a good thing.
9. Why did you want to do an advance release of this album
only at these Danzig showcases?
Doyle: I wanted to enlighten everyone that I have a band and
it's called Doyle. The biggest problem I had was letting everyone know I had a
band so everyone coming to the shows before didn't know who I was, so playing
these Danzig shows, my name is on the bill and everyone knows who I am so buy
the record.
10. What are your expectations for the CD?
Doyle: I want to make a living doing this, not work the
regular job, be able to write music all day long, because you see with music
people downloading it for free and not buying it, it's like say someone has a
motorcycle why sell a bike so why sell our songs? So many people would be
surprised to know that a lot of their favorite musicians are working a regular
everyday job. Like 99% of them have regular everyday jobs only like 5 people I know
of do not have to do that.
11. What plans do you have for the rest of this year?
Doyle: Finish up this tour just doing a lot of shows, trying
to talk to Glenn into going to Japan and other places like Europe, East Coast,
I know the music part but the business part I hit that brick wall so I need
someone to help get the word out about this new record.
12. Anything else you'd like to say or add?
Doyle: Just buy the records, the songs, you want more go buy
them don't steal them, it's our product to help feed our kids and families that's
about it.
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