![]() ![]() Right now, the solo set covers a lot of ground. There are so many songs that a lot of people want to hear. Which ones do you have in mind? ‘Cause I’m kind of open. Any chance that you are thinking of including any of those songs? I’m always pushing you to resurrect some of those tracks for your solo set. It has always been a favorite of mine since the day it was released. RHRM: Another one of my obsessions that I harass you about every time we speak is your first solo album, Cut Loose. ![]() I mean, man, I was in the company of the awesome spirit of these guys, you know what I mean, through their guitars. It was kind of amazing just seeing Muddy Waters’ guitar, you know, Bo Diddley’s guitar, Howlin’ Wolf. Paul Allen invited us to his house and showed us some of the guitars he had, as well. And the rest of the band wasn’t bad, either. It was an absolute thrill to see two of my absolute favorite musicians playing together onstage. RHRM: I saw quite a few of the dates when you guys were playing together in The Firm. But no, we haven’t discussed doing anything together, although I’m definitely up for it. And, of course, they invited me down to pay tribute to him. I mean, we get along really, really well. Have you spoken at all to Jimmy about maybe singing on any of his new material? I understand that Jimmy is planning on recording his first solo album in quite a few years. RHRM: You spoke about Jimmy Page and The Firm. I would love to do something with him down the road, some work if we have the chance to. We are going to be speaking to him very soon. ![]() ![]() RHRM: You just touched on about half a dozen things that I’m definitely going to get into with you. So, there was, like, a million great musicians onstage. At the end of it, Jimmy got up and had a jam. I got up and I did “Radioactive” and “Satisfaction Guaranteed” in tribute to what we did as The Firm, you know. Jimmy was sitting in front of the stage and I was sitting with him. And they all did a tribute to Led Zeppelin in some way, shape or form. And a lot of people turned up for the public show. Paul Allen was giving Jimmy Page an award, the Founders Award, for being such a musical visionary. And what I did recently, I went down to Seattle and the Experience Music Project. I was doing “Satisfaction Guaranteed”, but I just rediscovered “Radioactive”. You know what? I really do enjoy playing with the solo guys now because I’ve introduced a couple of Firm songs. PR: Oh, man! That’s so nice of you to say. You know the personal obsession I have with all of your music and everything you do. It’s always nice seeing you perform with your own band and playing stuff from throughout your career. We’re looking forward to seeing you perform both at RockFest 80’s and at the Bad Company show in South Florida. We begin with our conversation from February. As always, Paul proved himself to be none other than the most perfect of gentlemen. Red Hot Rock Magazine had the opportunity, honor and thrill to catch up with Paul Rodgers for a couple of discussions before and after travelling to see him perform at the festival. (Punctuation misplaced, most likely as a finger in the air to nonbelievers.) As Bad Company was preparing to go out and co-headline the One Hell Of A Night Tour with none other than James Gang and Eagles legend, Joe Walsh, Paul found the time to fit in a headlining appearance with his solo band at South Florida’s inaugural RockFest 80’s. Paul’s flawless delivery of countless classics from the golden era of rock music provides all of the insurance concertgoers need when deciding whether to catch a performance by this man. His ageless onstage stamina and timeless vocal cords continue to thrill Bad Company fans the world over. ![]()
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