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Interview with Vains Of Jenna
By: J Sherrod
 After interviewing James Rota of
Fireball Ministry at their recent Nashville show, the manager
for opening band Vains Of Jenna asked if I wanted to do an
interview with his band. I figured what the hell? He took me
backstage to meet the band (Lizzy DeVine - vocals/guitar,
Nicki Kin - lead guitar, JP White - bass, and Jacki
Stone/drums.)
I told the guys I had no questions but I would make some
shit up and we would just have as much fun as possible. As
we all know, sometimes the unexpected things are the best.
NowOnTour: Ok, I don't have any questions and
I don't know anything about you guys so first things first,
where's the band from?
Lizzy: We're from a small town in Sweden.
Is this your first tour in the states and have you
ever played Nashville before?
Lizzy: We played ten shows this summer in the northeast
around New York but never played in Nashville
So no shows down here in the in the south
huh?
Lizzy: No, none at all.
Tell me a little bit about y'all's style. I'm standin'
here lookin', and visually you don't seem like you would fit
on this bill. You look to me like you just stepped out of the
'80's. I know Fireball's sound and style, and Artimus
Pyledriver are hard rockin' southern boys from Atlanta.
What's your sound and some of your
influences?
Nicki: Yeah, we're totally different from the other guys.
We're not glam but we're just a Rock N' Roll band. Our
influences are Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, The Rolling Stones
and bands like that.
Jacki: I also listen to a lot of grunge music.
How many records do you guys have out, or is this
your first record?
Lizzy: Our first full-length record just came out a couple of
weeks ago and we're on Filthy Note [Records]. Bam Margera
from Jackass runs that one.
Here's a question I've always just wanted to ask a
band so I guess now's about as good a time as ever. What's
your favorite breakfast cereal?
[Whole band laughs]
Hey, they can't all be serious
questions.
[The vote was pretty much for Frosted Flakes. One of them
shouted 'tacos' and another 'burgers'. In hindsight, I
probably should have saved this question for just one
person, as it was difficult to tell who was sayin' what. Being
as though I was draggin' stuff out of my head - and sober on
top of it all - it seemed like a good idea at the
time.]
How is playin' in the United States different from
your home in Sweden or other countries over the
ocean?
Lizzy: Back home it's so much easier to become something
with the style of rock we're playing. Over here it's much,
much harder and more of a challenge to win people
over.
Sweden is well known for spawning some great
Black Metal bands. How did you keep from falling into that
and what made you decide to choose the route you're going?
JP: Everyone else is playing it.
Lizzy: I don't even really like Black Metal. There are a few
bands that are quite good, but there's too much of it back
home. You get sick and tired of it. When I was growing up all
my friends were playing and listening to it.
JP: We just grew up listening to Rock N' Roll
Nicki: It's really good for us to just be here playing Rock N'
Roll instead of back home working.
Last question is just for Jacki, you're blonde, you
play drums, and I've gotta know how many times people say
you look like [original GN'R drummer] Steven
Adler?
[Whole band cracks up]
Jacki: Too often!
So I'm not the first person to say that, I take
it?
Jacki: No! There's a lot of people who say it. I get that all the
time. [Laughs]
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