Joacim (bass) and Diddi (vocals) from the swedish legend Bai Bang have answered to our questions. A long career seems to haven't decrease their wild passion. The power of rock continues to flow unstoppable in their veins!

It is now 4 years from your latest release 'Attitude', how are things at the moment? Any news? When can we listent to another album of Bai Bang? Advance information...
Joacim: Hi, everything`s great exept that Dave`s still injured and Mikkie that used to be in the band are playing lead guitar now.
Diddi: We are currently writing new songs and doing some pre-productions...

Your albums have always been realesed with a distance of 4 or 5 years, why do you take this plenty of time to get a new album?
Diddi: Record labels are sometimes hard to work with and are waiting for their "right moments".

Listening to 'Ridin High' I felt in love with your ballad 'Little Child', what did inspire this song? How much important are feelings in your composition?
Diddi: I wrote it for my son...
Joacim: It´s only rock'n'roll and we don`t write much about certain feelings, but we did it in this song...We can`t save the whales and so on so we`re leaving that to bands like U2...

From a electric side of your songs I would name 'I want it' and the most recent 'Welcome to the real world', 'Home sweet home'... great anthem songs! Which one is your composing procedure you mostly use? Is there a main songeriter or is ita team work?
Joacim: We`re often work as a team but sometimes we works with others as well...

Your album have been realised from different labels, with different covers in order to the different destinations. Why did you never find a stable relation with an highly qualified label? Don't you think this situation had, in some ways, damaged you?
Diddi: Variation is always good, both in the musicbusiness and in your real life...

Which album of Bai Bang did sell more copies?
Diddi: "Attitude" sold the most, but the single "Little Child" also sold good...

Catchy melodies, perfect voice, grasping chorus. Which are the band from the past that mostly influenced you in approaching this sound?
Joacim: Thanks, the list is long but we like bands like: Kiss, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Mötley and so on...

Many Swedish bands just follow the steps of Backyard Babies, Hardcore Superstar, Hellacopters, Marylism. Which is your opinion about this new wave of bands?
Joacim: We like those bands a lot and our next album will be little more agressive and heavier but still with catchy melodies...

What do you think about the re-union of your fellow countrymen Europe?
Joacim: The more bands that play our kind of music the better it is, there`s a lot of crap on MTV nowdays...

At your back there's a huge serie of live concertsall around the world. Which are the main differences amongst american, japanese and european fans?
Diddi: All hard rock fans are the best crowd all over the world and we are looking forward to meet the Italian fans...

You also shared the stage with heaps of bands: Union, Pretty Maids, Thin Lizzy, Saxon, Axel Rudy Pell, Marillion, Ratt, Dio, Alice Cooper and others. Is there someone with whom you became friends or that you feel, for some reason, closer to?
Joacim: We became very good friends with Union and the guys from Alice Cooper, we did 2 tours with Union and we hanged out with Jamie and Brent when we played in the Usa. We did one tour with Glamnation, it`s the same guys that are playing with Cooper so we became very good friends with them aswell, we jammed with Ryan Roxie and his friends Gilby Clarke, Stephan Addika, Jason Bonham and Slim Jim at the Cat club in L.A....

You merged hard rock with classic music during a show with Helsinborg Symphony Orchestra. Why did you take this decision and which are the feeling you can make alive reminding that moment?
Diddi: It was a blast, we`ve got the idea when we played with the Kairo Symphonic Orchestra in Egypt and took the idea to our hometown Helsingborg and they loved it. It was huge...

From your website I must suppose you really like L.A. girls! No...just joking! What can you tell us about your experience in the world of 80s' glam metal, I've reason to think you have positive memories!!!
Joacim: Thanks (laugh), we loved the 80s`and we are hoping it all will come back like it was back then with the L.A. scene and all...

Which are the main aspects you love of your 'on the road' life, and which are the worste?
Diddi: We love to tour, everything is great, to play off course and all the girls, beers, smirnoff ice and Jack Daniels, the worst thing is when we don`t have anything to drink (laugh).

You partecipated for 3 times at 'Wacken Open Air Festival'. Id there amongst this experiences one you remember more positively. If so, can you explain why?
Joacim: It`s always fun to play at festivals and Wacken especially, we hope to do many festivals this year, maybe in Italy!!!

If I'm right, you're going to be the support band for L.A.Guns during their Swedish tour but what I really want to know is if we, your Italian fans, will have soon the opportunity to see you live in our country...
Joacim: That`s right, we`re doing some shows with them in 2 weeks. We are working with a guy in Italy now who is promoting some gigs for us, so hopefully as soon as possible...

Which could be your advice for younger bands e artists to stay alive in the hard rock scene for al long time, like you are doing?
Joacim: Never loose your faith in rock'n`roll and never give up...

Favourite porn star, drink and top 5 albums of ever...
Joacim: Jenna Jameson, Whiskey or beer, Mötley Crue with Corabi and Dr Feelgood, Kiss "Destroyer", Union "The Blue Room", Alice Cooper "Brutal Planet" and Guns'n'Roses "Appetite for Destruction", there`s lots more but this is what i can come up with right now.
Diddi: Jenna Jameson, Jack Daniels&Cola, Thin Lizzy "Live n dangerous", Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith "Pump", "Boys in the Attic", Def Leppard "Hysteria".

Ok guys, the interview is gonna finished. After years of conquers, grasp the adoration of Italians rock girls...say bye to them in your best way...
Joacim: We love Italian girls and we`re really looking forward to meet ya all sooooooooon... Amore!!!

Intervista realizzata da Bruno Rossi.
Traduzioni di Laura Delnevo.
Supervisione di Margherita Realmonte.