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Eric Singer on Talk Is Jericho - EP263

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.89.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2016

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Drummer Eric Singer is the latest KISS member to join TIJ! He's the longest running drummer in the band's history, and tells the story of how he landed the gig. He talks about his relationship with late KISS drummer Eric Carr, the first time he performed in make-up, what really went down with the original lineup reunion in '96, and whether he thinks KISS will ever hang it up. Plus, he's talking about his days playing with Black Sabbath and Tony Iommi, his favorite all-time drummers, and how The Beatles changed his life.

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right welcome to Talk As Jericho. It is the part of Thunder and Rock and Roll and

0:17.9

what a day. It's Friday and today in the show in my quest to have every member of KISS

0:24.7

on this podcast, past, present, maybe even the future. I got current KISS drummer Eric

0:31.0

Singer here this week today. He's the longest running KISS drummer in the history of the

0:36.6

band. He's been with them off and on for the last 20 years. Before he was in KISS, he played

0:42.6

with everybody. Journeyman drummer who played with Black Sabbath, Tony A. O.M. obviously

0:47.1

as well. Lead of Ford, Badlands. He's got stories on top of Rock and Roll stories. You're

0:52.6

all about how he found out he was going to be in KISS. Had the whole 96 unplugged and original

0:57.3

KISS line up for you and really went down with those signature KISS platform boots actually

1:02.1

cost. What his relationship was like with late Eric Carr. KISS is former drummer that

1:07.1

Eric Singer replaced. And when and if he ever thinks KISS will call it quits or if he

1:11.5

believes what Paul Stanley does, that KISS will ultimately continue forever with new guys

1:17.3

under the makeup, talking to Eric Singer. Problem my favorite KISS drummer. Definitely was

1:22.5

in my favorite KISS lineup. It's almost sacrilegious to some people. But as you know, as I've told

1:27.0

Bruce Kulick before when he was on the show and Paul when he was on the show and Gene Simmons

1:31.8

when he was on the show, Eric Singer, the revenge era lineup Eric is here today with KISS.

1:37.9

Speaking of KISS, the KISS freedom to rock summer tour just kicked off July 4th and

1:43.4

Tucson, Arizona. Paul told me it was 108 degrees. Yeah, I just be wearing that grease paint.

1:49.2

The makeup running down my face. Yeah, right. They're going all summer people and they're

1:53.9

doing it patriotic smoke explosions, fire flying demons, flying star child. The cat man

2:01.3

going up on the riser. 40 cities through July and August. It's a hell of a tour. It closes

2:06.0

out September 10th and Huntington, West Virginia. Check out KISSOnline.com for all the dates

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