Metal Sludge — In a brand new interview with Rock N’ Roll Experience, former L.A. Guns guitarist Michael Grant lets it all out.

Grant who was fired from L.A. Guns back in early 2018 is back with his new record by Michael Grant & The Assassins (Frontiers Music srl).

The first single “Red Light Run” made a nice impact and the response from fans and industry alike has been very positive.

Read a few excerpts from the recent Grant interview below.
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Rock N Roll Experience:  Why did you leave LA Guns?

 Michael Grant: Technically I was fired by Phil Lewis and uh, you know, it’s…I think that people who were around could kind of piece it together why and to me it’s kind of old news and I’m trying to move past that and pave my own way. I don’t even want to be mentioned in the same article as them.

 Rock N Roll Experience:  When Phil Lewis made the comment about all black people being one dimensional at a show here in Baltimore did that shock you and do you agree with that?

 Michael Grant:   Are you kidding me?? I was incredibly incredibly pissed at him and disappointed at him (Phil Lewis) as a human being for that. For one, whatever he said onstage did not represent anyone else’s opinion in the band. Those were soly his (opinions) and unfortunately we had the trickle down of that and it’s like, dude, none of us, we’re like dude what are you talking about, I mean I love hip hop, I love R&B, I love Soul, I love Jazz, some of the best music on the planet, and he was just, what he (Phil Lewis) said was unbelievable and especially the young cats in the band like me & Shane, we were just like incredibly not down with that shit, we were just, we were like, can you believe this fucking guy? So yeah, that had nothing to do with my opinion at all, I would hate Prince then (laughs)

 Rock N Roll Experience:  Would you ever play music with Phil Lewis again?

 Michael Grant: I would never play with Phil again.

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Some background on Michael Grant courtesy of Rock N’ Roll Experience.

Prior to The Assassins, Michael Grant was the driving force behind Endeverafter, a San Francisco based alternative/hard rock band signed to Epic Records in the early 2000’s. Handling vocals, lead guitars, and songwriting, Grant released two albums with the band before disbanding them in 2012.

 Grant then served as touring guitarist for LA Guns for five years and recorded one album (The Missing Peace) with the band. Grant plans to take The Assassins out and play shows once the world gets back to normal.

 Michael Grant and the Assassins have a new record entitled “Always The Villain” and Grant plays all instruments on the record with a little help from LA Guns drummer Shane F. on a few tracks.

Read the full Michael Grant interview at Rock N’ Roll Experience