“I don’t give a F#@k what it looks like… it can look like a Partridge Family bus, as long as it gets us there and the AC works!”
— Taime Downe of Faster Pussycat on touring in a tour bus
MS NEWS / April 27th 2026 — In his first interview in a year, Faster Pussycat principal Taime Downe spoke at length with Shawn Ratches at the Laughing Monkey podcast.
Downe, 61, just wrapped up a few cool gigs including his band’s appearance on the annual Monsters of Rock Cruise and what amounted to an impromptu jam with the core of the mighty Guns N’ Roses.
Downe recently fronted a line-up that included Slash, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler and Gilby Clarke as the band ripped through “It’s So Easy” at the Troubadour back on March 23rd for the “Rock For Jennifer / Loud And Legendary” event. (Video of their jam is shared at the bottom of this article)
The Troubadour event was a celebration of life for the recently passed Jennifer Perry, who was a staple on the Sunset Strip and in the Southern California entertainment circuit during its hey-day, and artists related got together to show their love for her works and contributions to their careers.
Downe recently sat down with Laughing Monkey for close to an hour and talks about a variety of subjects including his band Faster Pussycat as they look to celebrate their 40 year history, a Book that has been in the works for a while, and how the singer has coped with the recent year that included some challenges.
Downe also talks about touring and why it’s important to have a tour bus: “I don’t give a F#@k what it looks like… it can look like a Partridge Family bus, as long as it gets us there and the AC works!”
Downe shares a bit about his friends in Guns N’ Roses whom he has known since their early days coming up in Hollywood together, and praises them for being great friends who have had massive success.
The interview also covers talk of new music including the release of “Motorbike” a year ago in May of 2025… in addition to the band hitting the U.K. along with shows in Germany, Spain and Italy scheduled for later this fall.
Downe recently celebrated 9 years of sobriety… kudos and congrats from Metal Sludge!
Listen to the full interview below at Laughing Monkey as found on YouTube.
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