Metal Sludge — In a recently uploaded audio clip to Youtube, an interview with the late Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin DuBrow details some of the band’s early history on the Sunset Strip club scene.

The clip was just added to Youtube on August 28th 2021, and according to Full In Bloom music, the audio is from a cassette tape (recorded) interview with DuBrow shortly before his death.

DuBrow on the band London: “They were just awful, oh God, I mean, nice guy Lizzie Grey, but the worst guitar sound of all time. I remember he could peel wall-paper, it was so treble-y and bad.”

DuBrow on Motley Crue: “Nikki (Sixx) stumbled onto a real good thing with Motley Crue image-wise, because Motley Crue started in the image of London, which was very pop, REALLY pop. And then Nikki realized that wasn’t going to be the thing that was gonna crack it for them.“

DuBrow also talks about how Sixx borrowed from Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.) and his band Sister who were big on the club scene around the time.

DuBrow on Nikki Sixx auditioning for Quiet Riot: “Remember, Nikki (Sixx) auditioned for Quiet Riot when Kelli (Garni) left in ’77. We predated these bands by at least four or five years, long years let me tell you. (laughing)”

DuBrow continues on Sixx when Full In Bloom asks “Was Nikki any good at that time?”, Dubrow replies with: “No. He didn’t know the names of the notes. Yeah, so Randy (Rhoads) couldn’t sit there and teach him how to play bass, and we really liked him as a person, but he just didn’t know how to play the instrument. That’s not just an insult, it’s a fact. I mean, in 1977, he did not know the instrument.”

Full In Bloom then asks: “So, he actually sat down and jammed with you guys?”, to which DuBrow replied with: “Not really. We said the song is in the key of F, and he (Nikki) said: “Where’s F?”. So we couldn’t get as far as jamming to be honest with you.”

Listen to the full interview below courtesy of Full In Bloom.