Early days E-boys1 E-boys2 Titanic truth SG5 Groovies Inc "I wanna start a rockstar band with you." I really believe rock is gonna happen big time this year. Have a listen and imagine the possibilities"! I recieved the letter and a cassette about a year after my solo album came out. The record company had failed to get it out outside of Sweden, which I always thought was crucial. I was down, down, deeper and down and had thoughts about leaving Sweden, when Dante Bonutto (of London A'n'R fame) phoned me and told me about a discussion he`d had with a friend. I thought it sounded interesting. After all, the reason you start playing in the first place, is because you wanna be part of a rock'n'roll band! I thought, if it just "O.K", I`ll do it just to get out of Sweden, but as it turned out, the songs from " Black Leather Mojo" rocked my world beyond belief! Could it be possible that there might be somebody, somewhere, that I could actually share my view with, and also write some killer tunes with? The answer was yes. His name is Ginger & he used to be in a band called The Wildhearts. He`s got songs pouring out of his ears and he can drink like a Swede (he`s from Newcastle for focks sake!). The guy walks it like he talks it, and can see for miles. The guitars he plays, is the guitars he thinks will look good to smash. And now, for something completely different: The rest of the band: (the way Ginger described it in October-2000 after the first tour of Japan ) "Random Jon Poole surpassed his earlier attempts at appearing to be the most bizarre human being on the planet, and proceeded to amaze the Japanese with off-stage antics never before seen in this or any other country. A night out with Jon Poole is unlike any evening out with anyone else. This guy is a one man entertainment system that does not tire. From dancing on every shelf / table / level space in the bar (amid rapturous cheers from the patrons), to automatic-stream-of-consciousness ramblings, the show doesn't stop when Jon comes off stage. In all the years I or any of the crew have been involved with musicians (ie, NiteBob, guitars, who has seem them all come and go since the sixties), no one has ever been around someone like Jon Poole. Not many people have for that matter, outside the confines of a padded hotel anyway. Then there's Tom Broman (drums) who is easily the most extreme person on this bus. The most extremely quiet person when sober, the most extremely extreme psychotic nutcase when pissed. Put another way, Tom had a fight before he had a gig. Conny and I have talked at length in the past about the perfect drummer being slightly unhinged, or wired up wrong in the attic. Careful for what you wish for. And then there's Conny, the gypsy, the guy that makes every Japanese girl blush when introduced to him. Conny is a dying breed of guitar hero where cool and talent share equal billing. Sometimes you just know that someone is going to be special but can never be truly convinced until you actually see it live. Conny is special". So there you have it... Life aboard the sonic shake.