BOOTLEG BILL IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS HAPPENED TO R'N'R BY US... A MAN THAT, DESPITE THE FACT HE PLAYS ALONE, KEEP ON PUTTING OUT GREAT RECORDS WITH A CRAZY ATTITUDE. WE ALL SHOULD LEARN HOW TO LIVE R'N'R FROM HIM. THIS INTERVIEW ALSO APPEARS ON THE #2 PRINTED VERSION, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO PRESENT THIS TALK WE HAD WITH THE SMUT PEDDLER HIMSELF.... LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOOTLEG BILL!!!

GD- Bill, when you started playin' music and why? Let me know something about your old bands...Your stuff has always sounded so angry?
Heard the KISS "ALIVE" album and wanted to play the guitar right away .... few years later, I was writing up songs and jamming in bands by the late seventies. Got sick of the fuckers wanting to play Rush, Van Halen and AC/DC and started up with the hardcore/metal/punk style in the mid eighties with the ROIDZ. That band was started as an attack on the poser glam metal type fags that were popular at the time.... ya know Ratt, Dokken and Poison. We were a real oddity for this part of the state at that time. Lot's of live shows up and down the state of Florida, including gigs with the Mentors, St. Vitus, GG Allin, Dayglo Abortions, MDC and more than I can remember. A few studio demos and an official cassette release called "Suck it or Die" were produced..... we were definitely more into blasting it out onstage than making fuckin' recordings though. We were considered the enemy to all the straight edge types around the local scene, mainly because of the porn and violence we were into. We had a slutty dancer come out to strip during one of our songs.... probably the first time those kids got to see bare tits besides their mama's!! Ha Ha Ha!!! It was all done with a sense of humor that went right over their heads.I've got some killer live shows on tape.... real bombastic sounding shit, maybe I'll put some of it out one day. Well, anyway by 1990 I got sick of all the backstabbing "band" bullshit and scenester politics and haven't seriously been in one since. I never condsidered my music particularly angry, but more as humorous.... although it does come off as pretty fuckin' hateful to most folks. Ha Ha Ha!!!

GD-Your songs are an incredible mix of different kinds of music, like old '70's rock, punk rock and heavy metal, which are your all-time favourite artists?
Man, there's too many to list.... if I hear something I like it will definitely influence my music somewhere down the line. Like Keith Richards said: "Writer's block is bullshit... there's too much good stuff already out there you can steal from"!! If you really want to know what I listen to these days, I usually have a Roky Erickson, Rolling Stones or Rory Gallagher CD nearby, As far as current bands go, Black Crowes and Antiseen are about the only ones I have interest in.

GD- You said you started your solo-project 'cause you were sick of playing with assholes, and losers. So, we'll never have the opportunity to see you live?
I also meant to say I was sick of playing TO "assholes and losers" ....Ha Ha Ha!! I doubt you'll get me on the stage to sing, but I've been know to jump onstage and wail on some guitar with local bands in the past. I'm a guitar player by nature, that's what I like to do. If I built up a band around me to play out live there would be someone else doing the vocals.... the main reason being I can't scream and play guitar at the same time. Ha Ha Ha!!

GD- Tell me something about your obsession with porno. You were in the >porno-business right? "Smut peddler" is about a real experience right?
"Smut Peddler" is for real..... let's just leave it at that.

GD- The question that everybody is expecting, is obviously why you're so into writing tunes about afro-americans?
I can imagine living in Italy you would wonder what the fuss is all about.... the songs are for fun to me, not to be taken seriously, but are considered controversial by others .... real touchy stuff. Black folks are entertaining, but at times can be annoying.... especially the rap music and the whiners at the NAACP. Another thing I discovered after recording a few of those tunes, is that there is a great demand for this type of material. There are plans for a full length CD with all those songs and more to be released by a label out of Ohio called Strikehard Records. It's gonna be a real piece of work.... fans will jump with joy, others will be simply enraged and I'll be laughing all the way to the bank.

GD- So, you're not into politics?
Put it this way... I'll never argue with anybody to change their mind about anything unless it helps me from getting killed, prevents me from getting laid or keeps me from getting paid.

GD- This kind of songs 'caused you many troubles?
Well, the only trouble I've had recently is keeping up with all the CD and record orders lately!! The people demand more and I'm gonna give it to 'em!!!!

GD- What about the C.o.S. and your introduction?
About my induction into the Confederacy of Scum in 1999: I feel honored and real lucky actually.... it's a good feeling knowing those folks thought enough of my efforts to have me associated with 'em and that's a fact. I can only imagine the discussions they had about the heat they might bring down on themselves for having me included.... you know how it is. But then again, maybe they did it to piss everybody off !! I didn't ask to join and they didn't tell me I was gonna be inducted.... I really didn't have a choice. That's the way it is. We all have to live with it now!!Ha Ha Ha!!

GD- Who were The Sons Of Greenacres?
The Sons of Greenacres was a collaboration with singer Lord Gary and myself.... basically it was the first self-produced project I did. Gary handled the vocal end while I played the music..... lots of different styles, kinda experimental but more listenable and entertaining than you would expect. Lord Gary was an interesting philosopher and lyricist.... his favorite singers were Freddie Mercury and Elton John, but loved his heavy metal and Nazi history more than anyone. He was also an incredibly angry individual who in his spare time worked as security for the local KKK chapter and bounced drunks out of various titty bars for a living. If you want to hear some really twisted and hilarious stuff, the Sons of Greenacres CD is the way to go.

GD- Tell me something about the time The Roidz opened for the Mentors and for GG Allin. Do you have funny stories about that shows, and about that 2 madmen that were El Duce and GG?
Yeah, those had to be highlights of my performing years..... played on a Mentors / St. Vitus concert in 1987 and had a blast, after the show got to see El Duce gulp a big bottle of vodka straight down , pass out and somersault forward over a chair and land on his back.... he was laid out cold. Sickie Wifebeater then stripped his clothes off and smeared peanut butter over him. Sickie told me the night before, when El passed out, they put him in a dress, put lipstick on his face and left him on the beach!! I've never seen anybody drink like that in my whole life.... why not just take a hammer and bash your head in and save the time and money? Well, GG Allin did just bash in his head to save time and money!!! We were called in to play the GG Allin and the Disappointments show in Tampa, Florida way back in 1989 'cause no one else wanted to do it. We were hauling our gear inside when a little Toyota pick up truck rolls up in front of our van, with GG himself rolling out of the back all bandaged and bloodied from the night before.... they drove nearly 20 hours straight to make this gig!!!! As soon as GG hits the door the promoter hands him a bottle of Jim Beam, which was part of the payment for the gig. Everybody in the club was afraid of him.... they stayed their distance. I brought a record to be autographed, but my bandmates warned me not to go near him. Believe me, I wasn't gonna come all the way up there and not meet him, so while he was signing my record I asked him if my band could do one of his songs.... I was hoping he would get up onstage and sing it with us, much to the band's dismay. He said "I don't give a fuck.... you probably play it better than us." He was right too, 'cause his band definitely lived up to their name. Well anyway, we were towards the end of our set and noticed the singer skipped over the GG song on the set list..... I saw GG standing on the side of the stage eyeballin' us for the last 10 minutes or so and told the singer to do it now or never. Well, much to his credit, he mustered up his courage and called out GG to hit the stage to perform "Stink Finger Clit"..... I thought GG was gonna hit the stage runnin', but all he did was shake his head furiously despite our goading. I guess the audience was not the only one intimidated that night. Ha Ha Ha!!! I will say this about that GG Allin show.... not one person walked out of there without an indelible impression etched into their minds.... GG was it, everything else seems weak compared to him. Funny thing about it, now that I'm thinking back.... he was really hated or just plain ignored in those days. Now, you would think he was Jim Morrison or something the way people go on about him... that's the way things work, it's easier to accept something dead than alive.

GD- I can't believe a so gifted musician as you are, is totally ignored >by >the music biz... >what do you think about today's music industry?
Hey, what can I say? They got their show and I got mine.

GD- Besides the music , what are your other occupations?
Smut peddler, bootlegger, hellraiser ...I'm basically just your average sleazeball entrepreneur type. I'm currently experimenting with the manufacturing and marketing of custom "reef rocks" for home saltwater aquariums. This is probably the first non-sleaze business venture I've been involved in that looks promising.

GD- Let's talk about wrestling!!
I guess you want to know what the tie in is..... well let's just say the earliest childhood memories I have are of watching Florida Championship Wrestling on TV. I remember the day I discovered it I couldn't wait to tell my father about the excitement of it.... his reply was: "you mean that phoney shit?". He was a Golden Gloves boxing champ in his teens and was apparently offended by it. I was set straight about it being a work from day one..... it didn't stop me one bit from enjoying it though. That was late sixties very early seventies. I was a rabid fan of wrestling and horror movies all through the seventies... that's all I cared about until I got into playing the guitar. I loved the bloody matches the best.... the first card I ever attended had Dusty Rhodes vs. Superstar Billy Graham in a Texas Bullrope match... I couldn't believe how the crowd went nuts!!! The main event was a Battle Royal with Andre the Giant in it!!! That must have been 1976 if my mind serves me right. I really lost interest in wrestling through most of the eighties, with the exception of always watching Georgia Championship Wrestling in the very early eighties.... the Fabulous Freebirds were the fuckin' greatest!!! I was also a big fan of the Andersons and Mr. Wrestling 2 . They didn't fuck around and they were mean as hell!!! The commentator for both of those shows was Gordon Solie. He was the very best ever in the business as far as I'm concerned..... he made you believe it was real and spontaneous. He sadly passed away last year from cancer... I felt like I lost an old dear friend when I heard the news. About another great commentator: I like Jim Ross currently of WWF alot, but he's not as convincing... you can tell he knows what's gonna happen next when he calls a match sometimes. I really hate the shit right now..... they spend more time posturing , posing and trying to get across those really stupid catch phrases than spend time wrestling. When you're 15 minutes into watching a pay per view, you don't wanna hear them plug the NEXT pay per view for the next hour and 45 minutes!! It's all insulting as hell.... and I'll say this too: Fuck the Rock, Fuck Chyna and yes.... FUCK MICK FOLEY!! They spend more time on talkshows promoting their newest books, movies and whatever than time in the ring. I loved ol' Cactus Jack, but the more that fucker goes on about: "hey I'm a nice guy really and quite smart for a wrestler as well.... I love theme parks and rollercoasters the most and I also read lots of books too!!! Lets get ice cream after the show and let me tell you how intelligent I am.... even though I am a professional wrestler." I'm beginning to think ol' Mick is suffering from brain damage these days. Wow, you actually got a rant out of me!!!! I've been trying to hold back all this time too!!! Well anyway, since ECW been going down the tubes for the last 4 or 5 years I haven't been a fan of anything current.... also really liked those sick and violent gimmick matches in Japan, but haven't seen any in years. Someone out there let me know if I'm missing something worth while. I heard Ian Rotten's been doing pretty good with his ultra gory IWA promotion out of Kentucky though..... I kept waiting for him to send me some videos, but he never came through. The Ian Rotten connection is another story.

GD- What's your position on alchol and drugs use/abuse?
If you gotta use something to numb yourself to get through the day, then so be it. But , I will say this too: the next joker that spills a beer on me at a club, party or where ever will be going to the hospital for some stronger medicine. Same goes for the next crackhead that slobbers on me while begging for spare change.

GD- What can you tell me about the place where you live?
South Florida...... too many fuckin' peoples: Poor people, rich people, black people, white people, red people, brown people, yellow people, pink people, english people, hispanic people, hatian people, jewish >people, German people, Cuban people, Finnish people, Italian people, French people, Russian people, Italian people, queer people, hippy people , whigger people, redneck people, hip hop people and more!!!

GD- Do you really like women with hairy pussy? Have you ever fucked one?
Not really, but any pussy is good pussy!!! You can't expect every woman to trim her bush for you.... would you shave your balls if she asked? To be honest here.... I look for women who don't shave their armpits. It shows me they are kinky sluts who will be a real sleazy time for sure. On the negative side, I will tell you that a woman who does not shave her legs makes me want to vomit.... too nasty looking even for me!!!

GD- Which is the most disgusting porno movie you've seen in your life?
Well needless to say, I've seen it all. Anything with puking or eating shit turns my stomach right away...... I once watched a video where a man shit into another man's mouth and smothered his face with his shit encrusted ass. The shit eater opened his mouth afterwards and it looked like he had a mouthful of peanut butter..... I heaved!!! That's the tape I bring to parties to clear the room out with!! Also a close runner up is a sick bastard getting his ball sack nailed to a wooden stool with a hammer!!! When they pulled the nails out, the blood went everywhere..... he screamed like hell in pain!!! There's lots more, but those deserve mentioning!!!

GD- What about your wildest sexual experience?
After seeing the shit I've seen on video, nothing I've done can be remotely considered wild I'm sure.

GD- What can you tell me about the fuckheads that asked you to release something on their label if you changed your name or your lyrics?
I don't want to mention the record label name because I wasn't exactly angry with 'em.... it was actually great to find out firsthand that I had a great level of notoriety amongst the "underground" music biz folks. Nothing personal with them, I just thought it was kinda funny someone would worry that much about the possibility of getting a little bit of heat..... hell, controversy is what you want!! It's the key to free publicity!!!

GD- Which is the most retarded review you've seen?
Most of them are shitty by nature.... even when they're on your side. It's actually better not to read the reviews 'cause those folks have listened to so much stuff that they're burned out to the point where they can't really give a decent review even if they wanted too. Only thing that matters to me is that they mention my name in big bold letters and print the words "BUY IT" somewhere in there.

GD- If you had the opportunity to book a show with the "band of your dreams" that features you on guitar...who would be the other musicians (also dead people are possible)?
Well, I'd book Jeff Clayton of Antiseen on vocals, Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath on bass, Philthy Animal Taylor original Motorhead drummer and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols on second guitar. Now that sounds like a great lineup to me and is certainly a "dream" band. What would happen if I actually did get all those people together for the gig is that Geezer and Philthy would quit during the first rehearsal due to the rest of us wanting to do a few Sex Pistols covers and a few too many other punk rock songs.... we would then call in Whiskey Rebel of Rancid Vat on bass and Barry Hannibal of Antiseen to take their places. Well as things usually go... during the second rehearsal Steve and I would have a big arguement about who's gonna play what leads in what songs and of course battling it out about who's "playing too fuckin' loud" and such. Well by the third rehearsal Steve would be strung out on smack and pawns his guitar for his evening fix so we would definitely have to cut him loose. So eventually, the "dream" band would become a Conqueror Worm gig at the next Supershow.

GD- Do you know Kill Allen Wrench that feature Dr.Heathen Scum on guitar? Do you like his wild stuff?
Yeah, I heard a song called "El Duce Will Kick Your Ass"...... I liked it .

GD- What do you think about real "white power" bands , that take themselve so damn seriously?
I'm still trying to figure out why the hell they want myself.... what's with all this heavy metal viking shit ? It's gotta be a joke, right? What ever happened to good ol' white hoods and burning crosses?

GD- Why are people so scared by Bootleg Bill? Maybe they can't see the "sense of humour" in your songs?
I'm not so sure they are scared.... maybe offended? Ha Ha Ha!! I think alot of people don't know what to make of me because I'm pretty much playing by my own rules. Hey, it's just music... nothing to cry about!! I can honestly tell you, I am fuckin' proud of every goddam thing I've done.... love it or leave it, suck it or fuck it, I don't give shit!!!

GD- Let me know something about the recordings with Whiskey Rebel and Elvis 2000.
Reb and his son have bragging rights to this very day..... who else do you know that has recorded with me in the last 10 years and lived to tell about it? These are not mere mortals we are talking about. Ha Ha Ha!!!! It all came about because I told Reb I recorded a song about him. We talked about shipping the master tapes up to him so he could add bass and a special E-string Enforcer guitar solo. Well, finally they decided to just drive down while on vacation to do it here!!! I prepared a song for Elvis 2000 to sing on also.... he wrote the lyrics on the spot and laid down the vocal track with only hearing the song a couple of times. Lots of talent... he should be called "The Natural". Ha Ha Ha!!! While they were finishing up the overdubs, I mentioned we should try to play something together while we were at it. Reb suggested 2 more songs: the Sex Pistols "Belsen Was A Gas" and the classic Rancid Vat Johnny Holmes tribute "Larger Than Life". We recorded the bass and drums together live and I added the guitars and vocals a day later. It all went almost too smoothly.

GD- Favourite drink? Favourite firearm?
Drink: don't Favorite Firearm: The one that kills Puff Daddy.

GD- What are your 3 own favourite songs, and why?
Hell, I don't know.... "Gorilla Crotch", "Gold Teeth and Razorblades" and "All Tore Down" come to mind first. They're good examples of what I do best.

GD- What about your acoustic songs?
Well so far all the acoustic guitar stuff I've recorded were for the Sons of Greenacres with Lord Gary doing the vocals. The acoustic track "I Never Worry At All" that's on my "Recorded While Nobody Was Looking" CD was actually the very last Sons of Greenacres track ever completed.... I threw it on because it was too good to waste. I've been threatening fans for the last few years about releasing an "all acoustic" CD. Whenever I write one up for the project I end up going electric with it anyway. That's what happened to the "Gorilla rotch" song!!! Lot of the readers out there are probably wondering why the fuck I would even bother. Personally, it's alot of fun but also a challenge to pull off properly..... your fingers are gonna have to work!!! You can't hide behind those two note bar chords and distortion to get a sound.... you must really play!! It's the true test for the guitar player.

GD- Do you know italian porno-stars like Rocco Siffredi, Ilona Staller, Moana Pozzi?
Oh Yeah, Cicciolina is the queen slut of Italy!!!!

GD-Future projects?
By the time this magazine comes out, I should have 2 new full length CD's released. I think I mentioned earlier in this interview , Strikehard Records here in the U.S.A. is releasing "Rejected By The NAACP: Bootleg Bill Brand Nigger Songs". A compilation of tracks all written about, well niggers!!! Half of it is brand new tracks recorded especially for the CD, the other half is made up of older, unreleased stuff and more. I may be offering a special limited "cotton bale" edition, hand numbered with joke book and gimmick packaging!!! Also got a great CD to be released by Italy's own Scarey Records called "Treasure Trove of Trash". The title might be changed but it will definitely be the songs from the "Proud To Be Pirate" vinyl EP totally remixed and remastered, unreleased tracks from various sessions, rare songs from my very first cassette release that haven't appeared on CD yet and lot's more.... a real monster!! On my own Splatter Mountain Music label you should be able find the acoustic CD and a possible "instrumental" CD of covers and originals. I may just end up rollin' them all into one CD.... we will find out by the end of the year hopefully. Check out my official website at http://www.bootlegbill.com for up to date info and merchandise.

GD-Add what you fuckin' want, smut peddler...and thank you very much.
I've already said more than I should have..... thanks for taking the time and space for me. Take it sleazy motherfuckers!!!