I met Chris after the KFD gig in Wolverhampton UK. He was the most honest, polite and down to earth bloke I have ever met - proper salt of the earth! Had time to talk with the fans etc etc. Unlike someone else who clearly was having a monumentally bad night when he stormed out of the building and onto the bus... Chris said "...I just wanna play..." And you could tell he lived for every moment on stage! I was down the front getting drenched by his sweat during Animal and it fucking ROCKED!!!! Chris -You and Angus Young are the reasons I started playing guitar and 35 years later am still playing!!! Never fucking stop dude. You are a veteran who shall never die in our hearts! Best wishes from the UK. Ade.
@garychilders66345 жыл бұрын
I love Chris but get him a singer. Glad the dude is still around!
@kalebvera18414 жыл бұрын
I'll sing for him if he'll have me
@garychilders66344 жыл бұрын
@Martin Doll I don't listen to auto tune singers
@namename31394 жыл бұрын
maybe he doesnt want a singer, so they dont try to take the publish or watver its called, roya ties?
@bellmeisterful4 жыл бұрын
You're right. Love the guy but that voice ain't workin great
@erikstathis58154 жыл бұрын
Exactly my thought
@UberKrispy5 жыл бұрын
Man he's as real as it gets. An 80s icon for sure. A relic of days gone by and he seems cool with that. Wishing Chris health and peace.
@zeenaabdura5686 Жыл бұрын
Music from the 80's is still the best Music.
@ajwasp6 жыл бұрын
He’s getting better with every record.
@terrykyees5 жыл бұрын
YOU ARE THE REASON IM IN A BAND TO DAY
@irocitZ4 жыл бұрын
Chris is right, it's horrible how the rock scene diminished in the US. Going through the 90's was like being punished for something you didn't do but eventually Heavy Metal bands started slowly coming back around but that depended where you lived, back then if you wanted to see a band live many times you would have to drive over an hour from home. It eventually got somewhat better in time, in the late 90's/early 2000's we'd have to drive to North Jersey from Philadelphia because many times bands were not getting booked here, the Metal scene was always way better in north Jersey then in Philadelphia. We made that trip dozens of times, I lost count. Unfortunately, as a whole Rock/Metal seems to be doing much better outside of the US. I'm jealous when I see the huge crowds in other countries versus what's happening here. It's mind-blowing how that happened.
@glahome15 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Very skillful. Flow is EXCELLENT!!!! Fun stuff. I hope you take care of yourself so I can enjoy this for years to come. I salute you /```
@maidenrulz735 жыл бұрын
Always a fan of this guy.....cool til the end
@michaelpennington43984 жыл бұрын
Always loved Chris Holmes! Glad he is back!
@Beforeandafterduo5 жыл бұрын
Hell Yeah Chris do your thing your oldschool fans are still behind you. Kill the game🔥
@randylahey73174 жыл бұрын
Chris is definitely playing and writing with sincerity. The stuff he's doing on his own is absolutely real. It's not great but I actually like it more because there's nothing fake about what Chris Holmes is up to nowadays.
@kathygoodson79902 жыл бұрын
I agree 100% with everything u said about Chris..he has s passion about what he does..makes him soo down to earth..
@johnheffner77973 жыл бұрын
His tone is so recognizable I love it!! Got to play with Chris back in 2003 and he’s still got it, Definitely one of the best!!
@stuartjohnston40444 жыл бұрын
ICON . ; )
@richardholmes71994 жыл бұрын
Good to see Chris is still around.
@MisterCritch6 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to hear this .. his voice is better each album & the guitars sound amazing on this .. the recording studio may get the best out of Chris’s sound. Can’t help but love this guy! .. I don’t go to many gigs now .. but I’m gonna get my ass off the sofa & go see him.
@Guitar3873 жыл бұрын
I wish him the best
@tonemarieantonsen15975 жыл бұрын
Awesome interview .Chris have finally found his own musical voice. Sound raw and cool ☺🎸🎶❤
@rayprevailer84544 жыл бұрын
Some day when the time is right I will travel Europe with relocating in my mind. Being a rock guitar guy I can say it aint happening in the US. Good to see Chris staying active. The guy is a guitar monster.
@tonycarel17854 жыл бұрын
Great interview glad Chris is happy
@TheSecretOfHeart15 жыл бұрын
Great guitarist, and great person!!!!
@skt24684 жыл бұрын
Good for you, Chris. Keep forging ahead.
@puckzilla6 жыл бұрын
I am looking forward to hearing new stuff from Chris!
@michaelkennedy51266 жыл бұрын
Cannot wait as well! Chris Holmes ROCKS!
@jasoncannon11414 жыл бұрын
Great to see Chris still doing it ,absolute maniac
@Anuskasv05 жыл бұрын
This sounds really good! Good to see Chris is still kicking ass.
@Holliz733 жыл бұрын
He's a talented guitar player. I'm glad he's still doing this.
@williamgainford93325 жыл бұрын
Chris is amuch underated guitarist - maybe not as gifted as george lynch or jake e lee - his 80s peers - but a tasteful fiery axeman in his own right - always loved his playing
@davidnovatka33463 жыл бұрын
I saw Chris at Tink's in Scranton, Pa. when he got back together with WASP. He kicked ass !!! Rock on Chris. 🤘
@acegibson95335 жыл бұрын
It's great to see Chris clean and sober.
@ChristianJ56806 жыл бұрын
Chris, you are the man!!!
@levinolan6364 жыл бұрын
I like you Chris. I can say after being a long hair metal head and guitarist I know there is a God. God never changed, we did and do all the time. I studied it and there is A God. Bless you and peace to ypu.
@paulquick88064 жыл бұрын
Deutschland 1991 hassalhoff and monsters of ROCK rule....glad Chris Holmes is Back💪💪💪💪🎼🎤🎤🎻🎶🎵👍👍🔥🔥👍👍🎼
@johntunstall96984 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the coolest dudes around.
@jordanwilchinski87924 жыл бұрын
Chris is awesome 👏!!!
@ernestinewhite9074 жыл бұрын
I love Chris i'm glad that he doing will with his music career and put W.A.S.P behind him. Rock on Chris.
@auzzielosborne13364 жыл бұрын
God bless Chris!!!
@rayprevailer84545 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a gear review. Chris has always had a killer guitar sound. Buying this album. Can’t Waite.
@donaldjohnson3944 жыл бұрын
The kids at the recording console look scared...
@stormowl76774 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking 🤣😂🤣😂
@Hengry-hn7rb4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂🥵😂😂😂🤧
@immortalgram4 жыл бұрын
😂
@thomasbardwell41514 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@manimalace38614 жыл бұрын
He traumatized them hahaha
@andrewtilston34785 жыл бұрын
lov Chris Holmes.
@deussoundgarden6 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the ep
@dizzyastr9894 жыл бұрын
This guys guitar tones, and leads, were what made the first few WASP albums jump out at me. (Of course alongside Blackies voice/vocals) But as a guitar player, holy shit, that was mind blowing to me! Chris STILL has the same sound! Thank you Mr Holmes for all the inspiration over the years!
@george251994 жыл бұрын
He gets that sound with a wet dry rig. One amp normal distorted signal the other amp distortion plus reverb
@dcodfert2 жыл бұрын
je suis batteur et nous avions joué sur le même festival, avec mon groupe de metal prog de l'époque. super souvenir, Chris et son groupe, des mecs ultra sympa, son concert génial !!!! je suis un fan de Wasp de mon adolescence, merveilleux souvenir sa rencontre...
@guidogos60314 жыл бұрын
I just saw this video. Great that after WASP he found his place in France.🇫🇷. I don't go to shows anymore. I had my part in the 80s and 90s but seeing Chris live again in my town I would go. I don't live far away in Belgium 😀
@georgemerson41954 жыл бұрын
Still the same Chris I remember when we were kids back in Glendale.. :)
@jakeganey70324 жыл бұрын
You know Chris Holmes?
@georgemerson41954 жыл бұрын
@@jakeganey7032 Yes I do.. :)
@briandoyle61885 жыл бұрын
He's spot on about American live venues not being around any longer... I've got to confess I was one of those that gave Chris a hard time and wasp after that interview because of how he was with his mum...little did I and many others know the shit upbringing he had at the hands of his mum....so Chris I apologise and it's GRT to see you still going and getting even better...will be keeping an eye out for him coming to the UK,maybe the Tivoli or Wrexham which has GRT acoustics....
@brianstevens1005 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this interview. I will keep buying then until he stops
@johnadams20634 жыл бұрын
Chris holmes us my all time favorite rock star . Love the guy
@audimanvideos1534 жыл бұрын
Keep kicking ass Chris
@thomasbardwell41514 жыл бұрын
Too be honest I have been trashing him lately..but the more I watch him the more I see a Motorhead style music !!! Idk but I think he is going too do well!!!
@xjbomb44633 жыл бұрын
I feel America failed him .how can one person give so much in the music world of the LA Hollywood scene and be forgotten .it's criminal.just watch how this guy performed at shows.He would bring it hard.
@TheMetalMag6 жыл бұрын
the man
@Billy-bd2oe4 жыл бұрын
Chris is great, he just does his thing, play mean man heavy metal, love it! That signiture guitar tone is stek´llar, it was what defined WASP, that together with Blackies unique amazing voice. Too bad Blackie was a douche concerning Chris =/ Yes, Chris should play guitar and do backing vocals =)
@jamestipton29685 жыл бұрын
Fuck the haters, Keep on rockin' Chris. You will always be one of my main influences.
@derekhannah97634 жыл бұрын
Go on Chris keep rocking.
@benbeeton5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@timothysloan16962 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see Chris's back n action hes killer man the real deal not a poser hail Chris's holmes
@markwhite60013 жыл бұрын
Sounds great ,all the best from great Britain Sheffield
@cinthyaperezchavez51233 жыл бұрын
Uno de mis guitarristas favoritos lo recuerdo con cariño
@highwealdwoodsman5 жыл бұрын
The Neil Young of Meeeeetal!
@stephaneauger10366 жыл бұрын
Love you man💪🔥respect
@achillesheel45524 жыл бұрын
there is so much pain iside both of them chris and blackie.
@lisamacdougall89775 жыл бұрын
chris a guitar god and true musician long live chris keep rocking sexy
@robertpollara62993 жыл бұрын
Play and sing the way to want too. It sounds like you and the way you want it. Keep on Rockin!!!!!!
@MB-oc1nw4 жыл бұрын
He's had that beat up Yellow Jackson since at least the first WASP record
@rosalindacaseley69964 жыл бұрын
That is an iconic instrument!!!!!
@xjbomb44633 жыл бұрын
He's iconic and a true person .he's kinda like Lemmy playing guitar. One of the nicest cool guys I ever met.
@wozg834 жыл бұрын
Man he can play glad to see him doing great wish W.A.S.P would get together with Chris& Rod"🤘🤘🤘
@cskibb675 жыл бұрын
Fuck yah!!! Keep on rockin Mr. MEAN MAN Youngstown, Ohio
@jameshem4 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the Holmes.
@johnconnell45034 жыл бұрын
A Hollywood Babylon legend
@lcf33355 жыл бұрын
Kickin Ass!🤘
@stevearcher39785 жыл бұрын
I didn't know David Allen Coe was so metal....
@johnadams20633 жыл бұрын
Holmes was so badass in wasp.. the guy was a great rock star I always felt.. he just did it right I thought..
@manicmurph4 жыл бұрын
That Jackson is sweet!
@Lordhumongus5 жыл бұрын
This motherfucker is Rock N Roll and always has been. Hope he cut the meth out finally (he looks really good!). Top 5 favorite guitarist of all time
@donjoseph732 жыл бұрын
It’s like saying that guitar built its self and is playing itself!!
@lancejasper77083 жыл бұрын
Chris has a really likeable personality and he's badass
@wavular Жыл бұрын
Man, Chris is just the most down to earth Good Guy! He seems like someone I'd hang out with Every day!
@ericeric8646 жыл бұрын
yes chris!!!
@jamesdouglas24274 жыл бұрын
One of the GREATEST guitar players EVER!!!!!!! The ALMIGHTY Chris Holmes!!!!! He's right metal is dead in the USA. Its all shit garbage like rap, r&b, motown shit!!!!!!
@josephschmidt41574 жыл бұрын
Keep doing it Chris!
@xjbomb44633 жыл бұрын
Chris Holmes is a really good guy.
@TheHereticlostchild3 жыл бұрын
There can be no WASP without Chris Holmes and of course Blackie Lawless!!!!
@bigrigJim4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad Chris is still flying the flag and taking it to the mountain. It's nice to hear him admit to being an atheist , sometimes it can be hard to come out of the closet about atheism, but in 2020 that is slowly starting to change.
@frankgrieco51505 жыл бұрын
Did this ep ever come out or what I've been looking allover the place and cant find it wish someone would put it on youtube if its available
@GreatFallsMontana15 жыл бұрын
WASP was a great band. I'm 49 now which is old AF. How did I/we get here? Time. Fun fact: Axl Rose obsessed over WASP. I honestly thought Chris Holmes was dead. I would have bet money he was. Maybe it was the "Decline of western civilization tapes" which put that in my head. Not sure.
@barrymcnicholl41405 жыл бұрын
Yeah! I’ve told so many of my friends that gnr stole their guitar tone from wasp.
@LOTPOR04025 жыл бұрын
Wasp were the better of the two bands allbeit different WASP were the best heavy /hair band to come out of America
@synthvault4 жыл бұрын
PLEASE tour the US just once more!!! PLEASE!!!
@bellmeisterful4 жыл бұрын
Man I cant believe he's never gotten royalties from WASP.
@sirmrguitardude3 жыл бұрын
If his name is in the songwriting credits he should get some cash. And his name is in some early albums (and those are the only albums that sold millions) so yes it looks like he should get royalties from the albums that actually sold lots of copies.
@bellmeisterful3 жыл бұрын
@@sirmrguitardude Actually album covers that give songwriting credits dont mean anything legally. It depends on the contract that is signed. Chris didn't read the contract, he basically did what many of us would have done , just signed. He had no idea they had him listed as a session guitarist. Never got one royalty
@jefkearns5 жыл бұрын
Did this ever come out? Don't see it anywhere.
@bluehappyscrap5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😄🎈😄🎈😄🎈😄🎈😄🎈😄🎈😄🎈😄🎈😃
@Bullski1234 жыл бұрын
If its one thing chris and blackie do agree on this days,is that they never play on US soil anymore,they get better offers elsewhere,especially in the hard rock scene in europe
@Chrisdougable5 жыл бұрын
I used to always confuse Chris and Robbin Crosby from Ratt during the 80's. They looked alot alike to me.
@maxxxmodelz40615 жыл бұрын
Back in the 80s they did look a lot alike. Very much so. However, looking at Chris now vs back 30 years ago, wow. It's clear he lived hard and fast. That's a drastic difference in his appearance. I know everyone ages, but Blackie doesn't look that much different, and neither do a lot of the guys from back in that era (most are just a little fatter and have some more gray hair). Chris looks like a completely different human being.
@LOTPOR04025 жыл бұрын
@@maxxxmodelz4061 I don't know Blackie hasn't aged very well at all
@maxxxmodelz40615 жыл бұрын
@@LOTPOR0402 Perhaps, but you8 could still look at him now and know it's Blackie. Chris looks unrecognizable.
@ryandeanlindgren90545 жыл бұрын
cool!
@simonhunter34305 жыл бұрын
Nice to see Chris as a 'survivor'. Why did he leave WASP initially anyway?
@j.m.ziadeh30215 жыл бұрын
According to Chris, Blackie wasn't paying him any album royalties which forced Chris to get a job in construction just to pay the bills. Some interviews state that Chris' hands were roughed up from the construction work which created even further problems when it came to studio work when called upon by Blackie. Around that time, Chris also refused to play/record "Hold on to my Heart" which Blackie originally intended to be on The Headless Children record (in my opinion, that decision was probably for the best - Headless was perfect without it). After The Headless Children tour, Chris left the band (after years of rumors), Blackie fired the rest of the band, went solo and put out The Crimson Idol with Hold On To My Heart finally added.
@simonhunter34304 жыл бұрын
@@j.m.ziadeh3021 cheers for that
@maximusadonicus56756 жыл бұрын
He says this sounds like the first 2 Wasp records, but to me it sound like some Alabama punk rock or like Black Label Society... The solos were fine thou.
@Simpleburger19684 жыл бұрын
Blinkin heck !: my first immiediate thought on seeing the cover of "Under the Influence" was.....Turin Shroud !??
@breakfastbuddy54 жыл бұрын
its better and better ,
@mattfarrell42844 жыл бұрын
That's some funny shit. Chris talking; ' There's no Heaven there's no Hell God's not real' cut to Chris singing, The Devil made me do it. Lmao
@pollyanna1474 жыл бұрын
Where did all his guitars end up
@lizcuero90655 жыл бұрын
Chris needs to check.....D.A.D. and Hardcore Superstar for new good stuff!
@giantsfan88724 жыл бұрын
Hardcore is pretty lame...best bands out now is crazy lixx, ambush, crashdiet, stereo nasty, theres ton
@mikeintampa2504 жыл бұрын
Chris, you brought your "A" game to this record. Now shave off that goatee and you'll look 30 years younger.
@irocitZ4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, he looks ok but kind of reminds me of what Zakk Wylde eventually changed to. When he joined Ozzy he was a skinny kid with long blonde hair, same thing with Chris and WASP, It's like they could be brothers.
@mikeintampa2504 жыл бұрын
@@irocitZ You are right! "Holmes Wylde?"
@irocitZ4 жыл бұрын
@@mikeintampa250 can you imagine if this happend to Warren DeMartini or Reb Beach? Holy crap, that would be crazy.