Interview with Sick Puppies Bass Player Emma Anzai

Australian bassist talks about playing in Sick Puppies, why she loves her Warwick signature bass and what it's like being a female rock star.
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[@keepthefaith-theconcerttribute]

I love how her voice goes with Amy's. Kickass bass player and fantastic singer!

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

👍

[@Heart2016Sim]

She's gonna be badass in Evanescence. I totally wasn't expecting it.

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

We didn’t see it coming either. How cool! Thanks, Heart2016 Sim!

[@OCDCYCLES]

Seen her play for Evanescence at Rockville, she is amazing.

[@razmanrhoads2078]

I love see her in Evanescence.. such a pretty bass player and she rocks!

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

Thanks for weighing, Razman.

[@hjm9571]

She really kicks ass on the bass!

[@jennarizzo22]

Welcome to Evanescence, Emma!!!😍

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

Yeah! How cool is that! Thanks, Jenna.

[@cjloving8114]

I still have a huge crush on her so bad!!! Awesome bass player

[@AH-zd5ge]

Same

[@Hadockhouse]

she's great!!!

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

👍

[@ronweigle3410]

My band "From Dawn Till Death" got to open for Sick Puppies in 2017 with Emma, Bryan, and Mark at Gullifty's Underground in Camp Hill, Pa. They were all Awesome. The following year we got to open for original Sick Puppies singer Shimon Moore, "SHIM" with his new band at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, Pa. Hung out with SHIM afterwards. They were all Awesome too. Good times and a lot of good advice from all. Emma is Awesome!!! She is Gorgeous!!! She can play the hell out of that Warwick!!!

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

Cool! Sounds like you’ve had some great experiences. Thanks, Ron!

[@DaveSuperDaveLyon]

I was fortunate enough to have VIP access to their tour bus and back stage at a show in Destin. The feeling of hanging out on the bus with the band and having them even play an intimate couple songs on the bus for me and the half dozen other die hard fans on the bus is an experience I count as the number one rock concert experience of my life. My VIP pas hangs right in the middle of my "concert wall".

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

Sounds like a great experience, SuperDave! Thanks for letting us know about it.

[@VaughnTheDruid]

That moment when Emma Anzai notices a band you like. Hnng.

[@BigBerg95]

When was this interview taken? Because in late months of 2014, Shim Moore was released from the band and she talks in this interview like they're still a 3 piece rock band. I've known of Sick Puppies way before they were famous. It was probably 2009 or 2008 when I first saw them live in Grand Island, Nebraska. 2nd opener for Avenged Sevenfold. I feel in love as a little rock head I was with Emma she absolutely killed it. Then saw them again when they were in North Platte, Nebraska at NebraskaLandDays. That show they had the crowd going for an 1:30 easy. We were jumping just jamming. Actually cut into Halestorm's play time. A thunderstorm rolled in and with heavy winds at an outdoor show and we only got 1 song and about half of another by Halestorm before they shut it down. It sucked ass! But loved the show anyways.

[@TJvigilante]

BigBerg95 It is a 3-piece rock band. There's a new guitarist, name not released. Notice she didn't say Shim's name.

[@jamesschaffhausen4466]

She Rocks. Miss Emma 😻💪👀☝️❤️🎸🔊🎵🎶🎤👏👏❤🙋‍♂️

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

So true. Thanks, James!

[@XTheXDante]

La amo.

[@devildude64]

I LOVE YOU,EMMA !!

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

😁

[@ronniemillikenmilliken5176]

She is so beautiful...the accent omg I think makes her even more beautiful.... I need to marry her

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

Good luck with that! 😂

[@joshuagramling5821]

Please let her talk.

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

Yep. You’re right, Joshua! 😂 We have another interview with Emma on our site, conducted when we weren’t so pressed for time. I hope you enjoyed this one anyway. Thanks for checking it out!

[@lukegutmann]

I lov3 you EMMA...named my daughter after you ..love shim...please make up... marry him... i love you both

[@AH-zd5ge]

Yeah I though they were in love with each other the entire time. Yeah get back together with him. I don't care if ain't the band. Love is love

[@alexdefalco412]

sucks adam gontier didnt audition, i cant figure out who they selected

[@HarryDubner]

Bryan Scott

[@alexdefalco412]

but doing a tour in 2016

[@trevordible2566]

Take it off Emma!!!!

[@Zigger27]

And then there was Bobby Vega in the background :)

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

Good old Bobby!

[@jahblessin3996]

So hot and talented

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

😁

[@HappyTripperOuter]

I had a monster crush on her when I was 17. My ex got jealous and said she was a cat hater and ran over kittens on purpose...

[@alpha_wars_king5858]

sheesh sounds like we wouldn't have gotten along very well

[@HarryDubner]

What the hell...

[@tamaraharcus9124]

Here's my 2 cents. Sick Puppies (the Shim era) had a soul. "Sick Puppies" (post Shim) is just a bunch of screaming with no real substance, no meaning, no SOUL. They have become the same as 1 million other wannabe "metal" bands that just don't have that same spark. Like Journey without Steve Perry...Motley Crue without Vince Neal...Black Sabbath without Ozzy Ozbourne. It just doesn't click the way it should. Now I loved Emma and she's an awesome slapper on a meaty track with a decent voice, but she should have known that and stayed in Shim's corner till the end and ditched the manager.

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

Thanks for weighing in Tamara!

[@saidoterodiseno]

Agree with that. I mean they're OK now, but it lacks something.

[@FUNKMASTRGENRAL]

What a hottie. I would love to teach you how to play my 6 string Basses! Whew we would be a killer team. You hold down the beat and I'll lead Bass it. lol

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

😂

[@cheeks7050]

Yo this chick destroyed sick puppies

[@ForBassPlayersOnly]

🤔