August 11, 2015 / 1784 reads
Rikki recently spoke with Sleaze Roxx.
About his takes on Native Tongue he said: "I think thatĀ's a great record! ItĀ's funny you should mention that because I just listened to a couple of songs from that record today actually. I felt like listening to that record and I downloaded my own record! (laughs) I didnĀ't want to rip it off a CD I just wanted to hear it right then and there. ItĀ's really a great record, it really, really is. Richie (Kotzen)? I donĀ't hold anything against him anymore. IĀ'm over it. As far as IĀ'm concerned, he did me a favor. ItĀ's all good. HeĀ's a great musician and songwriter. I loved working with (producer) Richie Zito. Unfortunately, we didnĀ't have much success working with Richie but I think heĀ's a phenomenal producer. I know we talk about Ā'Native TongueĀ' not being a commercial success but itĀ's gone on to sell a million and a half copies over the years."
About his takes on Crack A Smile he said: "I love Ā'Crack A SmileĀ'. ThatĀ's another record that I love. I really love all the record (laughs)! I really loved working with Blues (Saraceno). We became very good friends. He played guitar on my Ā'Glitter for Your SoulĀ' record - he played guitar on all the tracks except for one. I think that album sounded a little bit more to me like Poison than Ā'Native TongueĀ' did. I think BluesĀ' style fit Poison better than RichieĀ's playing did I think. Ā'Native TongueĀ' was such a departure but I think it was good for us. I think we needed to do that."
About his takes on Hollyweird he said: "You know, I donĀ't love that record. I think that a lot of the ideas on that record I loved. I donĀ't think that they were executed as well as they could have been. I think we could have taken a little more time and could have done a better job with that record. I feel like it was thrown together. IĀ'm not super proud of that record. IĀ'm not embarrassed about it but itĀ's just not our best work."
