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Members: Billy Cowsill (singer/songwriter; interviewee), Steve Pineo (guitar/vocals), Tim Leacock (bass/vocals), Ross Watson (drums)
Game: Retro rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm and blues
First record you bought: Poor Little Fool by Ricky Nelson.
What do you sing in the shower? : “I don’t take showers. I only take baths.”
Favourite Saturday night music: Be My Baby by The Ronettes or Don’t Worry Baby by the Beach Boys
Favourite Sunday night music: Mozart, all day.
In five years: “I’d like to have a song I’ve written covered by a major artist, and a really nice album with the band.”
I love playing music: “Because that’s what I was born to do.”
Spinal Tap moment: “I spilled coffee on my white pants on the first Ed Sullivan show I ever did, back in 1967 with The Cowsills. It was live with a 10-second delay so I had no time to change.”
Seeing as how The Partridge Family TV series was based on your first band, The Cowsills, do you ever resent the show?: “Nah. All press is good press, isn’t it?”
Which member of the Partridge Family was most like you?: “I would be Susan Dey.”
Usual Calgary venues: Mecca, Karma, Kaos
Next Live Performance: Karma in January
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