DAVID T. CHASTAIN 8/17/2001

1. HI DAVE!DURING YOUR CAREER YOU HAVE COOPERATED WITH MANY MUSICIANS. WITH WHICH OF THEM YOU REALLY ENJOYED THE COLLABORATION? WHICH ARE THE MUSICIANS YOU'D LIKE TO COOPERATE WITH IN THE FUTURE?

All musicians who have played on my Cds I have enjoyed working with and would do so again in the future. There are tons of musicians out there who would be great to work with. Too many to list.

2.BRING TO MIND ALL YOUR ALBUMS. WHICH ALBUM AND WHICH SONG IN PARTICULAR YOU LIKE THE MOST AND YOU THINK THAT WOULD REPRESENT YOUR CAREER BETTER?

I have a very long list of releases:
David T. Chastain Discography
2001-Diginet Guitar Masters "Masters Favorites"
2001-Cincinnati Improvisational Group 'Harmonically Exiled'
2001-Diginet Guitar Masters "So Alone"
2001-Ruud Cooty "Trouble"
2001-Diginet Guitar Masters "Lying Low"
2001-Diginet Guitar Masters "Divine D"
2001-Diginet Guitar Masters "Cruel Heart"
2001-Diginet Guitar Masters "Hardly Enough"
2001-(As the bassist)Jim Reindel "Guitar Master"
2001-(As the bassist)Mark Shelton "Guitar Master"
2001-(As the bassist)Joe Stump "Guitar Master"
2001-Cincinnati Improvisational Group 'Inner Fire'
2001-David T. Chastain "Guitar Master"
2001-(As the bassist)Corbin King "Guitar Master"
2001-(As the bassist)Gus G "Guitar Master"
2001-(As the bassist)John Hahn "Guitar Master"
2001-(As the bassist)Dr. Frankenshred "Guitar Master"
2001-(As the bassist)Chris Hattingh "Guitar Master"
2001-Cincinnati Improvisational Group 'zfunkdabunk'
2001-Cincinnati Improvisational Group 'Freeform Free For All' (remastered/repackaged)
2001-DAVID T. CHASTAIN 'Rock Solid Guitar'
2001-SPIKE 'The Price of Pleasure' (remastered and first time on Cd!)
2001-GUITARMAGEDDON 'Extreme Solos' (Compilation CD)
2001-CJSS 'Sands of Time'
2001-Diginet Music 'Guitar Avengers 2' (Compilation CD)
2001-CHASTAIN 'The 7th of Never' (remastered/repackaged)
2001-SPIKE 'The Forum Sessions'
2001-CJSS 'Embryonic Animation'
2001-Diginet Music 'Guitar Avengers' (Compilation CD)
2001-David T. Chastain 'Within The Heat' (remastered re-release)
2001-ZANISTER 'Fear No Man''
2001-Cincinnati Improvisational Group 'Aberration'
2001-Georgia Blues Dawgs 'Hard Times'
2001-David T. Chastain's D-Daze 'A New Day
2001-David T. Chastain's No Voices 'Instatreasures'
2001-David T. Chastain's Riffology 'Wicked Riffs'
2000-CJSS 'Kings of the World' (Pavement Music)
2000-SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN 'Exotic Dancer Blues'
1999-ZANISTER 'Symphonica Millennia'
1999-CJSS '2-4-1'
1998-VARIOUS ARTISTS 'Metal Guitars'(Europe)
1998-DAVID T. CHASTAIN 'Acoustic Visions'
1997-CHASTAIN 'In Dementia'
1996-Cincinnati Improvisational Group 'Freeform Free For All' (Japan)
1995-CHASTAIN 'Sick Society'
1995-VARIOUS ARTISTS 'In Your Face' Massacre Records (1 Track) (Europe)
1995-CHONO MASAHIRO (Japan, 3 tracks)
1995-CJSS 'Best Of' (Japan)
1994-DAVID T. CHASTAIN 'Next Planet Please'
1993-VARIOUS ARTISTS 'Dangerous Women' Sony Records (1 Track)
1992-DAVID T. CHASTAIN 'Movements Thru Time'
1992-CHASTAIN HARRIS 'Live! Wild and Truly Diminished!!'
1991-DAVID T. CHASTAIN 'Elegant Seduction'
1990-CJSS 'Retrospect' (Europe)
1990-CHASTAIN 'For Those Who Dare'
1989-DAVID T. CHASTAIN 'Within The Heat'
1989-VARIOUS ARTISTS 'Heavy Hammer Hits' Roadrunner Records (1 Track) (Europe)
1988-CHASTAIN 'Voice of the Cult'
1987-DAVID T. CHASTAIN 'Instrumental Variations'
1987-CHASTAIN 'The 7th of Never' (Re released on Massacre Records in 1995)
1986-CJSS 'Praise The Loud'
1986-CHASTAIN 'Ruler of the Wasteland'
1986-CJSS 'World Gone Mad'
1985-CHASTAIN 'Mystery of Illusion'
1983-SPIKE 'The Price of Pleasure'
While I like them all to pick just a few I like the best would be:
2001-DAVID T. CHASTAIN 'Rock Solid Guitar'
2001-ZANISTER 'Fear No Man''
2000-SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN 'Exotic Dancer Blues'
1997-CHASTAIN 'In Dementia'
1994-DAVID T. CHASTAIN 'Next Planet Please'
1987-DAVID T. CHASTAIN 'Instrumental Variations'
1986-CHASTAIN 'Ruler of the Wasteland'

3.WHEN YOU STARTED PLAYING MUSIC WHICH AIMS/DREAMS YOU HAD? HAVE YOU MANAGED TO ACHIEVE THEM OR YOU HAVEN'T SATISFIEDED YET YOUR APPETITE? ARE THERE ANY THINGS YOU FIND IMPOSSIBLE TO MANAGE?

The biggest demand is that I need more time to do everything in a day that I would like to do. Originally all I wanted was to be able to record music for myself on a regular basis and of course I achieved that long ago. My theory has always been "More music is more important than more money"

4.WHAT INSPIRES YOU THE MOST WHEN YOU WRITE MUSIC?

As soon as I pick up any musical instrument the music just flows out of me. I need no additional inspiration. I have a creative river that never shuts off. I could easily do a new Cd every week if that is all I had to do.

5.NOW IN YOUR BAND YOU HAVE A NEW GREAT FEMALE SINGER. WHY DO YOU PREFER THE WOMEN VOCALISTS THAN THE MEN? CAN YOU TELL THE SIMILARITIES AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW SINGER AND LEATHER LEONE? DO YOU THINK THAT METALHEADS CAN EASILY ACCEPT THE WOMEN VOCALISTS?

The female voice just speaks to me much better than a male. Also a female voice has a higher range and that helps with some of the melodies I have constructed over the years. Both Leather and Kate are great vocalists and are very similar. The main differences are that Kate is a better songwriter and Leather was better in a live environment. However that might not be fair as I have only played a few shows with Kate.

6.YOU ALSO TAKE PART IN A NEW BAND CALLED ZANISTER. IS IT ANOTHER PROJECT FOR YOU OR SOMETHING MORE? WHAT THE NAME ZANISTER MEANS BY THE WAY?

ZANISTER is a word I made up that means "Sophisticated Intensity." Zanister tries to make metal in the fashion of old Maiden, Priest, Chastain, Sabbath and other true metal bands.

7.DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE GREEK METAL SCENE? WE LEARNED THAT YOU 'LL MAKE THE PRODUCTION OF THE BAND NAMED FIREWIND, HOW YOU 'VE DECIDED THAT?

FIREWIND features the new great guitar hero GUS G. Gus has been sending me stuff for years and we finally came up with the new band which also features 2 guys from Kenziner, vocalist Stephen Fredrick and drummer Brian Harris. The recording is going great and we expect big things from the band.

8.WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMPOSE THE SOUNDTRACK FOR A MOVIE? WHICH MOVIE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Something dark and evil like "The Omen" or some other heavy duty similar styled movie.

9.IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO COMPOSE MUSIC, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD DO IN YOUR LIFE?

Probably be a producer full time. I also enjoy movies and surprisingly real estate.

10.THANKS FOR THE INTERVIEW!!! THE LAST WORDS ARE YOURS....

Spread the word about real metal and always Rock Solid!