Pariah Burke talks once again to Ray West, lead singer and lyricist for new modern Rock project SupaFly and O.G. New York street metal band Spread Eagle, SupaFly, a new sound, and a much more dynamic way of singing for the guy who sang "Switchblade Serenade" and "Broken City." We discussed the evolution of Ray's voice from that "vicious", raspy falsetto of the 22-year-old Spread Eagle singer to a more mature chest singer who still hits what he calls "the bullet points" of Spread Eagle songs. In between the usual interview topics--appearances, new albums from SupaFly and Spread Eagle, what's next--we chatted about Aerosmith's heaviest music, great Rock singers, U2, the current state of the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame, and when Ray West attended a party in New York with Prince jamming all night.
Topics Discussed:
- the origin of SupaFly
- When the debut album drops
- Exclusive! The next single from SupaFly revealed!
- SupaFly's music was so personal, it almost wasn't released
- That "vicious", raspy falsetto Spread Eagle singer grows as a singer and as a man
- the importance of following your passion
- being addicted to music
- Singing from the chest and things to watch out for
- Behind-the-scenes of Spread Eagle recording
- Hitting the "bullet points" of classic Spread Eagle songs like "Broken City" and "Devil's Road"
- The bottle-and-straw singing practice technique
- The problem of (maliciously) recording concerts live on cell phones
- The industry secret behind live albums
- Preparing for the scary Monsters of Rock Cruise
- Spread Eagle's first appearance on MORC
- Pariah's safety tip about Danger Danger's Ted Poley at sea
- Why would anyone pay $1,000 to go see a band?!
- Prince jamming for 3 hours at a New York after hours party
- Ace Frehley's makeup should have been retired like a jersey number
- Band splits and politics
- U2
- Aerosmith's heaviest music
- Black Sabbath's Black Sabbath
- The joy of Greatest Hits albums
- The Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame... isn't
- Great Rock singers
- Spread Eagle's increased appearances
- The new Spread Eagle album
- SupaFly opening for Spread Eagle?
- Spread Eagle's unusual live set list
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