2009/5/19
DEMON'S CLAWS
Interview

By: Michiaki Okamoto


Demon's Claws from Canada.

Have you listened to their sounds?
You should go to see the live show if you live in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Of course, you may fly to see them from Japan.But I want someone to bring them to Japan.

This time, it is Jeff Clark that answered the interview.
PS.Again, I want someone to bring them to Japan.


All photo from Demon's Claws on MYSPACE and Jeff Clark


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Hey、Jeff.What did you do now?

Jeff
I'm  painting an Owl.

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You are handling the jacket of the second album. Were you learning the picture?

Jeff
It ¡s a painting that I made while inspired by westen scenes.

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Can I see your work excluding the jacket of second LP?

Jeff
heres some paintings i may use for covers.

※↓Jeff's painting.






Cooooooooooool works!

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Suddenly,Though I am to want to listen to the 3rd album soon,How?

Jeff
Soon, you will hear it ,  for soon it shall be done.

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Where of Canada were you born?Can you explain the environment that grew up?Was there music near?

Jeff
I was born in Calgary Alberta and grew up lisening to Joan jet , Helix and Twisted sister.

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What kind of school days did you spend?

Jeff
Long unaccomplished days that ended in dissapointment for me and my Parnents and my community.



Vintage Claws!

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When is it that you were interested in music for the first time?And When did you start musical instruments?

Jeff
After smoking hash and lisening to my friend who could play guitar. I was fifteen.

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How do you feel the music scene in Canada?

Jeff
I am not very involved in it . I spnd most of my time at home cooking and eating.

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When how did Damon's Claws form?and tell the origin of the band name.

Jeff
Its from a plastic race track that I built and named the "demons Claw"


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Moreover, the jacket is the western image.It has feeling that the tune like "Hunting on the 49" is the western. Do you like the western song?

Jeff
I like fucked up western songs.

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How is the song written?From what are you influenced?

Jeff
the songs are written on a classical guitar.

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Have you done other artists' covers? I want you to do the cover of the blues.

Jeff
we cover a lot of waylon jennings songs.


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I hear it like the dirty Punk blues.I heard that you liked Bassholes.Really?

Jeff
Our first drummer once mentioned he liked the bassholes. Im indifferent to them.

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I heard what you taped in a studio of DM Bob.I listen to the music at that time with the second album. how many were recorded?Do not you release it?

Jeff
We did two with him playing , the second was just realeased on "lost in the desrt volume one" on television explosion records


Buy!Demon's Claws's works!!!!!!

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Tell a hobby except your music.

Jeff
Painting and ball hockey.

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tell five best albums.

Jeff
Zz top "fandango"
Lee Hazlewood "Cowboy in Sweden "
Iggy Pop & James Williamson"Kill City "
The Rolling Stones"Undercover"

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tell the plan of this year of the daemon's claws.and etc.

Jeff
We hope to release a few records and tour Europe and Japan.


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