Heavy Metal Serendipity: An Interview with Megadeth's James Lomenzo
by Melanie "Sass" Falina
It's been a long and winding road for rock bassist James Lomenzo. Having gained his first substantial recognition in the 1980's with the band White Lion, he's since worked with an array of colorful and extreme musicians -- people like Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Slash, and David Lee Roth. In 2006 Lomenzo's rock and roll journey led him to thrash-masters Megadeth; and now almost two years later he still couldn't be happier.
UnRated Magazine caught up with Lomenzo during a three-week break after the European leg of the third annual Gigantour festival, and right before kicking into the American leg of the tour.
When asked how the band's break is going, Lomenzo - while driving home from a dentist appointment replied:
"We've been hitting it so hard, on the 'United Abominations campaign,' as we've called it," he chuckles, "Just jumping back from Europe for four weeks -- it's an awful lot at this point, but I guess I'm just getting older and more crotchety is all. It's still as much fun as it used to be, it just seems like we do more and I really don't think that's true."
Even so, the reality of 'the road' has to be trying for any musician -- particularly one with a family.
"There are two sides to that coin. I'm here with my lovely wife and daughter, driving in the car right now, and I got to see a whole bunch of soccer games and concerts. That's a big payoff, I miss that stuff. But this is a living -- it's kind of hard not to like doing this as a job because you show up everyday and everybody treats you basically like it's your birthday; happy to see you and sometimes bringing gifts," he laughs. "So it's good and bad at the same time, you know? But I've had all the real jobs that everyone else has had throughout my life, so there is no perfect job."
Read the full interview at UnRatedMagazine.com
It's been a long and winding road for rock bassist James Lomenzo. Having gained his first substantial recognition in the 1980's with the band White Lion, he's since worked with an array of colorful and extreme musicians -- people like Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Slash, and David Lee Roth. In 2006 Lomenzo's rock and roll journey led him to thrash-masters Megadeth; and now almost two years later he still couldn't be happier.UnRated Magazine caught up with Lomenzo during a three-week break after the European leg of the third annual Gigantour festival, and right before kicking into the American leg of the tour.
When asked how the band's break is going, Lomenzo - while driving home from a dentist appointment replied:
"We've been hitting it so hard, on the 'United Abominations campaign,' as we've called it," he chuckles, "Just jumping back from Europe for four weeks -- it's an awful lot at this point, but I guess I'm just getting older and more crotchety is all. It's still as much fun as it used to be, it just seems like we do more and I really don't think that's true."
Even so, the reality of 'the road' has to be trying for any musician -- particularly one with a family.
"There are two sides to that coin. I'm here with my lovely wife and daughter, driving in the car right now, and I got to see a whole bunch of soccer games and concerts. That's a big payoff, I miss that stuff. But this is a living -- it's kind of hard not to like doing this as a job because you show up everyday and everybody treats you basically like it's your birthday; happy to see you and sometimes bringing gifts," he laughs. "So it's good and bad at the same time, you know? But I've had all the real jobs that everyone else has had throughout my life, so there is no perfect job."
Read the full interview at UnRatedMagazine.com
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