JOEY KRAMER



WHAT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?

THE 21ST OF JUNE

WHAT IS YOUR STAR SIGN?

I AM ON THE CUSP OF GEMINI AND CANCER.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SIBLINGS?

THREE YOUNGER SISTERS

WHAT WAS YOUR FATHER'S OCCUPATION?

HE WAS A SALESMAN.
WHEN DID YOU FIRST PLAY THE DRUMS?

I FIRST PLAYED THE DRUMS WHEN I WAS FOURTEEN.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST BAND?

MY FIRST BAND WAS THE MEDALLIONS, I WAS 15.

DO YOU PLAY OTHER INSTRUMENTS?

NO

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST DRUM KIT?

MY FIRST KIT WAS A "KENT" 3 PIECE SET. I TRADED IN MY MINIBIKE TO PAY FOR IT.

WHY DID YOU START TO PLAY THE DRUMS?

I GUESS IT WAS A SIGN OF REBELLION. THE DRUMS MADE A LOT OF NOISE AND DID NOTHING FOR MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY PARENTS. EVENTUALLY I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY AT HOME, SO I PLAYED WHEREVER THE BAND PRACTICED.

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU JOINED AEROSMITH?

18 YEARS OLD

HOW MANY BANDS WERE YOU IN PRIOR TO AEROSMITH?

I WAS IN TEN BANDS BEFORE I JOINED AEROSMITH.
HOW DID YOU COME TO JOIN AEROSMITH?

I WAS BASICALLY DRAFTED!

WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU CUT SOMETHING IN THE STUDIO?

WHEN WE CUT THE FIRST AEROSMITH ALBUM

WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU WENT ON TOUR?

WHEN AEROSMITH WENT ON TOUR WITH THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA. WE WENT ALL OVER AMERICA.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST AEROSMITH GIG?

NIPMUC REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. WE PLAYED THREE SETS.

HOW DID THE NAME AEROSMITH COME ABOUT?

A GIRL I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH AND I USED TO WRITE IT ALL OVER OUR BOOKS BECAUSE I KNEW THAT SOMEDAY I WAS GONG TO BE IN A BAND AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE NAMED THAT!

NAME FOUR THINGS THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT YOU?

  • I AM EXTREMELY SENSITIVE
  • I EAT IN MY SLEEP
  • I COLLECT COBALT GLASS, MASKS, AND GARGOYLES
  • I HAVE A DOG CALLED 'PORTIA'

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD?

MY OWN BED

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?

SUSHI

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CAR?

550 FERRARI MARINALLO

WHAT IS YOU FAVORITE AEROSMITH SONG?

"NOBODY'S FAULT" AND "LORD OF THE THIGHS"

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?

"THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN"

WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO AT HOME?

RACHMANINOFF, JOHN COLTRANE, TOWER OF POWER, EARTH WIND AND FIRE, GARBAGE, NO DOUBT

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?

THE GREAT ESCAPE

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK?

"THE WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR"

WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION?

MY TWIN TURBO PORSCHE

IF THERE WERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU COULD BE IN THE WORLD WHAT WOULD THAT BE?

AN ARCHEOLOGIST

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?

CROQUET

IF THERE IS ANY OTHER TALENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO POSSESS WHAT WOULD THAT BE?

INTUITION

IF YOU HAD TO DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS AN ANIMAL WHAT ANIMAL WOULD THAT BE?

A LION

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