![IMG_7440[1].JPG](../../../montrealites_music/assets_c/2014/01/IMG_7440[1]-thumb-550xauto-4279.jpg)
The members of Sleazy Way Out were kind enough to allow me to interview them during one of their rehearsal session. I got to sit in on part of their rehearsal time, enjoy their music, ask them a few questions and find out more about the band and the individuals who make up the band.
The band consists of: Stacey Sleaze on lead vocals, Cleve Hartwick on guitar and backing vocals, Dany Cardinal on drums and backing vocals and J-F Daigle on bass.
ML: You describe your style as sleaze metal, which bands would you say influence you?
SWO: Cinderella, Hardcore Superstar, Britney Fox, Motley Crue, Dangerous Toys, L.A. Guns, Reckless Love
ML: Which band do you despise most in metal? No, NickelBack does not fit into this category!
That got the whole band laughing and they had to think about that one.
Dany: I don't like Death, Gore, M-Core stuff like that,
J-F: Speed metal, I hate speed metal.
Cleve: Dillinger Escape Plan it's not our thing. Jazz metal and that kind of music is not for us either.
Dany: Limp Bizkit as a band they don't like, but they argue it's not metal.
SWO: We hate Korn, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, but those bands should not be considered metal.
ML: How long have you been playing music?
Dany: 10 or 12 years
Stacey: almost 20 years
J-F: Over 20 years, born in music
Cleve: 22 years
ML: How did you meet the band members?
SWO: Dany, met the band members via the internet and auditioned. J-F and Stacey already knew each other having played together in another band which split up, Stacey met Cleve at a show and they discovered that they shared musical tastes.
ML: How often do you practice?
SWO: Usually we practice twice a week, but sometimes only once.
ML: Who is the biggest band you opened for?
SWO: L.A. Guns and Crash Diet are two of the biggest bands they opened for, but they agree that L.A. Guns is a bigger band.
ML: If you could play with any band, which band would it be?
SWO: Hardcore Superstar, followed by Motley Crue, but also Kiss and Reckless Love.
ML: How many gigs have you played so far and how often to play live shows?
SWO: In this lineup, since March, it's at least once a month, so about 10 or 11 gigs.
ML: How many other bands have bands have you been in before being in Sleazy Way Out?
SWO: J-F has been in too many bands, Cleve has been in at least 8 or 9 bands. They've been doing it for a long time.
ML: You already have a single on a compilation album; have been approached by a record producer to do an album with just your band?
Cleve: Yeah, the promoter for our upcoming gig of Friday November 29, was at our last gig of October 26, with Diemonds, he approached all of us and told us that we needed to go into the studio and record an album now. We would have an album, but we don't have the funds for it. So what we will be doing is raising funds by playing shows and some other means and get into the studio in early spring late winter.
ML: Regarding the song you recorded, have you sold many and does iTunes pay decently?
Cleve: We have sold a few singles, but it does not pay well. We only get a few cents per song sold.
ML: Have you considered about fundraising on the internet?
Cleve: Absolutely, Kickstarter and that sort of thing. Graph funding is actually our next step.
ML: Who writes the songs?
J-F: Usually Cleve and Stacey.
Cleve: I usually handle most of the music and then I'll pass it on to Stacey. I'll demo it with my recording software at home. I'll put it in rough format of verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-solo-whatever. I'll send to Stacey and he'll put a melody on it. We'll bring it here, we'll jam it, and we'll work it through. Then we'll put some words on it and voila!
ML: Where do you get your inspiration from when writing the songs?
Cleve: The inspiration comes from various sources. Girls, partying, love, booze. The songs usually come together pretty quickly once we have the basic structure ironed out. Sometimes in one jam, sometimes it takes two.
ML: Do you know any drummer jokes?
SWO: J-F The drummer sucks. It's not a musician. It's the guy who hangs out with the musicians.
Rapid fire questions
ML: Best show you've ever been to?
SWO: Saxon at Foufs (Foufounes Electriques), Motley Crue, Kiss, Ramstein, Iron Maiden (PowerSlave)
ML: Most disappointing show you ever saw?
Cleve: Iced Earth in London, Ontario, I had to leave it was so (bleepin') bad
J-F: Heavy Montreal every year
Dany: RockFest in Montebello, summer 2013
ML. Musician you would want to have a beer with, alive or dead?
SWO: Paul Stanley, the guys from Sleazy Way Out
ML: First album you ever bought?
J-F: I bought three the same day, Shout at the Devil by Motley Crue, Speak of the Devil by Ozzy Osbourne, and Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast.
Stacey: BonJovi, Slippery When Wet.
Cleve: The first album was probably from Saxon, Crusader
Dany: The Mick Jagger and David Bowie single, Dancing in the Street
ML: Last album you bought? It had enough good songs that you would buy the whole album.
Stacey: Death Angel, The Dream Calls for Blood (2013)
Cleve: Crucified Barbara, The Midnight Chase
J-F: Black Label Society, Unblackened
Dany: Napalm Death, Harmony Corruption
ML: The last and the first show you ever saw?
Stacey: My first show was Bon Jovi, the last show was Death Angel a few weeks ago.
J-F: I was pretty young at the first show, when I lived in Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, it was tribute to Rush and it was a big set-up with pyros and lights. It was amazing and I was nine years old and that's when I discovered that's what I wanted to do with my life. The last show was the one I played in, there were other groups to see, not just Sleazy Way Out, Diemondz.
Cleve: The first show was Metallica with Queensryche on the And Justice for All tour. The last one was Diemondz. Before that it was Saxon.
Dany: The last show was Bon Jovi. The first show, I was too young, I can't remember.
ML: What are your thoughts on Arcade Fire?
SWO: Sucks big time! J-F: It's a good band, but not for me.
ML: With this band, have you ever had any rivalry with other bands?
J-F: There are three bands in Montreal playing basically the same styles, Rusted, Easy Aces, and Sleazy Way Out. You always want to perform better than the other bands, but at the end of the night, you shake their hands and that's it, they're friends and you have a beer together.
Cleve: There is no rivalry because we get along with all the other bands that are in the same genre as us.
ML: How difficult is it to get gigs?
SWO: For us, it's pretty easy. It also depends what you consider a gig.
Cleve: Getting a gig here is easy; getting paid is not so easy.
ML: Do you get paid to play or have you ever had to pay to play
J-F: We've never played anywhere we had to put our money on the table.
Cleve: We do a lot of work with Dungeon Works Productions here in Montreal and we get treated very well by them, they give us a guarantee every time that we play and they give us a cut of any tickets that we sell. So, regardless of how many people are there, we do make money playing. The more tickets that we sell, the more money that we make on the guarantee.
Dany: They (Dungeon Works Productions) have a good name
ML: What is your musical goal?
JF: (laughing) Getting rich? No, it's not even that, I don't care about being rich, it's about the music. Having fun, being in the band and feeling that it's heading somewhere. Knowing that you are in a band with guys who want the same thing as you. It's not important to make money at every show, what's important is having fun doing it.
Stacey: Make a living out of it.
JF: It would be cool, but it's a dream.
Stacey: It's a dream.
Dany: To play Club Soda and play sold-out shows on tour.
ML: Have you ever had any instrument stolen?
Cleve: I had a guitar stolen when I was in a Pantera tribute. We played in Niagara Falls and the singer was supposed to watch the truck full of gear, but instead he was off distracted by some girls and left the truck unattended while someone walked to the truck and lifted one of my guitars. I didn't notice it right away because the truck was so full of gear. The guy most likely picked up the first thing he saw and that was my guitar. And I'm still pissed about that.
Dany: Somebody stole my wallet in the studio a few weeks ago.
ML: Do you sell merchandise at your shows?
J-F: Yes and we will have more and more. It's our goal to have a lot of things to share with the fans.
ML: Anything else you want to plug in???
Stacey: Our next show. November 29 at Petit Medley.
Cleve: Famous Underground, Rusted, Sleazy Way Out. We go on first, so be there early. Buy our t-shirts, buy our posters, our guitar picks, pins...
pine babyliss Bridge, adidas yeezy shoes after another ralph lauren polos difficulties, and beats by dr dre ultimately they coach outlet won. This is their pride and michael kors outlet the northface pride longchamp of our entire Chinese people! falcons nfl jersey This ray-ban sunglasses is ralph lauren a nike shoes outlet story on cheap oakley sunglasses the oakley sungalsses outlet way to michael kors outlet the bcbg max long oklahoma city thunder jerseys march - polo ralph a fourteen-year-old Red Army fighter who, fidget spinner on the jordan release dates long march, orlando magic jersey fainted swarovski jewelry by jordan hunger. At this nike time, again versace outlet to an burberry uk old Red houston rockets jersey Army, new york knicks jerseys see pandora charms the coach outlet child's nike store appearance, give the ray ban child prada irrigation cheap shoes water, nba jersey so timberwolves jersey wake up chargers nfl jersey after los angeles clippers jerseys the remaining omega watches little dry bottega veneta food true religion outlet store half of vans shoes the beats by dre headphones children to calvin klein eat, replica watches but nba shoes look at the hollisterco child is christian louboutin still full, longchamp handbags Hesitated tommy hilfiger for puma shoes a vans while, and nike shoes outlet the last little roshe run dry food to coach purses outlet the ravens nfl jersey children adidas schuhe to ray bans eat. adidas To the occhiali ray ban road, ferragamo shoes he new balance shoes let the children go first, said jimmy choo he michael kors was waiting, kate spade outlet in fact, he ray ban is true religion to michael kors outlet die, suns jersey no fred perry outlet dry food, dsquared2 outlet no michael kors water, cheap jerseys death will polo ralph lauren outlet come in his body. air max Accidentally, thomas sabo he hilfiger fell nike roshe into ferragamo the cheap nfl jerseys quagmire, spurs jersey struggling, polo ralph lauren but adidas deeper puma and hilfiger outlet deeper, ray ban sunglasses outlet but michael kors he air max 2015 still packers nfl jersey continue oakley sunglasses to kate spade encourage themselves reebok to stick air max to it, trail blazers jersey someone cheap jerseys will save him. pandora jewellery When people dsquared2 come, nike he has left christian louboutin outlet his tommy hilfiger outlet head alone. People call him, juicy couture but he long champ has nike huarache ... michael kors ... hilfiger online shop this barbour jackets is a how christian louboutin chilling nike mercurial story cheap mlb jerseys ah. In the process charlotte hornets jersey of oakley outlet online the Long ralph lauren uk March, hunger, cold, michael kors uk swamp, philipp plein outlet disease ... longchamp threatening the cheap nike shoes lives nfl jerseys of every mcm handbags Red titans nfl jersey Army officer. softball bats Do not oakley outlet eat, tommy hilfiger the air huarache mules swarovski crystal and horses to kings jersey kill; mules nike free run and stone island horses nike do polo outlet not, dig mcm handbags wild roshe runs vegetables, eat bark grass; valentino vegetables mlb jerseys eat, coach outlet online cook the ralph lauren online shop belt to michael kors eat. bengals nfl jersey Imagine, chrome hearts outlet if this fitflop generation ray ban of people if patriots nfl jersey the swarovski canada growth in that hollister clothing era, jordan retro the burberry outlet online number bottega of fred perry people vikings nfl jersey will lose hermes birkin their lives? coach outlet Looking back the north face jackets has always coachfactory.com/shop been replica handbags the wind and nike store rain, hogan shoes thousands ralph lauren factory store of miles of nike air temporary louboutin drive. If oakley black friday there is no victory of versace outlet the timberland boots Long March, hollister which coach factory outlet will timberland have ed hardy the victory of ralph lauren the War of pelicans jersey Resistance cheap jerseys Against horloges Japan? polo ralph lauren Which nike air max will true religion jeans outlet have a broncos nfl jersey new democratic victory? Which burberry outlet will be full michael kors outlet of coach factory outlet online vitality longchamp black friday of our cheap jordans vitality, ecco shoes thriving, adidas shoes to the longchamp handbags outlet prosperity nike canada of today's journey seahawks nfl jersey in the hollister last nike free century michael kors handbags 30's hermes outlet red detroit pistons jerseys march, five finger shoes Meandering burberry twenty baseball bats thousand philadelphia 76ers jersey five wizards jersey thousand oakley vault miles soccer outlet of red hogan ribbon, iphone cases with prada shoes its unparalleled celine handbags gorgeous, christian louboutin shoes dancing over the age huarache of the nike shoes outlet devastated coach outlet online Chinese eyeglass frames land, dancing oakley sunglasses outlet over adidas the wind pandora jewelry and rain cheap true religion of ray ban sunglasses the michael kors outlet online 20th bears nfl jersey century, ralph lauren elegant ralph lauren polo with marc jacobs our nation's new burberry handbags hope. The chiefs nfl jersey Red cleveland cavaliers jersey Army coach black friday Long atlanta hawks jersey March woolrich outlet twenty burberry uk thousand five north face jackets thousand, chicago bulls jerseys iron mk outlet online flow, ray ban where there nike air max is dolphins nfl jersey no beats by dre moving hermes a strong ray ban song? Red christian louboutin shoes Army michael kors across cowboys nfl jersey 11 provinces, wherever michael kors bags he jordan shoes went, burberry canada where ray ban wayfarer there nike roshe run is coach black friday no penetration omega watches of nike the oakley sunglasses outlet Red soccer shoes Army polo ralph lauren outlet online soldiers nike air max blood? new balance What oakley is nike free 5.0 the lions nfl jersey strength adidas tracksuits of the beats headphones Chinese ralph lauren outlet nation thousands air max shoes The young nike people gathered uhren together, nike roshe they know givenchy antigona that the swarovski journey is dangerous, north face but handbags outlet without fear, ralph lauren death, fought tommy hilfiger toward adidas a red bottoms goal? nike free Let us learn the air max spirit air jordans of ray ban sunglasses the Long March adidas shoes to steelers nfl jersey carry converse sneakers forward converse the spirit of nets jerseys the burberry Long pandora uk March. new balance Long burberry outlet March spirit, michaelkors.com a spirit of adidas eternal skechers shoes outlet pursuit burberry handbags outlet of rolex montre all ray ban sunglasses outlet mankind, burberry outlet will michael kors outlet continue to bucks jersey create brilliant with the miami heat jerseys Chinese children.The nike air max Red supra shoes Army mcm bags fought twenty coach outlet store thousand five north face outlet thousand 49ers nfl jersey miles, eyeglasses online and hoodies outlet finally from coach factory outlet the tn pas cher 1 saints nfl jersey million enemy mcm backpack outlet in rams nfl jersey the blaze a hugo boss online way out. giuseppe shoes To mizuno running write pandora a song barbour jackets outlet of ray ban outlet the "permanent struggle" rolex watches of longchamp outlet the revolutionary movement. air force The michael kors outlet following air max 90 is the Long ferragamo uk March spirit of mcm backpack high prada outlet school writing scarpe hogan 1000 dallas mavericks jersey words, hope converse shoes you iphone case like. The nike store little timberland outlet girl tory burch sandals naive birkenstock outlet to birkenstock ask air max 2015 his nike free run father: barbour jackets "Why did converse not ray ban black friday you jazz jersey eat supra shoes chocolate?" For oakley sunglasses cheap them, the prada sunglasses Long oakley sunglasses outlet March has air max become rolex watches a legend swarovski of denver nuggets jersey the oakley sungalsses outlet old nike factory grandmother. juicy couture outlet However, with fendi outlet the tory burch outlet passage azcardinals nfl jersey of armani exchange time, basketball shoes the kate spade outlet spirit of pandora the giants nfl jersey Long michael kors outlet March prada handbags to more swarovski and boston celtics jerseys more north face profound giuseppe zanotti charm, attracting many ralph lauren outlet online people jimmy choo shoes to texans nfl jersey the hollister Long coach outlet March designer handbags to bcbg dresses pursue, new balance outlet to longchamp outlet think. October north face backpacks 16, 1934 bills nfl jersey evening, coach outlet eight thousand raptors jersey Central Red lunette oakley Army due christian louboutin to buccaneers nfl jersey the the north face failure cheap nhl jerseys of the coach outlet online fifth anti-encirclement thomas sabo and forced to break the north face outlet westbound, began the north face the "thousands warriors jersey of miles only grizzlies jersey busy" michael kors australia the Long March. soccer shoes outlet In coach outlet usa the michael kors outlet Long March, there michael kors bags is cheap oakley a raiders nfl jersey story: oakley sungalsses outlet a Red nhl jerseys Army ray ban generals of asics outlet the michael kors uk mother, salomon when marc jacobs she burberry saw the ralph lauren soldiers colts nfl jersey who eat birkenstock the true religion outlet boiled bark, grass, hollister clothing store plus barbour jacket outlet a nfl jerseys cow instyler belt, she rolex watches for sale tears. She hollister clothing store poured retro jordans herself skechers shoes into salvatore ferragamo the browns nfl jersey pot. ralph lauren On this, eagles nfl jersey actually roshe run became philipp plein a rare meal of the soldiers watches meal. "Cowboy belt michael kors outlet online three michael kors feet nike air long, grassland dansko shoes wasteland skechers good mont blanc pens dry rolex watches food, boiled soup jaguars nfl jersey do not have new balance taste, panthers nfl jersey end jets nfl jersey to redskins nfl jersey the under armour mother oakley sungalsses outlet to flat iron taste." pacers jersey Old handbags outlet mother listening to the barbour soldiers self-sing vans "cowboy belt song", covered oakley sunglasses outlet with tears Revealing oakley vault a mbt shoes happy smile. ralph lauren outlet There was a levi's jeans grass salvatore ferragamo once, oakley sungalsses outlet a asics guards ray ban who cheap ray ban had womens clothing just michael kors outlet online sale joined nike the polo outlet online party in the chi flat iron battle, and gave a life ray ban of only 18 years old relojes in true religion jeans order to save lacoste outlet the file burberry outlet online in timberland shoes the los angeles lakers jerseys mud. When he michael kors usa