Hi Billy, what’s up? I’ve finally got your album… why did it take so long to be released?
Billy: Well, there are a few reasons for this question !! first off we wanted to make a big arena rock album loaded with great songs which takes time. Secondly we were doing everything ourselves, meaning time & money. So unfortunatly things took a bit longer due to this. Thirdly, our drummer quit right after returning from our 3rd European tour In 2003. So on top of getting a new album written & recorded at the same time we were out to find a new member yet again !! To keep things moving ahead we actually played to a click track/drum machine for nearly a year untill our friend Johnny Cruz said he would help us out and play the drum parts for the album.

This Is where things really started to come together as far as getting the songs finished & the album done. After we were done with pre-production we headed down to good ol' LA to start recording the album at the Sandbox with producer Rick Parker. We recorded then mixed It In a few stages from the months of February-June of 2004. After that was all said & done we played a few local shows with Johnny on drums then Paul Scavuzzo joined In late 2004.

Now that we were back up & running as a band we played a few SF & LA shows, one which was supporting the New York Dolls @ The Fillmore Auditorium. We then headed overseas for a two week tour of Europe In January 2005 to support the double cd released on 'People Like You Records' which was a compilation of old material. When we returned home we played a show In Hollywood the following month for Liquor & Poker/Cetury Media Records who loved the new album. The next day we met with the president who then offered us a deal on the spot !! After going through all the legal bull-shit the album finally got the release date this past April.

I really like that album and I reckon your sound has become more melodic than before. Was it planned or just a normal evolution of the American Heartbreak sound?
American Heartbreak has always been about riffs & melodies, good catchy songs. For this one we wanted to take It further and write the best album we could as well as It being a big arena rock record. So yeah It's a bit of an evolution, but much more of a planned & very focused dirrection which we have never done before. I feel this Is the album AH has always wanted to record but just never quite did with our past releases. This album sounds like an album, For me personaly our past releases sound like just a bunch of unfinished songs we recorded then released.

How was it working with Rick Parker and how much it did impact the final outcome of the CD?
Rick Parker Is awsome to work with, being a long time friend also helped put that good energy into the recording as well. Rick Is very talented period ! He's great at getting everything to sound perfect yet still have that nice Rock N' Roll edge. As for the impact/final outcome, yes Rick had a lot to do with It.

I thought the producer should be John Purdell…
Originally John Purdell was going to do the album, Sadly John was struck by prostate cancer & passed away In 2004.

Oh, oh : ( sorry.... "Unhappily Ever After" is about hating your own girlfriend, while the last track is called "Bitch". Why such an aversion towards women?
I don't write the lyrics but that's been the thing for AH from the start, love hate relationships.

In what occasion you did suffer most for love?
I have no idea??

"The Last Of the Superheroes" is your personal tribute to your 70’s idols and you name Kiss, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Rolling Stones among them. What do you think of the "accident" occurred to Keith Richard? Have you ever climbed a palm to get a coconut? Seriously, what’s the worst crap thing you have ever done in music?
That Is one crazy story about Keith !!! I'm not much for coconuts so I don't think I'll ever be climbing a tree for one !!! Hmmm the worst thing I've ever done ???? not sure about that???

In the CD pix you’re wearing a Kiss and a Aerosmith t-shirt...is there a clothing or an object you love in particular and you will never get rid of?
Were all fans of this stuff, as for never getting rid of object/material item, that would be my Gretsch White Falcon guitar.

"Goodnight Goodbye" is missing in the CD, why didn’t you include it?
We worked on about 16 songs for this album then cut It down to 13 when It came time to record. Goodnight Goodbye was on the first list but It just never came together like the album tracks so we dropped It along with two others . I'm sure we will work on It for the next album & see what comes of It ??? then maybe not ??

Last time you told us about Hanoi Rocks, Angela McCoy, atc…why don’t you try and cheer up the SLAM! readers with some more gossip or funny story on the rockstar you have met?
Ahhh the good ol' days!!! well as for stories?? I remember meeting Steven Tyler at this goth type club In San Francisco back In 1994 & some wacky girl came up to him with a whip & said hit me with this ???? so Steven took It and gave her a few wacks over her ass!! Priceless memory!!!

In 2004 you supported New York Dolls, memories and impressions on that show?
First off to support the New York Dolls was just AWSOME !! secondly my old bass player Sami Yaffa had just joined the band. It was the first time we both shared a stage together In 14 years !! so for me that was pretty cool. And to top off we opened for a legendary band that we all love & were influenced by ! It dosen't get any better than that.

Talking of gigs, you toured with many bands, tell the first thing coming to your mind about:
Backyard Babies: Dregen
Crash Kelly: Thin Lizzy
The Donnas: Alison
Buckcherry: Rock !
Warrant: No comment
Cinderella: underrated
Scorpions: Love Drive
Sebastian Bach: Tall
L.A. Guns: Good friends

Last year you wrote me that JetBoy were about to make a re-union. What happened then? Any chance to see them together again?
Yup, Jetboy reunited for the first time in over 14 years ! We were offered to headline the release party @ The Key Club In Los Angeles for the 'Hollywood Rocks' Cd box set which came out last year on Cleopatra/Deadline Records and the timing was just right. The whole thing went so well we talked about keeping It going which none of us expected to do. We just did two more shows this year (American Heartbreak played on the SF date this late April) which went great as well. Right now I'm focusing on AH ! Jetboy will do more sometime soon though. We are going to release a Cd/DVD by next year & see what comes of that. Now that we got back together and played those old songs It's much easier to pull together & do a again, so will see where It goes ???

Recently Black Halos went playing to Italy. How are things going with Adam Becvare and why did he quit the band?
Hmmm good question ?? why did Adam quit ?? Personaly I think Adam just wanted to re-form his old band the Lust Killers which Is what he did right after leaving AH. I gotta say one thing, If It was not for AH Adam would not have found the members for LK, landed the gig with the re-united Lords nor the Black Halos ! those are friends he met & connections he made while playing In AH. What I don't get Is he never gives us any credit or mention about ever playing with AH ? which I don't understand ??? No biggie though. Were still good friends & keep In touch.... we love Adam X !!

I’ve been in contact with Erik from the time 'Postcards From Hell' was out. Where is he now? I remember he was really nice and kind…
Erik & I go back a long, long time, he's like a brother to me. He had issues with Lance which lead him to make a decision & that was to leave the band right after we returned from our third European tour In 2003. As the band carried on Erik & I keept In touch, as far as I know he's doing good and living his life.

I know you’re a daily user of Ebay and Myspace; what’s the auction more satisfying and how useful is a site like Myspace for a rock’n’roll band?
Yeah I love ebay !!! I started my buisness on there but don't use It as much now. As for myspace I think It helps out big time for any band or whatever you do. It's the ultimate networking tool which get's your name out there to help promote whatever you want, the internet rules !!

Ok Billy, that’s all...one more thing… that "Moreno" named in the credits, is this me???
Yes this is YOU !!! you have been a big supporter of AH & we wanted to let you know that you ROCK!

Uahaaa, Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu!!! the last lines are for you, to say goodbye to the Slam! readers.
To all the slam readers !! Moreno Rocks & so does Slam !! AH look forward to seeing all our rock n' roll friends In Italy very soon !! support your Rock N' Roll & pick up the new AH cd !!