Not even the biggest fans of W.A.S.P. could expect this, but the band’s vocalist Blackie Lawless once had the chance to meet the legendary Pink Floyd singer and guitarist David Gilmour and the musician gave him some advice. Lawless recalled that incredible meeting in an interview with Guitar World and revealed that Gilmour is his favorite guitar player.
Blackie Lawless recalls the advice he received from David Gilmour
“I’ve heard other guitar players say they approach guitars like being a singer. My favorite guitar player is David Gilmour. We were at an EMI dinner one night, and he was there. I started talking to him and said, ‘By far, you’re my favorite guitar player. How do you come up with those melodies?’”
“He didn’t bat an eye and goes, ‘I’m a singer. I think like a singer.’ I was standing there and thought, ‘Duh.’ In other words, if you’re looking for a melody, it’s about what enhances the song. I subscribe to that theory because I feel like it can’t not give you an advantage because you’re just thinking differently,” Blackie Lawless said.
The band
W.A.S.P. was formed in Los Angeles back in 1982 and released their praised self-titled debut album two years later. That record was followed by the successful album “The Last Command” in 1985. The band is currently formed by Blackie Lawless (Guitar and vocals), Mike Duda (Bass – Since 1995), Doug Blair (Guitar – Since 2006) and Aquiles Priester (Drums – Since 2017). They have released 16 studio albums, the most recent being “Reidolized: The Soundtrack of The Crimson Idol” released back in 2018.
Some of their most famous tracks are: “Wild Child”, “I Wanna Be Somebody”, “Animal”, “Sleeping (In The Fire)” and “Miss You”.