Totally, Marty (Thau) at Red Star signed us at a time when lots of people liked us, but no one could figure out why we were doing what we did. He understood basic rock and roll via his bubble gum days and his work with the Dolls. He even gave us a cash advance! As for Miles Copeland of I.R.S., he was fiercely loyal, we lived in his houses in London and Hollywood and would rip the head off of anyone who did a lame job for us. He had to rip off a lot of heads!

4. Peter, you, Keith Streng and Bill Milhizer have been together making music for awhile now.  The chemistry there must be pretty amazing? How did the band come together and what are some of the secrets to keeping it going?

The chemistry is pretty good indeed. Keith and I were old high school buddies and always wanted to start a band and play the type of music we liked, but wasn’t being made by the pompous groups of the times. We met Bill in a coffee shop as we discussed getting the group back together at the behest of Marty Thau. We had chucked it in for a few weeks in 1979.

5. You've made at least 12 albums, loads of singles and eps, many for different labels and in different places. Has that been something you've done by design or circumstance? Has this been a help or a hindrance?

Strictly a hinderence, although it makes it interesting for collectors! We’ve recorded with who we could, and it seems labels keep going out of business, making our records unavailable. It’s really quite a shame, the I.R.S. stuff from the 80’s is all long out of print and the Ichiban releases of the 90’s have all been impounded by the courts due to a bankruptcy case. That just about takes care of the whole lot, right?

6. Who are some of you're favorite bands or artists from the 60's?

Gee too many to mention (but i will...) Rolling Stones, Kinks, Yardbirds, ? and the Mysterians and all those one hit wonders. Oh yeah, Elvis and lots of Soul music too!

7. Full Time Men and The Love Delegation were/are side projects of yours and other Fleshtones members. Does doing something different every once in awhile help keep it "fresh" ?

Yes indeed. Also we were having trouble getting our stuff released at the time, and needed an outlet. We later did release all the rejected Fleshtones material as ‘angry years’ on Amsterdamned in North America and Impossible in Europe. Not bad...

8. Do you have favorite Flestones albums?  What are a couple of favorite Flestones shows or moments?

Yes, I like: Fleshtones vs. Reality, More Than Skin Deep and the new record, Solid Gold Sound. As for moments, oh there have been many. Some of the shows with (Echo &) the Bunnymen, some of our Mardi Gras shows in New Orleans, our first show in Paris (we felt like the Beatles!), a show we did in the middle of a sugar cane field in Martinique, being on Andy Warhol’s last TV show ever, all of our old shows at Max’s Kansas City and the ones we did in Keith’s basement in the mid 70’s.

9. For someone who has never seen or heard the Fleshtones, could you put into words the "Experience" ?

Wow, that’s a hard one, especially since so many groups have borrowed so much from us. But we've always took from the best (or the very worst) ourselves. Lots of action, no working from a script, fast moving and fun, expect the unexpected. There that says very little really. You’ll just have to come and see, after all this time we are certainly genuine! Thanks!