Interview
1. Who are the members of your band and what are their musical backgrounds?
Suzanne Birdie, vocals
Sly Rye, guitar
Kevin Kurt’s, bass
Alex Romanov, drums
We have all played in bands (punk, metal, rock) some for decades.
2. How long have you been in the music industry?
With The Metal Byrds, only for 2 years now, since 2018 when we started writing and recording our originals. This is the first PROFESSIONAL band any of us have ever been in.
3. How long have you been performing under your present name?
We have been The Metal Byrds since 2017.
4. What Genre would you call your music?
We are metal punk-pop, if that is a genre, but that’s what are!
5. Who are your major influences?
Kiss, acdc, maiden, pat benetar, Fleetwood Mac, Def Leppard
6. How old were you when you started following a musician’s path?
We all got started at a young age. Suzanne sang in church as a kid.
Rye started playing guitar at 9 and was in his first band at age 11
Kevin Kurts lettered in choir in school
Alex parents bough him his first drum kit at 2 years old because he was banging on pots and pans
8. Tell me a funny story that has happened to you as you have traveled to play.
One day we were headed to a bar in Austin when Suzanne hit a coyote with her car. She was shaken up that we thought she wouldn’t be able to sing, but just like a pro, she got on stage like nothing happened. After the set, she threw up as she walked off, and said all she was thinking about was the coyotes blood and guts that she still had to clean off her car. We all laughed, and helped her clean it.
9. Where would you like to be in five years?
Rich and famous on a worldwide tour!
10. What inspires you to write?
Everyday life. Suzanne and Rye write all the songs, and they write based on what’s going on in their lives at the moment.
11. What is your philosophy of life and how does it affect your music?
MUSIC IS LIFE, and everything we go through in life changes and molds us into who we are and will be.
12. Please add the names of the places you have played and the city they are in.
Austin, TX, Detroit, MI, Houston, TX (we can’t think of the names of small bars and clubs we’ve played)
13. Do you have any causes that tug at your heartstrings, or that you support? Abused pets, world peace organization, save the whales, etc…
Anything that involves children. Abused kids, school programs for kids, meal programs, and also abused animals and women. Anyone that can’t do anything for themselves affects us deeply. We all give back when we can. What good is life if you can’t give back.
14. Do you have any new releases coming out?
Yes, or new album, Life In 20, comes out Sept 30th 2020. We have released the first 2 singles off of the new album Tell Me on Aug 30th and The Ganges on Sept 1st.
15. What is your upcoming performance schedule?
We are still working on the album, and writing more songs, so no planned upcoming events until we all feel safe from covid.
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