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David Diamond "Pop Star" Interview
I found an interview of David Diamond over on the Berlin website in which he mentions his participation in Zot. The interview was conducted by a student in April 1994 for a music industry class.
Here are some excerpts:
MR: How did you get involved with Berlin? Were they friends of yours?
DD: No. I was playing in a local band that actually went on later to get a deal with Elektra called Zot. We went one night to a place in West Hollywood called Flippers, which is no longer there. It was one of those roller-disco's (laughs). Anyway, there was this band playing there called Null & Void, and they were really noisy and very experimental, while Zot was a very commercial pop band like Styx, SuperTramp, and those other tired bands that seemed to appeal to so many blonde beach types. I made some comment about how innovative Null & Void was. So, the singer for Zot, whom I never got along with anyway said "Why don't you join them?" Well just as he said that, I realized that I knew someone on Null & Void's crew and so I went over to say "hi" to him. He made some comment about the fact that they were about to fire their bass player. I said "Well, you know what, I'd like to audition." So, the very next week, I got a call from them and went to audition.
Read the full David Diamond interview on the Berlin website.
Posted by Bill at January 21, 2005 12:41 PM
Comments
I came across the original article by Michael Rush which contains the same content as that found on the Berlin site, but also includes a picture.
Posted by: bill at February 5, 2005 4:15 PM
I was in a short lived Pre-Zot Band with David Diamond and Patrick Knowles called "The Act".
We were very young. Dave was 15, Patrick 16 and I was 17. David was a great musician at such a young age, and Patrick was penomenal as long as I can remember (I met him when he was 13, playing house parties).
Dave had a terrible crush on Patrick that used to freak Patrick out. I have found memories of driving up PCH in my Mom's car with Pat with a cooler in the backseat filled with beer.
Posted by: chelton at February 13, 2005 2:44 AM
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