Soul automobile? <Leo> I was a little worried about it, not knowing what to expect, and thinking it wasn't going to sound that great, but after I plugged in and started playing I was blown away at how much like a Marshall it sounded. The sound was FAT!! And I loved it!
<CVNW> One more auto-centric question: in several pictures, I see the number “11” on your guitar – what is the significance of that? <Leo> This is the number of Jaggedy Ann‘s race car driver, Dustin Ash. We endorsed each other. Dustin had a huge picture of us painted on the hood of his car, so every time he raced we were with him! LOL And he would bring the car to our local shows and park out front so fans could see it. In return we would make appearances at his races and stand with the car and sign autographs and take photos with his fans.
<CVNW> Your sound has been described as what you get if you mix Joan Jett, Angus Young, and a little bit of Vegas - does that seem about right to you? <Leo> I would say that sounds about right. LOL Obviously, I love Angus Young and he is who influenced me, so that definitely shows, and I think the Joan Jett thing is because I have a lower range than a lot of female singers. <CVNW> Playing guitar, singing, playing LEAD, dancing & jumping around stage (all in stilettos, by the way) - how are you able to manage all of it? <Leo> Practice, practice, and more practice! Playing guitar is easy for me now, since I've been doing it for so long, but I am new at singing, so it is challenging for me. I have to practice every day. I also exercise at least 3 - 4 days per week. It takes a lot of stamina to do all that. Your heart and diaphragm have to be strong and you have to be in shape, so I stick to a very disciplined, healthy clean living life style. Exercise, eating healthy, plenty of water, sleep, vitamins, and no drugs. <CVNW> That’s quite a bit of multitasking! <Leo> It's the only way to go! <CVNW> The Kickstarter campaign…how much were you looking to raise? <Leo> $10,000 <CVNW> It was ultimately not successful, any thoughts as to why? I ask because a ton of artists are using Kickstarter to help fund recording, do you think there might have been an oversaturation there? <Leo> I'm not sure why, but I do agree that there is an over saturation. It seemed like when I was doing it, there were at least 5 other bands from my area doing one also. People get numb to things when they are bombarded with so many people asking for money, especially when the economy isn't doing so great. <CVNW> I heard rumors of a Jaggedy Ann documentary tell us about that. <Leo> Yes, it's going to be very interesting. We have so many funny and crazy stories to tell about recording with Phil Rudd, living in his studio for 3 months, being on tour, and all the people we met