Vic wrote:
I call bullshit on the "Orson Welles, uncle of Eric Adams" information. What is the source? |
I was using this as my source:
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/battle-hymns/312321" rel="nofollow - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/battle-hymns/312321
but it looks like our intrepid reviewer is wrong and we'll all have to bow down to Vic's superior knowledge!
http://www.truemetal.org/hailandkill/html/interview/intview46.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.truemetal.org/hailandkill/html/interview/intview46.htm
This is an interview with Eric Adams:
On
your first record you had Orson Welles do some narration. Did you get to meet
him?
Joey
(DeMaio, Manowar bassist) and Ross (�The Boss� Funicello, former Manowar
guitarist and alumnus of punk-metal legends the Dictators) met him, but I was
busy in upstate New York at the time.
When
he recorded his parts in New York City, they met Orson.
What
sort of impression did he leave on them?
I
think it�s the same impression he would have left on anybody who met him. He
was this huge, huge guy, so he had to go up in this freight elevator. He brought
his dog with him. That�s pretty amazing. What an amazing voice he had, for him
to do �Defender� and �Dark Avenger� for us, then also announce the band.
We still use that every night. We use that tape where he says, �Ladies and
gentlemen, from the United States of America, all hail Manowar!�
That�s
fantastic. Of course, Orson Welles goes down in history as being one of the
great pranksters. Now, considering that you don�t joust and you had Orson
Welles on your first record, are you playing a prank on the metal fans of the
world?
Not
at all, brother. Not at all. We�re giving them the very best that we can.
Originally, I was supposed to do the narration and it didn�t sound as good as
it possibly could. We went to our record company and we said, �We need a voice
like Orson Welles. He�s the king. He�s the man with the deep voice, great
for narration.� Look what he did when he made people believe �The War of the
Worlds� thing. C�mon, what a voice he�s got!
And
there�s also that movie he did about forgeries.
Oh�what
was the name of that?
I
forgot the name too. You know the one I�m talking about? It�s like a
documentary.
I
can�t remember the name of that, but, anyway, he�s very convincing and very
straightforward. He�s the best and Manowar needed the best. I don�t think
it�s trickery or trying to pull one over on the fans. We�re very honest with
our fans.
Did
he challenge either Ross or Joey to a duel?
To
a duel?
Yeah.
Who?
Orson? Nah, not at all. In fact he was behind the band, one-hundred percent. He
knew that we couldn�t get the time of day in America, but over in Europe we
would do well. Same thing with him. He couldn�t get the time of day in America
so he had to make it in Europe first, then come back to America. His heart and
soul were into it. It was a very cool thing.
So
you were kind of like kindred spirits.
Exactly.
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