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Sonic Babe Of The Month - August 2006

Name: CJ Sleez
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What made you get into Rock N' Roll?

I’ve always been outgoing and rebellious. Rock N’ Roll has provided me with the perfect outlet for my untamed creative energy. Truthfully, I’ve never even considered doing anything else. Music is in my blood. I come from a family of musicians and have never had a lesson in my life. It just comes naturally to me. It’s what I’m here to do and it’s great having such a secure sense of purpose. Focused energy is so much more powerful than dispersed energy. Despite all the hard work and sacrifices, being a rockstar is still the best job in the world!

What was your first rock concert and what was the experience like for you?

I can’t remember the first show that I ever went to see. It seems like I’ve been watching and listening to bands my entire life. I guess there’s a lot of things I don’t remember at this point. I don’t usually think about the past, why dwell on things that have already happened anyway? Really my only concern is what I’m going to do next.

What is your five all time favorite albums (CDs)?

There’s too many to choose just 5. Here’s a bunch of my favorite bands + albums:

Guns n’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction
Motley Crue – Shout at the Devil
Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral
Hole – Live Through This
Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies
The Sex Pistols – Anarchy in the UK
The New York Dolls – Too Much Too Soon
KISS – Destroyer
L7 – Bricks are Heavy
The Dead Kennedy’s – Bedtime for Democracy
Faith No More – The Real Thing
Tool - Undertow

Who are your five favorite bands?

Again, I don’t think I can narrow it down to just one. That’s like asking a fish what their favorite drop of water is in the ocean.

What is your all time favorite song and why?

Janis Joplin songs. I grew up listening to her. My mother sang her songs to me as lullabies when I was a baby.

Do you play an instrument? If so, what & how long? Also are you in a band, who is it?

I play electric guitar, and although it’s not really my driving passion, it is my favorite instrument. I prefer to sing and I’ve always thought that lead singers who also play guitar live are boring to watch. I like to feel free on stage and having a guitar strapped to me feels like dead weight. I think it’s better to concentrate on doing one thing at a time and doing it well. Usually the only time I play is when I’m at home writing new songs.

If you could put the ultimate rock show together with three bands, who would it be?

CJ SLEEZ (my band of course), also Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson.

Do you think there's any bands out today can make rock n' roll big in the mainstream again?

Well my band of course… There are so many deadly new rock bands out there these days. It’s definitely time for a turn-around in mainstream musical culture. People are bound to get sick of this Rap/R+B crap sooner than later. It seems like Rock has a resurgence every 10 years or so, and we’re due for another one. I also think that the Toronto Music Scene is ready for its day in the sun. There’s so much cool stuff happening here lately. It could very easily be center of the next major movement, (like Seattle, L.A, and New York have been in the past.) Rock n’ Roll will never die Baby! Not as long as there are wild ones like me dedicated to keeping it alive and in-your-face.

What is your definition rock n' roll?

Loud, Fast, Expressive, Inspirational and Emotion Music. Real Rock n’ Roll should make your body move instinctively. Honesty, Danger and Raw Emotion. There are too many bands out there posing and trying to fit into the watered-down, cookie-cutter ideal of what they think modern rockstars should be. It’s like they’re afraid of pissing of the major labels or something. The music industry has become so corporate that it’s sickening. Bands want to be marketable, accessible to the mainstream, politically correct and safe, even at the expense of their artistic integrity. Not enough artists are taking risks which is what I believe Rock n’ Roll is all about. It’s about being young, shocking, and controversial, and it’s about pushing society’s envelope. I’m more concerned about expressing my true self and presenting a REAL account of my lifestyle and experiences, than I am with selling records. I refuse to compromise or dull down my work just to make it more palatable for the public majority. The truth is something that should always be heard, whether people think they want to hear it or not. It’s the only thing that really counts in the log-run; The only thing that’s remembered.

What is your choice of poison (drink) while enjoying rock n' roll?

I used to go crazy for shots of Tequila Gold, fat lines of coke and needles full of heroin while out at the clubs, (in fact I drank and snorted so much, so fast that it ended up giving me an ulcer among other things), but for the past couple of years I’ve been heavily and legally medicated. I take five separate kinds of pills every day plus my methadone (which alcohol tends to dull the effectiveness of), so I’ve had to curb my heavy drinking somewhat. I am however a total chronic when it comes to weed and don’t plan on giving up that habit anytime soon.

Any last words or thoughts about rock n roll?

It’s primal. Support your local Hard Rock Bands and Always Spread the SLEEZ Baby!
To check out CJ SLEEZ killer band go to www.cjsleez.com