Vivian Campbell Talks Jimmy Bain's Death, Last in Line's Future
Myglobalmind: Will LAST IN LINE carry on without Jimmy?
Vivian Campbell: We were scheduled to do a tour to promote the release of the [debut LAST IN LINE album "Heavy Crown"] but have canceled it. We have two obligations which we will fulfill; the Frontiers festival in Italy this April as we are headlining two nights, and Rocklahoma on Memorial Day weekend. With whom on bass, I don't know as of yet, as we're just not are there yet. Jimmy was just buried and we want to be very respectful to his memory. He believed in this CD and it's a strong record that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with his other recordings. In the last year and a half while we were making the CD, it really gave him focus in dealing with his sobriety and overcoming that demon. He focused his energies on it, believed in it, and was very proud of it — as we all are. It's weird to think about performing without Jimmy as he was so much a part of the process. It was reuniting the original DIO band and the chemistry is to never be replaced. I personally don't subscribe to the feeling that you can replace a musician; we are unique like our fingerprints. Where we play, where we don't play, how we play, the spaces we leave, and our timing. The tonality we each have is very individual, every musician is very unique. It's going to be different; it's never going to be the same. We believe in the project, the record, and we will work it to some extent."
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