![]() ![]() Thirteenth Step was released in September 2003, selling 231,000 copies its debut week. ![]() Lohner performed only one track on the album before he was replaced by James Iha, formerly of The Smashing Pumpkins. ![]() They were replaced by bassist Jeordie White ( Marilyn Manson) and guitarist Danny Lohner, both of whom had been involved in the production of Mer de Noms and the later Emotive album. While preparing for their second album, Lenchantin and Van Leeuwen left the band to pursue other projects. The band embarked on a number of headlining tours all over the world to promote the album which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) one month after its release, and platinum just four months later. Mer de Noms was released in May 2000, selling 188,000 copies its debut week. Soon after entering the studio to record their first album, Alexander was replaced by Josh Freese of The Vandals. ![]() They were then joined by bassist/violinist Paz Lenchantin, guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, formerly of Failure, and drummer Tim Alexander, formerly of Primus. Howerdel agreed, and the band formed in 1999. After hearing demos of Howerdel's music, Maynard James Keenan, the lead singer of Tool, offered his services as vocalist. A Perfect Circle is the brainchild of Billy Howerdel. For a full list of dates, visit the band's official site.The discography of American alternative rock supergroup A Perfect Circle consists of four studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, one video album, thirteen singles, one promotional single and thirteen music videos. Like this interview? Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for regular updates & more of the same. Ī Perfect Circle are currently on the road promoting 'Eat The Elephant'. They grew up, they went to high school together, so that was my connection to L.A. The first people I met when I came to L.A. Not really!įinally, I wanted to go back to your appearance on the first Rage Against The Machine’ album how did that come about? Puscifer took a lot of work to kind of get on the map, and I felt like I kind of got it to the spot where it kind of was resting on its own laurels now, that I could get back to work on the other stuff.Īre there any other musical itches that you’ve got left to scratch? Well, I had to spend a lot of that time establishing the wine industry in Arizona, and also Puscifering, and also the absence of an actual music industry after 2007, pretty much. Why was the timing right to bring out ‘Eat The Elephant’ now, fourteen years after ‘Emotive’? So, when friends get together, that friendship is pretty unbreakable.ĭo you think there’ll be more APC albums in the future then? You know, when he and I put our heads together to get something done, I feel like there’s going to be some longevity to it, just because we’re friends. The band started off as a side project with Billy Howerdel did you think it would have the legs to last this long? overwhelming that the support is still there all these years later. We’ve been to a lot of places Europe, Scandinavia, the U.K., and the support has been very, very, very emotional. It’s kind of a break from the road, and then the road is the break from the cellar.ĭoes it amaze you that A Perfect Circle have been around for almost twenty years now? I mean, harvest of course is three solid months of work. They kind of flip flop, go back and forth. Which occupies more of your time wine, or music? Then we go right back out with A Perfect Circle in the States, and then we’re back here in December. I’ve got to go back and pick the grapes, and I’ll be in the cellar for the next three months. You’re here in London for a pair of shows in Brixton what’s happening after this run? Watching the demise of our glorious country has just kind of brought all these memories back of waiting for the explosion. The new A Perfect Circle album contains the song “So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish” who is the Douglas Adams fan in the band? I’ve eaten my body weight in curry already. Hi Maynard, you’re here in London tonight what have you been up to whilst in the city? ![]()
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