Is 2010 when the fabled Aaron Lewis solo projects finally hit the shelves?
Aaron Lewis: It is, although, I must say, everything has really morphed along the way. What you will see now is an amalgamation of the last batch of small room (The Cabaret) Mohegan Sun live performances and probably three or four new songs for the CD plus a Sundance-type music/documentary DVD. Nightcrawler: What kind of style and sound should we expect for your solo tunes? Lewis: Well, I think it’s pretty obvious, my style. You listen to “Outside,” “It’s Been A While”—I bring acoustically written rock songs to the table. From there [with Staind], the guys add their embellishments to it and bring it somewhere else. Nightcrawler: Whereas with the solo stuff, it will remain closer to its initial incarnation? Lewis: Actually, not necessarily (laughs). Sometimes it will just go in different directions. For example, the first single, “Country Boy,” has a country flair, with pedal steel guitars. Nightcrawler: What’s going on with that lyrically? Lewis: Really, it’s autobiographical… just a
