What was the public premiere of Diamond Dogs like?
We played our first few shows at a now-defunct bar called Squeeze Play out in Parma. It was interesting. There were people from other tribute acts and some diehard Bowie fans and curious people going, “What is he doing up there?” The first year of shows were some great learning experiences. We went through several lineup changes. By 2005, when we started playing House of Blues and summer festivals, it locked into place. I currently have the greatest collection of musicians that food stamps can buy. I have a super band, and it runs like clockwork. Bowie went through so many phases. How difficult is it to incorporate as many of them as you do? I like the challenge. For me, that was a really big thing. I had been singing in cover bands for quite some time when I started this, and I had had my fill of “Suffragette City.” Because I’m doing a tribute, I get into the meatier stuff and the deeper cuts. I love his more obscure work: his Berlin period and the Trent Reznor phase. I just eat that
