Why do you think so many 80s rock bands such as Sweet Teaze are returning these days?
MM: There is still a large group of people that are into 80’s music. They are not just made up of people that lived through the decadent years, but young teenagers that like the riffs, style, and attitude that the 80’s band represented. The 80’s “Hair Band” style of music is still very much alive and there are hundreds of internet based stations that crank out those tunes to devoted listeners all over the world. Even here in Detroit, WRIF (101.1FM) dedicates 6 hours of their programming to the genre each week. SR: It wasn’t so long ago that ‘hair bands’ were ridiculed, was it difficult for a musician like yourself to get taken seriously during those years? MM: At the time I only felt ridiculed when around other musicians that didn’t understand what the music was all about. It made no sense to hang with a bunch of negative people so we would just hang with the people that enjoyed the music and were into that scene. I feel that ridicule is the result of envy and jealousy and at that time
