Photo credit Marcos Hermes
Interview by Kris Peters
Living Colour and Extreme are two of the greatest rock bands to emerge from last century that are still standing.
Individually they both hold aloft the rock flame but together they are an unstoppable force of musical nature that deliver their brand of music with an irresistable charm and swagger rarely seen over two bands on one stage.
So it is with great excitement that we are now only a matter of weeks away from being able to witness the spectacle live in Australia with the co-headlining tour kicking off in Melbourne on September 4.
Living Colour frontman Corey Glover joined HEAVY earlier this week to spread the word.
"We're already on the road," he relayed. "Us and Extreme are on the road in North America right now touring parts of the North East and heading West."
Coming out to Australia is an arduous task for holidays, let alone as part of a tour, so we ask Glover how he prepares mentally and physically for a run of shows so far from home.
"You just have to know you're not going home," he laughed. "You have to be aware that you're gonna be away from home for a long time and you have to get your family situation right. You have to get your mind right and know that you're going to be out there sleeping on a bus (laughs)."
It's been a couple of years since Living Colour last paid us a visit so we ask what has changed with the band in that time.
"Nothing really has changed," he measured. "It's all the same folks, all the same music. We have a good time when we come to Australia. We always have a good time there. We always have a good time on stage with each other, so you can expect to have a good time. Both bands are on point."
In the full interview Corey talks more about what to expect, fitting all of their songs into a setlist, the possibility of new songs surfacing, what, if any, surprises the band has in store, why Living Colour and Extreme make good touring partners, his early days with the band, gelling with guitarist Vernon Reid, having a voice through music, their debut album Vivid and how it changed things forever, musical evolution, a new album and more.