Stephen Pearcy (Ratt singer)

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07/07/21 • 33 min

Episode 152- Stephen Pearcy of Ratt!!! Ratt’s legacy continues to be a big part of pop culture today. Their music was just featured in a recent Geico commercial. You’ve also heard their music in Stranger Things, Family Guy and tons of other places. Stephen tells me about some really great projects coming up that he has including 2 docu-series, a new double solo record coming out, a second book at some point and a role in an upcoming musical with my old pal Geoff Tate from Queensryche. This was a fun one!!!
00:00 - Intro
01:36 - Welcome Stephen & New Solo Record
04:15 - Docu-Series - "Back for More" & ASY TV Show
06:40 - Motley Crue's "The Dirt" & Stories To Be Told
08:02 - The Struggle & Work Ethic
12:15 - Solo Band "Ratt Bastards"
13:17 - Debut EP - "Ratt"
14:05 - "Lack of Communication" & Playing Old Songs
15:48 - "Way Cool Jr" Song & Inspiration
16:50 - Warren DeMartini & Original Members
20:15 - Touring with Poison
21:30 - Living the Ratt Life & Future Shows
23:20 - Thoughts on Vince Neil
24:30 - Friendly Rivalry with Axl Rose
26:30 - Docu-Series & Upcoming Books
29:30 - Eddie Van Halen
30:25 - Upcoming Musical with Geoff Tate
31:15 - Cancer & Animals
31:40 - Wrap Up
Stephen Pearcy website:
https://www.officialstephenpearcy.com
American Cancer Society website:
https://www.cancer.org
Humane Society website:
https://www.humanesociety.org
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Chuck Shute Podcast - Stephen Pearcy (Ratt singer)

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Chuck Shute00:00:13.468

Welcome to the show today, big guest, Steven piercey. singer of rat, if you don't know this is you're probably listening to the wrong podcast. That was a huge band in the 80s. And their legacy continues to this day. The band and their music were just featured in a recent Geico commercial. And you've probably also heard their music and Stranger Things, Family Guy, tons of other places. Steven tells me about some really great projects that he has