taken from ibanez.co.jp

Billy gives the rundown of what’s up with the reunion tour, Suicide City and his take on the music industry….

MI: Well, first question on my mind, is there a snowball’s chance in hell you would come to Israel on this reunion tour?

BG: I would LOVE to come to Israal…I think there’s a huge possibility, especially since we all had a great time there!

MI: Back when I interviewed you a year or two ago, you were basically like, well, it’s time to move on from Biohazard… what made you guys decide to get back together for the reunion tour?

BG: I was over doing Biohazard and moved onto Suicide City in 2004. I achieved everything I wanted to with Biohazard and wanted to move on, but that was with Biohazard as it was. I always missed the old days with Bobby and when the reunion idea came up with it being our 20th year anniversary, I was really into jamming with the old crew again!!

MI: Is it a permanent reunion?

BG: For me, I love what I’ve done (Biohazard) and I love what I am doing with Suicide City. Our plans are to play some shows together and have a great time!

MI: Are there any plans to write new material?

BG: I’m working on the new Suicide City album right now.

MI: Obviously there have been severe changes in the music industry since you guys started 20 years ago, especially with the downloading issue and the fact that record companies aren’t signing bands as much. Do you think there have been any positive changes or even just existing conditions in the industry today that may you know, help Biohazard get things going again?

BG: Yes, record and release your own music on your own!

MI: Please explain the whole DFL mentality as you would to someone who never heard of you.

BG: Down For Life, meaning that you are friends for life!

MI: Why do you think Biohazard has stayed the course these past two decades? I mean, obviously you still have a big enough fan base to make it worth it to you on a financial level to do this tour. Why do you think people still care about Biohazard?

BG: All I know is that I love what I did with Biohazard and love playing shows….never really cared if people liked or disliked us, just that I liked it!

MI: This question arises from the fact that in Israel, there are a few bands that don’t want to play in bars. Several reasons I’ve heard is that they don’t want the small crowd sitting on their ass that bars usually provide, the sound sucks or that they don’t want people to get sick of them from playing too much. Especially coming from the Brooklyn scene I saw that if a band is more down-to-earth and plays whenever and wherever they can, it makes a fan feel more connected with the band and it’s a way to engender that diehard fan relationship Biohazard enjoys with a lot of its fans. What do you feel about the issue?

BG: With Suicide City, we love playing the bars/small clubs, the bigger shows always rock but there something more personal about a small club show that ROCKS!!! I learned this back in the day with Biohazard! Thanx for the time and support!