ERIC BAZILIAN of THE HOOTERS Interview / Cyndi Lauper / Joan Osbourne

I grew up watching MTV as a teen (and beyond) and one band that stood out for me were THE HOOTERS (A Philadelphia PA band that looked fun and lyrically different with lines and melodies you'd remember for a long time).

 

Who can forget the songs "And We Danced", "All You Zombies", "Day by Day" and "Hanging on a Heartbeat" ?

It was a great honor to finally talk to Eric Bazilian!

The Hooters just got off a tour with Rick Springfield & Tommy TuTone.

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Matt and I (rob) talk to Eric about: 

- Eric's beginnings at age 10 with his band The Limestones

- Being a huge part of the monumental debut album from Cyndi Lauper (Eric wrote and played the guitar riff for Girls Just Wanna Have Fun; his partner Rob Hyman wrote Time After Time with Cyndi)

- We find out how the HOOTERS got their name and Eric even shows us and plays us his very own Hooter

- The creation of Joan Osbourne's hit song "one of us" (in which Eric wrote)

- Eric's connection to Sweden

- How The Hooter's are big in Germany (move over David Hasselhoff!)

- Paul Stanley 

- The Philly Taco 

and much much more!

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You can find Eric (or the Hooters) on Facebook & Instagram.

They will embark on another tour next summer.

Visit their website at : hootersmusic.com 

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