In a new interview with Blabbermouth, Krokus’ Marc Storace talked about his upcoming solo album, ‘Crossfire,’ and revealed whether or not he imitated AC/DC in the album.
When the interviewer pointed out ‘Love Thing Stealer’ from the album and said if he leaned into the ‘AC/DC side of things,’ Storace responded, “From the beginning, when I did my debut album with Krokus, ‘Metal Rendez-vous’, which went like a rocket into the charts, at that stage, there was really no AC/DC influence inside me. I didn’t listen to them much, to be honest. I was more interested in Krokus.”
The rocker revealed that some resembled him to Bon Scott. “I was coming from seven years being the singer of this hard rock, progressive band, also a Swiss band. If you listen to some tracks on that, you already hear what people say, the ‘Bon Scott’ in me. I just carried on. What I do is not imitate anybody as much as I admire Bon Scott and Brian Johnson and whoever. There are loads of great singers out there. Some of them are no longer with us, unfortunately, like Dan McCafferty [Nazareth]. He was a nice guy as well. He was one of the first rock singers I got close to in that sense. We’d empty a bottle of whiskey after a gig.”
“What I do is what I’ve always done before AC/DC existed, as far as I know. What I carry on doing might sound like I’m trying to imitate or whatever, and when the guys say, ‘Hey, it sounds like pretty much AC/DC.’ I say, ‘Yeah, okay, great. If it goes down well, who cares? Let’s have fun.’ It’s a long explanation for something. This question comes up in nearly every interview. I go in-depth so much,” he added.
AC/DC started looking for new singers after Bon Scott’s passing in 1980. They first asked Slade’s Noddy Holder, but he refused. AC/DC later asked Iggy Pop, but he turned it down because he believed he wasn’t what they needed.
Storace also rejected, but he later revealed that he didn’t regret his decision and was happy with how things were going with Krokus. “The thing about AC/DC is it’s not realistic to think that way, when you think why I have decided that way. And I wouldn’t change a minute. I’m happy. I have a loving wife. I have two beautiful children. They’re intelligent. They’re doing their own thing, I have my own house. I’m an ambassador for Peugeot. It’s great to be alive. And that’s why I’m doing my solo album. And I don’t want to stop,” the lead singer said.
‘Crossfire’ is coming out on November 22.
Krokus will play a few shows at Great Stirrup Cay from March 10 to 15 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band. They will then move on to the Time To Rock Festival.
