Steve Brown (ex-Trixter) from 40 Ft. Ringo took the time to interview with Hard Rock Haven's Derric Miller. The interview covers their recent tour dates, who writes the songs with titles likes "Origami Mommy," his past Trixter days, the new 40. Ft. Ringo album, their music being played on "All My Children," and many other topics.

Listen to the interview . . . WMA

Here's the 40 Ft. Ringo bio, taken from their Web site (www.40ftringo.com):
Like gangsters in a police round up would say "this is our story and we're stickin' to it!!! Well, at least until we come up with a better alibi." 4 Score 7 years ago, in a galaxy far, far away. A ROCK BAND IS BORN! What is a 40FT. RINGO? Where is a 40FT. RINGO?...Why 40FT. RINGO? the name means nothing , it just sounds cool , people seem to really dig it and our buddy,Ronzo, came up with a Bitchin' logo for it .'cause we all know that to make in it Rock-n-Roll all you need is a great logo.. RIGHT?. 40FT.RINGO it isdone deal.So how did us 4 freaks from "SOPRANO COUNTY, NJ"get together? It all begins with years of slugging it out together in the New York & New Jersey club scene. The fallout from too many trix, lots of steele, rocks in the cheese and being soaked in beer .You smart ones will understand all that lingo. The seeds were planted in 1995 by STEVE & PJ, locking themsleves in their basement recording studio writing a ton of "SUPER ROCK ANTHEMS THAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL ENJOY" The direction and mindset was always based around one common factor of all legendary bands ."WRITING GREAT SONGS" . Everything else is bullshit without great songs.Crafting , creating and tearing up lots of ideas gave them the sound they were looking for "SLAMMIN' ROCK TUNES WITH MELODIES THAT STICK IN YOUR HEAD LIKE CRAZY GLUE" yeah that's the ticket. Next came the part of putting the band together STEVE would play guitar , sing & jump around like a Maniac, PJ would play bass ,sing harmony & provide the "TWISTED HUMOR" and on lead guitar would be their good buddy, MAZ . Maz is a solid player who would supply those "SIGNATURE 40FT. GUITAR LINES".But drummers seemed to be a problem for the group.Like SPINAL TAP before them ,they couldn't find the right drummer it seems like the 4 previous skin bashers all had "BIZARRE BRAIN MALFUNCTIONS" Anyway, clear the way for the wrecking ball BRIAN, ."ROCK DRUMMER MANIA MAKER".It is rumoured that He drove to the 1st gig with a flat tire, no headlights and sparks shooting out of the engine now that's dedication or insanity? Either way , the band was complete!

Soon ,after a few rehearsals They took the stages of NYC's top clubs like "ARLENE GROCERY" to unleash onto the world the sound and energy of 40FT. RINGO "LIVE".With songs like "BIG FAT SMILE", "INSIDE YOUR HEAD", "FANATIC", "BE MY FIX" & the gripping ballad ,"ORIGAMI MOMMY ", the band soon got a rabid following of fans , packing the house every time they played. 40FT. RINGO's "LIVE SHOW" is the bands most powerful place. With reckless energy, flawless musicianship and a twisted sense of humor their shows are like a party and that's what it's all about ."A GOOD TIME"... The ball is now rolling with record company Big wigs flocking to see what "the Buzz is "on 40FT. RINGO. A well known record producer described the band like this " .. take FOO FIGHTERS , BLINK 182, LIT , THIRD EYE BLIND & THE OFFSPRING put 'em in a blender mix in an amazing live show, & the fact that they are a bunch of SWELL GUYS IT'S A NO-BRAINER .they got "THAT THING".Isn't that sweet? .so what if we had a gun to his head to say all that .just kidding. So the story goes.
"WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO ROCK THE WORLD!!!"