Episode 88: Archive Interview: Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot/Ratt/Rough Cutt) - July 15, 2010

It's hard to believe that I have been doing interviews for over 12 years.  My very first big interview too place on July 15, 2010 and it was with former Quiet Riot and current (at the time) Ratt guitarist Carlos Cavazo.  It was after Ratt's opening set with the Scorpions at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharetta, GA. 

After waiting about 20 minutes backstage, Carlos made his way to the corner of the room and took a seat.  I didn’t approach him right away because I really didn’t know what the etiquette for doing this was.  I was totally flying blind here.  Carlos managed to lock eyes with me, he smiled, and then motioned for me to come over to him.  I walked over and he says, “Hey man.  You must be Don.”  I asked him how he knew and he said, “Well, the printed out interview questions and the recorder in your hand kinda gave it away.”  We both laughed and all of a sudden he wasn’t a rock god to me.  He was a really nice, funny, and humble guy. 

This is the interview that started it all and here it is, unedited in all it's glory.  I hope you'll enjoy this blast from the past!