Tommy Henriksen (Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampries, Crossbone Skully)

Chuck Shute Podcast

Tommy Henriksen is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He is best known for his work as a guitarist with Alice Cooper and supergroup Hollywood Vampires. His latest project Crossbone Skully recently released a new single produced by Mutt Lange (Def Leppard, AC/DC). We discuss that project plus working with Poison’s CC DeVille, auditioning for Ozzy, Dio & David Lee Roth, his thoughts on Nikki Sixx’s bass playing and Johnny Depp’s character and more!
00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Relationship with Stefan Adika
01:25 - Perceptions of L.A. Vs. New York
03:03 - Band with C.C. DeVille
09:20 - Auditioning for Joan Jett
11:20 - Regrets, Low Point & Haircut
13:47 - Auditioning for Ozzy Osbourne
15:20 - Auditioning for David Lee Roth
17:31 - Auditioning for Ronnie James Dio
18:50 - Playing the Songs Right
19:43 - Crossbone Skully Coming Together
22:40 - Working with Mutt Lange & Phil Collen
26:25 - Nikki Sixx Bass Playing & Guest Spots
29:05 - Assembling Crossbone Skully
34:40 - Other Elements of New Record
39:50 - Touring for New Record
40:57 - Working as a Producer & Lady GaGa
42:30 - Tommy Lee & Songwriting Co-Writes
44:25 - Living the Dream
45:43 - Learning from Alice Cooper
48:30 - Johnny Depp
51:15 - MusiCares
52:30 - Future of Crossbone Skully
54:50 - Outro
Crossbone Skully website:
https://crossboneskully.com/
MusiCares website:
https://www.musicares.org/
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https://youtube.com/@ChuckShute?si=GB0v-8hYshh1eUMs

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