Interview: Legendary Drummer Matt Sorum On Working With Billy Gibbons, Guns N' Roses, Lemmy, The Cult & More
LEGENDS: A Podcast by All Day VinylShow Notes
Welcome to the LEGENDS: Podcast by All Day Vinyl. In this episode, our host Scott Dudelson leads a conversation with legendary drummer Matt Sorum of Guns N’ Roses, The Cult, Velvet Revolver, Kings of Chaos and more.
Our chat spans a wide range of rock and roll topics including Sorum’s work with Billy Gibbons, including producing Gibbons’ 2021 solo album ’Hardwire,” Sorum’s friendship with Lemmy of Motorhead and the wisdom Ringo Starr shared regarding the Guns N’ Roses ”Not In This Lifetime” reunion concerts. Sorum also talks about and shares incredible stories behind a couple of iconic photographs: a photo of The Cult taken for NME magazine cover from 1989 & Guns N’ Roses Rolling Stone magazine cover from 1991.
Sorum is an awesome storyteller and shares many amazing anecdotes about his career and the legends with whom he plays and produces. We loved chatting with him and we hope you enjoy the conversation too.
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