bob catley

2) You have just released "Legends" your second solo album. What can you tell u of the final result? Are you happy with it? Me and Gary are very pleased with the result, Gary¹s done a great job on production, we've got some great keyboards and drum sounds and I'm very proud of the album and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as me and Gary enjoyed making it. 3) Can I say its abit of conceptual album where you talk about very diverse people from Medusa to Elvis Presley... Yes I suppose you're right mate, the concept being they are all about Legends, some ancient, some modern, we've got Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe from the same period, then you've got Hydra and Medusa from Greek Mythology then characters from books such as Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights", there's even Shakespeare's play "Henry V" "Carpe Diem" which is very patriotic, so yes it is conceptual, I just think they are brilliant songs, great, just like The Tower.

4) Once again, you have been working shoulder to shoulder with Gary Hughes. How is your professional and personal relationship with him?
We get on like a house on fire, we get on tremendously well, we are very similar in our approach to things. I can't believe I've met someone I get on with as well as I did with Tony who is equally a brilliant song writer as Tony, Gary pushes me in the studio which is what I need, we tell each other the truth about things, and I hope it carries on for a long time to come.

5) The next step is headlining the Gods? What can you tell us about it. Is it going to be a special show?
It's going to be wonderful, I'm headlining the Saturday night, Emerald Rain will be my band along with Paul Hodson from Hard Rain, I'll be playing quite a few songs from Legends and some from The Tower and a few of the old Magnum favourites and there are a lot of good bands on too, mate every show is a special show, or it should be ! looking forward to it, it's also the album launch and there'll be lots of drinking as well !

6) Now that it's been a while since Magnum dibanded, how do you rememeber those days?
I remember Magnum with great affection, I was in the band long enough, I started the band, it was all me and Tony's fault. We played in front of some great crowds, I remember when our first album came out, I couldn't believe we'd got an album out. We toured with some great bands, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne and Def Leppard when nobody had heard of them! Just brilliant. Magnum fans were the best and still are. I've just got so many wonderful memories, it was a real pity that it came to and end, but all good things must come to an end, but I still hold Magnum in my heart, and I believe that is where Gary writes from.

9) I think "The Tower" was a success in the melodic rock camp. Are you happy with that cd? Do you how much has it sold?
I love The Tower I think it's superb, the songs are so strong, epic numbers, I'm so pleased and happy to be doing it, it's the start of a whole new relationship and career, I was pleasantly surprised at how many great reviews it got, I didn't expect that ! I hope the fans and the press will enjoy Legends as much.

10) Well, it has been nice talking to you. Do you want to say something to your fans in AORLAND?
I'd just like to say I think you are going to enjoy Legends, I hope you do, I'm very pleased with it, Vinny Burns has played some great guitar on it, just as he did on The Tower, we've got Jon Cooksey from Dante Fox on Drums, and Steve McKenna from Ten on Bass Guitar they've all done a brilliant job. I hope you can come and see me at The Gods, or if not I'm going to be in Europe in February, come and see Legends live, I look forward to seeing you all and have a happy Christmas and a brilliant new year.

11) Ok thanks for your time Bob. I´ll definetly see you at the Gods and hopefully have a pint together...!!!
Mines a pint ! cheers Roger, see you at The Gods.