Brian Langan is a musician from Philadelphia, PA. He is more than a musician, he is witty, a true artist and a sex bomb! I was able to catch is fun, witty side in this interview. I highly recommend checking out his numerous projects and see how artistic and sexy he is. Brian really is an amazing musician and has a fabulous voice. HA!
(Photo by Jason Riedmiller)
Mandy: For our readers pleasure who is Brian Langan in a nutshell?
Brian: It's very tight and dark, it gets hot, real friggin hot!
Mandy: You are in a bunch of different music projects, can you describe them?
Brian: I play fuzzed out loud bass and do some singing about cosmic shit in Needle Points which an experiment in street level boogie.
I play ripper guitar and sing in Sweatheart which a dress up band that kinda sounds like 80's party movie rock.
I play guitar and LEAD SING in Langor which i guess you'd call my solo project. 60's fantasy pop/rock type stuff.
I also play dumb guitar and sing in Kock107 a classic rock band in the vein of Foreigner, Bryan Adams and Thin Lizzy. We're a very sexy band!
Mandy: Have you always wanted to be a musician?
Brian: Not always, I wanted to be a basketball player. I took "David" as my confirmation name after my favorite basketball player David Robinson. Shockingly this basketball thing didn't pan out.
Mandy: Is your family supportive of you being an artist?
Brian: Extremely, they come to shows when they can and have always helped in whatever way they could. They're the best!
(Sweatheart Photo by Ainsley Ducharme)
Mandy: How long have you been playing music?
Brian: Since I was 14 which is also my fav number, THANKS FOR ASKING!
Mandy: Are you on an indie label or DIY?
Brian: Indie/DIY
Mandy: What equipment do you use?
Brian: Bow, lava tipped arrow, Dagger of Fierce Desire, Strat of Warborn Souls. Bweemstaff, Miller Lite!
Mandy: What musicians inspire you?
Brian: The Beatles, The Hollies, Marc Bolan, July, Donovan, MC5, The Lemon Pipers, Giorgio Moroder, Sweet, Bryan Adams, The Misfits.
Mandy: What is your earliest memory with music?
Brian: I remember my dad playing the Imperial March on an unplugged electric guitar when I was playing with my Star Wars toys.
Mandy: Do you remember the first record/tape/CD you bought?
Brian: The first tape I HAD was a tape my dad got at a gas station called BAD BOYS OF ROCK, it featured BAD BOYS like Meatloaf and Eddie Money, he passed that one on to me. The first cd I owned was TLC's Ooooooh On The TLC Tip.
(Photo by Shannon Chilewski)
Mandy: Do you have an hidden talents?
Brian: I can make lazer noises, I can crack my gum at a wildly inappropriate volume and I have a really wide tongue.
BRIAN PATRICK DAVID LANGAN WATCH YOUR MOUTH!!!!
Mandy: If you could be any fictional character who would you be and why?
Brian: Legolas, he can walk on snow without sinking in it and has really cool hair.
Mandy: If you could have a superpower what would it be?
Brian: To not worry.
(The Needlepoints Photo by Matt Gaye)
Mandy: It is hard making money as an artist, what pays the bills?
Brian: Who said I pay the bills?
Mandy: What is the best advice you have been given?
Brian: There's a few:
My dad's senior quote was "Be yourself, who else can you be?" not sure if he made that up, but i like it
"Have a good time...all the time" -Viv Savage
My ex girlfriend was interviewing Sgt Slaughter and I told her to tell him hello, he said to tell me "Chin up, chest out and God bless America"
Mandy: What advice can you give to other aspiring musicians (or artists in general)
Brian: Be genuine, be kind and pray for drink tickets.
(Photo by Steve Quaranta)
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