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1. Blake Greenisa man witha seriousreputation,the notorious ex frontmanforthe bandAmbush
Realityisback,witha newbandwithpossiblyone of the mostsuccessful debutalbumsof all time
showingthe world thatBlake Greenisback and he meansbusiness.WithSickenedSociety’sfirst
majorfestival aroundthe cornerwe hearfrom the mainman himself tofindoutwhatitfeelslike to
be back leadingyetanotherworldclassbandandfinallythe true storybehindhisfiringof Ambush
Reality…
So six years have passed, your back, how are you feelingaboutbeing back in the musicindustry?
I’mfeelinggreattobe honest,Ifeltlike itwasnow or never,andI justhad to go forit, I had been
workingwiththe guysfromSickenedSocietyforaroundtwo yearsnow andwe decidedthatwe had
enoughmaterial torelease analbumandstart thisas a career,it couldn’thave gone anybetter.
It really has gone great for you guys,now, obviouslyyou had a fewproblemsback in the days of
AmbushedReality, are you still dealingwith these problemsnow or have they gone?
I reallydothink theyhave gone,yes,Ispentthe majorityof the time betweenAmbushedand
SickenedgettingcleanandgoingtovariousAA meetingstogetmy life backontrack, so I feel as
thoughI’mready tomove on inthat particulararea of my life.
How exactly did beingfiredfrom AmbushedRealitychange your life?Andwhat wentdown on the
day you were kickedout?
I genuinelythinkthatbeingfiredfromAmbushedwasone of the bestthingsthathappenedtome,it
completelyalteredthe wayIwent aboutlife,atthe time Iwas a reckless 21-year-oldwho’dhada
dose of successand moneyandalthoughwe were doinggreattheyneededtoletgoof me to try and
move on,but let’sface it,Ambushed Realityhadneverrockedfasterandloudersince I’veleft.
Now, everymusicianhas influenceswhatare yours?

2. Yeah I have a loadof influences,one of mybiggestonessadlypassedawaythisyear,Lemmy,if you
don’tknowhimseriouslygetoutcushe’sliterallythe biggestlegendinthe worldof rockn roll and
easilyone of mymaininfluencesespeciallycushe’sone of the few bassplayersandsingersina
band,like myself. Anotherone of myinfluencesisthe bassistfromsuicidal tendencies,Robert
Trujillo,he’sthe personwhomade me wanttopickup a bass and start playing.