Eddie has an interview with Boots Electric (a.k.a. Jesse Hughes) during a recent stop in San Francisco on this episode of The Rad Report.
Boots Electric is a man of many names. Born Jesse Everett Hughes in Greenville, South Carolina, his mom moved to Palm Desert, California when he was 7 years old. It was there that he met Josh Homme (his eventual bandmate in Eagles of Death Metal) and the two became fast friends. Homme gave Hughes the nickname “The Devil” after watching him enact a rather devious revenge on someone who had picked on him. In addition to “The Devil,” “J. Devil” and “Boots” he’s also sometimes known as “Fabulous Weapon.”
Whatever his alter ego at the moment, he’s been making some incredible music. The debut album under the Boots Electric moniker is called Honkey Kong, and it was co-written by Money Mark, longtime Beastie Boys collaborator. Touring extensively for the album’s release, Hughes said that the stop in San Francisco (where he once lived, working at GAP) was “like returning to a home.”
The album has a little bit of something for everybody, even for lovers.
I believe in romance. My heroes are my grandmother and grandfather, because when they were 78 and 82, they would still have these moments when I’d catch them alone sweet talking each other.
As an added bonus, Hughes gets to put romance to the test every night on tour, since his girlfriend Tuesday Cross plays bass in the band.
Watch the full interview here.
Learn more at http://www.boots-electric.com.
