Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?

We did!

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How many tattooes does Ronnie have now?

Hmmm, I'll have to count them:
1.Skull with long hair n shades, Les Paul & Warlock guitars, cobwebs, 'Youth Gone Wild' signed by Sebastian Bach and 1988 - right arm
2.Rose, red and black heart with angel and devil wings with "Rocker"- left arm
3.Red haired pinup with "Girls Girls Girls" - left arm
4."Lipstick Killer" in hot pink lipstick - left arm
5.Snake wearing crown around apple with switchblade knife through it with "True Lust" and "Ron" - right arm
6.Exploding diamond with "Dream On" - left arm
7.Ramones Eagle with "Look Out Below" - whole back
8.Love heart with "Too Much Too Soon" - left chest
9.Social Distortion skeleton - right leg
10.Ace Frehley '78 solo album portrait signed by Ace Frehley - right leg
11.Flaming skull and pistons from 'The Wild One' with "Whaddya Got?" - right arm
12.Pepe Le Pew! - left arm
13.Black haired pinup with Les Paul Jr. surrounded by hot pink lipstick spelling out "Trash" - left arm
14."D.T.K."broken black and hot pink heart, skull, dagger and "L.A.M.F." - left arm
15.Kiss army shield - right arm
16.Exploding cartoon cherry bomb - left arm

So there ya go, sixteen, since I got my first one in 2005 when I was sixteen. Thanks to Johnny Casino, Tony Cohen, Dan Power, Karl Kaufmann, Emma Doddrell.
A massive thanks to my good friend and brother from another mother Mattoo, & last but not least all the people over the years who have been a part of my life inspiring the stories behind them.

-Ronnie Simmons

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Hey Ronnie, What Guitar/Guitars did you use for recording the album??? Kickass album by the way!

I used a few actually, the guts of it all was mainly a Gibson Les Paul Standard (that is no longer in my possession, however that's another story) along with my Gibson Les Paul Jr.
However I also used an Ibanez Jem for a lot of lead work, as well as a Peavey Wolfgang and a Fender Telecaster.

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How many tattooes does Ronnie have now?

Hmmm, I'll have to count them:
1.Skull with long hair n shades, Les Paul & Warlock guitars, cobwebs, 'Youth Gone Wild' signed by Sebastian Bach and 1988
2.Rose, red and black heart with angel and devil wings with "Rocker"
3.Red haired pinup with "Girls Girls Girls"
4."Lipstick Killer" in hot pink lipstick
5.Snake wearing crown around apple with switchblade knife through it with "True Lust" and "Ron"
6.Exploding diamond with "Dream On"
7.Ramones Eagle with "Look Out Below"
8.Love heart with "Too Much Too Soon"
9.Social Distortion skeleton
10.Ace Frehley '78 solo album portrait signed by Ace Frehley
11.Flaming skull and pistons from 'The Wild One' with "Whaddya Got?"
12.Pepe Le Pew!
13.Black haired pinup with Les Paul Jr. surrounded by hot pink lipstick spelling out "Trash"
14."D.T.K."broken black and hot pink heart, skull, dagger and "L.A.M.F."
15.Kiss army shield
16.Exploding cartoon cherry bomb

So there ya go, sixteen, since I got my first one in 2005 when I was sixteen. Thanks to Johnny Casino, Tony Cohen, Dan Power, Karl Kaufmann, Emma Doddrell & a massive thanks to my good friend and brother from another mother Mattoo.

Ask me anything

How many tattooes does Ronnie have now?

Hmmm, I'll have to count them:
1.Skull with long hair n shades, Les Paul & Warlock guitars, cobwebs, 'Youth Gone Wild' signed by Sebastian Bach and 1988
2.Rose, red and black heart with angel and devil wings with "Rocker"
3.Red haired pinup with "Girls Girls Girls"
4."Lipstick Killer" in hot pink lipstick
5.Snake wearing crown around apple with switchblade knife through it with "True Lust" and "Ron"
6.Exploding diamond with "Dream On"
7.Ramones Eagle with "Look Out Below"
8.Social Distortion skeleton
9.Ace Frehley '78 solo album portrait signed by Ace Frehley
10.Flaming skull and pistons from 'The Wild One' with "Whaddya Got?"
11.Pepe Le Pew!
12.Love heart with "Too Much Too Soon"
13.Black haired pinup with Les Paul Jr. surrounded by hot pink lipstick spelling out "Trash"
14."D.T.K."broken black and hot pink heart, skull, dagger and "L.A.M.F."
15.Kiss army shield
16.Exploding cartoon cherry bomb

So there ya go, sixteen, since I got my first one in 2005 when I was sixteen. Thanks to Johnny Casino, Tony Cohen, Dan Power, Karl Kaufmann, Emma Doddrell & a massive thanks to my good friend and brother from another mother Mattoo.

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Does anyone in L.U.S.T. smoke?

Only Mikey

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I got one of Sindy's broken drumsticks. Can l.u.s.t. come back to Melbourne so I can get another one and have a matching set? :)

Yep! we're playing Friday 24 September at
John Curtain Hotel Band Room - 29 Lygon Street, Carlton. See you there!

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i have had sex with one of you but i'm not sure which one, it was pretty dark and i had taken some drugs. does anyone remember hammering a short blonde girl backstage at blacklist rock club?

No

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Do you guys spend ages sitting in cars and vans? What kinda stuff do you do to stop yourself from going mad?

We spend hours sitting in cars and vans on tour, we DO go mad. We listen to every song we can possibly get our hands on, crack jokes, moon other drivers, eat junk food, get high, drink, and discuss everything you could possibly imagine in an attempt to stay sane. Someone will be occasionally trying to read, or sleep, I'll often draw or write lyrics. By the time we get out of the van we're definitely on our own wavelength, more often than not people around us think we have gone completely mad. It's great!

- Ronnie

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Which one of you threw up in my bag in Melbourne?

That sounds like something Ronnie would do.

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Is it true you guys only eat Hungry Jacks and Slurpees?

By day. By night we feed on the blood of the innocent.

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Mikey told me he'd buy me a drink if I could beat him at N64 Mario Kart. Think I have a chance?

I highly doubt it. On tour in Hobart he was so drunk he managed to fall over the table into the television and still managed to beat everyone. Still, it;s worth a shot, never say never... but if you lose, you better buy him a drink!

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What advice do you have for somebody writing songs?

Get out and live life, don't hold back on anything. Love with all your heart until it breaks, don't go looking for them, but win and lose some fights mental or physical. Honesty with yourself is the key to writing. Write about what you know.
-Ronnie

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How long has L.U.S.T. been together for?

Sindy & I have been making music since we were snotty teenage punks in 2004, Mikey came into the picture in 2005.
L.U.S.T. actually started in 2006 and Mikey started singing for us in 2007.
Chris blew us away and jumped on board in Feb. this year for the Ace Frehley tour and has been with us ever since.
- Ronnie

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