Interview With Pete Way 

October 4, 2014 

By Londa R. Marks | Rock Legend News Interviews Published By Tempi-Dispari, Rome, Italy and Rock Legend News Firenze, Italy

"Good Morning. I did an interview last month with a great Italian online magazine, Tempi-Dispari.com and thought you might enjoy it. Love, Pete Way xx"

Originally received & published October 4, 2014 by Tempi-Dispari.com, Rome, Italy and Rock Legend News Florence, Italy, is an interview with Pete Way, bassist and a founder of English rock band UFO in 1969 then called Hocus Pocus. In 2017 Pete Way's book, "A Fast Ride Out of Here: Confessions of Rock's Most Dangerous Man" is a #1 New Release in Heavy Metal Music on Amazon.com and in 2017 performed on Wraith's new album Revelation.

UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock, heavy metal and the N.W.O.B.H.M. (New Wave of British Heavy Metal). Formed in 1969, UFO members have included guitarist Michael Schenker from the Scorpions and vocalist Phil Mogg. 

During the early eighties Pete Way also formed Waysted with the debut album VICES, released in 1982 reaching #78 in the UK charts. The band’s third album, “Save your Prayers,” featuring Danny Vaughn in place of the departed Fin and former UFO guitarist Paul Chapman, was their most successful in America reaching #185. Pete has also played with former Motörhead guitarist, “Fast” Eddie Clarke and with Ozzy Osbourne. In 1992 Pete Way reunited with Phil Mogg in the reformed UFO and released the High Stakes & Dangerous Men album.  

Rock Legend News: You’ve been given a clean bill of health recently. Congratulations! That is the best news. Your fans anxiously await more of Pete Way’s magic. What is in store for us?

Pete Way: I am just putting the finishing touches to my new album “Walking On The Edge” with Guns n Roses producer Mike Clink. We’ve been in a fabulous studio owned by John Parr in Yorkshire and Mike flew over from LA to the supervise the recording. The album is a blend of hard rock but intense songs from the heart. It’s based on my life story actually which has been pretty colourful as I’m sure you are aware. I am hoping to be able to release this early in 2015.

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Rock Legend News: You started playing at a very young age. Aside from aligning yourself with exceptionally talented musicians, what has been your approach to music and who has been most influential to you or originally caused you to say, “That’s what I want to do.”

Pete Way: Good songwriters and usually a loud amplifier. I like a lot of