Drummer Tommi Gallo explains why he didn’t take part in Spread Eagle’s reunion in 2006

Drummer Tommi Gallo explains why he didn’t take part in Spread Eagle’s reunion in 2006

Former Spread Eagle drummer Tommi Gallo gave a rare interview to Andrew Daly for Vinyl Writer Music. Gallo was part of Spread Eagle‘s original line-up which also included Ray West on lead vocals, Rob De Luca on bass and Paul DiBartolo on guitar. Gallo played on Spread Eagle‘s self-titled debut album (1990) but left the band in 1992 before the release of the group’s sophomore album Open To The Public (1993).

Daly asked Gallo why he didn’t take part in Spread Eagle‘s reunion back in 2006 to which he replied: “Well, I moved to Worcester with my partner Paula. I filled the hole I’d dug with painting and poetry.  Nothing too pretentious, mostly Dylan and Cohen and sprinkled with a little Townes Van Zandt. I held a job for many years, but I eventually hit a wall of misery in 2009 and was admitted to the legendary Westwood Lodge after being treated surgically for a near-fatal battle with depression. My arms were sutured up. I had had enough. Soon, I found a book about Zen and Love, and holes began to disappear. I was never easy to find back then. I lived in a relationship that had no internet usage. Therefore I was never contacted.”

You can read the rest of the interview with Tommi Gallo at Vinyl Writer Music‘s website.