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Not sure.
But I came to NYC with RuPaul
and Lahome van Zandt, two legendary
Atlanta drag queens in a van in 1987
and we had made similar trip with the
Lady Bunny in tow, also. It just seems
[true] ethnically and esthetically; there
are a ton of similarities to the two
stories. But those girls in the movies
weren’t as beautiful or as talented as
the girls we had in our van.
ION: You DJ’d at New York’s
legendary Roxy. Was that the
“golden age” of club music?
Well,
certainly my three years
as the main Saturday
night DJ was a good
time
to be DJing.
At the time the songs like “Gypsie
Woman” by Crystal Waters, “Ride On
TIme” by Blackbox, “Groove is in the
Heart” by Deee-Lite and Madonna
and going into the top 40, which is
not something that happens anymore,
really, very often. I did love spinning
for 3000 people each week! It was
more of a re-birth of New York nightlife
because, after the HIV/AIDS epidemic
that destroyed the Gay scene in NYC,
bringing new life and music to New
York.
ION: What is the future of club
music and the club scene?
Hell, if I know! I
do worry about the club scene in
America because often
the crowds don’t
want to dance to
something they
can’t already
sing along
with – which
is really the
death to
new music.
Of course,
its important
to play songs
that people are
familiar with
also, but I always
went to clubs to
get lost in some
amazing new music
or feeling of discovery.
“Supermodel (You Better
Work).” You’ve also worked
with Amanda Lepore with her
anthem, “My P*ssy,” re-edited
Kelly’s “Shoes” and remixed
for Lady Gaga. What have been
your favorite collaborations?
How could I pick just
one collaboration? I loved working with
Perez Hilton, who is a lot nicer than
anyone thinks. I just did a yet-to-bereleased
song about Gay hate crime
victim Matthew Sheppard, which was a
great collaboration with Andy Bell from
Erasure.
ION: What can clubbers and
music fans expect at your June
18 appearance at Forbidden?
Any surprises for us?
OMG! I can only say that
if they come to dance with open ears
I will knock their socks off. And if they
come to hear songs they already know,
then they will probably be rewarded
also. But I have some new remixes
of Kele from Bloc Party, and Roisin
Murphy and the Crookers that I’m going
to throw down.
ION: Tell us about your debut
album of original material,
“Club Badd” including the hit,
“LICKY.”
I am so happy that
“LICKY” has taken on a life of its own
from off my album that came out about
a year ago. It’s in the new Russell
Brand movie [Get Him To The Greek]
and in the TV show NCSI as well as
tailored to be a song from Motown
artist, Sonttelle. Steve Aoki even put
Santogold rapping on it when he put
it on his compilation. Now, the song
“Let’s Make Nasty” is getting the same
months on the top downloads charts.
It’s amazing that after having been a
drug addict for years and getting clean
12 years ago, that now I’m making the
best music of my career and having
more fun than ever. Thanks NA! I have
so many friends from Phoenix and
am super excited to come down and
kick some butts – in a friendly way of
course!
You can catch the legendary
spinmeister DJ Larry Tee throwin’ it
down hardcore at “Crotch Rockitt” on
Friday, June 18 at Forbidden Nightclub
in Scottsdale, 6820 E. 5th Ave. You can
follow Crotch Rockitt and Forbidden
on Facebook or visit www.forbiddenaz.
com for events and updates.
ION: In 1992 you
co-wrote RuPaul’s
legendary
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