The Lucky 13: Q & A with bitter little dutchboy


In the last column, we looked at the self-titled album by bitter little dutchboy, otherwise known as Mr. Ray Di Pietro. Ray & I had a chance recently to bridge the gap between our West and East coasts. Here's to the hope that the "radio revolution" is on its way...

ADAM: Hi, Ray. How are ya?

RAY: I’m really good Adam--thank you for the kind review and the support that you’ve shown bitter little dutchboy!

ADAM: So, first things first, what’s in your stereo right now?

RAY: Coldplay “Parachutes”. What an AMAZING record!!!!

ADAM: The world ends tomorrow and the Ticketmaster Upstairs starts recruiting for the Eternal House Band. Who”s playing?

RAY: Great question! John Lennon, Jeff Buckley, Keith Moon, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Sinatra would be hanging out in the Eternal House Lounge...

ADAM: So what’s the guilty pleasure in your CD collection? Mine is Iron Maiden.

RAY: A lot of Neil Diamond cds...

ADAM: Any chance you’re going to abandon the solo career and join a boy band?

RAY: How about the boy bands splitting up and joining bitter little dutchboy? But with NO dancing.

ADAM: What’s your take on the current state of affairs in the music industry? There’s been a lot of negative critical press about modern music, or at least the music that’s on popular radio.

RAY: It’s a strange time at commercial radio nowadays. Between the boy bands at Top 40 and The Modern Rock stations rocking harder with Limp etc...it leaves pop music like bitter little dutchboy regulated to the specialty shows. Thank God for Rodney at KROQ in Los Angeles. It’s time for another radio revolution.

ADAM: I know you’re an avid reader. So what’s the last book you read that blew you away?

RAY: “What Makes Sammy Run?” by Budd Schulberg.

ADAM: How about the last movie you saw that blew you away?

RAY: The Virgin Suicides

ADAM: What’s your favorite watering hole and what’s the best drink to get there?

RAY: Hmmm...Resto Leon on 12th and 1st here in NYC--a great dirty martini and beautiful French bartender.

ADAM: A lot of your songs revolve around misfortunes with women; have you ever had people get upset about seeing themselves in a song of yours?

RAY: No, I don’t think so...most of the people see the humor. Matt Dillon & Cameron Diaz liked the “Cameron Diaz” song, as well as Nina from “Alternative Barbie”--she loved it.

ADAM: I’m just curious...when you play “Cameron Diaz” live do you change the lyrics to include whoever she’s currently dating? I’ve been spurning her advances because I thought you might have a hard time working “Adam McKibbin” into the song.

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