When you think of the 80's, one band that stood out among the many Glam bands on Sunset Strip was Pretty Boy Floyd. Pretty Boy Floyd debut album,” Leather Boyz and Electric Toyz" broke new ground in metal. It was a solid release that combined a street smart gutter glam sound with catchy melodic sing along stadium rock.
 
Pretty Boy Floyd rise to fame was short-lived as the Seattle grunge scene was about to replace the Glam metal of the 80's. Although Pretty Boy Floyd has since disbanded, one member of the band that is still making a name for him is guitarist Kristy Majors.
 
Kristy recently has put out a solo album 'Sex Drugs N' Rock N Roll.' All grown up, and still ready to rock, the talented guitarist is taking a new serious direction in music. These days Kristy is all about the music.
 
In this Exclusive interview for GlamMetal.com Kristy discusses the break-up of Pretty Boy Floyd, his new musical direction, why the 80's were so popular, and what he has is in store for his fans in 2007. 
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Kristy, Let me congratulate you on your new album, ‘Sex Drugs N' Rock N Roll.’ Tell me about the CD? Does it have that Pretty Boy Floyd classic sound?
There were a bunch of songs that I worked out in 2001. They were just sitting around and I didn’t know what I was going to do with them? At one point, it was tossed around that maybe I would use these songs for a Pretty Boy Floyd reunion record. Then I decided against it. I liked the way the CD came out with my vocals on it. I decided to release it as a solo record and do it myself this time instead of using a label.
 
Do you enjoy singing now?
I like it. I always liked singing actually. 
 
What are your favorite songs off of ‘Sex Drugs N' Rock N Roll.’
I like "Wasted in America," “Sex Drugs N' Rock N Roll," "Kids on Dope." Actually, I like them all. I am really proud of this CD. I love the way the recording came out. My other record kind of sounded like crap. It was on a little 8 track and I didn't know what I was doing. This time I have Pro tools. I did the whole thing. It is amazing. It is amazing, how you can make a really amazing professional studio album at home. 
 
How does if differ from the Pretty Boy Floyd sound?
It has more real lyrics. It still has the same old aggressive poppy sound to it. The lyrics are a little bit more real. Hopefully, people can relate to it, just by some of the real life experiences, or just some topics that I would like to discuss, instead of being just good old' rock and roll that is going to set the night on fire stuff. (Laughter)
 
The new release shows how you have progressed as a songwriter over the years. Would you agree?  
I have to admit this. When we were doing Pretty Boy Floyd, I was just following the trend. Everybody was following the trend with the image, with the lyrics, with the videos. I am 100 percent guilty of that.
 
I think a lot of the 80's bands were guilty of that. Many of the bands fell into a certain rut, so to speak of lyrics that repeated themselves, and the whole glam image. It is great to see you branching out and showcasing your songwriting skills as a singer and a songwriter. You did garner many fans with Pretty Boy Floyd though. 
I agree. I was actually shocked when I went on Myspace. I started getting this entire massive amount of friend requests. I didn't realize that Pretty Boy Floyd and I made such an impact twenty years ago. 
 
What caused the break-up of Pretty Boy Floyd? Are you still friendly with the members?
I am friendly with Kari Cane. Kari plays some of the drum tracks on my CD. I play in a couple of projects with Kari. We work on songs together all the time. We are great friends. Vinnie, I haven't talked to in over 12 years. I don't know what happened to him. I still talk to Steve. The problem I have with Steve, after Kari and I left the band, he started using all of these revolving different members, every single show. He put out a really horrible record that just kind of ruined the Pretty Boy Floyd legacy. So him continuing to go out there and play shows with different revolving band members and still calling it Pretty Boy Floyd is just ridiculous. I could do the same thing. I could have Kari and I, and I would have more members of Pretty Boy Floyd. But I wouldn't do that, because it is not Pretty Boy Floyd. To tell you the truth, I see these bands that do that. It drives me crazy when other bands call themselves the name of the original band. Like Sebastian Bach wouldn't call himself Skid Row. Sebastian Bach would just say I am Sebastian Bach. Either you are going to like me or you are not going to like me. Whatever, even with Jani Lane. Either you are going to like me or you are not going to like me. I am not Warrant. I think it is misleading to the public to call it Pretty Boy Floyd. If you can't have a solo career with your own name, then hang it up.

Now you are going to be doing some solo shows with LA Guns in December the UK. Is that correct?
Yes, I am supposed to be doing some shows with LA Guns. There are some things that actually being tossed around right now. The shows might be getting moved to March. I am not positive yet. So we will see. I am waiting. I know the fans are e-mailing me like crazy. Kari Kane will definitely be playing in my band.
 

Is a U.S. tour in the works too?
No. It is not in the works right now. I don't want to go out there and play in front of 50 people, even though the fans might like it. It is just not worth it to go out there and do it. I am really trying to establish myself as a solo artist. Hopefully, I will build upon it and build upon it. I have been well received over in Europe. This music is really taking off right now. There is a metal revival over there in Europe.

What are you most proud of in career?
Ya know what makes my day? When I am on this Myspace thing and I a get message from people who say I influenced them in some way. I helped them through a hard time with my music, and they are still fans. They like my solo stuff. Stuff like that just makes my day.
 
Do you see a trend coming back with the whole Glam-punk metal scene? Do you see a revival of 80’s music taking place?
The glam rock scene is a dying breed. There are people out there, who still love to go see the concerts. They have a blast, and see their old friends. But when it comes to supporting new records, it is not as much. Obviously radio is not welcoming it at all. I think there are a couple of bands out there that are trying to do it. They are not having much success. I don't think, it will ever come back the way that it was, where it was just good time party music. It seems like the world has changed. There are a lot of angry people out there. People want music that they can relate to. There are a lot of sad people, lonely people, pissed off people. They want music that they can relate to now. Somebody is going to break through, because the monotony of what is happening on radio is just horrific. You just hear the same old songs all of the time. Just the other day, I turned on the radio for the first time; I was listening to K Rock. They use to play new music all the time. They ram it down your throats. Now I am hearing Guns N' Roses, Soundgarden, and Alice and Chains on that station. I am starting to hear old stuff. I was like "WOW" this is great.
 
What cause Pretty Boy Floyd's departure from MCA Records?
We had so many problems with MCA Records. I think every rock band that was on MCA Records had a problem with them. They were primarily known for doing R&B and top forty radio. I could sit there and point the finger, and I could blame them for it, but I am not going to blame them for it. I think there were so many bands that were coming out and getting signed at that time, I think if we had come out maybe two years earlier, we would have sold a couple of million records. I think we caught the tale end of that scene. So I am not going to point the fingers at MCA. But, we worked our asses off and most of the stuff and everything that we did, it didn't get any airplay. Nothing happened.?
 
Any favorite memories of the 80's? How would you sum up the 80's?
It was a fog. It was a big party. I think Poison summed it up really well,” It Was Nothing But A Good Time." I think that really sums up the whole 80's. It was crazy. I don't know if you were in LA during that time and visited the Sunset Strip. The whole scene, the touring, the women., everything about it was just crazy. It will never be like it again. It was just one big party from city to city, country to country. My fondest memory was just going to Japan, getting off the airplane, and getting greeted at the airport like The Beatles. There were a thousand Japanese fans waiting there, just handing us dolls and light sabers from Star Wars. It was insane. It was a crazy life. Then all of a sudden, it was funny within one year, all of those people just vanished. They vanished from LA. They all old, they got married.
 
But, it was so surreal. I know I will never forget it. LA was a magical time, during the late 80's. 
I talk to a lot of punk rock bands. I have a booking agency. I book a lot of punk rock bands and old school 80's rock bands. So I really know what is going on out there. I talk to a lot of the punk rock bands that are coming out, and it is funny a lot of them are really influenced by the 80's rock bands.
 
Where you inspired by punk rock bands such as The Sex Pistols?
Oh yeah. When I grew up in New York City, the first concert that I saw was The Ramones. I grew up with that. The first record that I had were The Ramones, The Dead Kennedys. In New York City, there was this whole hardcore thing that was happening with Anthrax, and Overkill. I was really into that stuff too. I grew up with the Sex Pistols, Punk rock, and the hardcore metal. When I moved out to LA, I was following the trend, I wanted to get a record deal, and I wanted to write music that was going to get me a record deal. (Laughter)
 
Now you are following your heart right?
I was 18 years old. I just wanted to have fun. That is what I did. I didn't stay true to my heart. But I think now, I am staying true to my heart with the music that I am putting out now. The last record had some personal stuff on there. 

Kristy, Is there anything else that you would like to say to your fans at Glam-Metal.com ?
There might be a Pretty Boy Floyd reunion album in the works. I am working on some songs. If we can just get Steve to not play any shows for a little while. (Laughter) I know people out there, really want one. But I wouldn't want to do it, unless it was going to be a great record, because, ‘Leather Boyz and Electric Toyz’ was a really great record. I really wouldn't want to put anything else to sell the fans short of anything that was less than a great sequel to the record.