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I was sitting around waiting for Vinnie Paul to call me, and naturally I’m nervous as hell. The phone rings, and I answer to this:
Me: Hello?
Vinnie Paul: Yeah, I’m looking for Fez. This is Vinnie Paul.
Me: Uhh, Yeah! Fez, that’s me. Vinnie Paul! Jesus Christ. How are you?
VP: I’m excellent, how about you?
Me: Haha, Vinnie Paul asking ME how I’m doing. I’m great! Anyway, first things first, Happy Belated Birthday.
VP: Thaaaaaaank you! (Trust me, it sounded like that.)
Me: So I just found out you’ve got your own label.
VP: Yeah, I have been for a few years now.
Me: Oh, I feel like an ass. When did you start Big Vin?
VP: I started it in 2005. The first thing we put out was Rebel Meets Rebel. That was something that Dime and I started with country legend David Allan Coe, and then I put out DimeVision, a Christmas record out for my dad from an artist named Lisa Layne. Uh, I put out the Dime book which was very special, and the first band that I’m not directly tied to is Seventh Void. They’ve got an album in the works.

Me: So as far as music goes, what’s up with that? Are you devoting and dedicating your entire time to your label or what?
VP: Well, I’m keeping busy, doing a lot of things. I own a bus company now, and I run several strip bars. My pride and joy is playing in a band of course. Hellyeah is my baby, and we start recording a new record in May. I’m excited about that, but whenever I’ve got some down time I just like to stay busy. The label thing is just something I fell into, it’s something I enjoy being a part of, and I know what it takes to get there as an artist. I like having a hand in it, and love helping these guys on my label.
Me: Who’s on the label currently?
VP: Obviously the Rebel Meets Rebel thing, Seventh Void, and I’ve got another band called Hillbilly Orchestra, and I’ve got about 6,000 demo tapes here, and I go through 10 or 12 a day trying to get to something really different. I’m looking for stuff that’s unique, and sticks out like a sore thumb. Unfortunately those things are hard to come across. (laughs)
Me: Are you willing to put out any kind of music on your label? Does it have to be Metal?
VP: Uhh, I wont put out any rap albums, I’ll tell you that (laughs). My heart and soul is Rock N Roll. It doesn’t have to be Metal. Just good kick ass Rock N Roll.
Me: You mentioned Seventh Void earlier. Prior to a few days ago, I had no idea that Johnny and Kenny from Type O Negative had anything in the works. I listened to the promo this morning and found it to be nothing like what Type O ever did. When did the guys take this route?
VP: They started it a while back. It’s something they just wanted to do outside of Type O. I’d say its very modern sounding, but it has its roots deeply in Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath and that kinda stuff. It’s just a really nice sludgy, heavy sound that we don’t hear today. There’s so much of that Linkin Park sounding kind of music, and it’s just the opposite of that. It’s just really, really fresh man.
Me: How did Seventh Void come together, and how’d they end up on Big Vin?
VP: We’d been friends forever. We went on tour together in 94 when I was in Pantera. My favorite tour ever was when we had Type O with us, and we did 297 shows, and they were just fucking awesome. One of the coolest bands we ever toured with for sure. When me and Dime were in Damageplan we played New York, we were at the Irving Plaza. Johnny and Kenny got on the bus and we played some Damageplan demos for them, and they played the Seventh Void demos for us and we were blown away.

Anyway, 8 months after the tragedy happened, Johnny called me up and asked me if I was up to mixing, and producing the album for them. I really didn’t know what I was going to be doing with my life after Damageplan, but I gave it a shot, and started mixing it and they loved it. Then from that point they felt what was going on with Rebel Meets Rebel, and everything that was on Big Vin and they basically insisted on being on the label. It was just a really good bond from the start.
Me: Did I hear you say that you own a few strip bars?
VP: Oh yeah, the world’s greatest strip bar called The Clubhouse out here in Dallas. I also own a couple of Tijuana Strip Bars. Chicas Bonitas Dallas, and we have Chicas Bonitas Vegas. I just bought a house in Vegas, I love it out there. Of course, Texas is always gonna be home, but the excitement never stops in Vegas.
Me: Shit, I need to go to all of those locations. Maybe I’ll take a vacation soon.
VP: (Laughs) Hey I was just checking out the site, man. It’s fucking awesome.

Me: Oh thanks. I’m just a lowly journalist that never gets to touch any breasts that you see on the site. But yeah, naked broads are always good. I could probably score you an account, and you can cause some mayhem. Thanks for your time Vinnie Paul!
VP: It was my pleasure. Thank you.
You can check out Seventh Void at http://myspace.com/seventhvoid
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you interviewed Vinnie Paul?!?
woah, this is amazing. good jorb btw!
Nice interview, good job!
Damn, Vinnie Paul called you!
Awesome!
fuckin rad do phil next
I want to interview Phil, that would be awesome.
Seriously though Farhaad that’s really cool that you got to do an interview with Vinnie Paul. It would have been fun if he’d agreed to join the site.
Helica, Vinnie wants an account. hahaha.
haha nice work fez hahah