Chris Holmes
Expect plenty of W.A.S.P. songs from their former guitarist, but don’t expect Blackie to show up.
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Notorious for a regrettable drunken soliloquy on a lilo in the film The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II, Chris Holmes was the lead guitarist in W.A.S.P. between 1984 to 1990 and again from 1995 to 2001. These days he fronts his own solo band, who visit the UK and Ireland this month. If you happen to bump into him, just don’t mention Blackie Lawless.
You had throat cancer. Are you now on the road to recovery?
I had radiation treatment but right now I’m doing good. I couldn’t taste any food for over a year, but over the past couple of weeks my buds are returning.