Jace Everett Talks About His Success Thanks to True Blood

Everyone's Favorite Vampire Track

It's amazing to think that only three short years ago, Jace Everett was not so well known. But with the use of his now famous track 'Bad Things,' Jace has now become a household name in the vampire scene.

Gabrielle Faust from The Examiner was lucky enough to interview Jace Everett on his success and how this all came about. 

When asked about how he managed to wrangle his song onto the hit HBO show, he showed he certainly has a sense of humor about his fame:

I donated a kidney to Alan Ball's cousin. He felt like he owed me one. If only it were so easy! To keep it brief, Alan Ball had downloaded "Bad Things" in 2006 as an iTunes single of the week. When the show came up, he gave it a whirl and it stuck.

True Blood and Other Influences

While Jace has made some money from the use of his track in True Blood, he is quick to point out that it is not a huge amount of cash. But it is enough to allow him to be more fearless in his field.

Nashville had kind of warped my mind about what you COULD write. The success of the show and my affiliation with it has helped free me from that narrow view

Everett also had plenty else to say about what inspires him, along with his greatest influences.  He lists Willie and Waylon, U2, Chris Rea, Chris Whitley, Daniel Lanois, Mark Knopfler and Chuck Prophet as some of his greatest musical influences.

He also lists boy/girl interactions, politics and religion as some of his other inspirations for song writing. Even the show True Blood inspires him, since he wrote the song 'Burn for You' after watching Bill catch on fire in an episode of the hit TV show.

'Red Revelations' and What's Next For Jace

When asked to describe his latest album, 'Red Revelations,' Jace had this to say about it:

It's a swampy, dirty slice of rock and roll; which to me is equal parts country, blues, rock, and blood.

And it seems that the music from this album just may turn out to be just as iconic as 'Bad Things,' with the track 'One of Them,' being used in the upcoming film MindFLUX.

When asked about his plans for 2011, Jace was eager to let everyone know that he will be touring in the UK and EU in the late spring and early summer. Then it will be back to the US for even more touring.

Finally, when Jace was asked by interviewer Gabrielle Faust for any closing thoughts. And in true Jace-style, his reply was:

Don't let the bastards suck the life outta ya! (Unless, of course, you're into that!)

Source: The Examiner- An Exclusive Interview with Jace Everett

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