Billy Duffy : "What we do with The Cult is try and let the songs become who they are"

Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy who talked about the band’s new album Choice Of Weapon.  "What we do with The Cult is try and let the songs become who they are," Duffy explains. "It's like school children, you try and give them good guidance, but they're going to end up doing what they want to do. In the end, you have to just relinquish power. You want to capture a feel and document the era when you wrote them. You don't want to overdo it, or you end up with something like Chinese Democracy. You know what I mean?"

Choice Of Weapon is set for a May 22nd North American release via the band's new label, Cooking Vinyl.


The album was produced by Bob Rock (METALLICA). It was written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, recorded in New York City, Los Angeles, the California high desert, and the band's Witch Mountain studio between July and December 2011. The new release features founding members Astbury on vocals and Duffy on guitars, with drummer John Tempesta and bassist Chris Wyse.