What started the re-release of the cds?
This guy George Brautigam, AOR for Perris Records got in touch with us and wanted a copy of the "Heroes For Sale" album. Later on Perris Records suggested a deal on the album. We came up with the idea to re-relese the whole back catalog. Perris
Records was into it, so we did.

Why was "Heroes For Sale" not released before?
There was a lot of trouble going on with the band at the time. The guitar player Peter Espinoza left the band when were about to start the recordings. We recorded some demos with a new guitarplayer. The time went on and our label was running out  of money. When we finally were done with the album, our label diden´t have any money left . We were just sick and tired of it
all. There was no spark anymore. Some of us had personal problems to deal with, too. So we decided to go seperate ways. It was the end. I didn´t listen to the album in years.

And what changed to release the album now?
We had left everything behind. The people we worked with and labels and stuff. The album was just laying there. Nobody cared. We thought - What a hell, maybe someone out there will get a kick from it.

Why wasn´t "Gigolos On Parole" re-released?
Plain and simple - We think that album suck major!
We were unhappy with it from the beginning.

Will it ever be?
If we get one million dollars for it maybe - No, to be honest never.

Your websites mentions the succsess you had touring in the European market, did you ever tour America?
No, we never did. But we went over 1992 to check the market for touring and releasing albums. But I think we tried a bit to late. The glam/sleaze thing was not that big anymore. The labels was signing all the new Grunge bands at the time. So we went back to Sweden to record a new album.

How would you describe a live Nasty idols show?
From my point of view it was always a blast. We came on hungry as hell and gave it all. It was all rock n´roll.

How big were you in the European market?
Hard to say. We were not selling millions but people knew who we were. We were seen on MTV  with a bunch of videos and you could read about us in all the big rock magazines. You could buy our albums in stores in every country in Europe. In some countries we were really big - for example Germany, Belgium ,Italy and of course Sweden.

What was the biggest show you ever played?
Summer festivals in Sweden. Around 10-20.000 people.

Wich is your favorite Nasty Idols album?
Cruel Intention.

What caused Nasty Idols to break up?
I always told myself that I was going to stick to a band for forever when I finally found a band that I liked being in. But the truth is not like that. People change as time goes by. So did we. In the end it was just fucking boring and depressing.

What did you do after Nasty Idols broke up?
Formed a new band called Machinegun Kelly. A punk/sleaze band. We released one album called "White Line Offside"
Then I did a solo album "Pierce - No Place For Late Regrets" A melodic, close to a pop/rock album.

Is there any chance on some live shows or even a new cd?
You´ll never. But right now I´m working on my new project "United Enemies". A brand new band. We´re recording demos for a big label. And I´m also planning a solo album in full name - Andy Pierce . A all hard glam/sleaze album. So I´m a little bit short on time. But Nasty Idols will soon get together and talk about doing gigs and stuff.
We´ll just see what happens.

Why did the music get heavier with each CD?
We were going in that direction. We wanted to sound mean and heavy from the begining. We wanted to change a bit everytime we recorded something new.

How do you feel about your music being compared to Shotgun Messiah and Skid Row?
There are worse band that you can be compared to. So I guess it´s o.k. I mean - I liked both of the bands at the time.

What held Nasty Idols back? You were making the music that was popular at the time, and in fact your sound blows away many groups that went on to sell millions of records?
Lack of support and money. We were young and restless when we signed to our first label. And we diden´t do much to change label after we recorded "Cruel intention" either. Actually we thought we were doing fine. But now when you look back I almost gets frustrated when I think what we could achieve if we had a another label and other people working with us.

Why didn´t Nasty idols ever move to America?
As I said we were there 1992 - and thought that America was doing fine without us. We went home and never got back. But we were ready to do anything, even move over  if we felt that we had a chance of breaking through. But I guess It was too late for Nasty Idols.