« Brat O'Hara »

 

The new master of crash. Destroyer of worlds. Bringer of beats. Revenger of hardcore. These are a few names, which go along with Brat through his long carrier of röck, pünk and stöner business. No beat too fast, no break too hard and no stage too hot for the youngest brother in the Ford family who makes the others feel like spring chicken.

Three Questions for Brat:

You're the latest band member of Bettie Ford, how does this feel like?
Well, with the one of Tank Williams it was a hard inheritance which I had to accept.
Because of that, at the time of my entrance, a lot of other drummers were under discussion. For example Dave Lombardo, Nicke Royale, Chuck Biscuits...
But at last the choice went to me... I think it had to be my uncomarable charme and the good looking stage profile, because drumming ain't one of my best games. Since these days I feel very proud on the one hand, but on the other hand I have to accept a lot of things while we're touring...

What does Bettie Ford means to you?
Bettie Ford is about atmosphere, about spirit and about family. The »Punk« stands in the air when Silver, Don and Rock hit their strings. For me it's like being part of a small piece of Punk Rock history. Of course a very small piece, but definitely one. And you breath this feeling with Bettie Ford. Who would not get on fire with that?

What's your favorite song?
Well, that would be Last Hope. Especially the energy between Rock and me, the rhythm section, is a very big pleasure while doing this classic song. Pure emotions, that give me the creeps every time.

Your top 5 all time records:
Faith no More - King for a day, Fool for a Lifetime
Kyuss - And the Circus leaves Town
Johnny Cash - The Man comes Around
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
Beatsteaks - Smack Smash

About Don:
I have known this guy for a very, very long time and I know his incredible music for the same long time. Once he inspired me to  start drumming and a few years later he got me into Bettie Ford. In this way the circle closes. Hail Don, brother of metal!

About Rock:
As the name implies... Rock Vegas is my man in the rhythm section. We do a lot of things together on tour, like always take the same hotel room, drink beer and smoke a lot. Within the last three years Rock Vegas exceeded totally every expectation by far. He's always in best mood, has always the most awesome sound and he's got a stage profile the most base players would dream about. And next to Bettie Ford, Rock became one of my best friends!

About Silver:
To pose, to party, to organize, to motivate. Four keywords about Silver. Sparks fly on stage constantly, but next to it he's like one of this very cool organizers and promoters of Bettie Ford. He combines a lot of character attributes in one person. And he's such important for this band like the Dome for cologne.