Rikki Thunder, drummer for hot new ’80s metal band Whyte Python, is about to get it all: global fame… a dream girlfriend—and an unwitting role as an international spy in this debut novel.
meet the band
Davy Bones
Age: 24
Hometown: San Bernardino, California
Instrument: Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Who is your biggest musical influence?Can I say myself?
What’s your ideal date? Champagne, limousines, my music on the Hi-Fi, and twins, baby!!
Where do you get inspiration for writing songs? All the usual places - like, stuff going on in the world, and beer commercials, and my feelings and whatnot. If I need to be REALLY inspired, a good long look in the mirror usually does the trick!
If you weren’t a rock star, what would you be? A movie star, or a stock car racer, or a prince of England.
Rikki Thunder
Age: 23
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Instrument: Drums
Who is your biggest musical influence? Oh dude, too many to list! Keith Moon, John Bonham, Neil Peart, Doug Clifford, Tommy Lee, Alex Van Halen…
Okay, that’s enough. Bill Bruford, Phil Collins, Animal from the Muppets…
What’s your ideal date? Probably a night on the couch, watching movies and eating takeout with my special lady.
Why drums? A therapist would say that drumming is the healthiest method I’ve found to exorcise suppressed rage. But I don’t go to a therapist, so I’m gonna say drumming is hella fun!
If you weren’t a rock star, what would you be? Maybe a baseball player, or an acupuncturist, or a lumberjack. I could work in a toothpick factory. Basically, I’d be looking for a job where I use sticks or that is stick-adjacent.
Spencer Dooley
Age: 24
Hometown: Portland, Maine
Instrument: Bass guitar, backing vocals
Who is your biggest musical influence? Hmmm… that’s a hard one.
It’s okay. Take your time. I got it! Animal from the Muppets.
Did you just say that because it’s the last thing Rikki said? No comment?
What’s your ideal date? My birthday is September 4.
No, I mean a romantic date. Oh! Ummm… I don’t know. What did Rikki say again?
Well, Rikki said a quiet night at home with his girlfriend. That sounds good to me too. Rikki’s girlfriend is awesome. But otherwise probably a strip club.
If you weren’t a rock star, what would you be? Definitely a lion. NO! A snake. Wait… a sailboat?
Buck Sweet
Age: Under 40
Hometown: None of your business
Instrument: Lead Guitar
Who is your biggest musical influence? Oh, you know, all the classics. Psychedelics, uppers, downers, acid, ludes. I licked a toad once. Also Chopin.
What’s your ideal date? Pass
What is your pre-show ritual? I’d better not say.
Why not? Don’t want to give away your secrets? Every single part of my answer to that question is illegal.
If you weren’t a rock star, what would you be? Dead
