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Aug 20, 2018 · During a recent appearance on the "Cobras & Fire" podcast, KIX frontman Steve Whiteman was asked why founding member, songwriter and bassist Donnie Purnell hasn't been involved with the band...
Kix (stylized as KIX) was an American glam metal and hard rock band formed in 1976, that achieved popularity during the 1980s. Led by bassist Donnie Purnell and front man Steve Whiteman , the band's classic lineup was rounded out by guitarists Ronnie "10/10" Younkins and Brian "Damage" Forsythe and drummer Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant.
Aug 21, 2018 · 2 minute read. During a recent appearance on the “Cobras & Fire” podcast, KIX frontman Steve Whiteman was asked why founding member, songwriter and bassist Donnie Purnell hasn’t been involved with the band since it first reunited about a decade and a half ago. [metalwani_content_ad]
My friend John Moore engineered all of my tracks at my studio. We started by John and I recording 20 new songs. I played acoustic and electric guitars. John lent me all of his electric guitars from his collection. I recorded bass tracks, keyboards, harmonica and all of my vocals with John engineering in my studio.
Kix bass player Donnie Purnell was their main songwriter. He usually collaborated with writers outside the band, which was the case here, where he worked with John Palumbo from the band Crack The Sky and Bob Halligan Jr., who made his mark writing songs for Judas Priest (" (Take These) Chains ," " Some Heads Are Gonna Roll ") and started co ...
Initially in Kix, Donnie (Purnell), our original bass player, did most of the writing and he had an iron fist control of the band at that time. It was hard to get a song in with him in control because it was his way or the highway.
Here is the recap: (Classic Rock) Kix frontman Steve Whiteman has explained why bassist Donnie Purnell was never asked to take part in the band's reunion and insists the fans don't miss him....
