Angelo Barbera has played bass guitar since he was twelve. His past resume of bands includes The Motels, Red Square Black, Lita Ford, Perfect Stranger, and others. He joined the Robby Krieger Band as bass player in 2000. When The Doors performed on the VH-1 Storyteller Special he was there. When The D21C started up, Angelo was a part of the band from the beginning. Angelo also plays in another band, I-94. Check this bands website at:   http://www.i94music.com   When Angelo has free time, he enjoys video games, working on his car, skateboarding, watching hockey and basketball and classic old movies. He also plays the guitar, piano, and drums.

1. You started playing bass when you were 12 years old and credited your first bass lesson as a "life saving" experience. Do you care to elaborate?

Well, I was brought up kinda poor where gangs and drugs were a part of life. I was doing things as a 12 year old kid that was just way out of control. On e night I met this guy who took me to this club called the Starwood. He somehow got me in. I remember meeting the bass player for Linda Ronstadt and seeing him play. From that point on I knew what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to play in rock and roll bands.

2. Who were you most influenced by musically?

I remember hearing John Paul Jones' bass lines on the Lemon song from Led Zeppelin II. I knew I had a true mentor. I learned every Zeppelin song there was. Jonesy the best.

3. In 2000 you joined the Robby Krieger band. And Robby occasionally let you sing lead vocals. What was that like?

Robby is truly a guitar hero. His touch and feel can go from Robert Johnson to John Coltrane at a blink of an eye. For him to let me sing, or should I say try to sing, songs like "Gloria," "The Changeling," etc., is pretty cool.

4. Later that year you also appeared on stage with The Doors when they recorded VH-1 Storytellers. Were you nervous?

Oh, hell. Yeah! I mean I would hear them talking about Jim and stuff that fans just don't get to hear. Behind the music type of shit. I remember hearing Ray and Robby talk about how Jim would never run to catch a plane because he said it was not dignified. They treated me very kind. No ego shit which I can't stand. The played their asses off.

5. Beginning in the summer of 2002 you officially joined the Doors of the 21st Century as the bassist. But you later had to back out. There have been rumors it was due to a fear of flying. Could you set the record straight for our readers?

Well, for one thing, I never really backed out. It was known from the start of it that I was not going to fly. So when I said I was not going to Japan they said they would get Phil Chen and I would take a pay cut just to do the U.S. I said Fine but I can understand not wanting to use two bass players so I don't trip on it too hard.

6. In 2001 you were involved with "What's Going On," an all-star rendition of Marvin Gaye's acclaimed song which was a collaborative effort by many of the music industry's top artists asking the public to donate money and drop debt which would free up urgently needed fuds to combat the AIDS crisis in Africa and other poor regions of the world. Is that a cause that is close to your heart?

I got a call to do a session at Sony Studios for this tribute to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." I t was a dance mix version of the track and it was the dopest shit I ever played on. It was a truly great session for a truly great cause.

7. You've said of your involvement with your newest band, I-94, that "this band is the best band I've ever seen and writes the best songs I have ever been involved in." What elements, in your opinion, does it take to make a great band?

A band to me is having the same vision so that everything becomes one. Look at The Doors. They were all on the same page about their art. So was Led Zeppelin. So when you're writing that song and you're all sharing that art together it either gells or it doesn't. That is what a band is all about!

8. I-94, the name of your band, is the immigration/visa waiver form you have to fill out to get into the U.S. as a non-resident. What prompted your band to choose that name?

It just seemed fitting because every time the singer or drummer had to come or go from the U.S. to the U.K. they never knew if they were coming back.

9. You're debut album, "Don't Get Nervous," is coming out shortly. Are you excited?

This, to me, is my greatest achievement as a musician/songwriter because you're not a hired gun. This is your baby. It is not about money or fame but simply making art.

10. Will there be a tour? If so, where are you playing? When are you hitting the road?

We will be leaving for six weeks in July, starting in New York at a little fest and then on to some shows with the Wallflowers and Foo Fighters. I can't wait….