interview con DA KRAZY PIMPZ 2011

Exclusive interview with the DA KRAZY PIMPZ,2011.
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Eagle pass, tx. Hello my name is Veronica la you know what con “ on the road again interview” and I have been assigned to travel here to Eagle Pass, Texas and believe it or not to interview those vato’s with the classy conjunto outfits DA KRAZY PIMPZ. We will be interviewing Eddie, Before we do that we want to let Blanca know que we miss her and wish her a safe trip back to our world and now back to our interview:
Ver: hello Eddie I want to thank you and the band for your time in doing this interview, believe it or not it didn’t take too much time to get here on horseback?
Ed: First of all, thank you so much for taking the time to take the trip down here to Eagle Pass, TX. its usually hotter in the summer, gets to around 115 degrees!! U made it at just the right time!

Ver: can you give a little background on your musical career?
ED: Sure, I start playing the accordion when I was 12 years old, my dad Hector introduced me to this great instrument, he was a member of an "old school" artist band named Carlos Miranda back in the day. I started picking up different instruments while I was in High School band and Jazz Band like the Bass, Drums, Guitar, but the Accordion was most challenging so I kept at it and joined several bands for a couple of years until I started playing at a professional levelwith Gary Hobbs, playing accordion and keyboards with him for a year, after my one year Tejano Lesson I had the opportunity to join the Conjunto Genre with my childhood neighbors "Los Garcia Bros" invited me to play accordion with them after the passing of the great conjunto legend "Jimmy Garcia" Passed.. I recorded and arranged 5 albums in 4 great years with them..
after several unresolvable differences I decided to branch out on my own to create the band I have now which is "Da Krazy Pimpz", soon after Gary and his son Gary Lee from AMMX Records signed us to a record deal which we are currently fullfuilling.. We are currently on our 4th CD as we speak..

Ver: where did the name DA KRAZY PIMPZ come from and are you really a bit crazy or a pimp, lol?
ED: LOL.. We came up with the concept while brainstorming for something new, creative, and most importantly, a name that will turn heads and catch attention.. nowadays its hard to stand out,, there's so many good talented bands but for some reason dont have the name or concept to stand out.. didnt wanna fall in that catergory.. also since we used the Zoot Suits with the prior band,, we wanted to implement a suit but not the same type of Pachuco Suit.. something colorful and Krazy!! We looked online and the first thing that came up was the Pimp Suits.. It was a quick choice once I saw those suits!! They were Krazy!! so upon came "Da Krazy Pimpz"!!

Ver: I am more than sure that you have heard this before but how is your cloth designer and how much does a single outfit cost in order to keep this fantasy image of DA KRAZY PIMPZ, if you can share this with us?
ED: Sure.. we currently have two sponsors from which we get our suits.. www.pimphats.com and www.ninedeep.com. A custom suit can run you anywhere from $200-$600..

Ver: what is your fan responds to your image and do any of them follow your style ?
ED: The fan response has been awesome! Once we enter the venues the flashes start, people want to take pictures with you, nothing but love!! And yes we have fans from several cities around Texas that follow us every weekend taking their pimp gear.. we also sell pimp hats and DKP shirts with our merchandise so fans always take a memory from that night..

Ver: will you give us a brief breakdown on what are the plans for 2011?
ED: We are very excited about this new year,, we have a brand new CD, entitled "Los Reyes Del Conjunto".. This CD is by far our best one in my opinion and comes very more mature as far as material and arrangements.. Later on this month we have a trip to the Gulf of Mexico on the "Tejano Cruise" VERY EXCITED on going on a cruise ship for the first time.. we will play along with great artists like Jay Perez, Los Chamacos, and Eddie Gonzales.. Then in February we are doing a tour to the State of Colorado on Valentines weekend, then to Florida in March.. We also got an offer to do a trip to China in August which is still in the works.. That would be something else!! lol

Ver: I listened to several cuts on your web site of your music and it seems that you got a bit of border town style de muscia, does living and raised along the border play an important influence on your style?
Ed: Fijate que yes it does, here in the border the cumbia is very strong and the spanish language is a must if u live here!! lol..
Most Conjunto bands buddies of ours dont play alot of cumbias in their sets.. thats one thing we do impliment in our style both the conjunto and cumbia..

Ver: as a child Eddie who were you the conjuntos and bands that made you want to be a tejano super star?
ED: Great question,, my inspiration was very diverse, The great "Esteban Jordan", Ricky Muñoz of Intocable, Jaime De Anda, Albert Zamora, The Beatles, George Strait, Fito Olivares, La Mafia, cumbia bands like Pegasso, Zaaz..

Ver: if given the opportunity to speak to a group of young people what encouraging words would you use?
ED: School is important!! Finish School, follow your dreams.. never give up,, there will be people that r gonna think otherwise and wanna bring you down but if you really have wat it takes and believe it in your heart Go For It!! Music is beautiful but the business part is ugly!! lol just keep that in mind and always be creative with your work.. always try to make your own original style.. dont copy too much.. and always play from the heart con sentimiento!!

Ver: and finally ED is there any words you would want to share with your fans around the world?
ED: Sure saludos a todos los fans de DKP that have written to us from Egypt, Iraq, Korea.. especially our armed forces that follow our music.. Toda mi gente de Mexico que nos sigue and everyone who has had the opportunity to check us out live around Texas and states like Florida, California, Arizona, Idaho, Washington, Illinois, Indiana.. We love you guys.. los queremos muchisimo!!.. and we will be here for as long as we have the energy and strength that the lord has given us to keep on..

Ver: well thanks again and I have to get back on that saddle again and head back to Kingsville, would you mind giving me a hand?
ED: LOL Sure why not!! Saludos a todos and dont forget to pick up our new CD "Los Reyes Del Conjunto" under AMMX Records.. and request our new Single "Enamorado De Ti" which is also our brand new Video.. yall can check it out on YouTube.. info-www.dakrazypimpz.com

Ver: as I ride away from the western sun in a dusty town of Eagle Pass, now I know why Blanca loved this job, it’s the devoted people that risks their lives on the road to bring their music to US world wide , in this case the classy act of los DA KRAZY PIMPZ, I AM VERNOICA.