NEWS UPDATE : September 2025
September 21 :
Interview with vocalist Göran Edman (Vinnie Vincent)
From :
sleazeroxx.com
/
Kiss Related Recordings
Marcelo Vieira of
SleazeRoxx.com recently interviewed Göran
Edman, and among the topics discussed was his connection to Vinnie
Vincent. Below are the questions and answers related specifically to
Vinnie Vincent. You can read the
full interview by clicking here.
Sleaze Roxx: You were seemingly Vinnie’s pick to replace
Robert Fleischman in Vinnie Vincent Invasion back in 1986. Some
versions of songs from Vinnie Vincent Invasion’s first album,
featuring your vocals, are circulating online. What’s the story
behind them?
Göran Edman: Well, Vinnie desperately needed another singer
after parting ways with Fleischman. At the time, I was working with
a drummer named Dag Eliasson in a band called E.F. Band, living in
Gothenburg, Sweden’. I made some demos, and Dag was very ambitious —
he wanted to go to L.A., distribute his demos, find management, and
get a record company interested in releasing his music. Somehow,
Vinnie stumbled upon one of these demo tapes, heard my vocals, and
immediately thought, “This is the voice I need.” Through a bit of
detective work, he managed to find me. He even tried calling Dag for
my number, but Dag refused to give it out, so Vinnie had to go
through other channels. Eventually, he found someone at a studio in
Gothenburg who called me and said Vinnie would be contacting me for
an audition.
For the audition, I had to record every song exactly as Fleischman
did - including the vocal nuances. That person helped me record the
entire album, and I sent the tapes back. When Vinnie received them,
he immediately called me, saying, “You’re in!” There was a minor
complication with my contract with Madison, but it wasn’t binding
for Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Later, Vinnie explained that the record
company was more interested in Mark Slaughter, while Vinnie wanted
me. Ultimately, the band went with Mark in the end.
Sleaze Roxx: A
few years later, Vinnie called you again. He asked you to come to
L.A. because he had some new songs and he wanted you to audition
again. Songs like
“Over You”, “Young Blood, Young Fire”, and
“My Love Goes With You”
surfaced on the internet a few years ago. What’s the story behind
these?
Göran Edman: Yes, he called me because he had my number now.
At that point, he had been fired from Chrysalis Records again, and
they signed Slaughter instead. He needed to prove himself again and
was making a new album, so he invited me to audition. Honestly, I
think he mainly used me to make demos. I paid for my own flight and
spent about three weeks in his home studio recording nine or ten
songs up to the guitar solos. We even took the demos to Chrysalis,
but the company wasn’t particularly interested in signing him — they
favored Slaughter. So, after a year of waiting for the album to
happen, nothing materialized. During that time, I was contacted for
another audition in Miami for the Yngwie Malmsteen band.
Sleaze Roxx: Upon that call you got from Yngwie’s manager for
an audition, you ended up signing with him. At what point in this
timeline did you record the demos with Talisman?
Göran Edman: That was before Vinnie called me the second
time. After Marcel [Jacob, bassist] and I were both let go from
John Norum’s band, because Glenn Hughes was taking over on bass
and vocals, Marcel wanted to do his own album and find a record
company. I recorded a lot of demos for what eventually became
Talisman. At the time, it was another project name, but the songs
laid the groundwork for Talisman.
Sleaze Roxx: Whose idea was it to record Vinnie Vincent
Invasion’s “Back
On The Streets” on
John Norum’s ‘Total Control’ album?
Göran Edman: I think it was John’s idea. Someone told me he
was looking for a singer for his solo album and found it
interesting. That person had a copy of my Vinnie Vincent demo, and I
asked if I could send it to John. Later, a drummer friend I had been
playing live with informed me that John really liked the tape. He
wanted me to sing a few songs on his album, and he especially liked
“Back
On The Streets”, so he decided to include it as a cover. I had
to record it again for his album. |
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