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Kerry Simon and Raul Campos 

Guest DJ Project: Kerry Simon

Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
From: KCRW
Length: 00:10:41

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Chef Kerry Simon is a fan of bands that push boundaries and take risks, like he does with food. From David Bowie’s glam persona Ziggy Stardust to Cheap Trick and Alice Cooper, Simon chooses some rebellious rockers to lead his Guest DJ set and tells some wild stories straight from the kitchen. Kerry has five restaurants, including two in LA – SIMON LA and LA Market.
 
For More: http://www.kerrysimon.com/main.html

Tracks
1. Be My Lover - Alice Cooper
2. Starman - David Bowie
3. ELO Kiddies - Cheap Trick
4. Rocks Off - The Rolling Stones
5. New Sensation - INXS

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Chef Kerry Simon is a fan of bands that push boundaries and take risks, like he does with food. From David Bowie’s glam persona Ziggy Stardust to Cheap Trick and Alice Cooper, Simon chooses some rebellious rockers to lead his Guest DJ set and tells some wild stories straight from the kitchen. Kerry has five restaurants, including two in LA – SIMON LA and LA Market.
 
For More: http://www.kerrysimon.com/main.html

Tracks
1. Be My Lover - Alice Cooper
2. Starman - David Bowie
3. ELO Kiddies - Cheap Trick
4. Rocks Off - The Rolling Stones
5. New Sensation - INXS

Transcript

Raul Campos: Hey, it’s Raul Campos from KCRW and I’m here with Kerry Simon who’s been dubbed the rock and roll chef by Rolling Stone magazine.

Now, fittingly, he’s here to talk about music. We’re going to play a little bit of rock and roll, going to play excerpts of tunes that have inspired him over the years as part of KCRW’s guest DJ project. Kerry — welcome. How are you?

Kerry Simon: Hey. Thanks for having me. I’m excited. This is awesome.

RC: So, man, you brought in some music for us. So, what’s this first one you brought in for us?

KS: It’s Alice Cooper, “Be My Lover”. It’s from “Killer”. I just remember…you really didn’t know much about Alice Cooper then. You saw a little bit of press here and there in Rolling Stone or whatever. He was wearing makeup and the sound was so crazy. And “Be My Lover” was just kind of this song that’d say…’the singer’s name is Alice’ and I used to...
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Host: Raul Compos

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