Since 2009, Los Angeles based Pornstar DJ Helly Mae Hellfire has been successful at making her mark in both the electronic dance music scene and the adult entertainment industry. Most famously, she starred as Lady Gaga in Hustler Video’s feature film parody This Ain’t Lady Gaga XXX and has deejayed at top dance clubs, raves and celebrity-studded private events in North America and Europe.

In 2010, Helly completed her first American East Coast Tour as the DJ for Brazzer’s “Are You Hardcore Tour” and wrapped up the year with shows in Cannes, France and London, England. Now in hot demand as an international DJ, she is setting her sights on creating her own all-female DJ tour and is working on producing her own original tracks for release later this year.

It’s just been announced that Helly will be deejaying for Brazzers at Bike Week in Daytona and will be the official DJ of Brazzers new mainstream website.

We caught up with Miss Hellfire a few days ago to talk about her rising popularity in porn and her love for music – especially when it comes to being a DJ and spinning her own original music.

In your “previous” porn life you were known as Eden Sinclair. Please tell me you took your name from the badass character in Doomsday.

You know what? It was a total accident! I don’t really know how I came up with that name. I was living in London, England, for the summer. I was gonna make some money so I needed to come up with a cool porn name. It was just a weird coincidence that I picked that name.

So you left the industry as Eden Sinclair and suddenly came back into the biz, full steam ahead, as Helly Mae Hellfire. What inspired your enthusiastic return to porn?

I was deejaying under the name Helly Mae Hellfire with this shock rock band Rock Stars On Mars. I decided I really wanted to focus on deejaying and a really great way to make money and have a lot of spare time is to go back into the adult industry. I took the name I was using as a DJ and entered the industry using that name. That way I could cross-promote the two and be the porn star DJ.

They both really work off of each other.

Yeah. I get a lot more publicity just because I have the gimmick of making adult films. This past year with the AVN nomination and the XBIZ nomination for Best Actress, doing the Lady Gaga parody for Hustler – it’s just really pushed me in the right direction musically. It’s been like walking a tight rope between doing porn and being a respectable DJ. The projects that I’ve landed have helped me solidify myself as a DJ.

The Lady Gaga parody has done for you what Nailin’ Palin’ did for Lisa Ann. It’s really catapulted your career.

It was a huge launch for me. It came up three months after I really got back to the business. I did my first “official” scene February of last year. The Lady Gaga parody literally fell into my lap in May. I didn’t even know I was going to be playing that character until someone at my agency called and said, “By the way, you’re playing Lada Gaga in a parody tomorrow.” You’ve gotta be kidding me!

It looks like you’d have a lot of preparation for a role like that – wardrobe, makeup, the choreography. And you had one day to prepare!

I’ve been a trained dancer for 15 years. They showed me the video a couple of times while I was on set at Hustler and I hadn’t learned the songs before. I listened to them a couple of times. I was able to knock them out after a few tries. That was all done on the spot.

And think of all the fantasies you made come true with the Beyonce scene.

That scene got so messy!

And the age spots on Larry King – that looked pretty gross.

Totally! Good job on Scott Lyons having all that done to him, sitting through all that makeup. They did such a good job. I really felt like I was having sex with a 70-year-old! (laughs) It was a trip!

They were just slowly building you up to your Ron Jeremy scene, right!

Oh yeah! (laughs) I run into him all the time at the Rainbow now, too. It’s so funny. He’s a really nice guy.

You mentioned briefly that you’re the DJ in Rock Stars On Mars featuring London LeGrand. Tell me more about how you hooked up with that project.

I met London at the salon where he was working. He overheard me say to the woman that was doing my hair that I was a DJ. He quickly came up with this sketch of what my character Helly Mae Hellfire would look like. He showed it to me and gave me the rundown of the band and asked me if I wanted to join. I enjoyed the theatrical aspect of it was like, “Yeah, sure!” It’s been an interesting project ever since.

It’s obvious you’re a big music fan. What kind of music did you grow up listening to?

I was always in heavy metal from the 80s. I love Motley Crue, Guns N Roses. Then I got into the industrial side with Nine Inch Nails and Ministry and then Marilyn Manson and White Zombie. I think that’s what got me into electronic music. Now that I’ve started making my own music – which I did for the AVNs – I really want to do something that’s on the industrial, metal, electro side.

You seem to have a ton of things going on!

I know! I’m also going to be deejaying the first of a kind virtual adult entertainment convention. They’re building me a web avatar and I’m going to be deejaying via a live webcast. My avatar is deejaying the XBIZ party after the convention.

Porn and music seem to be so important, like it’s all just a natural part of your life. Does it all just smoothly flow together for you?

Pretty much. I think of myself as a DJ that pretends to be a porn star to make money and get the publicity that I need. I think of myself as a DJ and the porn thing is a job – a job that I really enjoy.

Well you pretend really well!

(laughs) That why I got the nomination for Best Actress! (laughs) Sometimes you go to work and you’re having a shit day but when those cameras come on you have to put on a show or otherwise they’re not going to hire you back.

So what’s next for Helly Mae Hellfire? Any live gigs or big feature movies coming up?

We did a sequel of the Avatar parody for Hustler studios. That should be out soon. That was really cool. As far as live dates, I’ve been in talks to do some summer festivals. I’m also in talks with a band right now to be on the cover of their album, on their merch and in their music video. That should happen later in the year.

Very cool! I hope you keep on havin’ fun! What would you like to say to your fans to wrap things up?

Thanks for your interest in me for Rock Confidential. I’ve done several interviews lately and this is one I’ve been particularly excited to do. Thanks for listening to my music and thanks for enjoying my scenes. I love you guys!

RELATED LINKS:
ThePornStarDJ.com
AdultVirtualConvention.com
Helly Mae Hellfire @Twitter

Launched by guitarist Rudolf Schenker in 1965, Scorpions forged metal, rock and pop into a sound that’s come to signify an entire genre through hard rock anthems like “Rock You Like A Hurricane” and hits like “Send Me An Angel,” “Wind of Change” and “Still Loving You,” selling more than 100 million records in the process.

Last year, Scorpions announced that the group’s Get Your Sting and Blackout tour, an epic ongoing worldwide rock ‘n’ roll odyssey in support of 2010′s Sting in the Tail, would be the group’s last before retirement. The tour is slated to run through 2012 with a string of historic farewell blowouts and festival performances scheduled Europe culminating with shows at the Wacken Open Air festival (August 4, 2012) and Munich’s Olympiahalle (October 13, 2012).

Wanting to create a truly memorable concert film to do justice to power of the live show and the high energy emotional impact of the final tour, Scorpions chronicled the sold-out concert on April 15, 2011 in Saarbrucken, Germany with a state-of-the-art 3D production. Get Your Sting and Blackout – Live in 3D puts the viewer into the VIP box at the ultimate Scorpions concert. In addition to 100 minutes of pure Scorpions music, Get Your Sting and Blackout – Live in 3D includes more than half-an-hour of behind-the-scenes bonus material.

At some point during the Get Your Sting and Blackout tour, Scorpions, enjoying the success of Sting in the Tail and the emotional rejuvenation of the farewell tour decided to record one last classic album. “The idea to go back to the studio was born out of pure excitement,” said the band who cut an album mixing covers of rock ‘n’ roll standards that informed and inspired the Scorpions alongside new productions and performances of the songs in the band’s core catalog that have proved the most meaningful to the members.

The result, Comeblack, is, according to the band, “an encore for our die-hard fans, to thank them for all the support for so many years. At the same time, this is a tribute to legendary bands from the sixties, like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, who have inspired us to follow our dreams.”

We had a chance to catch up with Rudolf just a mere six hours after he arrived home from a trip to India. Tired as he had to be, I couldn’t help but hear the passion and determination in one of rock’s all-time classic guitarists when it came to discussing his music and what is clearly the most important part of his career – the fans.

It’s great that months and months after it was announced you guys were retiring that we’re here in 2012 talking about two new Scorpions releases!

(laughs) Our Farewell Tour ends in December or maybe January of next year. We are so happy that this tour is going so well and that Sting In The Tail became so successful. We knew when we were mixing that record that we wanted to end on a high note. The idea to make Comeblack came from seeing so many young kids in front of the stage. We have over one million Facebook fans and the majority of them are between 14 and 28 years old. That’s fantastic that we’re not only playing for fans of the past but for new fans now. Because our back catalog is not handled very well we decided to record the songs that are most recognized by our audience. The idea from the beginning was to not only do Scorpions songs but to do some songs that honor the bands that inspired us to make music.

I think it was very important to include “Wind Of Change” on Comeblack because it seems like every year it’s being embraced by a new part of the world.

If you just look around you can see how the world is changing. When we came to Russia it was a song of hope. This song of hope is being reborn and reborn again. Now it’s an important song to the people of North Africa. “Wind Of Change” has become the soundtrack to the most peaceful revolution on Earth. That’s a great situation. We were very happy to be invited by Mr. Gorbachev after the war situation with Germany and Russia to be able to show Russia a new generation that doesn’t come with tanks, but guitars and love.

I always get a kick out of hearing a band redo some of their classic material. Technology changes, you’ve got some killer gear…

That’s it! You’re one of the few, Jesse. Most “music people” are very comfortable and conservative. They only want to have the stuff their used to. I know we took a risk. I know when we re-recorded stuff there would be people that wondered why we did it. They think the old stuff is much better. That’s no problem! The people that only want to listen to the old stuff can still listen to it. We want to give all the young kids a new chance to listen to the Scorpions. When young kids get into guitar-oriented music you should give them something more to listen to. It’s terrible when they can’t find new stuff. We took a risk and had a lot of fun. We had a lot of fun with our two guys from Sweden – Martin and Mikael. We didn’t have to travel somewhere to go into the studio. We used my studio. We really got to play music together. It was really cool to add some different spices into the songs. Like you said, using new technology is fun. When we recorded in the 80s, our producer told us when we were finished. We had more ideas we wanted to do and the producer told us the record label was waiting on the production. We always felt like the albums were not done! It was fantastic to do this. “Rhythm Of Love” came out wonderfully. So did “Blackout” and “No One Like You.” It’s great to have a chance once more to play these songs with new technology and add the changes we’ve made over the years for people to listen to. If people don’t like them they can listen to the old stuff.

This is from a business point of view, but now that you have those songs re-recorded are you looking to license them for use in video games, commercials and things like that?

I really had this in mind for video games. It makes our old songs more “kick ass” and powerful. We get to give them more attitude. You’re exactly on point! Coming from Germany, it was always hard for us to play rock music in other countries. Nobody believed a band from Germany could play rock music. We found our own way. Now, record companies are dying. Our back catalog isn’t there anymore. We want to do things to inspire us. The worst thing is a musician thinking they’re perfect players and not putting in the attitude anymore. I like the Stones. Keith Richards has the attitude. Music – especially rock music – comes from the attitude.

And speaking of the Stones, there are seven cover songs on Comeblack. I know you started out with about 25 songs you thought about covering. What are some of the songs that you didn’t use?

(laughs) We wanted to do a Led Zeppelin song. We love old Led Zeppelin very much. For us it was important that Klaus was comfortable. What Led Zeppelin did in those days, and maybe because Jimmy Page produced it by himself, was very spontaneous. That’s very difficult to re-create in the studio. Klaus is not a blues singer. Robert Plant is more into the blues. We noticed we just couldn’t do it. I was a huge Pretty Things fan. I would have done a Pretty Things song but it was not possible. There’s a fine line in a cover song being right or wrong. I can’t really tell you any more because it’s already been some time ago! (laughs) The past two years have been unbelievable. It seems like we did Comeblack 20 years ago. (laughs)

And the new 3D blu-ray is unbelievable.

I’m very happy that we could do it. I remember when I saw Avatar I immediately went to our manager and said we had to do this 3D thing in our show. He told me to forget it that it would be too expensive. We were given an offer to use new technology on a 3D project with the best quality. If you have 5.1 sound while wearing the 3D glasses, you will have the best live experience! Our last concert will also be filmed in 3D. This technology is perfect for live concerts.

Anybody that sees the band live or watches the new 3D concert will instantly recognize that you guys are all over the place! The music is dead on and you guys never stand still. You definitely don’t act like a band who is supposed to be nearing their retirement!

When you see the band like this … Klaus and I are both 63. We don’t want to be in a position where there’s a “next tour” and something is wrong with us, we tour and suffer and people ask “Why are they still doing this? I saw them three years ago and they were fantastic. Now it’s terrible.” We want to forever stay in people’s mind as a band from Germany that kicks ass. That’s very important to us.

I’ve heard there’s a warehouse full of hours and hours of unreleased Scorpions audio and video. Will we be seeing some of that released over the next few years?

Of course! That’s what’s next. When we have time we’ll release a concert or whatever here and there. We have over 800 hours of concert material in the library in our warehouse. Footage in front of the pyramids in Cairo, Red Square, the Amazon, and on and on. We want to get to all of this bonus material and present it to the fans. We see Comeblack as a bonus item. We were inspired to do it after being on tour and seeing all the young kids in the audience. But – going through 800 hours of material is a lot of work! That will be next for us.

I’ve gotta tell you, it sounds like you’re in the middle of the party and nobody wants to leave!

(laughs) Everybody is having a hard time finding the door!

I know you just got off a plane six hours ago so I really appreciate you taking time out for this. What would you like to say to the fans to wrap things up?

Thank you for supporting the Scorpions for so long and I promise you when we come back we’ll rock you like a hurricane. Again. And again. And again! (laughs)

Atria Books just announced a deal with the four original MTV VJs for an as yet untitled oral history of MTV’s defining years during the early ’80s. This publication will mark the first time Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn give their uncensored accounts from the front lines of the cultural revolution that was MTV. Among the highlights will be the VJ’s days and nights spent partying with Van Halen, the “Paint the Mutha Pink” contest with John Cougar Mellencamp that went toxic, joining the mile high club while flying to see the band Asia play at the Budokan in Japan, and all true tales of hair styles gone horribly wrong as a new kind of broadcast medium was being created hour by hour and day by day — all perfectly set against the era when you would still call into your answering machine from a pay phone.

When MTV burst onto cable television on August 1, 1981, these four original VJs (along with their colleague, the late J.J. Jackson) couldn’t imagine the hold they would quickly come to have over pop and youth culture.

“We look forward to sharing our unique perspective of what it was like to be on the forefront of a cultural revolution: the birth of MTV, Music Television. Yes, the ‘M’ really did stand for music at one time!” says Nina Blackwood.

We recently sat down with Nina Blackwood to talk about her time with MTV, but also recollect her deep passions for music and acting. Nina has been living and breathing music all her life, as you’ll soon discover in our one-on-one chat.

Do you remember the first time that music really grabbed your attention?

Absolutely. I started playing piano when I was four. Music has always been a part of my life.

What was it about the piano that attracted you?

I don’t remember exactly, but I wanted to play piano. I remember going to the piano store with my parents and they let me play all the different pianos and pick out the one I liked the best. Of course they had the final say. My mom never had to make me practice. I always loved to play. When I started reading, the books I would love to get would be biographies on different composers. Even at an early age I was doing my research! I started working on stage in theater when I was eight. As I got older – maybe 13 – I started playing harp. My parents were very supportive and they bought me a harp. That’s how I made my living for years. Music and acting have always been very special to me.

Do you remember the first band you heard that you really grabbed on to?

Like millions of other people worldwide, it was the Beatles. The Beatles just blew me away. I loved everything they did. I collected the Beatles cards, read everything I could get my hands on, was the first to get the new records when they came out, everything. I just absolutely loved the Beatles. Then all the other British Invasion bands – the Kinks, the Stones. Actually, you were either a Beatles girl or a Stones girl. I got into the Stones a little bit later, but I love them. It’s safe to say the whole British Invasion deeply affected me.

What was your first concert?

I’m not exactly sure. I think it was the Who at Public Auditorium in Cleveland. They were phenomenal!

So if you mix piano, harp, and your favorite bands like the Beatles and the Who – how did that all mesh together when you were in high school?

I was always a good student. I studied hard and had perfect attendance for years and years. I was a cheerleader and on student council. At the same time I had this other influence – rock ‘n roll. At that point it was about being a little rebellious. I started going a little left of center in high school. I remember one night during cheerleading that I could either go to this club and see the Velvet Underground or cheer for football. I didn’t even care for football, quite honestly. I just liked cheerleading. That’s when I decided to quit cheerleading and pursue the rock ‘n roll aspect.

How was the idea presented to you about “this new music channel” called MTV?

I moved to Los Angeles and was studying acting at the Strasberg Institute, playing my harp and going on auditions. I was also working on a pilot for a music driven TV show. I was functioning as a host, introducing clips and doing “man on the street” interviews. I always read Billboard magazine. I read an article that a 24-hour music channel was looking for hosts. I sent my resume and photo to them and they came out to LA two times over a period of four months. By June of that year (1981) they flew me to New York and hired me.

As the channel launched and programming came together, did you have strict guidelines as to what you were supposed to do or did things change day to day because it was such a new, exciting venture?

We were inventing the wheel, so to speak. There wasn’t anything we could use as a guideline. It was all spontaneous and impromptu at the beginning. The first few years involved a lot of tweaking. The five of us always thought the early days were the most fun. It was more of a free-for-all. We were doing anything and everything. The crew would even come on. As MTV became more popular and important to the record labels it became more strict, more corporate.

Did you feel like you were becoming a kind of “rock star” as the popularity of the channel grew?

I can speak for all of us when I say we didn’t think we were really cool rock stars. We all felt like normal people that had really cool jobs! I never walked around with a “star” attitude. I was more concerned with doing a really good job and having credibility. That was really important to me – being respected by people in the industry, the artists, by the record industry and by the viewers. I wasn’t out for the lifestyle, the partying and hanging out with rock stars. That wasn’t me at all. I took my job very seriously.

Did you see changes going on at the network that prompted you to leave or did you have other things career-wise you wanted to do?

We were signed to an exclusive contract. There were many things that came our way that “the suits,” as we used to call them, wouldn’t allow us to do. My agents and manager back in LA were pulling their hair out because all these opportunities came my way and MTV’s answer would be “no.” The fifth year I was there you could just sense something was in the air. Things were changing at the channel. The offers were coming in. Paramount offered me an unprecedented two show deal for Entertainment Tonight and Solid Gold. A syndicated radio show came up. Something from one of Turner’s channels came up. By that time I was ready to go and graduate into the real world! That’s why I left! I had a bunch of stuff to go to.

Nina, I appreciate you taking time out to talk a little about your time at MTV and your passions for music and entertaining. What would you like to say to wrap things up?

Keep listening to music and if you’re creative – create it!

For more on Nina Blackwood:
Nina Blackwood’s Official Website
Nina Blackwood’s Facebook Page
Follow Nina Blackwood on Twitter
Nina Blackwood’s schedule on SiriusXM

Nikki Delano is a smoking hot blonde from Brooklyn who’s an exotic fireball of Puerto Rican, Colombian and Italian decent. With just six months in the biz, she’s performed in over 75 films for the top studios in the industry.

Before she got into Adult, Nikki was an exotic dancer, gymnast and attained a Bachelor’s in Forensic Psychology degree with a double minor in Addiction Studies and Criminology. She’s also very passionate about fitness and is known for her perfectly fit booty.

Recently recognized by XBIZ with a nomination for Best New Starlet, Nikki will be at AEE/AVN this weekend in Las Vegas signing for TITS (Two in the Shirt), My Phone Site, Elite Webcam Models and her agency, ATMLA.

Her official site, NikkiDelano.com, recently launched through Nina Mercedez’s XXXPass Network. You can also follow her adventures on Twitter @NikkiDelano.

We squeezed into Nikki’s busy schedule for a quick conversation about her rising career and plans for the future.

How are you? How are things?

Great! Lots of exciting things to start off the new year; for example, the XBIZ Awards last week and AVNs are coming up. In addition to these events, I am feature dancing throughout the entire month of January.

If I asked you to look back on your early years growing up, how do you remember yourself?

I was an awesome student – always the teacher’s pet. Oddly enough, I was rather shy. However, I was always very athletic.

What was your personality like in high school?

I started I to fall in love with fashion. I became known for being very trendy and sassy.

Tell me about the first time you recognized your sexuality. Was it something you were comfortable with or were you kinda shy about it?

I have always been open with my sexuality. After my first encounter, I was hooked and addicted to the pleasure. Even at the age of 16, I was very sensual and wild.

Do you remember the first time you were exposed to some form of adult material – magazines, late-night movies on Cinemax (ha!), or porn? What was your initial reaction?

My first encounter were those late night shows on HBO, and later watching porn on the internet. My initial reaction? Wow! I was instantly turned on, and wanted to be a part of the action. The exposure to adult media has led me to actually being able to have sex on camera. There I can demonstrate the passion I put into pleasing a man or woman.

Was getting into porn something that was mentally easy to do?

Yes, since the age of 16 I have known that I wanted to do it; however I was worried what my family would think. Nevertheless, my first encounter was very fun. After that I said, “Hell ya! Getting paid to have sex, what better job can you get?!”

What kind of hesitations did you have?

The approval of my family and friends was my biggest reservation.

Did you have misconceptions about what a career in porn would be like? Has everything happened like you thought it would? Has anything taken you by surprise?

Yes, it’s very different then I imagined. You are having sex for the camera; therefore, it’s not the same sex you would have in your personal life. You always have to be aware of the camera, to be sure it can capture the penetration, among other technicalities.

Has it been easy for you to have friendships and good working relationships with other people in the biz?

I get along great with everyone in the business. What’s been difficult is maintaining friendships with those outside the industry that do not agree with my career choice.

How was your first time on set?

I was a bit nervous, and I really didn’t know what to expect, so I was a little lost. However, once I got past the initial nerves, I totally got into it and put on a sexually explosive show for the camera!

People have this misconception that if you’re in porn you have to be hooked on drugs or come from an abusive family.

That is completely false and a common misconception. I’ve never done drugs and never will. I cherish my body and well-being.

What’s your family life like?

I was brought up In a strict Catholic family. I was always an honor roll student, always into health and fitness.

Tell me about having relationships and working in the biz. Is it easier to date someone in adult or someone outside of the industry? OR is it better just to stay single?

When you are in the industry, dating in general, is very hard. Dating outside the industry; however, is the most difficult. “Civilians” don’t understand that even though it is sex, it’s only a job. Unless you are in the industry, it is difficult to understand this concept.

What goals do you have for your career?

My own production company, agency, mainstream work and gym and nutrition line.

You’re obviously having a lot of fun, too. What advantages do you have now that you’re a porn star?

Freedom to make your own schedule, networking and meet some really great people.

Who are some people in adult that you look up to?

My agent Shy Love, my webmaster Nina Mercedes, and my publicist Erika Icon.

Do you have any desire to work on the other side of the camera?

Yes, absolutely! In the future I want to create my own enterprise of porn.

What kind of music do you like?

Anything Spanish. Reggaeton, Salsa, Meringue and Bachata. I’m Latin I just love to dance.

What are some of your favorite songs out right now?

Don Omar’s new single.

If you hop in your car and just drive what do you listen to?

Even though I love Spanish music, I have Rap, R&B and pop music blasting on my speakers.

What’s coming up next for you?

I’ll be in two mainstream movies, feature dancing throughout the US, meeting and greeting fans at all the conventions throughout the year, and several XXX feature films.

What would you like to say to your fans?

Thank you for believing in me and following me from the beginning. Without you guys there wouldn’t be Nikki Delano. Love you, xoxo!

Check out Nikki feature dancing for three nights in Tampa January 26-28 at Bliss Cabaret.

Watch Nikki’s music video doing her awesome Shakira parody:

Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy spent most of last year writing new material, hoping for a quick return to the Ratt game. Delays in the Ratt camp set in so he decided to instead focus on what would turn out to be a new solo album, Sucker Punch. After posting a few “in-progress” songs onto iTunes for fan feedback and releasing a new video for “Don’t Want To Talk About,” the magic was in the air once again and Pearcy began writing new material with guitarist Warren DeMartini for the new Ratt record, due later this year.

We talked with Stephen a few days ago to check in on the progress of Sucker Punch, how things are going during the songwriting process for the new Ratt record and ultimately find out about an exciting new video project in the works for Ratt fans everywhere!

I know you’ve been working on your new solo album Sucker Punch and a few other projects but it almost seems like 2011 was a year to kinda chill out a little.

When I started recording Sucker Punch I decided I was going to take my time and not gonna push to get it out at any particular time. I didn’t want any pressure when it came to when it would be released. I did release three sample singles and did a video but the real deal is going to be finished soon enough. I still have yet to record a few songs and solos but all of a sudden we moved into writing the new Ratt record. It’s interesting because some of the songs I wanted on my solo record were actually written for the new Ratt record. Warren and I are actually in writing mode for the new Ratt record right now. It’s coming along amazing actually. We’ve got some great stuff on the table right now. This new Ratt record is gonna be strong. I’m glad I waited with these songs. Sucker Punch will be out way before the Ratt record as not to interfere.

Did you ever have doubts there would be a new Ratt record this year?

I’m always writing anyway but some of those songs were going to be presented for the Ratt record. I thought we were gonna get into it sooner so I thought ‘Fuck it, I’ll just start a solo record’ to keep busy. It’s been a few years since the last solo record. I just like to keep up on the writing. Some of the songs I had ready for the solo record will end up for the new Ratt, which is great. That’s what I was writing them for in the first place. There’s this feeling when Ratt gets rolling. We know when it’s time. I’m glad we started writing when we did. A few days ago Warren had this idea. He started playing a riff right outta the box. What the hell is that!? He said it was something he quickly recorded before he really woke up. He had a thought for this riff and had to put it down. I grabbed it and we started building a song around it and it’s amazing. It made the hair stand up on the back of my arms. Holy shit!

Has the entire band got together for a writing session yet or how do you guys do that?

We just decided that Warren and I would set the foundation for what we want to present. We literally went back to basics. We found a small room, got the acoustic guitars and the cassette decks. It’s the same format we wrote Out Of The Cellar with. We don’t need ProTools and drum machines. We don’t need the big studio yet, although it’s right next door. You never know when it’s the final lap, ya know? We really want this thing to stand up on it’s own. Infestation was great but we didn’t quite hit it. This time we want to make sure we hit it right on the mark.

What do you think held you back on Infestation?

There were just so many ideas coming from all over the place, from everybody in the group, right away. Then we went into pre-production almost immediately. Songs were just comin’ at us. Some songs didn’t get recorded that should have and some songs didn’t get developed the way they should’ve been. This time we’re making sure the ‘t’s are crossed and the ‘i’s are dotted.

Ratt fans everywhere were absolutely ready for Infestation. Then you finally got to hit the road. How do you remember that tour? Things seemed to be really strained towards the end of that run.

Yeah, it did. (laughs) I literally had that hernia on stage. I’m actually three-quarters of the way through my book that’s taken years to write. It’s all in there, what went down. We didn’t want to be out doing some of those shows. Some of those shows were amazing. The tour was amazing. Thank God we were sobering up towards the end of the run. When I had my hernia on stage it was like something was telling us to put the brakes on. We went out prematurely. There was some business that didn’t get tied up when it should have, so … I have a tendency to see it coming so it was like, ‘Woah. Stop right here.’ Getting off the road was a godsend because things weren’t moving the way they should’ve, and I’m not talking about record sales. The band could’ve self-imploded again. But you know what? With Infestation it was the first time that we were on a ballot for a Grammy, as weird as that is. By taking ourselves out of the loop, other opportunities have presented themselves to us. They’ll be very beneficial to what we’re trying to achieve with 2012 and the new record.

What kind of opportunities are you talking about?

I want to present the first live DVD history compilation from the band Ratt. I have so many formats of video from day one, Europe, Japan, shows with Ozzy. Forget the stuff on YouTube. I have the shit with real cameras that never saw the light of day. I told the guys I have this stuff and will be putting it out. Of course we’ll work on it together but we’ll be releasing a live compilation from the history of Ratt. It will have everybody’s blessing. Even Juan’s. He used to film all the time back in the day. Maybe he has something. We’ll make sure it doesn’t interfere with the new record. People have been asking for something like this. Timing is everything.

Will this encompass every lineup of the band or focus on the classic lineup?

I want to focus on the original band – what people aren’t seeing, what people missed, what excited people. The era that’s so important to so many people to this day. I want that out there. I want what people miss. This will be a release for those who miss it and those who missed it. That’s what I want to capture. That was the real shit. We’ll also be including footage from the current era of the band.

2012 will be the year Ratt sets itself apart from the rest and celebrate what got us here and kept us here in the first place. Ratt ‘n roll!

Moments into Valora’s debut album, I Waited for You, it hits home. Singer Syd Duran is the real deal. Throughout the album’s 11 tracks, Syd sings with fearsome conviction, summoning all the just powers of rock into her three-octave range. But Syd is about more than technique or stage presence. She has stories to tell: stories about isolation and betrayal, of misbegotten love and life out of whack. As the album shows, her rock vocal chops would mean nothing if Syd didn’t sing from the heart. “I didn’t want to write a feel-good record,” she says. “You don’t always feel good. For the most part in life you’re getting over something.”

We caught up with Syd to talk about her deep passion to be a musician and what inspired her early on to make music such an important part of her life.

Syd, it’s great to talk with you! Let’s start off by finding out more about Valora.

I started this venture on my own. My lead guitarist and I are kinda the heart of it. We’ve been together the longest. Every member of the band is from a different part of California so when we have rehearsal it takes three hours just to get everybody together!

Taelor and Syd backstage at a recent show

I had to recruit her! She had no interest in being in the band. Singing for her was always a hobby and I don’t think she realized how great of a singer she is. I started out by asking her to do it for me, as a favor. It didn’t have to be forever. She did a couple of shows with me and got into it. She learned all the harmonies and background vocals. She does really well live. She loves it and now she’s an official member of the band. It’s really great to have my sister there. I think we get a lot of interest from fans because we’re siblings and we’re supportive of each other. There’s no competition on stage. It’s a lot of fun.

Is this pretty much your solo project with a band name? Do you make all the decisions?

I do at this point. I wrote our first record that comes out April 3. I worked with other songwriters but I didn’t have a band. The musical direction and the artwork are my decisions right now, but now that I have a band – these guys are like family to me. Valora is a band. We’ll all be writing the next record and working together more as a band. You’ll notice for this first record that a lot of appearances and interviews will be just me. That’s how it was when I was signed. I did tell the label I wanted this to be a band and not to hire guys for me. I wanted to find the band. They trusted me and it really worked out. It was really hard to find musicians who are dedicated and who love music and are not just in it for the money. Everyone in Valora does it for the love of the music. We’re definitely a team.

Syd was part of Revolver magazine's 2011 Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock

No. I’ve read that some girls find it to be degrading in some ways. I just don’t see it that way. I think it’s a huge honor. It’s very exciting. I’m so glad the people at Revolver gave me a chance and want to help us get the word out about Valora.

Let’s back up a little and talk about you. When did you first realize music was going to be an important part of your life?

I was very, very young. I was five years old. I was at Dodger’s Stadium and I looked down and watched a girl sing the National Anthem. When you’re five, c’mon – you don’t have that many important thoughts! The idea of wanting to be a singer followed me through my youth. As a pre-teen I really wanted to perform. I recognized my voice as an instrument. As I got older I wanted to be a musician and I learned how to play guitar. I started writing my own music every day. Tons of songs. I was kind of a loner as a kid. The fact that I didn’t have a lot of friends around me all the time gave me the opportunity to write and embrace that time of being alone. I was able to figure out my feelings and turn that into music. Writing music is something that I’ve always done and I feel pretty proud of that. It was hard at times. I didn’t know anybody in the industry or have any connections. I had to do it all myself! I’m so proud that I worked hard and got the recognition and made it happen.

Who are some of the bands you grew up listening to?

The Pretenders. Chrissie Hynde is a big influence of mine. I remember I was 16 and my musical tastes were extremely scattered. I just didn’t have that major influence yet. Then I heard the Pretenders and realized what a powerful singer she is and she’s so quirky and strange. I feel so many different emotions when I hear her sing. They were such an influence on me and that really helped me work through all the music that I really liked. I wanted to do rock, but do it in my own way. That was the first time I had a clear direction in what I wanted to do.

You hit the road with 10 Years last year. How did it feel to finally be up on stage, playing your songs?

I have never been afraid to be on a stage in front of people. It goes back to being the outcast. I’m saying “If you come to one of my shows, I’m the entertainment.” I don’t ever hold back.

The world’s largest biker bar, the Full Throttle Saloon, is open for only ten days a year in August. Owner Mike Ballard has to turn a profit during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. From managing a full staff of bartenders and dancing girls to hosting big name concerts, burlesque shows and other biker-friendly acts; keeping it all together is more than most people could handle.

Angie Carlson is Mike’s girlfriend and the Marketing Director at the Full Throttle. Reality is, she’s attached to Mike’s hip ready to do anything and everything that goes down at the Throttle. Angie has her own section of the Full Throttle Saloon known as “Angieland.” There, visitors can get their picture taken with Angie’s perfectly proportioned derriere, believed to be the most photographed tush on the planet.

We spent a few minutes with Angie to talk about the new season of Full Throttle Saloon, airing every Wednesday at 9PM EST on truTV.

It’s just human nature to compare things when something new comes along. How do you compare this new season of Full Throttle Saloon to last season?

I was surprised by this season. We were thinking that because of the economy and the 70th Sturgis anniversary last year that we were gonna have a down year. It really exploded on us. We took everything to a whole new level from all aspects and had an incredible crowd. When you mix booze and bikers you have drama all around you. Then you throw in a couple of hot chicks and it really gets fired up!

That’s a very dangerous combination! I remember reading that the ratings at truTV are skyrocketing, maybe single-handedly due to the success of your show. What do you think about that?

It’s so amazing. It’s such a positive thing. truTV is a fairly new network. It keeps growing and growing and they have a super crew that knows what the consumer is looking for. Obviously, they’re on top of it because they picked Full Throttle Saloon as one of their shows!

It has to be a great feeling to know you’re a part of the network as it grows. You get to see it from the ground up and really be a part of it.

It’s really rewarding. And going back to the Throttle from it’s beginning has been an incredible learning experience. I’m no spring chicken, but because of the experience growing with the Throttle I’ve got to learn business at hyper-speed.

And people get to see that on the show. There are definitely a lot of emotions involved when it comes to business and money.

Oh yeah! And then throw in the part about being in a relationship with your boss! You wanna talk about emotions being involved? (laughs)

There are so many reality shows to choose from these days. What do you think makes your show so appealing?

Everybody says they have a reality show but you don’t really know what part of it is real. As fast-paced and strenuous as Full Throttle is, trying to make your entire income for the whole year in ten days, you don’t have a choice but to be real. It’s balls to the wall, working your ass off, making sure you get your bills paid. You don’t have time to think about setting something up. That’s what is so appealing about our show. This is our reality. It really is what’s happening. The option of re-doing something to make it more dramatic is just not there.

So much is riding on those ten days. Is it easy to have fun under all that pressure?

It’s fun the whole time. What’s really amazing about having a job like this is you get to be with your friends at work all the time. Born and raised in Sturgis, I’ve been around bikers my entire life. The entire experience if fun for me. Even though I’m crunching numbers or serving a beer or whatever, I’m usually handing that beer off to one of my buddies or a family member. This job is fun for me all the time.

Tell me what you do the other 355 days of the year.

It really takes all year to get this party rollin’. We spend a lot of the year getting sponsorships. If you go to a Ted Nugent concert you’ll normally pay fifty dollars a ticket. Because of the work Michael and I do in the background we can offer that ticket for ten bucks. Right now we’re in New York promoting the show. Next month we’ll be in Kansas City. From January 14 until Daytona we’ll be on the road every single weekend in a totally different state promoting the show and telling people about Sturgis. On top of that, the Flaunt Girls are getting booked at all these different venues. I’ll go to Kansas City and sign autographs and sell tshirts, get on stage and do a Flaunt Girls performance and then go to a premiere party to meet more fans. We stay quite busy. We’ve been doing road shows to promote Sturgis ever since we’ve been open.

I heard something crazy. After hearing you explain what all is involved for one show makes this sound even crazier. I heard you’re planning on taking Full Throttle Saloon on tour next year.

Yeah! We’re working on that right now. We played around with the idea a little bit. We did a show in Laconia, New Hampshire, and sat up what was basically a mini Full Throttle Saloon. We had such a response to it we thought why not see what other cities want us to come to their town. People really want something to come to them, to their area. Everybody wants that experience they see on TV. You know how hard it is to get to South Dakota. Why hold it back from people? Let’s take it to them. People may not have the resources to come to Sturgis but we can bring the Throttle to them.

Angie, best of luck with the new season! What would you like to say to your fans to wrap things up?

I really appreciate all your support. It’s obvious you’re behind us 110 percent and the ratings on the show have gone through the roof. We had the best premiere out of all three seasons last week. We had 1.6 million people watch the show. I just wanna say thank you for the support!

You would not believe me if I told you how many people come here and search for “Riley Steele.” We’ve been around since 2002 and haven’t done an interview with Kayden Kross? What’s up with that? We’ve satisfied the demand and rectified the situation with our newest issue – featuring Riley and Kayden on the cover!

Here’s a taste of our interview with these two superstars of adult entertainment. Be sure to check out Rock Confidential Issue 3 for the full interview and six pages of photos!

So much has happened for you over the past few years in adult and mainstream. Did you ever think your career would have turned out like it has?
RILEY: No. I remember you were my very first interview back in 2008. I did my interview with you on my break at Starbucks while I was still working there! It’s been crazy. I can’t believe how many things have happened for me so quickly.

Do you ever just sit back and think about where all you are? The box covers, the magazines, photo shoots – you’re everywhere!
RILEY: Not really because I just always want more and more and more! I got to dance on stage with Kid Rock. I’ve got to do lots of things I’ve set my sights on. It’s been really cool. I’ve been lucky. Working with Digital Playground has made it possible for me to do everything I’ve got to do.

We all know that Jesse Jane got you into all of this. It really looks like you’re having a blast.
RILEY: Of course! Especially with her. We always have a really good time. She is my favorite person to hang out with.

Tell me about staying in touch with your fans on Twitter. How important is that to you?
RILEY: I love the connection. I love how close they get to feel to me. They feel like they really get to know me and I guess they do. They’re with me all day long. It’s kinda scary sometimes when people post their location but I love the fan interaction.

You’ve had a nice taste of mainstream work. How do you think the mainstream media has viewed porn over the past couple of years?
RILEY: I think they’re a little scared that porn is moving into the mainstream! Porn is everywhere. A lot of porn stars are getting roles in movies and television. I hate when I hear that porn girls are all on drugs and come from abusive families. Look at doctors, lawyers and policemen. They all have a past, too. A lot of people have bad things happen to them. Everyone can’t have a perfect background. Negative things happen to every industry, not just porn.

And when it comes to sex, porn stars are safer than some stranger you might meet in a club somewhere.
RILEY: Exactly. We’re tested at least once a month for everything. We take better care of our sexual health than the average person on the street.

Do you see your career as empowering?
RILEY: It totally is. Guys always think they run things when it comes to the sex on set. It’s so cool to walk in and say “Bam! I”m a contract girl and I’m gonna fuck you!” (laughs)

What would you like to say to your fans?
RILEY: I love you all so much! To the fans that have been there since the beginning to my newest fans – follow me on twitter.com/rileysteele and get my Fleshlights!

I read your article about Porn Wikileaks on AVN.com and something in the first paragraph caught my attention. You mention a lot of changes brought on by the internet. What do you think it’s doing to us socially?
KAYDEN: On one hand it’s colliding us all together. On the other hand it’s completely allowing us to live in compartments. You don’t ever present your entire self to anyone anymore. You can go in one chatroom and play one part of your personality and go in another room and play another part. It’s a really unique phenomenon. It essentially changes the way we behave. We’re not social animals the same way anymore. We don’t crave being around humans. As long as we interact we’re ok – and we can do that without even leaving the house. We think that can hold us over. I think it fundamentally destroys what a human relationship should be. If you step back and watch you can see how odd it is but if you’re in the midst of it it feels very normal.

You’ve had a responsible handle on your career. Did you always know you wanted to be a contract performer?
KAYDEN: I was offered a contract before I really knew how things worked. That was more of a stroke of luck. Once I was offered the contract I looked more into it and saw the differences in performers and saw how a contract worked. I was very particular about keeping a lock-down on the people I worked with. I wanted to have a “Yes” list – not just a “No” list. I was told the only way I could have it that way was if I had a contract. From there I saw all the benefits. My plan was a long-term career. I think if you’re doing something short-term, independent is the way to go.

You are the perfect example of what a porn girl isn’t supposed to be. Smart and responsible? C’mon.
KAYDEN: It’s funny because I see girls who are smart and responsible and they downplay it a little. We still get a good run out of people who think we’re the ultimate party girls. Someone just said yesterday that you can never have the kind of fun a porn girls have. He used the word “uninhibited” and said something about sex all night. Maybe that’s true but I have a feeling it’s true because that’s what we want you to think! (laughs)

Have you ever second-guessed your decision to be a porn star?
KAYDEN: Yeah. It actually took me nine months from my first photo shoot sign the contract. I second-guessed myself every single day. I did a lot of solo photo shoots. Hustler was the first to approach me with a contract. My initial response was “yes” and I let people talk me out of it. I stopped modeling for a while and went back to Sacramento. Every day I woke up and wanted to get back into it and someone talked me out of it again. This went on for so long and finally I was like, “Fuck you guys, I still want to do this! I’m not living for you. I’m living for me!” I said “Fuck it,” came out and did it and everybody shut up after that.

What are some other goals you have outside of your porn career?
KAYDEN: I’m really into writing. I’m constantly working on that. I’m using the platform I have to get feedback on my writing. I’m starting to build a fanbase around that’s and it’s slowly starting to happen. It’s really cool. I see fans that tweet me or follow me, not because of my porn, but because of my blog.

Do you see your career as empowering?
KAYDEN: Of course I do! When I got into porn I was a senior in college. I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I had a lot to learn and it wasn’t that I needed to learn something from a textbook. I needed to learn confidence and how to deal with people. Follow-up, follow-through, networking and the social skills that propel you through life. I didn’t have any of that. I was shy. I was a hermit. I liked to sit in my little world, read my books and play with my horses. Porn really forced me to interact with other people. I learned how to network, have presence on stage, talk into a microphone. That’s stuff you don’t learn in college. I can see such a difference now from that shy little girl when I came in. I’m really grateful for what I’ve learned in porn.

What would you like to say to your fans to wrap things up?
KAYDEN: I freaking love you! I wouldn’t have this awesome life without you. Thanks for watching!

VH1 is revving up for the return of it’s morning entertainment show, “Big Morning Buzz Live” on Monday, October 17 at 9AM. Live from the lobby of VH1’s headquarters in Times Square, host Carrie Keagan will talk to and about all the biggest headlines, celebrities, music and hot topics of the day. Five days a week, Carrie gets up close and personal with the most buzzed about celebs and candidly discusses trending topics with pop culture experts.

Carrie, it’s great to see you back on VH1 with “Big Morning Buzz Live”! For those who may not know, tell us a little about the show.

This is Season 2. It’s all things pop culture and entertainment. I’m hosting and it’s a lot of fun. I have to get up reeealllly early since it’s a morning show and it’s the first morning show VH1 has ever done. We’re having a blast. We have huge names stop by the show. We have live music, which is huge. Some of my friends are coming on to talk about things they’re into: fashion, food, health related stuff. It’s a little bit of everything. It’s not an unfamiliar format as far as a morning show goes, but it’s not your mother’s morning show. It’s a new breed. A younger version!

It is exactly what we would expect from Carrie Keagan – minus a few f-bombs.

(laughs) Yes! But it is live TV so you never know!

Tell me how you first became involved with “Big Morning Buzz Live”.

Lee Rolontz, who is the Executive Producer, and Tom Calderone who is the President here at VH1 have had this idea to do a morning show for quite a long time. I’ve been working with VH1 for a long time and when I caught wind that they were trying to do this morning show I said, “Do you guys have a host?” They said “not yet” and I instantly said “Pick me, pick me!” (laughs) I threw my name into the ring and here I am.

What can we expect from this new season?

It’s just gonna get cooler. Last season we were getting our feet wet. We were feeling around, seeing what we were doing. There will be cooler people coming on, better conversations, we’re going to get into some more stuff that I care about personally. I would like to give more of myself this time around. It’s a lot easier now because I know what it’s like to get up a four in the morning! (laughs) I know how to make sure I’m in bed at a proper hour. That took a lot of getting used to last season!

What time do you go to bed?

Eight. Sometimes I didn’t get to bed until ten. Oy! I felt it the next day. I’m in New York City! It’s so hard to go to bed early.

So basically you just said the last season pretty much sucked compared to what you’ve got planned for the new season.

(laughs) We had a blast last season and it’s just gonna get better. Because our show takes place right in the lobby of VH1, our backdrop is the elevators. You just never know who is going to pop out of the elevators. We did have a few surprises last season and it’s just gonna be better this season because now people know we’re on and we’re live from nine to ten every day.

Pop culture covers so much. Tell me about your show prep.

I’m an entertainment junkie anyway so I read a lot of blogs and I flip through all the magazines. I see as many movies as I possibly can. I like all of this stuff so I immerse myself in it. Once someone is booked for the show I’ll research them and get to know them a little better and pinpoint what I want to talk about. We have a brand new team this season and I’ve been told the research department is awesome.

You caught the world’s attention by interviewing celebs on NGTV.com and eventually that led to people wanting to know more about you. Next thing you know you’re all over the press, featured in Playboy, making appearances in movies and television…

You have been looking! (laughs)

What kind of ambitions do you have now that you didn’t have five years ago?

Lots of things. When I got to be in “Superbad” and “The Hangover”, those were little tastes of what it could be like. I got to be in the middle of working on a film and I loved being on set. It’s a whole different environment. It’s a totally different way of looking at the entertainment industry. I enjoyed that process very much. I did a season of Reno 911 and that was absolutely amazing. It was all improv. They knew where they wanted the scenes to go but they didn’t tell you how to get there. Those guys are so great. They are so good at what they do. They make it look so easy and it’s not so easy! (laughs) I like doing all that stuff but first and foremost I’m a host. I hope to be doing this all the time for a very long time. If I could last as long as Jay Leno or David Letterman I would be so happy. I don’t have to pretend to be anybody when I’m a host. I can just be me.

That’s what is so appealing about you as a host. It looks and feels comfortable, like you’re just hangin’ out and having fun as opposed to some major quest for knowledge.

There’s a time and place for all of that. If you want a really serious interview watch the Inside The Actor’s Studio or something. If you want to just feel what it’s like to have a beer with a celebrity then come over and hang out with me! I’ll introduce you to a whole new world of people you maybe didn’t even realize you like. There are celebrities I’ve interviewed for the first time and then I’m like, “Oh my god, they are amazing!” The first time I met Kevin Costner – I’ve always been a fan – but I had no idea how cool that guy was! I heard him swearing like a sailor and enjoying the whole moment. He was great. I hope to bring things like that to people all the time. Celebrities aren’t always to hard to reach. Like my show on NGTV – so close you can touch them. That’s what I want it to feel like whenever I’m doing an interview.

Did you have any habits from NGTV – besides the obvious one – that were hard to break when it came to working on “Big Morning Buzz Live”?

It is network TV and I can’t be swearing, but honestly VH1 has embraced me for being who I am. Other than Standards and Practices telling me I can’t say “fuck”, I can pretty much do what I do all the time. They haven’t tried to change me. They knew what they were getting into when they hired me! (laughs)

I remember we had talked before about your interest in promoting bands. You’re doing that now, I guess. Is there any part of that you’d like to explore more?

It’s funny you say that because I started thinking about that last season. They were so excited to have live music on the show because of that reason. VH1 has a thing called You Oughta Know and we get those featured artists on the show. I feel like I am bringing the audience new artists and people that you should get to know. So I am doing that artist promotion thing I always wanted to do – I just get to do it in my own way. That’s way more fun!

So what can we expect next from you? A book, a comedy tour, what else is out there?

I’ve thought about doing all of the above. Stand up comedy scares the crap outta me. I think that’s the most difficult thing anyone could do. But – because of that – I keep thinking that maybe I oughta try it. Conquer your fears! I have started looking into writing a book about my celebrity experiences at No Good TV. I’ll get more into that when I actually have something to talk about but I have been thinking about it. In the maybe-no-so-distant-future there will be a few things coming. But for now my hours are 4AM to 8PM, working on this show, enjoying the crap out of every morning. (laughs)

Carrie, I appreciate you coming by to talk about “Big Morning Buzz Live”. What would you like to say to wrap things up?

If you like your morning TV without a net, please tune in to “Big Morning Buzz Live” October 17th on VH1!

The UK has imported a new XXX girl, Paris Rocks. She recently starred in UK Hip Hop sensation Skepta’s video for “All Over the House” and has already worked with a handful of adult studios. Paris is known for her hot body and orgasmic oral skills, both of which are on full display at ParisRocksXXX.com.

We had an opportunity to ask Paris a few things about her newfound career in porn.

How are you? How are things?

Things are fabulous! Now that I’m back in the UK the weather is becoming wet, cold, and windy.

If I asked you to look back on your early years growing up, how do you remember yourself?

I was a bit of a tomboy, or the ugly friend. It may be hard to believe but I never used to get guys until I hit about 21.

What were you like in high school?

I used to hang around with the “cool” people. I was a virgin until I turned 16 though and I was really shy with boys and sexual stuff but I have always been outgoing and fun. I didn’t really concentrate in school like I should have! (laughs)

Tell me about the first time you recognized your sexuality. Was it something you were comfortable with or were you kinda shy about it?

I was shy at first but I worked more and more and now I’m proud of how and who I am.

Do you remember the first time you were exposed to some form of adult material – magazines, late-night movies on Cinemax, or porn? What was your initial reaction?

(laughs) Yes, there used to be a ten minute teaser on some TV channel at midnight and I used to stay up to watch it if my parents were out. In the beginning I used to watch porn for tips, but now I like to watch it for pleasure.

Was getting into porn something that was mentally easy to do?

For me yes, because I have 2 personas: Paris and the “normal” me. Paris just does all the naughty stuff.

Did you have misconceptions about what a career in porn would be like? Has everything happened like you thought it would? Has anything taken you by surprise?

I was surprised by how nice the girls were. I always thought they would be really bitchy but everyone is really nice.

Has it been easy for you to have friendships and good working relationships with other people in the biz?

Very easy like I said before, everyone is so nice and helpful.

How was your first time on set?

I was a little nervous but that soon went away when we started shooting. I thrive off it; I love the camera, the lights, and being watched. I love it all.

People have this misconception that if you’re in porn you have to be hooked on drugs or come from an abusive family. What’s your family life like?

I was brought up wonderfully by a mother and father who love me dearly. I don’t do drugs and I hardly even drink. My parents support my career and everything is fine in my personal life.

Tell me about having relationships and working in the biz. Is it easier to date someone in adult or someone outside of the industry or is it better just to stay single?

For me it is best to stay single. I just wouldn’t have the time to date someone; I am so busy with all my work that I just don’t have the time to dedicate to someone else at the moment.

What goals do you have for your career?

I’m going to be a household name. I have an iPhone app coming out in the very near future. I hope to have my own line of lingerie and sex toys in the future. Plus, I would also like to pursue a mainstream acting career.

You’re obviously having a lot of fun, too. What advantages do you have now that you’re a porn star?

I’m amazing at giving head!

Who are some people in adult that you look up to?

Jenna Haze is a big inspiration to me.

Do you have any desire to work on the other side of the camera?

No not at the moment. I like being in front of the camera.

What kind of music do you like? What are some of your favorite songs out right now?

I like hip-hop and R&B. I love Juelz Santana, Tyga, and Wiz Khalifa. Frank Ocean “Novocane” is one of my favorites at the moment.

If you hop in your car and just drive what do you listen to?

Well Done 2, a mix tape by Tyga.

What’s coming up next for you?

My iPhone app will be on the market shortly, as well as movies and fresh uploads on my website.

What would you like to say to your fans?

Without you guys Paris Rocks would be dead and buried so I love you all!

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