It's just naturally there. I get asked a lot of Stray Cats questions, so I thought that was my answer. There's nothing too snide about it. I didn't mean it to come across as anything negative. I was 17 when we did the first Stray Cats record, signed our first deal in Europe.
People expect to see some old man up there onstage now.
Although The Stray Cats progressively tried to outdo their own image with increasingly exaggerated pompadours and pretty-boy facial makeup, Rocker still fondly recalls the spectacle of it all. But beyond the ealry 80's greaser glamour, Rocker stresses the importance the Cats had on the legacy of modern rockabilly music. Or even a band to have a track with upright bass on it being a hit of the magnitude of 'Rock this Town' and 'Stray Cat Strut'. I think we helped bring it back and continued that legacy that came along since then, like Reverend Horton Heat. The initial impact of the Cats was memorable but brief, as the group called it quits in 1983.