Zebra’s Randy Jackson on Zebra V, Paul Stanley and the Stories Behind the Hits

Zebra’s Randy Jackson joins me on Booked On Rock to talk about Zebra V, the band’s first studio album in 23 years. Jackson tells how “Walk With You,” a song he wrote with KISS’s Paul Stanley in 1991, sat on the shelf until he played it for bandmates Felix Hanemann and Guy Gelso. He also recalls what producer Jack Douglas brought to the new sessions after working with Zebra on their first two albums.

Jackson takes us back to the band’s New Orleans roots and the Long Island club scene, where Zebra slipped original songs into sets full of covers to see how crowds would react. He explains how airplay on WBAB helped the band land a deal with Atlantic Records, how “Tell Me What You Want” came together after a night at Speaks, and how 2001: A Space Odyssey inspired “Who’s Behind the Door?” Watch the full video interview or listen to the audio episode below.

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