Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen unleash debut single Taking My Chances

11 December 2020

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith and WINERY DOGS string-slinger Richie Kotzen have combined their significant forces into a new project to be known henceforth as SMITH / KOTZEN. And they've released their debut single Taking My Chances.

The pair recorded Taking My Chances in early 2020 in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the West Indies in February, and promise there'll be more to come in 2020.

“I think Richie and I complement each other really well," says Smith. "He’s a virtuoso guitarist but he’s got a great sense of melody - the whole thing just felt very natural.”

"We found common ground in classic and blues-based rock," adds Kotzen. "We both come from that mentality. We’ve been writing and recording together for the past year and I’m ecstatic with the results”.

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