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SUNSET STRIP ON THE DOWN LOW WITH CHLOE NICOLE Interview by Sascha _____________________________________________________________________________________
"Some would say I was sleazy, but I just thought I was being cool…." Why do people become rock musicians? I suppose many would say something about expressing their innermost selves with art, and to communicate these feelings with people. Some are motivated by a simple love for the music. Others probably can't think of anything else to do with their lives and rock and roll seems to be the most viable option. And still others would cop to the fact that while all those reasons are true and valid, there's also the fact that nothing opens the doors quicker to excess like a career in rock and roll. Even the most dire garage band is going to have a night where they at least get some free beer. And even the most inept bassist or tone deaf singer is suddenly going to find that some people--male or female--are going to want to be seen in their company, simply because they are musicians. Now take these factors, add an ear for catchy riffs, can after can of hairspray, and multiply it all about ten million fold and you'll have an idea of the bacchanalian sprawl of the Los Angeles metal scene of the late 1980's. As I mentioned in my Pantera piece, it's hard for some of the younger element who grew up post Nirvana to really get a fix on just how much this era was seen as the blue print for all things rock and roll. Mind you, I had my own head fixed squarely in a molten vat of vinyl courtesy of GBH, Blitz, Anti-Pasti, Four Skins et. al during this period, yet it was all but impossible to not notice that… racket going on our West Coast. I remember waking up one morning and realizing I could name every member of Motley Crue, and I didn't even listen to them. Whether that's the sponge-like quality of the teenage brain or a testament to the effectiveness of media is up for the reader to decide. To get to the point, I think we all secretly want a piece of that easy action no matter what little niche we cleave to. Sex, drugs, the spotlight. There are precious few that can truly claim not to want these things on some level. ____________________________________________________________________________________ As usual, I'm getting a bit off track. A couple of months ago, Sleazegrinder called me up and opined that it would be a fine thing indeed if someone could find Chloe Nicole, the former Poison groupie who seemed to be on VH-1 every time the channel was running something about Poison, or heavy metal, sex or, well…groupies. There probably isn't a better person to ask about that era then her. The bands, most likely, will just give you their own spin. Someone who has a little bit of distance on the topic is going to probably be slightly more objective. (Okay, objectivity isn't exactly the point, but I happen to like it). Thanks to the sometimes wonderful world of the Internet, I managed to track Chloe down in about twenty minutes. I'd love to concoct a story about how I had to fly out to Los Angeles and do a rock detective gumshoe routine but that would be a bold faced lie. And it will be even easier for you, now! Just type in www.chloexxx.com. Chloe Nicole came from a self described "Mr. Rogers Childhood", peeping out into this world in November of 1971. Hailing from Thousand Oaks, California, it didn’t take her too long to find herself in the then glam rock Mecca of the Hollywood scene. Chloe got caught up in that, and later the darker flipside of it all, drug abuse. The rock and roll lifestyle does have a habit of chewing people up and spitting them out. But fortunately, Chloe has neither been chewed up nor spat out. In fact, she's returned to another equally alluring scene --for many--the adult film industry on her own terms and quickly made a name for herself. No mean feat at twenty-five, and already clean and sober. As of this writing she's got at least eight AVN awards, including ones for Best Actress and Female Performer of the Year. Regardless of how you might feel about groupies, porn, or even glam metal, there is no denying that Chloe is an original, she has a lot on her mind, and she sure doesn't mind telling you. Chloe has her own story to tell, so I'll shut up now and let her get on with it. Thanks Chloe, and thanks Sleaze for helping me with some of the questions. _____________________________________________________________________________________
Can you give us a brief bio of your life pre-Rock and Roll? There is nothing 'brief' about it, but I'll try. I was in like, 7th grade at the time...if you wanted pre-rock days (I started young)...I was a ballerina. And I mean a lot of ballet, like, 6 days a week, 8 hours a day. Pretty hectic for an eight year old, eh? At any rate, rock n' roll is kinda where my story begins, anything before that was boring. What was the first record you bought, or life changing musical experience? The first record I bought was Nick Gilder's "Hot Child In The City", and I think that even at the tender age of six, I was destined for a life very similar to the girl he sings about in that song. I kinda molded my life after that song, inadvertently, but all the same. The first life changing musical experience happened shortly thereafter. Maybe nine years old. (It was) "Sgt. Pepper's, The Movie". That Steven Tyler at the end…the bad boy…even then I knew I wanted a piece of that! By the time I was twelve and actually in Hollywood, doing the Hollywood thing, I had studied how to be sexy and how to use my eyes. Not so much my body at that age, but my eyes were practiced bedroom eyes already. I couldn't wait to be old enough to use more.
But, didn't you initially train to become a ballerina? Yup, I did. What happened, you ask? I completely burned out on the politics of the ballet world by age 17. I was never going to be the best at it, and quite frankly, if I couldn't be the best I didn't want to waste anymore time on it. Now where's that anal sex question? That I know I'm the best at! (I have awards….). What bands were really happening when you came onto the Rock scene? Motley Crue was definitely going places. I think Guns & Roses were starting to get noticed. But the bands I really remember are the ones I spent time with….the GLAM boys of Hollywood. Poison, obviously, plays in my history a bit. Warrant, Faster Pussycat…a really great band that never went anywhere after a small bout of fame, Kix, who I still listen to everyday. There was a band named The Zeroes I was fond of…and Jetboy. The list could go on and on. Who were the best bands of the era? Any unsung heroes we never got to hear about? In '86-87, I would have to agree with the record labels' choices. The ones that got signed were the best there were at the time. In '89-'90 maybe stretching into the early '90's I think a lot of stellar talent got lost in the big trade from grunge to glam. One band in particular, Blackboard Jungle, they really should have gotten a deal…they were just a little too late. They would be my choice for unsung heroes. And the lead singer was hot…and he could sing. (Even though I was fucking the guitarist at the time). I think he went on to play for another band that had some notice just recently, Jett 68. Nothing came of it though….such is the music world. It's really nice to see that some of the guys from back then are still doing it, not necessarily for fame and fortune, but because it's simply what they do, because they love it.
	How did you become involved in the Groupie scene, exactly? Was it something that just happened over time or was there a deliberate path to choose? I think I partially answered this question earlier, but to be more specific…it was semi-deliberate. I wanted the bad boy, so I had to do the bad girl things. Usually girls that do the bad girl things are considered "groupies"…at least we were back then. Now we're all porn stars, right? Unfortunately the bands are getting models, actresses, and other Pam Anderson types to do what we did. So the "groupie" is no longer. I guess we all found a way to market what we did best. I got involved because it seemed like the thing to do back then. I was coming into my own sexuality at the time and Hollywood's musicians were my guinea pigs, if I may be so bold. Maybe this would be a good time to thank them all for allowing me to hone my skill with them…. Was there a Groupie hierarchy? The groupie world, the one that I remember, was a very competitive one. After all, there were only so many cool bands to fuck with, or fuck…so the girls would certainly get crazy to get their attention. I remember the night I decided I wanted to have sex with one of the guys from Warrant. I knew I needed a good one liner to get his attention away from all the other girls milling about.
So, I walked up to him and told him it looked like he could use a quick blow job in the bathroom, and if he broke away in the next five minutes, I would take care of that for him. Then I walked away. About two minutes later he showed up in the bathroom. Pretty typical night for me back then. I was interested in the sex…I never wanted to date these guys…I wanted to fuck them. That's where I think a lot of the girls fucked up with the groupie thing. A lot of these girls wanted to be girlfriends, and that's not a really good place to start. But that's why my tactics worked. I was happy to blow, then…you know, blow…. Were any of these make-up wearing Glam metal guys Gay after all? I'm sure some of them turned out to be Gay, but I don't have any dirt on anyone in particular. Wasn't Paul Stanley the big story back then? I think it was. Who were some of the sleaziest people you met? Oh God…I can’t remember. I can't pin down any one person. They were all sleazy to a certain degree, but is that why we all wanted them? I know I did…sleazy was kind of cool back then. What can I say? Some would say I was sleazy, but I thought I was just being cool. _____________________________________________________________________________________
What was some of the weirdest shit you witnessed? If I hadn't fried so many brain cells during my druggie years that followed, I probably would be able to answer this question better. Some of the time at Poison's house stick out. Brett had a lot of chicks that would come over and get wild with him…I think I saw one of the guys from Motley Crue kicking the shit of some chick named Erica over drugs (and no, it wasn't Tommy). A lot of sex stuff, but none of it really sticks out as being weird to me now. There was a guy that used to camp out in the dumpster behind the Troubadour, and everyone knew he was there and when they'd walk by, everyone would throw a dollar in and you'd hear him say thank you…ordering pizzas and not picking them up only to retrieve them out of the trash behind the pizza place a couple of hours later. That kind of stuff happened all the time because nobody had any money. And I'm always surprised by the amount of guys that like to have things put into their butts…I love that though, it's a turn on for me. How hard was it to maintain top Groupie Status? I never did, so I don't know. I was in and out in less than two years. I mean, I will always be on the periphery of rock and roll, but it wasn't a status thing for me. I was just there because I was having fun.
The only reason anyone knows about my time in Hollywood in the early days is now I'm a porn star, and the questions kept coming up about what I did before, and I kept answering it with sex, drugs, and rock and roll. So, all of a sudden, I'm a groupie, or was a groupie. And then that thing on Poison came out, Behind the Music, and that interview with me got chopped up and put into everything VH-1 had on groupies. Presto….I'm a groupie! After you have sex with a rock star, do you still dig his music as much? Sure. I mean, their music is just as good after as it was before. I never had sex with anyone that was already a rock star. They all went on to make it after I came through. Maybe I was some sort of lucky charm. Did any of these guys have problems having sex with underage girls? I came across one in my travels of under-age sex. He was the only guy I told my real age to. I lied about my age, I would say 18, or 21, depending on where I was, and for the most part nobody pushed it. I guess they wanted to believe I was 18 or older because I was cute and willing. I would think that a lot of the guy's back then would have shit if they knew how old some of us really were. Or how young, I guess I should say.
	Do you think the true era of rock and roll groupiedom is over? What do you think of books like "I'm with the Band" or more recently, the movie "Almost Famous"? Yes, it's definitely over. I have a lot of guy friends in bands, and when I describe to them the way I remember it, they just shake their heads and say "Damn, it ain't that way anymore". It's too bad, really. When HIV hit the scene, nobody really knew how it was transmitted or what it was all about, so everyone just stopped having sex and got really angry…you know, grunged out. Or they took the drug route…that was my route of choice. If it couldn't be sex, drugs and rock and roll, then I would settle for drugs and rock and roll. (Fair enough then-Sascha). I'm glad those books came out about the scene, although they were both about an era before mine. I think they both talk about how it was about the music, and my groupie era was about the sex. I think "Almost Famous" touched on the distinction between groupies and band-aids. I was a groupie. The music was secondary. Maybe I'll write a book about my generation and the whole glam/groupie thing….
How did you end up leaving the rock scene? Via the drug highway. Like I said before, people just scattered when the glam scene ended. I chose to lose myself in drugs for a couple of years. Actually, my plans were for one year but it turned into eight, but who's counting, right? Also, the rock scene left me, I would never have left it. Did the groupie lifestyle prepare you for porn stardom? Abso-fucking-lutely! I was learning about my sexuality when I was doing the groupie thing, and by the time porn found me, and that's really the way it happened, I kinda fell into it, I knew exactly what to do. Just the cameras made it different. The fact that I loved sex is probably what got me noticed, and, over the years, what turned me into a porn star. That and my orgasms, which come from loving sex. Are the guys sleazier in porn or in music? How about the women? Definitely rock, although there are some sleazy agents in the porn world. Most of the guys that are actually in front of the camera are great guys, not sleazy at all. The women are about the same in both places, I think. What are the similarities/differences between the two industries? I basically have one thing to say about the porn/rock worlds…"Just when you think you've been fucked in every position, check out the music industry". So many bands get fucked by their labels. It's by far the worse of the two industries. I tell people that…musicians, I mean. "And you say I get fucked a lot…". You play bass. When are you going to form your own band, or have you already? I do play bass and am working on stuff right now. The band is called HEROINE…and it's all girls, but with a male lead singer. We're kind of not doing anything but rehearsals right now, due to my schedule…but hopefully it will take off. I'd love to play out and about…but I won't until I'm really good at playing bass. I'd hate for someone to call from the audience to keep my day job.
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Do you still see any of the old Sunset Strip guys around, and do you think they've aged gracefully? How did you feel about all the VH1 specials you were on? I still see some of them around, and for the most part, I don't think they have aged gracefully. Some of them look pretty burned out. There are a few who made it through looking pretty good. The guys from Blackboard Jungle still look great. I probably bump into more than I know, they all just look so normal now. I'm cool with the VH1 stuff, because it's good for my web sales and such. Honestly though…they didn't tell me they were going to break it up and stick it in so many things. I was shocked to see myself and Pamela DesBarres in the same show. In a good way, but shocked all the same. Favorite band these days? I still listen to the good old rock and roll. A lot of Kix…and recently I found my old Y&T cassette…very cool. My favorite band that 's come about recently is AFI, because their songs and melodies remind of the old days. Oh, and I like The Used…they're pretty cool. Would you ever have sex with any of these nu-metal creeps? I guess if I was in the mood for some raunchy sex I might. It just seems easier these days to masturbate when I get the urge.
But, for the most part, I don't care for the new look. I liked the pretty boys. Besides doing porn, you do community outreach around HIV as well, yes? Yes. I was heavily involved with AIM Healthcare, the industry's health clinic. In fact, Sharon Mitchell and I were in it together from the beginning although AIM is really her baby. I was on the board of directors and worked there once a week as a phlebotomist…basically I would stick people and steal their blood for regular testing. Since I moved to San Francisco, I haven't been with AIM, which is located in Sherman Oaks. But I was there for a long time and really liked to educate new talent in the industry about STD's and the things they could expect from the industry. Not they should expect to catch an STD, just what to look out for in general. Any conquests you regret? Any strange or cool memorabilia that you have held onto? There are a couple of guys that kind of sucked, but that's all part of the learning process, I guess. Nobody famous. I learned the sex is what you make it, that what you bring into it is what you get out of it. There are some really lazy guys that I've had sex with…you know, they think I should do all the work because they're rocker dudes? Well, in those situations…I will do all the work, because I want to have a good time. I still have a bracelet and a scarf that belong to Brett Michaels…and that's about it.
	Nicest Rock Star? Biggest Asshole? Most Boringly Normal? I always liked Rikki Rocket, he was always nice to everybody no matter whet. I dated a guy who played in CC Deville's new band, and I have to say that I still think he's a big asshole, as well as the guy I dated in his band. Phil Soussan was always really nice. Oh, and the nicest of the nice was Ty Longley from Great White, but he passed away. We dated and lived together for awhile, and he rocked in bed. Shit, I can't really remember anymore. They're all probably equally assholes and sweetie pies, depending on the day. I can't think of any that were normal or boring. I can almost remember an extremely boring sexual experience with a guy who went on to become somebody famous, but I can't quite remember who it was. Those years are kinda a blur to me. Who in the porn scene do you most like working with? Or least, for that matter?
I really have been working with the same five guys for like the past five years. Steve Hatcher, Mark Davis, Eric Masterson, Kyle Stone, Evan Stone. I like these guys because I trust them and have known them for a long time. I didn't care much for Max Hardcore, although I did have many orgasms…and I didn't much care for Vince Voyeur, for reasons of stupidity. You've done the rock scene…you've made a big name for yourself in porn. So, what's next? I'll probably continue to direct porn, although I probably won't be in front of the camera much anymore. I'm thinking about marriage and possibly a kid, but not for a bit yet. And the music thing still calls to me, but I'd like to be the one playing out for a change. I want the groupies, damn it!!! Famous last words? Shout outs? Plugs? Be careful what you wish for, it may not be exactly what you wanted. Visit my website, www.chloexxx.com AIM Healthcare Rocks! I love Kenny Price…will you marry me?* -Sascha Gottschalk ____________________________________________________________________________ Click the banner to buy Chloe Nicole DVDs for as low as $ 7.90 at Movies By Mail! ____________________________________________________________________________ I dunno why Chloe* would wanna marry Hee Haw's Kenny Price, but the answer, sadly, is "no", baby, since he's been dead since 1987. Unless you wanna marry him in Heaven. - Sleaze Sleaze Home
(Chloe pix courtesy her website) __________________________________________________________________________