Gene Louis tells how he came into contact with Steve Stevens on TikTok

It didn’t take long for Gene Louis to notice a unique name popping up in Bullets and Octane’s interactions on TikTok.

“I’m actually hardly ever on TikTok,” Louis told Chuck Armstrong on Loudwire Nights Wednesday (August 21). “There are very few people who really interact, but I’ve seen this ‘Steve Stevens’-like stuff.”

Louis admitted that he initially assumed it was a fake account, but after a while decided to simply contact the account claiming to belong to Stevens, Billy Idol’s longtime guitarist and collaborator.

“I was like, ‘Hey, man, if that’s you, reach out to me,'” Louis said. “I left my number and just took a real chance.”

The next day he missed a call that he realized could only have come from Stevens.

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“And indeed it was,” he recalled. After asking him to listen to a new song Bullets and Octane were working on – “No One Gets Out Alive” – ​​Louis asked Stevens if he could imagine playing a guitar solo on it.

“Literally within six hours he sent the recording back,” he said.

“I just thought, ‘Oh my God, it’s really him.'”

What else Gene Louis from Bullets and Octane discussed Loudwire Nights?

• What his work ethic is like and why he remains grateful for everything he has been able to achieve in the world of rock and roll
• Why he prefers to live a minimalist life
• Why he loves acting and fashion

Listen to the full interview in the podcast player below

Gene Louis joined Loudwire Nights on Wednesday, August 21st; the show will be replayed online here and you can tune in live every weeknight at 7pm ET or via the Loudwire app; you can also check to see if the show is available on your local radio station and listen to interviews on demand.