Of late, Terry Ilous is probably best known as Jack Russellâs replacement in Great White (âOnce Bitten, Twice Shyâ), a position he held from 2010 until his surprising dismissal in 2018, but from the mid-80s until the mid-90s, Ilous fronted the Sunset Strip band XYZ (âInside Outâ, âWhat Keeps Me Loving Youâ, âFace Down in the Gutterâ). In this revealing conversation, Ilous shares how XYZ bassist Pat Fontaine tricked him into moving to the U.S. from France with promises of sex, drugs, and rock nâ roll, the unlikely way XYZ landed a record deal with Enigma Records, working with Don Dokken on the bandâs 1989 debut, touring with the likes of Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne, and Ted Nugent, the arrival of grunge and the devastating effects it had on Ilousâs career for the rest of the â90s and how he left the music business for a number of years before being lured back in through the unlikeliest of ways (voiceover work for cartoons). Ilous has reformed XYZ and still plays shows under that band name while also releasing solo material and fronting Land of Gypsies, whose self-titled debut was released by Frontiers Music in December.
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