When I decided to review the FLYING COLOR album for the ‘I'm a bathstar in my poproom’ column , I researched it as best I could. As I was ‘friends’ on fb with Hector Penalosa, the band's bassist, I got in touch with him to ask him a few questions and that's how this itw came about. I have to thank him, of course, for taking the time to answer my questions while on tour with his first band, Les Zeros. Thanks also to his girlfriend, Laura Clifford, who provided the link to Hector's answers. This little story should result in the re-release of this famous one-off album by a quality French independent label. We're working on it..... How would you describe your musical background? Have you received any formal musical training and who would you cite as key influences before you joined Flying Color? My father was a pianist. When I was 6 or 7 years old I discovered my father’s record collection and I was curious about the music on those records. I had seen my dad play t