• Criss Oliva, The Unrecognized Genius
  From RockHard Legends: Savatage '96

• Criss Oliva R.I.P
  The announcement of Criss' death,
  RockHard, Germany Dec. '93

• Addio, Criss...
  The announcement of Criss' death
  From the Italian Flash magazine
  with a short Q and A with Criss.

• Savatage: Metal Magicians
  An interview with Criss and Johnny Lee
  right before Criss' tragic death.

• Savatage: Changes for the better.
  Interview with Criss Oliva
  From the Ohio magazine "Scene"
  conducted before the 8-5-'93 
  show in Cleveland, OH.

• Fanzine interview June '93
  Criss was interviewed during the EOT tour
  by Jan Ziese from Germany.

• RockHard interview April '93
  An interview with Criss before the EOT tour,
  by Matthias Breusch from RockHard.

• RockHard interview March '93
  An interview with Criss by
  Chris Leibundgut , RockHard's
  US correspondent.

• Interview from Flash, Italy, March '93
  Criss Oliva explains why "Edge Of Thorns" 
  represents a crucial point in the long artistic 
  existence of Savatage .

• Sava - Thorn Criss Oliva
  Japanese interview with Criss
  about Edge Of Thorns, and more...

• Celebrity rate-a-video '93
  Criss and Johnny Lee give their honest
  opinion of several video clips.

• Straight talk about Streets, a Rock Opera
  An elaborated article and interview
  with Jon, Steve and Criss

• Metal Matters interview '90
  Interview with Criss and Johnny Lee.
  about " Streets, a rock opera ".

• Spotlight Criss Oliva
  A short interview with Criss
  from the HOTMK - era .

• Celebrity rate-a-video '87
  Criss Oliva and Steve Wacholz
  comment on MTV- clips.

Favorite quotes:

How do you manage to get such a unique sound
from your guitar. Unique in such a way that it can
be distinguished from thousands of others anytime?
Any tricks with your equipment, that no one else
has thought of yet ?

" Nope. No tricks. I'm always working hard on 
my sound and am constantly trying to improve it.
I have Laney-amps, Jackson-guitars, a small rack.
And that's not even specially adjusted. That's all."

" No, there's no mystery. And if any, 
then it's hidden between hands, heart and soul.
It simply must be the way I play."

[ From a RockHard interview by Matthias Breusch ]

"My favorite thing to do is writing my music
and putting it on tape. You know, working in the studio,
that's my whole thing. I prefer that over touring,
I'd love to just record records and sell them
and not have to go anywhere."

"I mean, I love that hour-and-a-half I'm on stage,"
"but it's all that traveling and shit that nobody likes.
When I'm playing it live, to me it's the same thing as
being in the studio, more or less. It's like, you're there
and I got my guitar on, I'm OK then. Then I'm secure."

[ From an interview in Scene, July '93 ]