In a recent interview on the podcast Get On The Bus, former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach openly shared his regrets regarding his music career, primarily focusing on the enduring separation of his former band. Bach, who fronted the successful heavy metal group from 1987 to 1996, expressed his bewilderment and sorrow over their continued estrangement.
“Well, yeah, the fact that SKID ROW is not together doesn’t make any sense,” Bach stated, as transcribed by Blabbermouth. He highlighted the irony of the situation, noting, “We’re five guys that are playing the same set, but we’re not together. Well, they don’t have a singer right now, but…” (SKID ROW recently parted ways with their latest vocalist, Erik Grönwall, in 2024).
Bach, who remains an active presence in the music scene, underscored his ability to collaborate with various musicians, making the SKID ROW split even more perplexing to him. “I play with everybody,” he explained. “I’m in a band, KINGS OF CHAOS, with Matt Sorum, and I’m in a band called ROYAL MACHINES with Billy Morrison, and I play with all kinds of musicians all the time. So it doesn’t make sense that I can’t play with those guys.”
The singer reiterated that the root of the issue lies outside of musical differences. “But as I said, it’s a business matter and maybe someday the business can get sorted out,” he mused. “That is a regret, that that band broke up. Yeah, that’s a regret.”
“I do, but when I read myself talk about this, I kind of cringe ’cause it’s not up to me, Bach responded. “Those guys are currently on their eighth or ninth replacement for me. And there’s been a miscommunication from my camp to theirs that I will attempt to clear up, but I am way too focused on what I’m doing in my career to even really even think about that right now, to be honest with you. I’m just not thinking about the old days right now. I’m thinking about the fact that I’ve got a new song on the radio. ‘What Do I Got To Lose?’ is on FM radio across the country. That video is almost two million views in 2024. And in my day, two million views was double platinum. [Laughs] So, I’m not thinking about 1989; I’m not thinking about 1991.’
“I am overjoyed to hear my voice on the radio in 2024,” he continued. “That is more important to me than thinking about what happened in ’91. I just don’t think about that, really. Not to say that I wouldn’t get the band back together, but I’m just focused like a laser beam on what I’m doing right now. So that’s gonna have to take a back seat, like for real. This is more interesting to me. My album, the way it sounds and the reaction that people are giving it is more exciting and interesting, and creating new music instead of just playing the same old songs over and over. I love having new songs to play, even though I haven’t learned how to play them yet. [Laughs]”
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