Speaking at the “Rock For Ronnie” event in Los Angeles this past Sunday, former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach revealed to ex-ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin that he has never listened to any of the recordings his old band made with the singers who replaced him. Bach, 57, hasn’t performed with SKID ROW in nearly three decades.
“I would need to hear them sing, and I have never listened to any of them ever,” Bach said. “Why would I listen to that?”
In a 2024 interview with Joe Rock from Long Island’s rock station 102.3 WBAB, Bach was asked about the likelihood of a reunion for SKID ROW‘s classic lineup.
“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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