SKID ROW guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo says the band has no intentions of reuniting with Sebastian Bach
Talking with The Hook Rocks podcast, SKID ROW guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo used to be requested if the gang had it’s eye on any doable new singers to take where of vacated vocalist Erik Grönwall. Snake answered (as transcribed through BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We haven’t focused any one. If we wanna proceed as SKID ROW, we’re gonna must get some other singer. However we haven’t focused any one. There’s a large number of nice singers available in the market.
“However Lzzy [Hale of HALESTORM who recently played two shows with SKID ROW as a stand-in singer] simply raised the bar, guy. And Erik is a brilliant singer. He raised the bar as neatly. After which Lzzy simply got here in right here and simply in point of fact raised the bar and confirmed us some other aspect of what this band may well be. So, it doesn’t essentially must be a male singer in SKID ROW. The choices are large open. And prefer I stated, there’s such a lot skill available in the market, however we simply wanna be sure that we make the proper selection and that we will be able to deliver the band to some other stage. That’s the hope.”
When requested a couple of imaginable reunion with singer Sebastian Bach, Snake answered: “Neatly, the solution has been the similar for — I don’t know — 20,000 years now. It’s now not gonna occur. And I say the similar factor each time. I’m grateful that individuals have such an passion in short of to peer that occur, however I additionally must reiterate that that is about being glad within the state of affairs that you just’re in. So I’ll discuss for myself in my view.
“Initially, I do wish to say one thing too, is that the explanation that this isn’t going down is as a result of there’s 3 folks — myself, Scotti [Hill, SKID ROW guitarist] and Rachel [Bolan, SKID ROW bassist] — who’ve had conversations about this, and we’ve all been at the identical web page that we don’t wanna cross down that street once more. We simply — we don’t.
“Rachel has taken a beating over this over the years,” Sabo persisted. “He’s the person who’s been blamed for this. ‘Oh, it’s Rachel‘s ego.’ ‘It’s this and that.’ No, that’s a load of bullshit. This is now not true. And I think dangerous as a result of he’s in point of fact, in point of fact needed to shoulder that blame and hasn’t ever stated the rest derogatory or the rest like that. However you understand what? The reality of the topic is that Rachel, Scotti and myself have regularly felt the similar manner, that we experience being glad on this band and we’re in point of fact glad.
“It’s been one of these nice revel in for the remaining on the other hand, 35 years, the whole lot, the entire ups, the entire downs, the whole lot, however we simply don’t wanna revisit that specific side of our historical past,” he defined. “I really like the songs, [I] love a large number of the recollections, [I am] now not keen on probably the most recollections, however simply as people and as a collective, that’s simply how we really feel. So this isn’t on Rachel. And this has not anything to do with somebody’s ego or the rest like that. In order that’s simply gotta be transparent.
“Once more, for somebody to sit down there and make assumptions that that is Rachel Bolan announcing ‘nope,’ it’s now not. It’s the 3 folks, and we’ve all jointly sat there and simply stated that we don’t wanna do it. We simply don’t wanna do it. And we would like everyone the entire highest.”
Snake added: “We’ve been simply ripped aside through ex-members of the band and stuff — ripped aside. Some in point of fact shitty stuff [has been] stated about all folks. And we simply select to not [respond]. It’s now not who I’m. It’s now not who we’re. We gained’t cross down that street. We simply wanna play track and feel free. This has in point of fact by no means been a couple of financial side of items as it’s identified that we’ve been presented a just right amount of cash to do presentations in combination and to reunite [with Sebastian] and no matter, however it’s simply by no means been in regards to the cash, guy.
“I select my happiness, my willingness to proceed to be a in point of fact just right buddy to my highest buddies and a in point of fact just right husband and a in point of fact just right dad and bandmate and individual. And I don’t wanna endanger that in anyway. So the folks that we select to play with, the ones alternatives are made with the intention to stay the ones explicit issues in line for all folks.”
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Again in March of 2022, Sabo used to be requested through Scott Penfold on The Loaded Radio Podcast how he feels about other people nonetheless calling for a reunion with Bach. He answered: “Neatly, it’s been 23 years [since SKID ROW reformed], so that you could say that I’m over it might be an irony. We tried [a reunion] reasonably [back in 2016]. We dipped our feet within the water and learned that it didn’t really feel so just right. It’s simply a type of issues the place we nonetheless may just now not see eye to eye; we couldn’t even get previous the purpose of straightforward texting.
“I’m in point of fact, in point of fact glad the place we’re,” Snake persisted. “I’m very happy with our previous, and all due credit score to everyone who’s been excited about each side of our profession, whoever that can be, ’purpose all of it ended in the place we are actually.
“I’ve been requested 1000 occasions: ‘What in regards to the payday [of a reunion with Sebastian]?’ And that’s all neatly and just right, but when that’s why I did this — if that’s why we did this; I will discuss for everyone — we most likely wouldn’t be doing it,” Sabo defined. “I wanna feel free, and I am very, very glad. And so are the fellows; everyone’s in point of fact glad.
“The track local weather is what it’s, and we’re a vintage rock band, and I’m happy with that. And we’re nonetheless ready to make track. I imply, Jeez — I are living an excessively, very blessed existence, guy,” Snake added. “I’ve not anything however gratitude and humility for what we’ve got accomplished and for what we’re ready to proceed to do. So whilst there could also be other people available in the market who’re flashing buck indicators with a large number of zeroes, I nonetheless must be glad doing it, and I’m. And that’s what’s maximum essential.
“I wish to feel free being in a band with the folks I’m in a band with. A large number of different bands can cross out and so they don’t see every different until they’re on degree and trip on separate buses and all that stuff, and that’s all neatly and just right, however I don’t wanna are living my existence like that. I don’t wanna be up onstage and roughly dwelling a lie; it simply doesn’t really feel just right. So, whilst I’m grateful for other people’s passion and whatnot, I’m much more grateful that we nonetheless get to play track for a dwelling below our phrases.”
Erik Grönwall, SKID ROW‘s frontman since 2016, left the band in March 2024. Recognized with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2021, his compromised immune device made the pains of traveling too difficult.
