“There are no differences. I don’t wanna do it. I don’t wanna be in the room with somebody that I don’t like.”
— Scotti Hill of Skid Row
Metal Sludge — It’s another day where the band Skid Row are searching for a singer to fill out their 5-piece lineup.
It’s also another day where the message from the Skid Row camp seems to be more of what we’ve heard in the past.
And that is, that the band members are still saying “No” to that million dollar question.
We’ve heard from Rachel Bolan and we’ve heard from Dave ‘Snake’ Sabo as well, but today we will hear from Scotti Hill.
In a recent interview Hill talked with “Appetite For Distortion” podcast and he did not mince words when the subject was brought up about reuniting with former frontman Sebastian Bach.
Scotti said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We are looking at some people. We’ve got a nice list of people that we’re gonna sit down with. And we’re continuing to look. But it’s not like SMASHING PUMPKINS and we’re just inviting the whole world in to throw their tapes on our desk. That’s a little over the top.”
Hill also once again addressed some fans’ incessant calls for a reunion with Sebastian Bach, who was the singer during the band’s most commercially successful period. He said: “Well, they’re never gonna stop asking [about a reunion]. But for me, and I think I can speak for the other guys, it’s just a simple quality-of-life issue. People are, like, ‘Just put your differences aside and do it.’ Well, I don’t wanna do it. There are no differences. I don’t wanna do it. I don’t wanna be in the room with somebody that I don’t like.
“We did great things in the past, but this is about way more than a band or music,” Scotti explained. “‘Do it for the fans.’ No, no. I’m not going to put my good life and well-being and peace, I’m not gonna sacrifice that for the fans. That’s not what I do. And anybody that calls himself a fan wouldn’t ask the band to put themselves through something they don’t wanna do. But people just want what they want. They just want what they want. They want that band back with that guy. They still want Bon Scott back in AC/DC. I mean, come on.”
Pressed about whether there is a specific “personality trait” that makes a SKID ROW reunion with Bach impossible, Hill said: “I don’t wanna have food poisoning every day of the week. That’s all. It’s toxic. There’s no specific thing. I mean, there’s a lot of specific things. There’s a lot of specific things. And we’ve always been really tight-lipped about that. And maybe someday we’ll just start talking about it. There’s a lot to talk about. Let’s put the focus somewhere else.
“If you don’t like SKID ROW without that singer, you don’t have to listen,” he added. “And on the flipside of that, if you love that singer, if you love both of us, then go see him, go see him. We’re talking about Sebastian Bach. Go see him. I’ll tell you what. You know what I’ll give him, is the guy puts it out there, man. He puts it out there. He is 100 percent rock and roll all the time, and he puts it out there. So if you go see him, you’re gonna get a rock show. But I don’t need that in my life. I’m not gonna put myself through whatever. I just don’t want it.”
Read the full article at Blabbermouth.
Below you can check out more at Metal Sludge about Sebastian Bach and Skid Row below, in various articles from throughout the years.
December 6th 2023
HE’S BACH … Sebastian Bach drops new single “What Do I Got To Lose”
September 25th 2022
SKID ROW … Rachel Bolan Talks to 80’s Metal Recycle Bin podcast about Everything from Bon Jovi to Grönwall but Not a Peep about Bach
June 28th 2022
SKID ROWZ … Sebastian Bach and former Skid Row band-mates appear in new ‘Breaking the Band’ episode on REELZ
March 23rd 2022
SWEDEN ROW … Skid Row introduce new singer, Swedish Idol star Erik Grönwall formerly of H.E.A.T
March 8th 2022
PACKAGE TOUR … Skid Row, Warrant, Winger and Quiet Riot team up for ‘LIVE TO ROCK’ 2022 Summer Tour
January 12th 2022
SLIM TO THE GRIND … Ex-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach goes on crash diet and loses 35 pounds
September 6th 2021
BAZ DEMANDS REUNION … Sebastian Bach says: ‘There Is No Reason’ why Classic Skid Row shouldn’t Reunite
June 14th 2021
F-BOMB MELTDOWN … Sebastian Bach goes on a Twitter tirade feuding with a fan about Skid Row song credits
January 21st 2019
30 & LIFE … Rhino Records releases SKID ROW debut for 30th Anniversary, w/ Bonus track + 10 Live tracks
January 1st 2019
DIARRHEA MOUTH … Sebastian Bach unloads on Skid Row (again): “Maybe you’re hard to work with!”
December 30th 2015
DISRESPECTED “I was not fired from SKID ROW. I Quit.” Tony Harnell
May 13th 2003
SLUDGE FLASHBACK … 20 Questions with Producer Extraordinaire Michael Wagener – Date: May 13th 2003
April 4th 2000
CLASSIC 20 QUESTIONS … Skid Row guitarist Dave ‘The Snake” Sabo in his tell-all interview with Metal Sludge back on April 4th 2000
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