Blabbermouth — Former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Rusell says that he has “no interest” in playing with the band’s founding guitarist Mark Kendall ever again.
Russell exited GREAT WHITE in December 2011 after he was unable to tour with the group due a series of injuries, including a perforated bowel and a shattered pelvis. Jack largely blamed these injuries on his alcohol and painkiller addictions as well as the prednisone drug he was prescribed.
In a new chat with The Rock Experience With Mike Brunn, Russell was asked if he can envision a day when he would perform with Kendall again. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “No. Not at all. Every time Mark gets a chance, he goes out there and says horrible things about me, and then he closes it with, ‘But I love the guy, man, and I wish him all the best.’ I’m just, like, really, dude? You’re gonna sit there and burn on me for an hour and talk about what a big drug addict and alcoholic I was. You forget how bad you were, and I put up with it.
“People that become born again, sometimes I find that they become the most judgmental people there are,” he continued. “And I’m not saying everybody — that’s not true for everyone — but him in particular.
“Don’t get me wrong — if Mark called me right now, I’d love to have a wonderful chat with him and talk about the old days. I have no interest in playing with him. And he doesn’t think I can handle it anyway. But it’s funny — I can go out and play with my own band.
“They just take potshots at me whenever they can,” Jack added. “I think it’s for the press. Any interview he does, you’ll see it on Blabbermouth: ‘Mark Kendall says he will never play with Jack Russell again.’ It’s, like, you’ve said that 38 times. Can you come up with something different? ‘Jack Russell‘s head falls off’ or something. You know what I mean? It upsets me in a way, but then it’s also a laugh.
“I’m not gonna go out there and beat him up and pull the covers off him. That’s personal stuff. I’ll leave it in the closet where it belongs.”
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