JOE BONAMASSA Reveals Why His Supergroup With HUGHES, BONHAM Nearly Broke Up

May 19, 2010

Guitarist Joe Bonamassa has revealed to U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine that the band featuring himself, bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, keyboard player Derek Sherinian and drummer Jason Bonham now has a name — but he can't as yet make it public due to trademarking laws. He's also explained why the band came close to splitting up recently.

"[The near-split] was all down to legal issues," he said. "It's like what might happen in British Airways, KLM, Virgin Airlines and United all decided to merge. The chairmen of the companies might agree to everything, then the lawyers get involved and it all becomes really difficult and a problem.

"That's what happened with us. We all have separate careers, and suddenly everything was a nightmare. We were paying these guys $600 an hour almost to split us up. But the bottom line is, we're all friends. So, one night the four of us got on the phone and half-an-hour later… problems solved. The next day we told the legal guys, 'This is how it’s gonna be,' and things moved forward."

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