JOHN CORABI Says His Latest Departure From THE DEAD DAISIES Had Nothing To Do With GLENN HUGHES's Return For One-Off Live Show

In a new interview with Joseph Suto of Rock Show Critique, former MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman John Corabi, who released his latest solo album, "New Day", in April via Frontiers Music Srl, spoke about his latest departure from THE DEAD DAISIES, which was announced less than two months ago. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): You know what? Honestly, I don't wanna get into a bunch of mudslinging, but at the end of the day, I was told, and my bass player were told, 'cause Michael [Devin, now-former THE DEAD DAISIES bassist and current member of Corabi's solo band] actually played with me in THE DAISIES as well, and we were told that we were taking a year off We did record [a live album] last year, [at] the last show that we did, [which] was called 'Live At Stonedead'. And in the same conversation, the manager said, 'We're taking a year off,' and he said, 'Hey, we recorded the last show. We're gonna create a link. We're gonna put it on Spotify for all of our fans who weren't there or couldn't be there,' a kind of a free thing to the fans And I don't know what changed. I couldn't tell you what's in his mind, the manager. But there were some issues that he did speak to my manager about. And then [my solo band and I] went over to Europe in February, and we got back from there. And it was weird — it was right around the time I put my record out for pre-sale. It was shortly after that I started noticing THE DEAD DAISIES were asking me to collaborate on their presale. And I looked at Michael and I said, 'Did you know about this record that they're doing?' And he goes, 'What?' He had no idea. I had no idea."

Corabi continued: "Again, without going into details, a lot of people think that I left because [THE DEAD DAISIES] were doing shows with [former THE DEAD DAISIES vocalist] Glenn [Hughes again]. I could give a shit less about that, could care less. This was about the fact that for some reason, whatever it was, they said, 'We're taking a year off.' They decided to put that link out that they were gonna give to everybody for free. They decided to make vinyl out of it. And they decided to put the record out at the exact same time as mine. And my record came out April 24th, their record came out May 1st, and I just said, 'You know what?' Honestly, did I leave the band? I said, 'Yes.' … 'Cause they kept moving the goalpost. So I wrote [THE DEAD DAISIES founder/rhythm guitarist] David Lowy a letter and I said, 'I don't understand why you guys are doing this. You said this, you said this, this and this, and the complete opposite is happening, so I don't do business this way. I'm out. Talk to you later. Bye.' And that was it. Done. And whatever. They put out a press release that said that I was leaving. Whatever."

John added: "There's so much more to this story, and I probably already said too much. My parents always said, 'If you don't have anything nice to say about somebody, say nothing at all.'"

Corabi's latest exit from THE DEAD DAISIES after a three-year run with the band was officially announced on July 14 in a statement from THE DEAD DAISIES to BLABBERMOUTH.NET.

"It has come to our attention that John Corabi has decided to leave THE DEAD DAISIES," the statement read.

"We'd like to sincerely thank John for his incredible contribution to the band over the years and wish him nothing but success with his solo career and all his future endeavors."

John's departure from THE DEAD DAISIES came a little over a month after the band reunited with Hughes for a show on May 30, 2026 at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois. Glenn joined guitarist Doug Aldrich, drummer Tommy Clufetos and Lowy for this rare performance — under THE PURPLE DAISIES banner — delivering a 50/50 split set, kicking off with 10 of THE DEAD DAISIES' favorite tracks followed by almost as many iconic DEEP PURPLE classics. Following the positive response to the sold-out St. Charles concert, THE PURPLE DAISIES announced that they would perform a second show on October 2, 2026, at The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California. That concert ended up being canceled after Hughes announced his retirement from touring and live performances.

Hughes left THE DEAD DAISIES in May 2023 after a four-year run with the band. He was later replaced by a returning Corabi. It was Corabi's second stint THE DEAD DAISIES. He originally joined in 2015 and departed four years later to make way for Hughes.

Last November, THE DEAD DAISIES digitally released a recording of the band's closing performance at the Stonedead festival on August 23, 2025.

THE DEAD DAISIES' latest collection of original material, "Light 'Em Up", came out in September 2024 via Germany's SPV and Japan's Ward Records. The LP was helmed by Marti Frederiksen, who has previously collaborated with AEROSMITH, DEF LEPPARD, Jonny Lang and Sheryl Crow, among many others.

THE DEAD DAISIES were touring last year in support of their first full-fledged blues album, "Lookin' For Trouble", out now via Fame / Malaco Records. Tracked live at FAME Studios, the album's singles — "Boom Boom", a take on the John Lee Hooker classic, and "Crossroads", a tribute to Robert Johnson — have earned praise for their energy and authenticity.

Corabi joined THE DEAD DAISIES in early 2015 and remained in the group until January 2019, during which time he recorded three studio albums with the band: "Revolución" (2015),"Make Some Noise" (2016) and "Burn It Down" (2018). In the summer of 2019, THE DEAD DAISES announced that they were being joined by Hughes, who appeared on two of the band's studio albums, 2021's "Holy Ground" and 2022's "Radiance".