SEBASTIAN BACH: 'I'm Establishing Myself As A Touring Solo Artist'

Stay Thirsty recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Stay Thirsty: Congratulations on the new record! It debuted at No. 6 on the rock charts. That's incredible!

Sebastian Bach: I have not been on the charts in 16 years, which really is incredible.

Stay Thirsty: So your last was "Subhuman Race" then.

Sebastian Bach: Yeah, that got to like No. 45 or something. And ["Angel Down"] came in at [No. 190]. So I'm really establishing myself as a solo recording artist and it feels incredible. After 16 years to come back on the charts like that, it's really I just have to thank Frontiers Records and my management, Rick Sales. They all did such a great job. I just, I really I don't know what to say. I can get real emotional about it. I really loved "Angel Down", thought it was a great album, but when it came on the charts, it was only on the charts for one week, and it really was depressing. I thought it would do way better than that. So for this album to do very well on the charts, I'm not going to lie to you, it does feel very good.

Stay Thirsty: ANTHRAX's last album debuted in the Top 10 as well, so it's almost like this appreciation is back for good, honest rock 'n' roll.

Sebastian Bach: Yeah. I mean, you can't control things like that. I can't control people out there going in the store and buying the record. It's beyond my control. All I can do is make a record that I like, and I really, really love this album and it sounds great to me. And the fact that other people like it is just incredible. It's a great honor. It guarantees that I get to do another one, which is really the whole point of it.

Stay Thirsty: Are you doing any smaller shows before you kick off the "Kicking & Screaming" tour in November?

Sebastian Bach: Yeah, I'm doing a show in Vegas next week and I'm doing some shows with CAMP FREDDY [with] Steve Stevens, Billy Morrison, Matt Sorum, I'm doing some shows with them. But I'd really like to go on tour, play everywhere in America; we're working on that. I wish I could put all the dates on my site right now. I'm establishing myself as a touring solo artist, just like I am with the record.

Stay Thirsty: You know, GUNS N' ROSES play the same week that you do in New York, so I hope Axl is with you!

Sebastian Bach: I would love that! I would like to open for them. I've been texting him lately just the last couple of days. Maybe we'll do some shows with them.

Stay Thirsty: You've really maintained a close friendship with Axl throughout the years. Can you talk about that a little bit?

Sebastian Bach: Yeah, you know, I always wondered why he's so nice to me, like what does that say about me? (Laughs) But he's great guy. He's helped me out so much in my career. He sang on "Angel Down" and I sang on "Chinese Democracy". And he just helps me out and I'm here for him. He's a great friend.

Stay Thirsty: I heard a rumor that you are working on a memoir?

Sebastian Bach: Yeah, definitely! My life is crazy, and I have a lot of stories, and my book will be a fun book. Definitely. But it's going to be a big undertaking, so I'll get to it when I'm ready. But if it was up to me, I would just do rock 'n' roll all the time. I love rock 'n' roll.

Stay Thirsty: Would you ever consider doing another reality show, especially now that you're in this new phase of your life?

Sebastian Bach: I would consider it, but I don't really enjoy it. I don't enjoy doing reality shows. I don't like being filmed when I go to sleep. Like, I fucking hate that! I can't, it's very hard for me to fall asleep when there's a camera like zooming in and out. I'm like, "What the fuck are you filming?" I don't enjoy it. I enjoy rock 'n' roll. I usually do those shows for a paycheck. So some of them are better than others. I liked doing "Gone Country"; it was fun. I didn't enjoy filming "Celebrity Fit Club", but I learned some valuable things on that show about nutrition and exercise that have stuck with me, so it was very smart for me to do that show. So I would consider it, but if it was up to me; I would be like Willy Nelson. Just in my bus, touring around the country, getting out of the bus to play a show, get back in, cruising down the road, on the road again, watching some movies with my friends. I just can't wait to get on the road again. (Laughs)

Read the entire interview from Stay Thirsty.

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