STEPHEN PEARCY: Guitarist WARREN DEMARTINI Nixed RATT Reunion

Ex-RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy recently spoke to FoundryMusic.com about his new solo album, "Fueler", and his split with his former bandmates, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow:

FoundryMusic.com: Your former bassist Juan Croucier recently posted the following on his website regarding a potential RATT reunion: "There was talk about reforming the band but it was stymied by ignorant demands, delusions of power and major differences of opinion. In other words, nothing had changed" ... Can you elaborate on what he might have meant by this?

Stephen Pearcy: "Real soon I will make sure the truth and end results are heard about the whole RATT mess. I did recently try and reunite the former members to give the hardcore fans something. This was shot down by [guitarist, Warren] De Martini, he's the one that is making sure RATT as we all knew it doesn't benefit former members. Too bad, they have gotten preety messy over there with the ongoing RATT trademark suit. Too bad, really. The truth will come out and a lot of people are going to be surprised at the end of the day. That's all I can say. Talk about corporate fraud! I actually don't think those two pretending to be (RATT the band) even understand that they have had other corporate partners (voluntary and involuntary) agreements and contracts that just don't disapear because THEY decide to convince the world or what RATT fans are still left. I would really like to know who the fuck is really in that band I started called RATT. They have abandoned the corporate responsibilities, that is obvious! Next!"

FoundryMusic.com: The legal feud between you, [Bobby] Blotzer and De Martini over the RATT trademark has been going on for a L-O-N-G time. In retrospect, when you think about all of the money you all have paid out to lawyers, and how much revenue that band has actually been able to generate, do you think the fight has been worth it financially?

Stephen Pearcy: "Like they are the only original members of the band RATT who deserve to be paid or recouped for their years in the band (20 years) The partnership and label contracts still are valid and unanimous, they will find out soon. I really think De Martini and Blotzer thought that if they fired me from the touring partnership (not the corporation that allows RATT to release CD/DVD or any new product) that they (De Martini and Blotzer) would own everything RATT! Even my songs, these two have made it very clear that they want to own our publishing, well that will never happen. As they are about to find out real soon. They made the first courts believe their lies and now they want to dissolve the partnership, and corporations RATT related. Why, because they thought they would own it all and found out quit differently."

Read Stephen Pearcy's entire interview with FoundryMusic.com at this location.