TATE On New Album From 'Other' QUEENSRŸCHE: 'I Haven't Listened To It And Won't Listen To It'

In a brand new interview with Smashing Interviews magazine, QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked if he has spoken to the other original members of the band since they parted ways in June 2012.

"I've tried several times," he said. "We have an actual court date that's coming up [in January], which I think will be the deciding situation regarding all this.

"The whole thing is just a corporate breakup, so it's a standard procedure and the rules are regulated by the state and federal government. You know, this is how you do it. It's compensation for the various members of the corporation, and that's really all it is at the end of the game. It's not about who said what or who did this or whatever. It's very black and white; so all the speculation on the Internet is really kind of a waste of time, if somebody's trying to influence public opinion. Public opinion has nothing to do with the court case. [laughs]"

He continued: "We are in this court case, and there's a small group of people that have multiple Internet aliases, and they get on the Internet and carry on conversations with themselves appearing to be a 'swell' of public opinion. That's what they're trying to create which does nothing to the court case. It has nothing to do with that at all. It's just a smear tactic, you know?"

Asked what he thinks of the latest album by the "other" QUEENSRŸCHE, Tate replied: "Oh, I'm not interested at all. I haven't listened to it and won't listen to it. I really ripped off the rear view mirror, and I'm speeding down the road. I'm not interested in what they're doing. I spent thirty years with those guys. I know what they're doing. [laughs]"

He added: "I spent thirty years with those guys having to bend over backward and compromise and please everybody. I worked incredibly hard at taking care of everybody and making sure that everybody made a great living and had advantages only to have that friendship and trust betrayed.

"For the first couple of months after it happened, I was an emotional wreck. I was really hurt by all this, and then I finally put it in place, and I'm not interested in looking back. I feel completely freed now artistically, creatively, spiritually to follow my own path and participate in my art the way I want to do it without compromising with other people and their situations, whatever those convoluted situations were. So I'm very happy. I have an incredible support team of people around me that are happy to be there. I'm excited to work with happy and excited people who have ideas. That is breathtaking to me. [laughs] I feel so good about it. So yeah, I'm in a great spot. I feel incredible."