Metal Anarchy

During an appearance on the “Appetite For Distortion” podcast, Skid Row’s Scotti Hill shot down the possibility of a reunion with Sebastian Bach. The guitarist says he doesn’t want to “be in the room with somebody [he doesn’t] like.”

Hill said the following when asked about the band’s search for a new singer:

“We are looking at some people. We’ve got a nice list of people that we’re gonna sit down with. And we’re continuing to look. But it’s not like Smashing Pumpkins and we’re just inviting the whole world in to throw their tapes on our desk. That’s a little over the top.”

He continued when asked if any vocalists have reached out to him and his bandmates:

“Lots of people have reached out. I understand why. But I’m not the guy to get in touch with. I love Skid Row. Skid Row is my family, it’s my life, but when I’m not with Skid Row, I’m in here [at my home] doing stuff. So I kind of keep my fingers out of that whole thing. But a lot of people are getting in touch with us and some of them are really good. Some of them are not really good. But with YouTube and Instagram and such, you can go out and find people quite easily. It wasn’t like the old days where you had to put an ad in every music paper in the country and word of mouth and all that stuff, pre-Internet. It’s much easier now.”

He went on to say it doesn’t have to be a “name” singer:

“No. It doesn’t even have to be a guy. Look at [fill-in singer] Lzzy [Hale]. I mean, she came and rocked it. It could be a woman.”

Hill also added the following when asked about fans who keep asking for a reunion with Bach:

“Well, they’re never gonna stop asking [about a reunion]. But for me, and I think I can speak for the other guys, it’s just a simple quality-of-life issue. People are, like, ‘Just put your differences aside and do it.’ Well, I don’t wanna do it. There are no differences. I don’t wanna do it. I don’t wanna be in the room with somebody that I don’t like.

We did great things in the past, but this is about way more than a band or music. ‘Do it for the fans.’ No, no. I’m not going to put my good life and well-being and peace, I’m not gonna sacrifice that for the fans. That’s not what I do. And anybody that calls himself a fan wouldn’t ask the band to put themselves through something they don’t wanna do. But people just want what they want. They just want what they want. They want that band back with that guy. They still want Bon Scott back in AC/DC. I mean, come on.”

He continued when asked if Bach has a specific “personality trait” that makes a reunion impossible:

“I don’t wanna have food poisoning every day of the week. That’s all. It’s toxic. There’s no specific thing. I mean, there’s a lot of specific things. There’s a lot of specific things. And we’ve always been really tight-lipped about that. And maybe someday we’ll just start talking about it. There’s a lot to talk about. Let’s put the focus somewhere else.

If you don’t like Skid Row without that singer, you don’t have to listen. And on the flipside of that, if you love that singer, if you love both of us, then go see him, go see him. We’re talking about Sebastian Bach. Go see him. I’ll tell you what. You know what I’ll give him, is the guy puts it out there, man. He puts it out there. He is 100 percent rock and roll all the time, and he puts it out there. So if you go see him, you’re gonna get a rock show. But I don’t need that in my life. I’m not gonna put myself through whatever. I just don’t want it.”

[via Blabbermouth]