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 Larry Rodgers of The Arizona Republic recently caught up with former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach who checked in from his tour bus to talk about his latest solo album, Angel Down, and rocking two decades after he debuted with Skid Row.
A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.
The Arizona Republic: Are you happy with how Angel Down turned out?
Bach: Angel Down is more what I expect of myself and what the fans expect of me. In a lot of the songs, I sound real young, and it's really astonishing, the way I've lived my life and how I've beat the shit out of myself for 20 years. (laughs) On a couple of songs, like You Don't Understand and By Your Side, I sound like a little boy, and I have to laugh. I plan on singing for the rest of my life, so get used to it.
The Arizona Republic: You and Axl sound like you are having fun on Aerosmith's Back In The Saddle on the new CD.
Bach: I hadn't planned on doing any covers, but (producer) Roy (Z.) suggested Back In The Saddle. I've always loved the song and Aerosmith. But I wasn't convinced until I heard my band play it (in rehearsal). . . . I put my feet up, cracked open a Modelo Especial, and my band started playing. I was freaking out, and I ran into the vocal booth with the beer in my hand and just went for it, old-school. A lot of that first take is in there.
The Arizona Republic: Axl also appears on two other tracks - Stuck Inside and Love Is A Bitchslap. Are you guys close?
Bach: I'm a fan. Everybody is waiting for Chinese Democracy (the long-delayed Guns N' Roses project), and out of the blue Axl sings three songs on my solo record. It's unbelievable. At the end of the day, I'm a Skid Row and Guns N' Roses fan, and to have me and Axl together, screaming and singing . . . blows my mind.
The Arizona Republic: You sang on one track for Chinese Democracy. How did that come about?
Bach: Axl had a Christmas party at his place in Malibu (in 2006). He was cranking Chinese Democracy and I was playing pinball and I was singing a harmony to the chorus of this song, Sorry. Axl ran up to me and said, "Dude that sounds fucking awesome!" The very next week . . . we scheduled a session at Electric Lady Studios (in New York). It's slow, "doomy," heavy song.
The Arizona Republic: What did the Chinese Democracy tracks you heard sound like?
Bach: It's epic, it's very big. It's like those songs Estranged and November Rain, the giant theatrical sound, but behind the beat is the swagger of Appetite (For Destruction).
Click here to read the entire interview.
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