We decided to see how it extreme we could take that. It started off as a joke, something we wanted to do for fun. It started raising eyebrows and piquing people's interest, so we said let's take this one step further and start playing it live and then record it. Then we said "what the hell", and put it on the record. The inspiration came from when Queen did "We Will Rock You", the live version was a heavy-assed version of a stadium anthem. It started out at first as a joke, like I said, but it became more and more apparent to us that it was something we should do. Number one, it's going to create some controversy, and that's always good. But it's fun, and we enjoy doing it. It's not to discredit our past, because we're very proud of our past. We still play the original "I Remember You" in concert. You've got to give people what they want, because they spend their hard earned money and they want to hear that song.
Was there less tension making this record than during the Sebastian Bach days?
Totally. We haven't had one ugly thing since we put the band back together, not one argument. I've never been in a situation like this where everybody has a great respect for one another. This friendship we have is truly amazing. We spend every day with each other, go to dinner with each other, we're planning vacations together when we have a break. That just never occurred before. Never.
The past three years, for me personally, has been the happiest I've ever been. You can't replace happiness with money. Just to be able to wake up every day and say I'm happy I'm here right now, that just says volumes. I wouldn't trade that for anything. We've been so fortunate in the successes that we've had in the past, and I have always look at those things as a blessing. I've never felt that it was my rite of birth or anything like that. With that way of thinking, I'm fine with whatever comes our way, as long as we maintain our integrity through it all and keep moving forward.
What are your tour plans?
We take this tour into the middle of September, and then we are going to hop on another tour in the states or go out on our own for a little while. Then we head to Europe, and then in the new year to Japan and Korea and we're trying to secure South America. We're going to work this record until it can't be worked anymore.
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