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Sebastian Bach was interviewed on The Danny Bonaduce Show on August 31st.  Regarding Axl he says...

"Nobody has helped me more in the music industry than Axl Rose."

On taking Skid Row on the Use Your Illusion tour "We were kind of lumped into a pop metal category, Axl was the guy that took us out of that.  It became cool to like us when he liked us."

On why Axl acts the way he acts...."There's no big mystery.  He tells me, the source of all of the insanity -- it's his voice. It's his job to sing like that, and sometimes that sound is hard for him.  And a lot of singers, you know, to sing in that range is just not an easy thing to do.   He does what he can, and if it takes him forty five more minutes to warm up his pipes so he can sing "Sweet Child O' Mine".  I mean, you drive around in your car and put on Guns N' Roses and just go for it. [Laughs]"

You can listen to the entire interview here: http://94wysp.radio.com/2010/08/31/sebastian-bach-interview-08-31-10/

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That's what true friends are for Baz!

It's a good interview and Sebastian really seems to appreciate all Axl has done for him.

I just realized what photo that is on their site -- I didn't notice that before lol.

well.............

If Jon Bon Jovi doesn't discover Baz and introduce him to skid row.............

just sayin

Actually, if Jon Bon Jovi hadn't kicked Dave Snake from Bon Jovi....  ;D

That's really interesting. This is just conjecture for now but seeing how Axl has a really unique voice, this 'warming up' thing might be the reason why Guns takes the stage later than what would be a normal time after stage setup. I thought there was a recent interview with DJ or Ron that they said 'You don't want Axl to go on before he is ready'.  And if this was true I think people especially other singers would understand him more. Singers sing; their voice is their most important asset. Axl cant go on stage until he is warmed up and his voice is as good as he believes it needs to be to put on a 2-3 hour show.

Again IF this were true, I would rather wait 1-2 hours waiting for a show while Axl is getting in his vocal zone than watching him not being himself.

It was the recent interview with Tommy Stinson!

I love Sebastian and can't think of any better opener for a GN'R show. He is always quick to say his thanks to anyone who has helped him, and he has a cool sense of humour.

Some of the Audio interviews when he is with Axl are hilarious, like Howard Stern in 1990, and obviously with Eddie Trunk in 2006.  ;D

I think Dave "the Snake" Sabo, Rachel Bolan and Scotti Hill have helped Baz's career a bit more than Axl..As far as Bon Jovi, he did help get Skid Row signed after Dave Sabo, a longtime NJ friend, gave him a demo w/ Baz singining.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Sebastian open for Guns in October in the UK, he was excellent in London in 2006

However, he really needs to stop sucking up to Axl Rose, and although he may have this opinion right now he should at least remember that Axl didn't really care about him after Slave For The Grind had died down and the band started having problems, he wasn't there for him when the original line up of Skid Row broke up and he certainly wasn't there when Bach did all the hard work trying to relaunch his career

Axl has helped him, yes, and seems to be a friend - yes - but Bach needs to take more credit for his own skill


I've never heard any more then these two, could you let me know if there are any?

now o f course Axl has helped his career post Skid Row more than anyone.. of course Baz also said Nick Sterling is the best guitarist he ever had when without all of Snake's songs, he wouldn't be anywhere.

I am not aware of anymore either, that's why I pointed out the two that I knew.  :D

So perhaps the real question is: if Axl is an hour and a half late, is his voice more fragile than if he's only half an hour late?

I think it was pretty obvious that Bach was brought along as an insurance policy last time (subbing for Axl to do Paradise City) when I saw them. If you think about it, there is illness/AWOL cover for the Guitarists, Dizzy and Tommy (I think Chris Pitman is also a bass player?), and I expect there's even cover for Frank somewhere. Axl has a lot resting on those vocal chords, and having Bach around must give him a little peace of mind if nothing else.

Roll on the o2 dates!

actually Bon Jovi were in Canada and Jon Heard Baz sing in a bar and it blew him away so he flew Baz to NJ and let him stay in his house while he tried out for Skid.

Then he stole their royalties...

actually Bon Jovi were in Canada and Jon Heard Baz sing in a bar and it blew him away so he flew Baz to NJ and let him stay in his house while he tried out for Skid.

Nice story, but that's not how it went down.Sebastian and Maria heard the I Remember You demo and decided to lay vocals down. Skid Ro flew him in and he soon joined tha band. Jon Bon Jovi liked the demo, he turned down demoes w/ other singers stating it's got to be good because he can only help him once.

he didn't steal anything.

they negotiated and they signed.

Here we go with D and Bon Jovi again. Damn dude, I thought your love affair with him would have been way over by now, like you would have had an epiphany regarding that dude. I will pray for you D (even though I am agnostic).

i have no idea about Sebastian Bach's life, but if he says the person that has helped him the most in the buisness is Axl then i found hilarious the posts arguing that thats not real. how are people going to know more than him? specially if they dont know the guy personally.

I think Baz is a great opening act...But I also tink Baz is a great headliner!!

LOL

i can't alter history. if he discovered baz, he discovered baz. Just saying, if he doesn't hear sebastian, maybe he never makes it.

I was thinking the same thing. :hihi:

If that's how Sebastian feels -- he should know.

You have to weigh up Bach's musical ability, because he's talking about the Industry of Music, as opposed to Rose helping him in his personal life for a start

And second, Axl Rose and Sebastian Bach came from two different musical scenes and became friends, and Axl helped his friend....just like Axl helped Dizzy, but Bach is being disrespectful to those who helped him more...like those who gave him his breaks, had faith in him, listened to his demo tape and wrote classic material with him - his vocals on the likes of 'Wasted Time' and 'Monkey Business' far outstrip anything he has produced in his solo career

I'm not saying I know whats going on w/ Sebastians Bach's life. I just thought that the guys that hired him n' wrote his first and biggest set of hits would be the ones that helped his career the most..Obviously Axl has helped, w/ 3 tracks on Angel Down (excellant album) n' bringing him on recent tours to play arena's. I know in the 90's they played the 1st leg of the UYI tour as well, but Skid Row were already riding on success from their debut album n' soon headlined a large club tour..

That's a preatty reasonable explination.

About the other subject in this topic however: "Bon Jovi can suck my dick", as a wise man once said :D

baz it's a wonderful guy, this is a prove of that

well he is obviously holding a grudge and still bitter over Skid Row cause thinking Axl did more for him than those is just insane.

Without Skid, he'd probably still be in Canada.

Clearly D you have your head so far up your ass it is not even funny. I don't know how you can honestly say Baz is lying when he said Axl has helped him the most. You know really if anyone is in a position to say who has helped him the most it would in fact be Baz, not you or anyone else. For you to say otherwise is just you thinking you know everything.  ::)

Axl takes Skid out on a UYI tour.... thats great. Axl sang on his album and takes him on tours now

BUT

If Skid Row doesn't hire him as their singer and make him a superstar by writing all these great songs for him to sing. He wouldn't even KNOW Axl.

so how about using what little intelligence u have to sit and think of shit before spouting off like u know everything.

See, in this world, there are things called indisputable facts.

so even someone like yourself can go on Google and research Sebastian's career. and even someone of your limited comprehension ability can see that without Skid Row, Baz is nobody and the tours Axl took him on would be a moot point if Skid hadn't discovered him.


Now, he can say Axl has done the most for his "SOLO" career and I'll buy that. but over all career..... No Way.

Baz also said Nick Sterling is the best guitar player he ever had... Fucking Please. what has he done compared to Snake? fucking NOTHING.

You are the one claiming you know who has helped Baz more, not me. If Baz says Axl helped him more than obviously he believes Axl has helped him more. It has nothing to do what you or anyone else thinks. I personally don't care if it was the fucking pope that helped him more. The fact remains Baz is the one who would know, not you, I or anyone else. For you to say otherwise is horseshit.

You say that like it's a bad thing  :rant:


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