Former Saliva vocalist Josey Scott has dominated out ever doubtlessly becoming a member of forces with the present Bobby Amaru-fronted model of the band. Scott, who parted methods with the platinum-certified outfit again in 2011, has extra not too long ago been touring underneath the banner of Josey Scott’s Saliva. In a current interview carried out by Youngstown Studio, Scott made clear that he has no intentions of becoming a member of the present incarnation of Saliva, stating:
“All I can do, to reply your query — no, I don’t, as a result of it might be type of a bastardized model of it if I went with the lineup that they’ve now. To not communicate ailing of these musicians — I believe they’re very nice musicians; Sebastian LaBar [current Saliva guitarist] I really like dearly. He’s the son of a legend, Jeff LaBar from Cinderella. I am keen on him. I am keen on their drummer Sam. I don’t know the others.
Me and Bobby have simply butted heads. And he’s talked crap about me within the press and simply accomplished all these type of… I don’t wanna speak ailing of… My mom used to say, ‘In case you don’t have something good to say about someone, don’t say something in any respect.’ But it surely’s simply — I don’t know. I don’t need to give the followers the Temu model of Saliva with some type of a bastardized model that Bobby places collectively.
He’s not Saliva. He has by no means been Saliva. He undoubtedly went on the market and did his factor and stuffed within the house. And he’s written some songs or no matter. However he mentioned within the press my analogy of, if this was a David Lee Roth–Sammy Hagar state of affairs, I’d be glad to do that with Bobby as a result of he would have as many hits as I had. And he instructed the interviewer, ‘Let’s face it, Josie‘s no…’ — I believe he mentioned ‘Bruce Dickinson‘ or one thing. I didn’t even say Iron Maiden. I used to be speaking in regards to the analogy — definitely not evaluating myself to the good David Lee Roth or the good Sammy Hagar. [I was] simply utilizing that as a one-two analogy between the 2 of us.”
It’s a little bit of a Ship of Theseus state of affairs with Saliva lately, because the 2023 passing of guitarist Wayne Swinny left the present model of Saliva with none of the unique members relationship again to the band’s 1996 inception. Vocalist Bobby Amaru is the longest tenured member, having joined on again in 2011. Talking on if he would like his personal band might undertake the Saliva moniker, as an alternative of the Bobby Amaru-led model, Scott provided:
“I want to get my identify again as a result of it’s not like that was a reputation that each one 5 of us got here up with. That was my identify. That was what I got here to the desk with. I put that band collectively one member at a time. And if Wayne Swinny was right here, he would let you know that. God relaxation his soul. And the opposite three guys, Paul Crosby and Dave Novotny and Chris D’Abaldo, they are going to let you know that I got here up with that identify. That’s my identify.
So all I can do is say a Hail Mary that that identify comes again residence to its rightful place. And now if that occurs, I shall be glad to pour my coronary heart and soul again into that identify and to do a brand new Saliva document and to even usher in — as a lot as Dave Novotny desires to be concerned. I believe the final time we tried to get him concerned, he was, like, ‘Man, I’m making about the identical cash I used to be making on the job I’ve now.’
So, he has his boys that he’s busy elevating, being a father, and I respect that. I’m a father as nicely, and God is aware of I am keen on my kids. And that’s the one disadvantage from this life, is being away from your loved ones and your kids. However yeah, as a lot as they’ve needed to be concerned, I’d welcome him with open arms. Chris D’Abaldo, identical factor. Paul Crosby, identical factor. It’s our identify. It’s not anyone else’s identify, and anyone else that tells you that is filled with shit. Simply plain and easy.”
[via Blabbermouth.net]
