Ted Nugent not too long ago responded to Tommy Shaw blaming him for Rattling Yankees cut up.
In a brand new interview with Final Traditional Rock, he clarified his former bandmate’s phrases.
“I do know he didn’t imply that within the phrases of friction. There’s no friction. There was moments of the place we — I don’t even suppose it elevated to an argument — a few bridge, a chord injection.”
Ted Nugent added, “I’d give you one thing spicy, they’d ponder it, and if I may make the case, they’re good guys. They’re musical animals. So all of us make the case for our musical inflections, injections, suggestions, and we’re all respectful of one another.”
Nugent additionally revealed that the top of Rattling Yankees wasn’t attributable to battle however as a result of Shaw was wanting to revive Styx. The rocker famous, “Coming aside on the seams was [Shaw] couldn’t wait to revitalize Styx. And I couldn’t look forward to him to revitalize Styx. I couldn’t wait to listen to what [Blades’ band] Night time Ranger would do with the workforce.”
Shaw additionally not too long ago spoke with UCR concerning the finish of Rattling Yankees. The musician stated of Ted, “Having Ted within the combine… he’s an enormous character. It’s like an enormous spice in case you’re getting ready a feast. And it is a actually highly effective spice. It’s a must to work out find out how to work all of it in collectively in order that it’s one thing that individuals can devour.”
“It was so spicy. It was a kind of issues that wasn’t meant to be eternally,” Shaw continued, “It’s one thing that we had a good time doing. We made two information and you possibly can type of really feel it pulling it away on the seams after that.”
The core members of Rattling Yankees, Nugent, Shaw, and Blades, reunited twice after the band’s 1994 breakup, with their newest efficiency on the NAMM conference in 2010.
