Iconic rock singer Sebastian Bach spoke (and sang) about his life at length with host Christina Rowatt backstage on his 2007 Australian tour with Guns 'N' Roses. Full minute-by-minute content guide for the chat below.
00:20 Cole Porter’s “Night and Day”
01:17 His great friend Dimebag Darrell and Pantera’s first arena tour with Skid Row
02:08 Recording Ozzy Osbourne’s “Believer” with Dimebag for a Randy Rhoads tribute
02:33 AC/DC’s “Let There Be Rock”
02:57 The experience of the internet as a recording artist who sold 20 million records in the glory days
03:49 Playing clubs in Ontario, Canada in 1983 and the origins of his name
05:12 Hooking up with Skid Row after appearing in Metallion magazine
05:37 His first job; singing beer commercials
06:31 Skid Row and Sebastian exchanged tapes; hearing “Youth Gone Wild” for the first time
08:59 Singing on the first heavy metal record to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts
09:12 Payola in the music industry; “this week we’re going from #18 to #16”
09:43 Charts were changed to reflect actual Soundscan sales
09:54 Touring with Guns ’N’ Roses when they found out they were #1 (during Duff’s soundcheck)
10:39 His first record, later discovering KISS as a Marvel comic collector
12:25 Singing in church as the lead soprano in the choir
12:58 Singing some latin psalms and the Christmas concerts that made him fall in love with singing
13:55 A singer who is older (like Neil Young or Marlene Dietrich or Axl Rose) has more pathos in their voice
14:46 Playing “I Remember You” or “18 and Live” live now and being transported back to that time instantly, like hearing any transformative rock songs
16:22 When he was a kid, he couldn’t listen to his dad’s favourite Neil Young; but now … its like being with him again
17:18 Being back onstage with Axl Rose (this was filmed during the 2007 Guns ’N’ Roses/Sebastian Bach tour)
17:29 Axl Rose hitting him up during rehearsals at Hammerstein Ballroom; Axl as one of the greatest rock singers to ever live, alongside Janis Jopin, Bon Scott, Jimmy Barnes, etc
18:52 Axl inviting him to perform at Gods of Metal in Milan, Italy
19:31 Axl inviting him on a Yves Saint Laurent shopping spree to upgrade his style from rock shirts to Italian leather boots, suits and lots more. Why did he do it? Axl: “Hey, I’m just having a good time man. I hope you are”
20:13 Sebastian’s fondest memory - performing as Jekyll and Hyde on Broadway, his first gig after selling 20 million records with Skid Row.
21:25 The parallels of the Jekyll and Hyde story and his own life; sharing an incredibly special moment with his father watching from the second row
22:37 Appearing in Trailer Park Boys; Bubbles going on tour with Guns ’N’ Roses
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